FOOTBALL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 177, 17 July 1908, Page 3

FOOTBALL.

r BlirriSllJillS AT AUCKLAND. - I By Telegraph.—Press Association. xi „■ • , All( -' kli "«l, J*ist Xight. Jlic British football team arrived here J t'wlay Jroni Xow Plymouth. Thuv were ■ accorded a Mayoral reception this altcrnooii. A number of the hading player nw sullering from minor iupiries "and '■via l„. unable to take part in the matt". against Autklaml on Saturday. J -N'KU'ZEALAXU KLXiJiY L'.NJOX. | By Telegraph.—Press Association. I .... ~ Wellington, Last Xight. J lie Management Committee or th-; : New Zealand liugby Union to-night rejected a proposed alteration in the rules remitted by the Auckland Union that a member of 11.0 Management Committee »r a union as well as the referee should have ihc riglit to report a player for 1 rough or foul plav. ' ' Mr. A. Charter's, „£ Crcytowu, is to \\ leferre m the Auckland-British match Mr. H. tiallagher has been appointed ' •aiuiger of the Xeiy Zealand team for the third test. :l

SOUTH CAXTKIUJUKY' v. XOIUT OTACO.

% Tclegranh..-Prcss Association. « ~ , Timaru, Last Xi.'ht. Oil!!! ' , Um ! l ' rl ","'. v J-tat.-U Xonl, -go to-day by 8 points to nil. 'fries 1.1 icl ''V «l' ilJ »»" an.! Carlton, a- ™ n "' r " l S »n,.. The ground »«•> gleasy owing to the ,•.„•„ Tilk hl ™»;<l llw 'South Canlerbnrv „,nvar

THE SOUTH CAXTEfiJJUJiV THAI

By Telegraph.-Prcss Association.

„„ Tinuiru, \Hit 1 he. South Canterbury teuju ftj u, Northern tour is as follows :-S. (Scot H ay, (i. Bradley, G. «, lm , <j. mi- S »"' !\ I>H <'*Of. Melvin. ,| «linen. H. 0,r., u ,i, W. Scott ,A .Bud, U Hooper JS. ilollisoii, J. JBoddick, !■ K lV'l' ' ,rt '- V ' A ' Su,itl1 ' K - lv. Kobertson.

It is worthy of note that of the (if. tce„ matches played in New Zealand to ■ta l^ U ' C " r,lwh , cwthe y»«vo scored <n <nei match and crossed tile line ii; «»ery match with the exception „f Ta ranak, TWs fact attests the oi the laianalu jnen in defence. farm, was the Maoris' hero i„ Wed "esday s match. As J IO , vas „ oi „, the held one son of darkness rusliwl .1 o jniii, caught Win bv the hand, sla•<l ''• "ih- the 1.-'

- >,. him v . ilt . k V m( BXclßillw W ell done, you ],] iU ,l c ( l. lg0 .» 4 noth( of the pot and the kettle With two of their tiK-n in the ncvt 'hi rsiliitki tram (Tui,ni and Pukerc) {.)„. l"«i natives will lake a Jot of holding »t tlm match. ° Tlic New- Zealand Times' special reporter credits Column with l>ei„„ T:naimki's full-biicU in Wednesday's match. "Ai-awn" wriH-i as follows in tin- Sydney Daily Telegraph --W. .1. Wallace- <<> <!""te an Knglisl, i:„o|, v writer, "(in,, "f the greatest Kugby plavcrs that ever «'°.r<' '1 jersey" -- has piaycl his last game. Jhe terrilic struggle between the Xew Zenlauders ami the JSritish team in Wellington in, 27(U .| m „, ( , ml(1(( | lis Iti-illwiiit career. . . . Wallace belonged to tin. class of player whose instinct seemed to guide them to the point of battle where the work was warmest, or, to make it appear easy for them to do on the instant what was most efteetive. 11,. made his reputation—or, rather, confirmed it—early in the Kn«lish tour of the "All Blacks." It was in the match against Cornwall that he played fulhback, and astonished some of the English critics who saw him for the first time by his remarkable skill. Five minutes after the start, Wallace came up at great pace from fullback, took, u short pass, ami scored. "I knew, after that," wrote Mr. V.. 11. Scuell (a noted authority), in the AVcstmiiistcr Cazctle, -'that we wen: entertaining a very remarkable guest." Xew Zealand, with all its great array of brilliant Rugby players, will find a high place in its scroll for W. .1. Wallace, as u dashing, sterling, and brave player. Says the Xew Zealand Times special: "In 1804 Taranaki were invincible, and for some years, both before and after, mighty hard to beat. To-day they have the best provincial back team in the Dominion, and they take the game very seriously. It costs members of the present Taranaki Union something lite. .CliO a year, paid out of their own pockets, for travelling to attend,committee meetings. There's devotion!" Owing to Hunter, Column, and Cameron being engaged ill the New Zealand match next week, the following team will probably represent Taranaki against .Manawatu at Xew Hvmouth next Thursday: - Knll-bnek, A. llardgraves; Ihree-ipiarters. I). Hooker. K. Dive, C. Sheelnin: five-eighths. 11. .1. Alynott; I half, Thurston; wing forwards, T. Slice- j ban and 11. Itothery; forwards, Wellington. Cain. Tallin. Smith. Crowle,', u'Sulh'van. and I'ukere.

Jocular exception baa been taken by il number (if football reporters to the "Rcil-white-and-bluc" colored reports of matches supplied by some of the Specials travelling with the British. The thousands who witnessed Wednesday's match will be able to judge from the following by A. Spcncc in the New Zealand Times how much reliance may lie placed on such reports:—"Some people knew that something was wrong with Dive's try, and when the referee rushed into the British tent after the match, calling, 'Don't blame me. boys, for that try!' some more knew that the award, unlike Caesar's wife, was not beyond suspicion. Investigations, as far as the Britishers were concerned, revealed nothing. Harding, appealed to on the matter, declined to say a word. .His team shut up as tight as an oyster likewise, but a few further questions revealed the position. When the ball went out of touch a Taranaki man was 'laid out.' Three, or four members of the Anglo-Wales team crowilcd round him to render first aid, and while, this was in progress the bail was thrown nut and Dive set sail, and hence the comparatively clear field in front when he scored the winning try. The question is, should the referee, have stopped the game when a certain player was hurt? The answer is quite simple. As Hie Iflill was in touch at the time he should. Hard luck for Britain, and a most unsatisfactory linish to a good game! The lion added considerably to his popularity over his defeat, lie took it in good part, and doesn't intend to ] make aiiv appeal, even although lie prob- j able con'ld upset, the decision. The universal verdict, of 'old stagers' in New 'Plymouth in the evening was that the match should have ended in a draw." If is sportsmanlike to be generous, lint such apparent bins and misstatement of fuel, is mi insult to the intelligence of newspaper-readers. Air. Silence's reputation as a football critic has certainly not been enhanced, any more than a number of the Englishmen upheld Hie reputation claimed for them of being able to take a beating like spurts.