FOOTBALL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 176, 18 August 1909, Page 2

FOOTBALL.

NORTH ISLAND TEAM. CAMERON AND TAMU CAIN PLACXS by Telegraph.- Pros Association. Auckland, East Night. . Ihe selectors hay ~| the following leani to represent the North Island against the South:Fullback. Meuli (Wangaiiui). liree-quarters'. Cameron (Taranaki). Mitclmisou (Wellington), Murray (Auckland. Five-eighths, Morse and O'Learv (Auckland). ""If. O' (Wellington). Wing. Wilkes (Auckland). F.ii'w.irds Herring (Auckland), Ready nVellington) Francis (Auckland). .Mi 1,,,. (VUngimni), Tamil (Taranaki). Waddel (Auckland). Bruce (Wellington)! POVERTY IUY~DKFEATO WAXGAXUI.

Wnnganui. Last Xijriit. The representative football match. Poverty Bay v. Wanganui, was nlaved to-day. 'J ho game was' very even' tiil a I ■<-'»<> of minute- before'the call of '■.' hen Pollock, following up a kick ' '"-session of the ball and scored' ■' •■>. which was not converted, thcl game resulting: Poverty Bav 3 Wam'aam ml. The weather was wet and cold.

MAORI TEAM TN AUSTRALIA.

By Cable,—Press Association.—Copyrighl Sydney. August 17. Tic witch. Maoris versus New Soulh Mules, fixed for to-morrow, lia„ i Kvn postponed until tlie following Wcdicsda v.

Taranaki and Ilawke's Bay Rugby Bepresentatives try conclusions at°Napicr to-day. The Taranaki team has no extra player* (o come and go upon in today's match., a* .Tack Stohr, Brown Dixon and Osborne—the three former of whom were incapacitated from further service by injuries, and the lastnamed not being aide to secure further leave—returned to their homes on .Monday evening.