FOOTBALL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 158, 25 June 1908, Page 3

FOOTBALL.

, N'OItTII v. SOUTH ISLAM). A Ml']} SCRAMBLE. By Telegraph.— Press Association. Wellington, Last Xi-riil. the wet ground spoiled the North r .Smith match. It did not rain din-in., tl, ■' fjame, Inn the Athletic Park was ib,.r. """'i'.v so'hlcn. and line play wa# t „„ „ f the tpiestion. The teams Here:— xoimi island. I'nil-back—O'Lenrv (Wairarap ij Three-quarters - Wallace (Wellir,..ton), Mitchinson (Wellington!, mid Cam-i'l-oii (l'aranaki). ' Hve-efehths-Mynott (Taranaki) and Hunter (laranaki). Half—Roberts (Wellington). \\ ing-forward—Column (Taranaki). forwards—Front row: Ready (Wellington), Murray (Wuugumii); lock: Cunningham (Anekland); sides: Wilson (Wellington), Francis (Auckland); backrow: ] lay ward (Auckland) and Secliu" (Auckland).

SOUTH ISLAND, i'ull-back—Doell (Canterbury). Three -quarters—Fryer (Canterbury Dansev (Otago), and Fuller (Caute bury).

Five-eighths—Gray (Canterbury) ail Eelihold (Otago). Jlalf —Jiiirns (Canterbury). I'orwards Front row: Iviuie l (Otago), Mahoney (Canterbury); lock' I'itzpatriek (Otago); supports: Patoi lOtago), Patterson (OtagoJ, jlaiu ((.'all i-• I'lsmy): wing forward: llamiHoi: (Southland). Emergeuey: Build (South Canterbury). Oil paper the Northern team looked gically superior, but the Southerners effected a surprise earlv in the game by scoring a clever try, 'after some gooii passing, from which Hamilton kicked a soaj. Alter that tliey had all the worst of it. The forwards played very well, and repeatedly swept their opponents before them, but passing, which at any

time was dillicult, was ineffective on the Southern side. The short, nippy passes of Hunter, Roberts. and Co. were much

more suited to the ground, and the Northern lmcks were often threatening and sometimes successful.

Mitcliinson stored after a piece of well-judged work by Carnerou. and jusl at the end of the (ivst spell these two and Hunter put in some passing of the best description, and Cameron scored. Xo goals wore kicked in [lie second half. The Southern forwards played up strongly, and freipiently were'on the Northern go*l line, but never could score. Whenever .went in the other direction the strong and experienced backs who were in tlie .Northern rear rank immediately made the game as open as they could, and botlr.Mitchinson and Coleman crpssed the line, while many other attempts only just missed, the Southerners being saved reiKNitedlv by '.lie bull .-lipping about so that 110 one could gra>p it. No goals were kicked, and the game ended—.North ]2 South 5

<>n a dry ground tin* iliflVrcnie would luve U»en mu«h greater, About throe thousand iK'opk* were present. including most of the English team, "flit* only change made in the side# was that, Thomson being unable t<i/plav for the North. Wallace went to three-quarters, and oLeary (of WairarapaJ came in as lull-hack.

At the end of the game both teams were so eijvereil with mud that they were literally "All ttlacks.*' The game was most unpunctua! in starting, and though no interval was taken, tinished in the dusk with the players quite indistinguishable from one another.

PREVIOUS MATCHES. Year. Place. Won. Score. 1807 Wellington N.l. Hi to X 1002 Wellington S.l. 20 to 14 I!MKS Auckland S.l. 12 to 5 1004 Dutiedin drawn 3 to 3 IOO.j Wellington N.l. 20 to 0 I!JU0 Wellington N.l. 9to 5 PJUT Christchurch N.I. 11 to 0 THE NEXT TEST MATCH. THE NEW ZEALAND TEAM. Wellington, Last Night. The following have been selected to represent New Zealand in the second le-t match against the British footballer?, at Wellington next Saturday: Full-hack—Coleman (Taranaki). Three-quarters Wallace, Mitehinson, and Thomson (all Wellington). I Five • eighths Hunter (Taranakij, | Cray (Canterbury). j Half—Roberts (Wellington). I

Wing forward—Hamilton (Southland)

Forwards—Murray (Waugamtt), Cunningham (Auckland), Keadv (Wellington). Wilson | Wellington). Francis (Auckland), Seeling (Auckland), Patterson (Utago).

MANAWATI' v. MiITAJN

I';itiin-i'-t'HI Noi'lli, N'^lit

Tin- ["llmvin}! Irani will r.'|in'-i'Ml Ibe MiHiii«:itii-llurinvln"iiHii tc:un tin' ISriii-li ti'i*ill on Stli .Inly: -J*'iiil-back, Aiiilcr~<>ii; tbri'i'-inuu tcrs, Stalkui', Williata, ami llawhiri: liu'-i'iplitli - *.. I'armll anil (J'Omnor; balf, llcwilt; furwanl. A. AI i-M inn: fiinvanls, Ab'\. Mi'Miim, Sli'wavl. I'liillips, I!. Ijmitli, l'aiala. Taiinabill.. and WliiskiT.

ArCKI>A.\U JiAXXKUS.

Auckland. I*i-i Night,

The Auckland Orphans' Club has invited llic Rritish footballers and New Zealand representative team to be livesent lit a function to 1m; held oil the evening of Saturday. 2~>th -Inly. At a meeting of the Auckland Ungby l"nion to-night u letter was read fioni tin* secretary of tile New Zealand Rugby I'nion in respect to the protest of th' Rotorua Union against the. match at Rotorua being arranged by an unaffiliated union. Members took exception to the remarks in the letter; and considered that the New Zealand Virion had for warded a weak reply. The in the letter to the New Zealand Vnion having no desire to participate ill the gate was considered peculiar ill view of the expense of entertaining the team at liotorua and allowing the whole of the profits to go to an outside body. A resolution was carried to the effect that the Auckland Rugby I'liiou strongly emphasise- their former protest against tne New Zealand Rugby I'nion ignoring (lie claim of the Rotorua I'nion to control th. 1 match.

MAN AW ATI' v. UORoWIIIATA.

Ralmci'ston North. Last Night

Manawatu representatives beat llorowlicnua representatives to day by 8 to .)•

SItCVIIKKN DIVISION

Tim positions of the teams hi the various glades ot the southern division arc as follows:

Sksioss. Waimatc ... Patca Hawcra ... Kaponga ... Okaiawa .. Waimatc .. j Hancra .. Patea Okaiawa .. lCipoiign ,. Patca A . Patca U . Walruatc . Kaponga . Uawcra . Okaiawa . nj d 2. H "M & JO, ►O *- fi 7 l! 0 1 7 5 11 6 1 2 0 0 0 5 1 <1 I) 6 1 Seconds. 7 6 (J 1 7 5 11 8 3 3 2 7 15 1 .7 0 5 1 Tumi's. .8 8 0 0 ,8 6 0 0 . 0 5 4 0 ,8 3 5 0 . 3 (i 0 8 0 S (i •2 (5 88 55 61) 7 16 91 37 23 21 12 • IS 50 3!) 2U 8 O 3 t ' 5 a a fS C 6 13 16 11 37 8 67 1 101 1 a 13 31 11 26 8 58 2 •111 1 H 16 18 12 18 in 57 0 5!) 6 0 ')