FOOTBALL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 76, 19 March 1908, Page 3

FOOTBALL.

I THE I'ROrESSIO.\AL.S* roll;. :„ [V Received March 18, 93i a.m. 0 c< Sydney, March 18. jj from a spectacular point of view, th-' d Korthern match against the New Zea- s landers af Stamford Bridge was a great cl success. About 12,000 were present. The t l Englishmen were completely outplayel. b In the first half Smith scored for the 0 New Zealand*™ after a brilliant run, g Messenger converting. Only fine tack- o Ung bv Taylor saved the English lwt from being crossed on several occasion, f iWrigley was particularly noticeable for I fine work. After a good bout of passing p the Northerners scored, but failed tj I convert. The second half saw some n fine passing between Wynyard and M?s- v senger, from which Johnson scored, but V Messenger failed . to add the major point*. Soon after Todd crossed. Me?- a eenger this time succeeded, and fo.- c lowed by kicking a goal off a try se- »' enred by Johnson. In the last five «i minutes the Englishmen got going, and i Eeek», who was injured in the early <j part of the game, crossed the line, bu ' the place-kick failed, the visitors win- ' nin e by 18 points to 8. *