FOOTBALL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 180, 21 July 1908, Page 3

FOOTBALL.

NEW SOUTH WALES TEAJI FOll ENGLAND. Received 20, 11.48 p.m. Sydney, July 20. The final selection of the ltugby Union ( 1 team to visit England is as follows: |( j Full-backs: Dix and Carmichael; thrcc--0 quarters: Russell, Smith, Daly, ParkinU son, Carroll, Mandible, and Hickey; j halves: Woods, McKivatt, McCabe, and Matthews; forwards: Barnett, Griffon, e Middleton, Mclntyrc, McCue, Burge, 3 Murmin, Rowe, Richards, Flanagan, f CaniJl'e, Moran, Hughes (2), and BuHj j lock. , The University quartette, Matthews, the two Hughes, and Bullock, are un-< , likely to go. \ SATURDAY'S TAKINGS. By Telegraph.—Press Association. I Auckland, Last Night. The takings at last Saturday's football match between Auckland and Britain totalled £1214. CHRISTCHUKCII COLLEGE v. DUNE- : DIN HIGH SCHOOL. 1 By Telegraph.—Press Association. J Cliristchurch, Last Night. The annual match between Christchurch College and Otago High School, was played this afternoon, and resulted/ 1 ill a fairly easy win for the Colleg'ev The game, however, was a very inter- e ing one, and the College owed their win J chiefly to their forwards, who were con- j siderably heavier than their opponents, ;! and were thus enabled to give their backs opportunities. The first spell 11 ended with the score 13 to nil in favor of the College, Cook scoring two tries;

the College, Cook scoring two tries; and Rutherford one and Deacon con-; verting two. For more tliim half the second spell the Otago boys held their! own and Deniston scored a try, which: was not converted. The College hail( the better of the remainder of the game, and More scored two tries, Deacon converting one. The game ended: College 21, High School 3.

TUKAPA JUNIORS' TOUR. At a meeting-of the Tukapa juniors| last night, it was decided, providing a favorable reply was received from Napier, that the team leave about the 9th of August, playing a match at Masterton on the homeward journey. On Thursday week the veterans of the Star and Tukapa teams are to revive old memories in a mateli at th[a Recreation Sports Ground. The remaining southern member* of the New Zealand team, with the exception of Deans, went North by the Rarawa last night. A special train is to he put on from Hawera for New Plymouth on Thursday .on the occasion of the TaranakiMauawatu match.