FOOTBALL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 43, 31 May 1910, Page 8

FOOTBALL.

WELLINGTON v. X.Z. AUSTRALIAN HEPS. By Telegraph—Press Association. Wellington, Last Night. J. Francis, of Wellington, will be referee in the match Wellington against Iv.Z. Rugby Reps, siext Friday. MAORI TEAM FOR AUSTRALIA. Auckland, Last Night. The New Zealand Maori football team left Auckland for Sydney Iby the steamer Victoria this evening. The party, numbering 2S. are under the management of Mr. W. T. Parata. - \ OUTSIDE MATCHES. Auckland, May 2!). Football matches in the senior"competition on Saturday resulted as follows —City (G) beat Parnell (3); Marist Brothers (9) beat Grafton (5); Ponsonby won by default from Newton. Christchurch, May 28. In the senior matches Merivale beat Albion by 13 to nil, neither team harmg been beaten prior to the meeting. Linwood defeated Christchurch by 8 to 5, Sydenham vanquished College by 19 points, and Old Boys proved better than Marist Brothers) by 3 points. Dunedin, May 29. Football results on Saturday were: Taieri Rovers (15) Ibeat Union (61); Southern (17) beat University (6); Zin-gari-Richmond (28) beat Pirates (3); Port Chalmers (23) ibeat Dunedin (3j). So far Southern, Alhanvbra and ZingariRiclnnond are unbeaten.

A SEND-OFF. Last night Mr. Little, proprietor of the Imperial Hotel, and an old footballer, tendered n complimentary social to the Tukapa 'Club on the eve of Messrs. Mynott's and J. Stohr's departure for Australia as members of the New Zealand representative football team. A most enjoyable evening was spent, wit'h music, tost, song and story, and the New Zealand reps, from these parts were tendered the heartiest congratulations upon their selections, and the warmest wishes for successes m the field. The club greatly appreciate the thoughtfulness and kindness of Mr. Little in placing his staff and dining-room at their disposal, and for assisting in doing honor to the men who were going to uphold Taranaki's name in the intercolonial football world. SOUTHERN DIVISION RESULTS. Seniors.—lOkaiawa 25, Hawera 13; Waimate 23, Pa tea 3; Kaponga 11, Opunake 3. Juniors'.—Hawera G, Normanby 3; Okaiawa" 8, Waimate 3; Kaponga 3, Opunake 0. Thirds. —Patea 0, Waimate 3; Hawera and'O-kaiawa did not play; Kaponga a bye.

WANGANUI. Words—respectable words —absolutely fail to describe the dull drab dreary football witnessed at Wanganui on Saturday. Juniors were "seniors'" for the most part that day, and with even that in several teams took the field shorthanded, or short-footed, whichever you like. Wanganui-Pirates match should have been a veritable Stratford-Tukapa contest, but it wasn't. Pirates, running with the wind, scored twice in the tlrst spell, neither being converted. After half-time Wanganui began to take an interest in the game, and quickly scored and goaled. A long period of uneventful play and Wanganui repeated the dos'e, the whistle sounded", and Pirates were "downed" iby 10 to 6. 'Eastern ran all over Kaierau, scoring two tries (con-1 verted )■ to a penalty goal from the toe of Mueli. The Wanganui rep. team was then selected as follows: Full-back, Meuli; three-quarters, Southcombe, King and Signal; five-eighths. Atkinson and Stewart; half, Braid; wing forward, Prideau; forwards. Giblin, Gill, O'Donnell. O'Halloran, Aitken, Dustin and Schmidt. Representatives' of the various Wanganui clubs met on Saturday to discuss means' for financing that very necessary evil, a plavers' accident fund. In order that nobody would feel offended by being left out in the cold it was proposed to "hit up" all classes of the community: the players individually with a half-crown "sub"; the local clubs to as'sist with benefit matches and entertainments; the W.Pi.U. to donate the proceeds of an annual benefit match; and the good old general public will have to run~the gauntlet of the all too persistent collection box. The promoters of have missed nobody!"— Own correspondent.