FOOTBALL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 108, 28 April 1908, Page 4

FOOTBALL.

KUCrBY XOTES. Messenger states that he had llevei seen football until h L . went to Englaiu with Ihe All Blacks, and played tin Northern Union rules. Only encrgelii ami fast playor b can, he cavs, hope tc prevail. ,' . . Wright, captain ol the prolcssiona All-Blacks, states that Messcngc,- \va. the success of the New Zealand team the crowd always a-king for "Meissen gel." He describes his goal-kickinf powers as marvellous, some of the angle-, from which he kicked goals being ex traordinary. During the interval of out mak-h Messenger gave an exhibition Kicking with the wind, he was ,-uccc-s fid in 'it out of 12 tries, from all angles Again-t the v.iud hi- record v as exact!.similar.

Mr. .lolin Clarke has been electedse relarv and treasurer of the Star Foo ball Club.

Mr. K. Whittle has placed the auction room,; opposite the Red House Hotel at the disposal of the Star Club as a practice room.

'IV following will represent- Star 11. v. Tukapa 11. on Thursday: Bell, Pcaree, O'Driscoll, Jluldoon, Wayne, Uaykell, Harvey, Pcaree, Hopkins, Lowe, Bond, Steele,' Harding, and Cluu'teris. Tho Star juniors arc requested to mi'i at the Red House corner to-night at 7 o'clock.

The Tukapa second juniors to play Star at Western Park on Thursday will lw : —Patterson, Julian, McGivcn, Nasn, Bullot, Allen, Roebuck, Wyllie, Smith, Cliarteris. Hall, Bartlett, Kifiley, Henriekson, and A. Lovcridge. Emergen-cii-s: Bruce Williams, Sole (2), Fi'rmston. ltlyde, Carr, Hendrick, Huse, Schurncy, lievcll, A. Wyllie, and h. Brown.

Tukapa first juniors v. Star on Thursday will be:—l Bullot, Dyne, Shields,' Webster, Standving, Finn, '.Mefjiven, Glynos, Jones. JlcAllum, (Joker. Sinclair, llcllatty, Perry, Stiirniey. Emergencies: Bullot and Hall.

K. Steele, one of Tukapas' best forwards hist, year, left last niglit for Hamilton. Ik will be missed not only bv the Tukapa's, but by the Garrison Band, of which he was a useful member.

At Hawcra on Saturday Hawcra »e----lliors defeated Patea bv 2 tries to nil. The game was fast and hard fought, and considering it was the first game of the season was remarkable for the excellence of the form shown: Waimatc I. defeated Okaiawa by is points to 3. Both teams lacked'condition. Pini was successful in three out of his four attempts at goal. The match Patea IT. v Hawcra 11, ended m a draw, each nOp. scoring «i try. ' • Waimatc ][ won from Okaiawa 11 bv 14 points to 3.