FOOTBALL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 55, 14 June 1910, Page 8

FOOTBALL.

SATURDAY'S BIG MATCH. By Cable—Press Association—Copyright Sydney, June 13. The Herald <ays that the New Zea- . landers once mure demonstrated Mat they were champion footballers. Their play had the .perfect finish they are so noted for, and when the opportunity came they made the most of it. The Telegraph declares that it could not be said the visiting combination i was nearly as good as most contingents Maoriland had sent to Australia in recent years. They were the better bunch on Saturday, though perhaps not by ine margin of ipoints which separated the teams at the finish. While the visitors profited <by every opening, the losers threw chances away with pamful monotony. Speaking at the dinner to the teams, Mr. Meredith declared that New Zealand was unhesitatingly amateur, and upon that point there was likely to be no compromise, no matter what might be done with ngard' to the rules. THE AMERIIA.V TEAM, Brisbane, June IS.The American Universities' football team has arrived in excellent ctradi* tion. THE AMERICANS WELCOMED. WHAT THE VISIT MEASB. MS exchangeHof war cries. Received June IS, 9.30 p.m. Sydney, June 13. The American university iootballere were welcomed by the Rugby Union officials to-day. There was a large gathering, including the New Zealand Rugby party. (Mr. Burbank, manager of the Americans, replying to the congratulatory speeches, said that over m America,, where they had just about thought tlkey were the centre of civilisation and Kffew it all when it came to football, had! their eyes turned to Australasia, as the' eyes of the Mohammedans turned tcs Sfecea. The visit meant a great deal' to the .people of the United States, because it opened Up a form of international competition, aad Americans dearly loved the chance to igft up against the other man. The .proceedings cond'udVd by an. exchange of war cries bitween the New Zealanders and the Americans. The latter's cry is: "Give 'em tilie axe!"'several times repeated, and the* reply, "In the neck!" similarly repeated'.. REFEREES FOR THURSDAY.. The following referees will officiate in the cup matches next Thursday:— Seniors: CliftoUf v. Eltham, at VVai;tara, 2 <p,m., Mr. W. H. Elliott; Strat'ford v. Star, at NOP, 2'p.m., Mr. Sparse; Tukapa v. Ingiewoffld, at Ingiewwwl, 3 jfrn., Mr. W. Kochv First Juniors—Clifton v. Elthamv atj jETtham, 3 p.m., Mr. W. Woods; Steat'ford v. Star, at Stratford, 3 pjm., Mr. ,H. Smart; Tukajia v. Ihglewood; at Jf.P.,3 p.m., Mr.O. West.

1 Second Juniors: CliJton v. at J Waitara,. 2 p.m., Mr. J*. Johnson; Strat- ; ford v. Star, at N.P., I.3ft' p.m., Mr. d.l West,- Tukapa v. Inglewood, at Ingle>wbod, 1.30 p.m., Mr. D\ Petty. SOUTHERN DIVISION MATCHES. Seniors.—Pateai 9, Hawera 6; Waimate 11, Kanonga 0; Opunake forfeited to Okaiaw:. Juniors.—Patea 8, -Manal* 6; Opunake nil, Opunake, nil; Okaiawa 20, Ka■ponga oi. Third.—Waimate 9, Ka-jpnga 3.> OUTSIDE MATCHES. Aucklaßd—ln the senior, eiwnpetition on Saturday Ponsonby (10))) beat City (nil); Paraell beat Marist lay 6 points to nil, wfeile Grafton beat 'Varsity by the same margin of points. Interest centred in the first meeting." tMs season of Ponsoifty and City teanut Ponsonby won a strenuous game by 20. points to nil. eiiristdiwrch.—Old Boys (&J! tat Merivale (0). Albion (16) beat.C&raterbury ColHege (5), Christchurch ((f)) beat Sydenham {s'/, Lin wood (9) beat Marist Bros. (0)v Dunedin.—Alhambra (11) Beat Southern (4), Dtmedin (11) beat OJnfon (28); Zingari-Rk'hmond (9) beat- Kaikorai (fl), Pdrir Chalmers (14) beat Pirates (nil), Tawri Rovers (3) beat: University (nil).