FOOTBALL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 127, 20 May 1908, Page 3

FOOTBALL.

TIIE MUTISUEHS fiiKDIXC TUKJII LOINS. Per Press Aasociat'oa Wellington, Last Xight. The British football team had a good practice on the Atheltic Park this morning, and this afternoon gymnastic work was prone through. The visitor* have expressed a desire to have the Athletic Park entirely to themselves for thet purpose of training, and the Xew Zealanu Rugby ("nion is doing all it can to ensure the visitors' desire. In order to enable (lie visitors to (rra»p any differences between the rulings of Xew Zealand referees and those of England in regard to the laws of football, a s]iecial meeting of (he Wellington Referees' Association i> to be held next week, when the British team will lie invited to attend and to disni-s with the referees any points that may seem to require elucidation.

AX UNFORTUNATE ACCIDENT

Wellington, Last Night. While the British footballers wrp practising at thp Athletic Park t4iis ;ifternoon. 11. IT. Vassal, of Oxford, scored two tries, and each time lie injured his right shoulder. It may he a month before he is able to play. This is particularly unfortunate for the visitors. Iwnuse Vassal is considered one of the mo*t brilliant men of the team.

The following-will represent I lie ritaf o juniors to play Rahotu at Okato on Saturday next:—V. Adlani, .1. Power. T„. Eustace. Rua. Harrison. Warhurton. Riehards. Bright. Knhtze. Ca>cv, W.[ Clarke. N. Andrews, Hau, Webby, Fisher. Emergencies: W. Julian. 11. Pearson. If. Corbett.

The following will represent Star 11. v. Kit-ham IT. on Thursday on the racecourse ground:—Bell, Muldoon. O'Dris. coll. Txjwe. Pearee. McLaren. Pearce. Harvey. Lowe, Hopkins. Ilond. Steele, Harding Tippins, and CliarterK The Tukapa 11. team to play .against Clifton to-morrow will he:—BuMot. Wenst'T. Shields. Dines. Stannering. McGivei, (2), Glynes, Perry. Coker. Sturamy. Sinclair, .Tones, MeNatty. Hall. Rmeigency: Charterb. The following will represent Stur I. against Kllham I. at Elthani on Thursday: ;i —kins, Haskell. Temiti. McLe.m. Pfankueh, ilayne. Dixon. Pyeroft. Brown, Taumona. Kennedy. Stroud. Set. ford. Qnilliam, Steele. The team leaves l>y the 12-50 p.m. train. j At a meeting of the Taran.iki l-'oot-j ball Association, held at Eltham on M ndav night, it was re-ohed thai ilie fixtures stand as previously arranged. This means that New Plymouth and Stratford will lie the only contestants for the northern division. Tiiglewfiod, hj: \ing dropped nut. Eltham has kindly offered to travel and give th- above m-ntioned Hubs a game whe; .•>■ m ot|iDrtiinity occvr*. so that j i :• ve'iie m.iy be well fostered in the northern di-trict.