FOOTBALL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 100, 16 April 1908, Page 3

FOOTBALL.

THE AL'STKALIAN CAME. .Melbourne, April la. In connection with the celebration ot tin- jubilee oi the Australian game of football in August, a team from each Mali 1 and cue from New Zealand will vi-it Victoria and play a series of game'. TJIE ALL BLACKS' XOUIt. l'er Press Association. Wellington, Last Night. Among the passengers from Sydney by the Moeraki this morning was Mr. H. J. Palmer, manager of the Sew Zealand professional football team which lately toured the North of England .Mr. Palmer left the team in Australia, where they have a number of matches to play, and has i-ouie to Xew Zealand for a brief busines- vi-it, his intention being to return to .Sydney next week. It was I pointed out to Mr. Palmer by a Post representative that a balance-sheet tor- ! warded from London was published, purporting to show a profit on the tour of £0271). According to Mr. Palmer, tinfigures in a number of cases are uuderestimuted. The men each received more than the amount of till! therein stated. He must, he added, ask to be excused from giving information on tne subject in the absence of direct authority from the committee of management, whirl! jiad not authorised any official publication of the figures. Mr. Palmer added that he and the membeis of the team were all in g«*>d health Smith had thrown in hi- lot with the Oldham < !u He did not receive a regular salary, but was paid *o much a match. .McGregor. formerly of Petone. had gone into partnership with a member of t!i«* Gloucester cricket team in the athldioutlitting line. Gleesou is visiting friends in Ireland.

The match between Star and Oka to seniors at the Racecourse ground on Easter Monday afternoon should provide an afternoon's outing for a large number of New Plymouth enthusiast?, as there is no other amusement/ on in town.

Tiie following represent Tukapa Fir-t Juniors in the match with the seniorat Western Park tomorrow;— Unbolt. Webster. Shields, Julian. Finn. Stand ring, Bullott. Jones. Uhne-, Perry. Coker, MacAHum. McXatty. McGiven, Hall, Dine, Charteris.

X.P. AQUATION CLl'B. The adjourned annual meeting of the Xew Plymouth Association Football Club was held on Tuesday night and was well attended. The club decided to euter one senior team in the cup fixture*, and an effort is to be made to form a junior team. The colours for the eu>uing season will be black and white < black knl«*ker- and Mark it ml white -iriped srhirlj. Il way pointed out thai a number of player- found it impossible to play on Thursday-!, and in view of this the delegates to the Union were asked to bring up the question of the formation of Saturday clubs, and to ask it some steps could uot be tak« u to establish a .Saturday league. It undecided to purchase nets for the goalposts and new line-l!ag-. The following officer* were elected for the ensuing year:—President. Dr. Walker; vicej presidents, Me—ts. W. 0. Maione. ii. .1. Deare. A. Cuates, W. H. Browne. 11. 1 . Evans; captain. J- .Smart; secretary. Y. Collteck; management committee. Me--i s Cave. Duncan, Archer, Willis, and Smart. Votes of thanks were accorded the retiring officers and all who had agisted tiie club during the past year.