FOOTBALL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 309, 6 January 1908, Page 3

FOOTBALL.

WELSHMEN TO VISIT XEW ZK.U.AXI). | l.rndi n, -l;i mi lrv I "lieggie" Cililis, l?al|ili Thiinas and ! -I. Williams, of Cardiff, have agreed to join till- football team In N ■ v Zealand in 1!M)8. Other leading Welsh playns me considering tin- (piestinn of joining. The English, Welsh, anil Irish l'n:onhave decided to inviti- a X.S. \Va!vteam to visit Itritain n'\\t season. NEW ZFiALAXDERS XOTCII ANOTHER WIN. Received otli. r,..-, p.m. London, .January 5. The New Zealanders defeated lli« Hull Kingston Hovers hv two tries ((1 points to one try (S point*). I'l.iy W ns of an even character in the first' half, encli scoring a tlv. The Xew Zealanders Scored early in the second spell. The Ijtill players nearly got eijuil several times.

Tlie following tabic shows (he matches played and the scores up to date:— Bramlcy—Won by 25 points to 0-5 goals. 5 tries to 2 tries. lluddcrsficld-Won by 19 points to 8 1 goals. 5 tries to 1 goal, 2 tries. Widncs—Won by 20 points to 11-4 goals, 0 tries to 1 goal, 3 tries. Broughton Rangers—Won by '0 points to 14-4 goals 4 tries to 4 goals 2 tries. °

Wakefield Trinity-Draw, 5 points. Leeds-Won by 8 points to 2-1 goal 2 tries to 1 goal. B St. Helens—Won by 24 points to 53 goals and 6 tries to 1 goal and 1 try Jferthyr Tydvil-Won by 27 points to 9—3 goals 7 tries to 3 tries. Keighley-Won by 9 points to 7-8 tries to 2 goals and 1 try. AVigan-Lojt by 8 points to 12-1 goal and 2 tries to 4 tries. Barrow—Lost by 3 points to 6—l try to 2 tries. ' Hull—Won by 18 points to 13-3 goals «nd 4 tries to 2 goals and 3 tries. Leigh-Lost by 9 points to 15-3 goals n,i try t0 8 «°« h and 3 tries. Oldham—Draw, Bpoints. Runeorn-Lost by nil to 9-3 tries i Dewsbnry and Batley—Won by 18 - |,U i" » \°- *~ 3 g° als and i tri <» to 1 goal and 2 tries. fa i Swinton-Won by 11 pjjnts to 2-4 I s -'oals and 1 try to 1 goal. Rochdale Hornets-Won by 19 points ,' to 0-2 goals and 5 tries to nil ] Bradford-Lost by 2 points to 7-1 r g'-al to 2 goals and 1 try. , by ' 4 P° to 9-3 r ti ics to 2 goals. J Yorkshire-Won by 23 points (7 rails and 3 tries) to 0 (2 tries. ~ '<-») to 7 points (2 goals, and 1 trv). , Salford-Won by 9 to 2. ''« Wales—Lost by 9 to 8, ? Hull—Won by 6 to 3. The New Zealanders imve scored 3"8 mints and had 193 scored against r hem. ° L

The record of the firat New Zealand ti'am to visit New South Wales was:— Hatches played, 8; won, 8; points, for 167, against 17. The figures arc recalled by the sad death of Mr. .1. Taiaroa, who was a member of that team. Amongst the spectators in the match between the New Zealand footballers and the Hull Club on a recent Saturday were several Hull "veterans" who. had figured m the match between the .Maori team and the local side on the same ground nineteen years ago. C. Simpson, who captained the Hull team against the Maoris, and Tony Iveson, who played half-back for Hull on that occasion, met on the ground on Saturday, and at the d : nner in the evening Mr. "Simpson told how they had been fighting their battles o'er again. One of the most vivid reminiscences of the Maori match was a story of how "Smiler" (Ihumera), who was playing half-back for the Maoris, picked up Mat Tuke, a stalwart Yorkshire player, and literally threw him at Tony Iveson. In that match Hull proved victorious, but the New Zealanders won back their laurels on Saturday. I