FOOTBALL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 107, 27 April 1908, Page 3

FOOTBALL.

I THE "PROS" IN AUSTRALIA. ANOTHER HOLLOW WIN. Received 2Gth, 4.30 p.m. Sydney, April 20, In their second match at Newcastle the New Zealand footballers gave a lint exhibition of the new football with thirteen players aside, and treated the local men leniently in winning by 37 to 8.

Rowc secured four tries, Dunning, .Messenger, Tyler and Lyuc each on-. -Messenger kicked four goals and Turtill one. For Newcastle Bailey and Lawsoi. scored a try each, and Bailey kicked a goal from a mark.

The following will represent the Star seniors to play Tukapa on Thursday on the Racecourse ground:—Hawkins, liaskill, McLean, Excell, McLaren, Dixon. .Smith. Mclvov, Brown. Ryan. Stroud, Ploughman. Set ford, Kennedy.'and another. The team will meet'at. the Red Mouse corner to-night at 7 p.m. A full attendance is requested. The following teams will represent the Eltham Club on Thursday next:Seniors. y. Stratford at Stratford: -I M«.ir. Dive. ISiickland. Potier, 1.. Moir. Lewis, Burgess, McLrackcn. Warren. Smith, Charters, McLco.L Hortoii, Burke and Robinson. Emergency: New love. Juniors v. Stratford, at Eltham: Williams, l-'it/.gciabl. T. (ilentworth. Johns'on. Cooper. Thomson. ll.™-. 1 Idler. Masli,,. ('olseii. VVhitham. Vincent. Fake N.'ulove and McDonald. EineiX'cncies: Darkness and ltasmussen (back). The opening football match of the third grade in the southern championship was played at Eltham on Saturday, when Pa tea defeated Kaponga by J7 nojnts to 3. in the first spell'Tau kicked a penalty goal, and in the second half Kiugi scored two tries, and Aorere and Tan one each. Pukere converted oile try. Owen kicked a penalty goal for Kaponga just on call of time. The secretary of the Star Club desires to acknowledge donations of one guinea from Dr. Fookes and -Mr. .1. Blcwmau .respectively.