FOOTBALL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 157, 24 June 1908, Page 3

FOOTBALL.

THE -UAOKI FOOTUALLEItS. LITICATJOX OVK1! THE GAITMO>'EV. Kcccived June -a, 10.53 ~.,„. ~ , , , SytllU'V, JuiK! i(. >• -'.nek, who conducted tin- earlv „•■ filiations m connection with tlio "vi--i- ---»> tin- Maori team W itu Ashl>r I)rol|l ,. |u -n.-jju.tv Hint gainst Ashcr and ~„ „■ >»•>■•< of tli.. team, claim! „g a commission '" tl;« «nk...p. After initiated '«•«» intiuns ||„. ,„a U ,, v , as tllk ,. u UV( . ''.v tli,. .\,. w South Wales ■ Ijuntiff claims that he agreed „j,h ," t0 t:lk '' ■' I ll ' l ' n-iit. of the team's gatc-m<„,cy and divide the commissi,,,, -J I. - - or for U k . latter's par, in con,. 'I ting hi- arrangements. Ash,.,-. j„ ; , H'tter, alleges that lie offered .lack •></, P«-i; cent <,f the team's share of the lirst Ka.o. lie never agreed to pay a commission. Defendant was allowed twentv days to enter an appearance to the suit. XO-DAVS MATCH. The big football event of to-day is the •\»Hh v. South Island match lit Wellington. The teams will comprise the lollcwing players: -XOKTH ISLAND. Full-hack-Wallace (Wellington). J m.e-.piarters--Thompson (Welling- < t<ml, Miteh.nson (Wellington), and (Jam- L oron (laranaki). Fiu-cighths-.Vynott (Taranaki) air' '' Hunter (Taranaki). ! Ilalf-iioherts (Wellington). J) mg-lonvard-Column (Taranaki). row: Keady (Wei Hi-ton) .Murray (Wangauuij; lock | ( unmngham (Auckland): sides: Wil.u. I (Wellington). Francis (Auckland); bad io»- : Hay ward (Auckland) and Seclim (Auckland). c SOUTH ISEAND. Full-back-Docll (Canterbury). | 'ihree-unartcrs-Fryer (Canterbury), bury). Five-oighths-Oray (Canterbury) and Fchhold (Otago). Half—Burns (Canterbury). Forwards front row: Iviiue,(Otago). Mahoney (Canterburv); lock'Htzpatrick (Otago); supports: Paton (Otagol, Patterson (OtagoJ, Bain (Canterbury); wing forward: Hamilton (Southland).

Emergency; Biukl (.South Canter bury).

PREVIOUS -MATCHES. Year. Place. Won. Score. ltW Wellington X.I. l(j to :i 1!I02 Wellington S.l. 20 to M VMS Auckland S.I. 12 to 5 1001 Dunediu drawn 3to J lil'tj Wellington N.I. 2li to I) llWIi Wellington X.L 9to 5 l'JUi Christchureh X.I. Uto (J

The following will represent Tukapi first juniors against Clifton on Thins-day:--l. litillnt, Webster, Stohr, Shields, Stan 'in;;. MeGivcn. Glvnos, Jones. MeAllmn. Dines, Chartcris,'Cokcr, Halk Perry, Stiirmey.

, The following v-ill represent Star second against Ivllh.uu second at Eltham on Thursday: Harvey, Tippins, l'earee, MeUren. Hopkins. Uiwo, liray, Steele. Harding, Uoucl, Charleris, l'earce, Tc AUia. The Taranaki District High School', representative team defeated' Wangan'ii by 11 points to !). Tries were obtained by Thompson, I'rie.stlcy, and Symcs, one being converted. It was a very tough game.

In the course of a talk with a reporter, W. Johnston, the All Mack forward, said that lie had sig 1 on at. a big retainer to play for Wigan next season, and that he will return to Kngliind early in September. Resides 111:retainer, he will receive 10s for a win and 5s for a loss, with two matches ;. week, and he will be given employment a I the same wages as he would receive here. George Smith got U3O for eleven matches to 'play for Oldham, and Tod I signs mi for v.IOO to captain Wiga i the next season. Wrigley also returns to England in a few weeks to play for Runcorn, also at a retainer of .iMOO. with work as a plumber at VI 12s a week. The New Zealand tour to England is being talked of, and JohnsUm would not be surprised to see a team leave here the season after next.