INTERCOLONIAL FOOTBALL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 66, 27 June 1910, Page 8

INTERCOLONIAL FOOTBALL.

XEW ZEALAXD v. AfSTKALJA. ALL BLACKS WJX BY (! TO XIL. tty Cable— I*:vsr- Asso<-iation—Copj-riglit deceived June 20, 5.5 p.m. Sydney, June '2o. After the iinest game of the tour the 'All R.'acks" scored a victory against Australia by G points to nil. Play throughout was of a high class nature, and hard and even, being played in excellent spirit. The home team was decidedly strengthened by the inclusion of the Queens-landers, Tim bury proving himself a tower of strength.. The teams were as follows: New Zealand: Full-back, O'Leary; three-quarters, Stohr, Mitchinson, Burns; fire-eighths, Mynott, Fuller; half, Roberts; forwards, Ridland, Maguire, Francis, Pa ton, Paterson, McKellar, Wilson; wing-forward, Avery, 'Australia:—Full-back, Dwyer; threequarters, Gilbert, Campbell, Prentice, Dunbar; five-eighths, Hodgens; half, Wood; forward-, Rowe. Middleton, Griffin, George, Clarkson, Farmer, Timbury, Murphy. Last three are Queens,., landers.

New Zealand won the toss and, during the first spell, had the assistance of what (little wind there was. For the greater part of the first half the Blacks were on the defensive, and it was well into the second spell before they managed to get the upper hand and the first score appeared. The weather was beautiful.

Row kicked off, and Avery returned the ball. Almost immediately the Blues were called on to defend' tlieir line. Scrums in Blue territory followed, until Dwyer relieved. The Blacks came again, and fast play was the order of the clay, ending by Burns marking at half-way. Stohr missed the goal. Francis and Patterson worked the ball down to the Blue goal line, where it hung for several minutes until Wood, by kicking out, ended the strain. Some speedy passing bouts on both sides ensued, Burns eventually marking. O'Leary took the kick, but Dwyer caught the ball. The Blacks were showing fine combination, Francis, Mitchinson and Avery being prominent. At this stage the Blacks were awarded a penalty. Stohr kicked, narrowly missing the goal. The Blues then got a move on, a fine passing rush by Hodgens, Campbell and Dunbar resisting in the ball dropping over the line, but the Blacks followed up and forced. Play then came back into Blue territory, but the home team repeated their previous tactics, Fuller stopping another grand rush. Even play tallowed. Stohr had another ineffectual shot at goal through Wood being, penalised for off-side play, of which there were many instances on both sides. Hard, fast play characterised the final stages of the first spell. Hot scrum work and passing rushes were the order of the day, the interest rapidly changing from < Blue to Black territory, and the Blacks i again had their line in danger several times, but neither side had succeeded in getting over when half-time sounded. Australia 0 New Zealand 0

On resuming New Zealand's kick-off was recalled because Wilson got in front of the ball. The Black forwards soon got going, their work being excellent. The Blues, however, responded willing and pressed hotly, but Burns relieved". The visitors were again hemmed in on their line when Paton came round too quickly and was penalised, but Magufre blocked Row's kick. The Blacks swept forward again, Roberts, McKellar, Wilson and Paton forcing matters, until a timely mark by Campoell relieved the situation. Shortly afterwards McGuire was penalised lor illegal interference, but nothing resulted. Then Patterson was penalised for hanging on to Woods, and Row's kick just missed tlie bar. The visitors roused themselves, the first try coming- from a fine piece of work. Stohr gathered the ball, Dwyer tackled him, but Wilson picked up and, making a fine run in, scored near the corner. Stohr failed to convert. New Zealand' 3 Australia 0

In play again Roberts almost immediatefiy marked in the lecal twenty-live, but Stohr's kick missed. The Bines attacked, but Patterson relieved, and play went back to the Blue territory, the Blacks, forcing play, several times almost crossed, but the Bines put up a stubborn defence. Just before, the end the Blacks made another determined onset, Patterson, RidTand and Avery, by nice dribbling, getting to the line, where Fuller fei!J on the ball and scored. Stohr failed to convert, and the game ended. New Zealand 6 Australia 0 The attendance at the match was 30,000. THE "CURTAIN RAISER." MAORIS BEAT AMERICANS. Sydney, June 25. The Maori-American wnich was the "curtain-raiser,' was an interesting and exciting contest. The Americans played with their usual vim. They had improved their tactics, and found their opponents perfectly willing to make the pace fast. The Americans did all the scoring in the first half, which ended 11 to nil. The Maoris roused up in the second liailf. Their better knowledge of the finer points again told, the game finishing: Maoris, 14; Americans 11. Harrison, Hall, Paratena and Piki scored tries. Takarangi converted one. THE ASSOCIATION GAME. BROWN CHALLENGE SHIELD. THE WELLINGTON TEAM. { By Telegraph—Press Association. Wellington, Last Night. . The selectors, Messrs. A. Williams, J. B. Paton and H. G. Mayer, have chosen

the following association team to represent Wellington hi the Drown Shield 1 ChaKenge match, to be played at Wellington on Juli- 2: <!"•■.!: C. Webster. Full-backs: Right. J. Pycsmith; left, W. Hal!. Ha]vps.- 51. Kcrsehberg. J. Bradbury, W. Jackson. Forwards: C. O'Shea, W. Gibson, E.' Timperley and W. Mouat. i Reserves: Back, W. Roberts: half. R. Paget; forwards. H. Smallbone and Swift, PLAYERS RESORT TO FISTICUFFS. Wellington, Last .Viglit. The Association football match between Ramblers and Thistle, on the Basin Reserve yesterday, was disfigured by a fight between two players. Some ■blows were exchanged before a number of other players and the referee arrived to stop the unseemly onset. The two were immediately ordered off the field. The fracas will probably form the subject of an enquiry at next Wednesday's meeting of the management committee of the Wellington Football Association,