FOOTBALL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 162, 30 June 1908, Page 3

FOOTBALL.

BRITAIN v. HAWKK'S BAY. By Telegraph.—Press Association. Napier, I.a-t Night. The British football team arrived from Wellington this evening, ami lrtd a cordial reception from the Ungby I'nion ollidals and footballers generally. There is a heavy booking 01 I »eats for the match on Wednesday, and | tile weather has been line for some I,lays. The tollouing is tie- British team to meet Ilawke's Bay: full back. Dyke: three-quarters, .1. 1,. Williams, I ■I. IV .lone-, .). Tuan Jones, Chipmail; halves. Laxon and (i. L. Wild liams; forwards, Harding, Morgan, j Oldham, I". 1,. Williams, Thomas, Smith. Rit.-on, and (ireen.

TESI' .MATCH ■■ ,;ATi:.' By Telegraph.—Press Association. Wellington, Monday. The takings at the test match amounted to Clu."iii. whicli would show that the attendance was between nine and ten thousand. In bis notes on Saturday's .rame, A. Spence (New Zealand Tunc.-,' 'special], remarks that during the game Ya—nll, -Morgan, and McEvedv were all badly knocked about, and the knocking was all adniini-lered bv one man. Vassal; was removed from the ground on a stretcher (sulieritig from semi-coneus-sioni, while in the second spell, .McEvedv wa- lilted on to the press table groaning and only soiui-euu-cion- and bad to t'l* attended to by a do; tor. It is a very ugly case when it is all put together) but it should be .staled that

there are two distinct sides to tiie case. ! It is well known that members of tin' New Zealand combination pride themselves on taking all manner of hard knocks in Spartan fashion, without saying anything about it. On the contrary they regard the liri'.ish appearance of damage as mere histrionics and "gallery.' j[ may be so, but on Saturday it did not look like thai. It seemed to U- very real damage indeed.

The following will represent Clifton I. agaiu-t Strati.ud I. at Waitara on Thursday: \. Tate, J. Kggleston, D. lieol'ge, S. George, (J. Pulford, W. Dernhill, ,\l. I'ain. A. MeAlpiiie, s. I.overidge, l'ukcre J. Uodiey, C. Sampson, PJones. The following team will represent Star seniors against Inglewood at Inglewood on Monday:—E. Pfankticn. C. .McLean, T. Smith, 1.. Hill, A. Jivisou, li. O'Driscoll, K. Jla,kell, W. Smith, M. JlcKov, C. lirowu. A. Dixon. S. Stroud T. Kennedy, A. Set ford, and T. English.

The following will represent Tukapa 11. against Kltliam 11. at Kliham on Thursday:—lSullot, Dines, !Stohi\ Shield. .Stannertng, McUiven, (ilvnes, iU-Uiven, Jones, Mc.Vllnm, Hall, Vharteris, f<tnrmey, Perry, and Cuker. Tim team will leave by the 7.40 a.m. train. The Clifton-Stratford mutch nt Waits ra On Thursday next is to lie a benefit one. The jiroeeeds arc; lo lie handed Over lo Mr. W. Callander, who is seriously ill at the New l'iyinonth hospital, liekeis The toothull team arrived i-J| 2SSkIi yesterday and will r ' H School tMsaflernoor * ■ the Western l'ark o"' 1 P team will lie: Full-back, Ararat a Maine; tliree-(|i;.ir-ters, Xe Waka. Parkes, niid llnlun .Marc; live-eight lis. l)es Korjjes; half. Man'; wing fonvarrd. -Julian; forwards, Julian, Dougherty, Malcolm, (.'lumber*. Julian, lirennan. Hickman, ami Allleck. Mr. A. (iray, headmaster, and formerly j Of Xew Plymouth, has charge of tliV hoys, who are billeted among.-t friend'. .Mr. Uray i- endeavoring to arrange a match witii a team from the We-1 End school,

I toi the spectator- at the match : played by the Anglo-Welsh team at against Wairararpt nas a grievanee. J[e was in a reserved seat On the stand, but he was removerj therefrom by the sergeant of police acting on the authority of a Iliigby I'nion official, and ha- now thrcitened to Ustie a writ againH th«> sergeant claiming C2OO for assault. At the la>t meeting of the Kughv I nion a lette r wa- forwarded by tiie Wairarapa Union from Sergeant Msilar a>king whether, in the event ot an action Iwnvf brought again-t him by Mr. -I. Kennedy. the I'nion would defend <>ri hibehalf. It appears tliaj, a seat in front of the grandstand had been je-erved for extra of the lirritish team and other ollicials. Several men refused to vacate them when requested t". Among.t th" number was Mr. Kennedy. It was decided to guarantee the amount of co-ts incurred by the sergeant in defending the action it' the ca-e is gone on wit It. Ihere was a more than usual amount of rough play and feeling >hown in the Melroso-Oricntai match played at iho Athletic L'ark, Wellington, on the '2OU. A >eetion of the spectators appealed lustily to the relcree to "put him oil" on several occa-ion- when they >aw incidents which did not meet with their approval, and there' were many of the-ic. Punches were opeulv exchanged between opposing forwards, one brief cm-ounier taking jdace in the open right iu front of the stand. Before tlu game was through a forward from each aide was ordered otF the field.