FOOTBALL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 146, 11 June 1908, Page 3

FOOTBALL.

TiJE MUTISM TEAM'S TOl'H. WIN ACAI.NST SOI'TU CANTER IiIHY.

Per Press Association. [ Tiiuaru, hist Ni"ht The ill;) tell Aiifdo-Wekli t,,", v • "uth (aiiterlniry was played on tlio ahdoniau (.rounds this afternoon. The weather was beautifully line, and there was an attendance of Wtween eMit and nmv thousand people. The Briti'sli team »•'>" captained l,y llardiuy. ami Soufh I anterbniy liy Koddick. Hie teams took the Held at and had hardly settled down when Vassall was thrown 011 the point <>t 'his nV|,t shoulder, and had to retire. ()„

"iff. the local forwards, headed l,v Hodawav, and entered the < ii'lf l A ' l ''' l ' . k,t ' k W:,s "lulled lull Urn, and let the Blues into the oca I Imt tin* line was soon cleared with another determined forward rush I!lil:li " w«s foreed. Following the 'I'"»l. McKvery headed a strongliish and I rum a succeeding scrum W. .Morgan whipped the ball awav to JleEvcdv who transferred to Jackett, who scored the lirst try. X 0 goal resulted. Hritain 3 South Canterbury .. u

<»|| resuming, the Britishers made n a! tack, but when things looked "'"-I dangvroii. Williams mulled, and 1 1 <'"lterbury cleared t heir lines 1 "IV I hen hovered about the centre ' '\'u-.-ii liudd, Roddick, and Hooper cam-' I i and from a line -out at the strugglea across. The ••i"k tailed.

iJritain South Canterbury .. 3 '■lay then became hard among the '"'■ wards, till fuzgerald dribbled from 'lie centre, and from a scrum near the l-ritisJi posts Coles again whipped over tile goal-posts. Roddick failed Willi an easy kick. South Canterbury .. .. i; Britain .... -i

I t luipmaii and Jackson, with beautiful line kicks,broke down the local defence, and Smith got away, but was brought down and liad no one to take his pass I'lny returned to the lota. 20, where Williams, gathering up the ball from Roddicks toes, passed to McEvedy, who transferred to Williams, but the latter, getting Mocked, returned it, and then being collared, once more s' nt, it along to \\illianis, who dashed over inside t|,,. corner Hag. Jackson tailed (o increase the score.

South Uanterlmry .. (j Britain .... .. (j ""resuming, Bradley took (day to Britain's 25, and from a serum thev got the ball, but C'u rltou and Rodger's spoilt a rush bv Morgan, and getting •may, IJiit.iin had once more to force! • I.ickctt. made a great line kiek, and from a serum Bradley kicked out. MeEvedy got un to it, and ran dean through the .South Canterbury backs to I). Scott. ivho grassed him. but too late, as the doctor hud sent it oil to Williams, who 1-an over at the corner. The kick «t goal failed and the first spell ended— Britain 9 ■South Canterburv .. (j

Hie second spell was most determined, and for the greater part of it. the ball was in Britain's -23, both Hn riling and Chapman getting rather severe! v liurt. The visitors' line was repcatedlv saved by Jaekett, who was well marked, but still got in his great line kicks. I hey were of little use, however, as the Reds' passing rushes were smothered. and South Canterbury pressed them very hard, (ireat struggles on the line al the corner, howerer. gained little, though Britain had once to force, mill at another time to kick over the dead-ball line to save n score. At lust l lie game opened a bit, and from a scrum just in the South Canterbury 25 .Morgan whipped the liall to Chapman, who swerved right til rough the local backs and scored near the corner. The kirk al goal failed, and the game ended »ilh the score Britain 12 South Canterbury .. I>

As n inalch, the first s]iell was a treat to witness, but the second wns very poor, owing to numerous scrums near the line mill corners, and many lin<-.--otit.

PROFESSIONALS" RETI'RN. Wellington. Last Night. T!i ■ pi'jlcssiinnil footballers who renin ly toured England and Australia returned to Wellington by the Warrimii'i from Sydney to-night. NORTH v. SOUTH. NORTH ISLAND TEAM. Per Tress Association. Wellington. Last Night. I'nr the North v. .South match to lie f'.iyeil on the Athletic Park On 20th li ne, the following will represent the North Island:— I'nll-back: Roberts (Wellington); ] li:-"o-i|iiarters: ThompSon(Wellinglon), Mitchinson (Wellington), Cameron (Taranaki); Five-eighths: Mynott and Hunter (Taranaki); Hull"; Roberts (Wellington); Wing forward; Gillett (Auckland); Forwards: Front Ready (Wellington), Murray (Wanganui); lock. Cunningham (Auckland); side, Wilson (Wellington), Francis (Auckland) : back row, Hayward (Auckland), Seeling (Auckland). WELLINGTON REPS.' ITINERARY. Per Press Association. Wellington, Last N'ight. The Wellington I ouring football team will leave Wellington on August 12t!i, playing Auckland on August 15, Taranaki on the 20tli, and Wanganui on the :!2nd. THE MAORI MATCH. Per Press Association. Auckland, Last Night. A letter was received from the Kotorua Rugby I'nion to-night by the Auck laud Rugby Cniou protesting against the action of the New Zealand Rugby 1 nion in allowing the arrangements for the .Maori match at Rotorua to be made by an unaffiliated body, and askiug.the Auckland t'uion to forward the letter on to tile Auckland I'nion. It was decided to forward the letter, with the accompanying resolution: "That this I'nion regrets the action of the governing body in delegating the arrangement* of this matcii to an unalliliated body.'' The Rotorua I nion, in their letter, stated if the arrangements with the Maori Association were persisted ill they could not guarantee that their players would take part in the match or that the Maoris of Rotorua would welcome them.

UV-KUWI) ISKI'ISKSEXTATtVES' I *]; i n; I; A\r Ml". Auckland. Last Niplii. Tin* follow inj» representative programme fin - tho season ha.s been drawn up: .lune 27tli, (loldliclds; .Inly 41 )i. Thames: 11 tli. representative trial; I Slli. liritish mil teli: 2.> th. • third tost; Aujiiwt 1-I-. South Cantofflmry; dth. Marlborough; Ifiili, decided tn surest the fo|lmvi|ijf dates: August 22nd. Taraiuiki: 2!ltli. South land; Septem!*'!' Titli. Otago.

A mati-h will take place next Thursday lift ween terms representing the Hunks .■ind Uiw and the Auctioneers and l.sind Au'ent-. TIIK ASSOCIATION CAMK. result of the meeting ai I lie Tow n Hall to-night, an advance will lie made in Association football in New t'lvniiiiitli. and that a junior team 1 will lie able lo lie loiujen to compete ' a.Luin-t local teams. It will also (live j a'u ojiiiortiinity to the sport-loving eommunili lo bear more about the game's ! , ;iii\ hi-tory and advancement, anil i will be instructive to any who think !<• l ii-iniuLT tlie eblb.