FOOTBALL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 277, 17 November 1908, Page 4

FOOTBALL.

TilV, J-;X(;I,IS|| TKA.M IX VANCOUVER. Mr, 11. ,1, Mynott lias .handed us a copy of the Vancouver World, which, in reporting the defeat of the Vancouver team by"the Anglo-Welsh combination by til points (8 goals 7 tries) to 5. suvs: " Tile crowd >;i\\ the beauty spots of football. They had been .previously treated lo its sirennnn* and vigorous side, but for liie lirst time they saw the wondrous possibilities in back play, the concerted movements that balVle by their subtlety, by their unexpected twists and turns —unexpected by the I opposition, but understood and foreseen j by the participants. It :was a perfect amalgamation of combination and individuality." The paper goes into ecstaeies about the tactics of the visitors. Tile reieree, Mr. llorsley, told Vaneouver they had nothing to fuel downhearted about, and that he saw the third test match at Auckland, and if the Britishers had played in the form of that day they <mild have won the match, Uilortunatcly for the Britishers. the New Zealanders, partly because of their whig-forward, but largely !).»• (.•ausc they are rugger players of "V----markalile ability, deterniination, and grit, did not allow them to play in that winning vein. The British team, lie said, was playing as well at Vaneouv-r as at any time during their lonir tour.

Evidentlv Hi!- British team was in jovial spirits. The World says that a iiaiiquct was licit! following the match. "Thpro was some injudicious management about it. Iml it should have been no surprise tliat the visitors would be in liijili spirits. They had been on lour for six months, during which time they had kept themselves In hard training, and they were not jroinjr to mis-- the opportuaily. alter playing their lasl match. and heijijr reloaded front hard and fa-t nilr-. of venl to their and inclina! ions." Mr. (i. l!avnet t. manager of Ihe team, predict nl the formation of an Imperial {'ouwil. with representation from all the oversea countries which would be the <r«veriiinjr bodv for liun'bv football the world over. Then they t .ould have u uniformity of rules.