FOOTBALL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 116, 14 June 1909, Page 3

FOOTBALL.

TilE PROS, IX AUSTRALIA. AUSTRALIA LIEFKATED. Received June 13, 5 p.m. 'I.. ... Sydney, June 13. f,.i.1- i"V !-' k l"' ofl, " siu "''il tvam defeated Australia by 1!) t„ 11. Received June 13, 5.30 p.m. .. Sydney J ii| lo 13 About 10,000 were at ln , luol . ".11l game. ,\ 0 conspicuous brilliancy was show 11. The Blacks lost the services u| J. ..peucer through an accident, House iulmg Jus }.! ate. Tin* Mucks' tackling allowed « great improvement over tlu-ir; previous displays, but there was evident! stateness on both sides. The locals show-1 <'d a wa:it ®f combination. Tlie visitors 1 bad decidedly the best of the first half,! Una •obtained three tries, none of which was converted, in the second half Australia attacked with vigor, and levelled matters with a try, which was convened. Ihe good combination of the Blacks, however, put them in the lead again, with 14 to 8. Australia next added a try, and then immediately were kept on the defensive almost to the end of the spell, the Blacks adding another try, with the added points, and the locals failing to increase. The whistle summed with the score: Xcw Zealand 1!) points, Australia 11.

SOUTHERN DIVISION, (By Telegraph.— Special to "News"). l'a tea, Saturday Might, Kaponga B juniors beat l'atea juniors bv 8 points (« goal and a try) to 3 points (a goal from a mark). l'atea thirds beat Kaponga A thirds b.v 14 points (a goal and three tries) to nil.

CENTRAL SCHOOL v. WAITAIU SCHOOL. ihc above teams mvt at Waitara on Saturday and played a hard-fought game, resulting in a draw, neither side scoring. Waitara won the toss and Central kicked off with a slight breeze against them. After a few minutes' play Waitara led the ball into Central's 25, where Oliver, after a good ran, took a pot, but it went wide, Central forcing. Good dribbing ruslics by Monk and Howson, and good kicking by the Waitara Jiacks, kept play in mid-field, and the first spell ended without scow. The second spell opened with more vigor, and Central swept down to Waitara's , 25. The amber and blues were giving the Clifton boys a hot time, keeping them on the defence nearly throughout the spell, but without being able to score. The best of tiie Central team were Bruce, Snowball, Eliott and Chong. Mr. Crowley controlled the game. I

SATURDAY COMPETITIOXS. The second round of Hie Saturday competition was commenced on Saturday. P.la.y was not a.t all brilliant hi cither of the matches, the hcaivv ground and greasy .ball militating against anything like a good exhibition of liugby. 'There was a chapter of " knock-outs," the only serious one being the case of Pfankncb, of t'lvc Civil Service team, who collided nvdtii an opponent and Jiad ,his nose badly bi'oken. CIVIL SERVICE .v. GUARDS. This match was played 071 the Recreation Grounds and ended in. a draw, each side scoring three ipomts'. Olutirds had easily the beet of the first half, and kept .play repeatedly on the Service goal-line. They drew first blood. From a loose bit of ( play on their opponents' line tihe ball was scat over and Ross touched down. The second spell saw the Service taking a turn at attadt, and although they kept Guards penned on the line they failed to cross over. Their only score was .a penaJty goal kicked by Loveridifc. WAREHOUSES v. ROVERS. TMav/ed 011 the ViH-'ecouree ground, this match resolved itself into a hardfought scramble between the forwards ami also resulted in a draw, neither side scoring.