FOOTBALL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 92, 27 July 1910, Page 8

FOOTBALL.

AMERICANS AT WA.NGANUI. AX EASY VICTORY FUR LOCAL TEAM. By Telegraph. —Press Association. Wanganui, Last Night. The American football team met VVanga i.ii at Cook s gardens this aftornoon. ii:;' weather was beautifully line, and ihcro was a large attendance. jlLio ground was very slippery. The game, though not an exhibition of brilliant Rugby,' was fast and willing at times. The visitors were heavier than uhe local men, but their lack of knowledge of the game handicapped them; Their only superiority was in tackling, wmcli was very sure.

Wanganui won the toss, and played with the sun at their backs. The local men assumed the aggressive, and the Americans were soon compelled to force. The visitors were shortly afterwards awarded a free kick, but Elliott missed a good chance. The Americana pressed "hard, and carried play into Wanganui's -five. From a line-out Kern secured and passed to Scliaffer, who scored I a good try. Elliott failed with the kick. The local men livened up and kept the | visitors haird at work defending their line. Sch&ffer relieved with a long kick, and mulling by tlhe locals let Keen in,' but he spoiled a certain score by passing forward. The visitors maintained their advantage till the locals started-a forward rash. They kicked rather hard, but Soutlhcombe, outpacing the opposing backs, got possession and scored a fine try, which Signal failed to convert. Three-all. Shortly after resuming, Wanganui were awarded a free kick, Seeling piloting the ball over the bar. Timei was then called. On resuming, the local men attacked,' and the Americans being penalised, Seeling kicked another fine goal. America 3, Wanganui 9. The next score was soon obtained. From a forward rush tlhe ball was carried over the line, and Dowe dropped on it. Seeling failed with the kick. Americans 3,. Wanganui 12. On resuming, the Americans started a dangerous rush, but they spoiled their chances by faulty passing. Takarangi broke away from a line-out, and scored a splendid try. Seeling failed to odd the major points. Americans 3, Wanganui 15. In play again, the locals rt once attacked, and from a line-out in the visitors' twenty-five Seeling secured, beat a couple of men, and scored in a good position. Takarangi took the kick, but failed. Americans 3, Wanganui 18. On resuming, tihe visitors took the offensive and kept play in Wanganui's twenty-five. From a forward rush the Americans scored their second try, but did not convert, the game ending shortly afterwards, with the scores, Americans 6, Wanganui 18. Mr. F. C. Atkinson, of Wanganui, Tefereed satisfactorily. The visitors were entertained at dinner to-night. They leave to-morrow for Rotorua. THE MAORIS' TOUR. •HOW TO PLAY RUGBY. Auckland, Last Night. "We have achieved our two objects,"] said Mr. W. T. Pa.rata, manager of the Maori football team, in an interview today. "These objects were firstly to provide an educative tour for these young Mjaori fellows, and secondly to play Rugby as it should be played—a good, faistt 6jj6tl game. We demonstrated in Australia ftiid New Zealand that football could be jikyfld differently from the usual way. OpGfi tip the gaane and a man must play the 1 ball instead of the man. Play Rugby that' way, and professionalism will 'not get ill. 1 " ■ Mr. Parata claimed that the' teaifl! had proved, by its Dunedin and Chl'lst-' church matches, that it was equal to anything that could be igot together in New Zealand. They hoped to send a Maori team to Great Britain at the end of next session. They thought the expense should be borne by the New Zealand Union, but if not they would try to arrange it privately. AUCKLAND v. MAORIS. Auckland, July 26. The Auckland Rugby Union is arranging a team to r>lay a match against the New Zealand Maori team on Saturday •next. THE MANAWATU CHARGES. AN EXPLANATION. Rtrs'fovd, Yesterday. The 'secretin- of the Taranaki Rugby Union, i, Pre s f ntes y, at the Press message from Palmerston stating that ithe Mniinwatu team's visit was by special invitation is wrong. The team was only fulfilling the annual! fixture with Taranaki. He admits that the accommodation at Hawera could have been better, but owing to the crowded state of t:he town it was the best that could be provided. The secretary of the Hawem Club, in informing the manager of the tlha.t hotel expenses would be paid, did so under a misapprehension, not knowing it was the custom for touring teams to pay their own expenses. Hawera, Last Night. The 'secretary of the Dominion Dairy Show emphatically denies that the Manawatu representative footballers ttw-p refused an invitation to the show smoke concert. In fact, he expressed surprised that the Rugby Union was not onitertarninEr the visitors, and said that "f he had known in time of the Union's default, not only invitations to the ; smoke social but also to the show would have been issued.

Palmerston North, Last Night. With regard to the telegram from H>a--IVPra to-hijrht. stating that the Domin-ion-Dairy Show Committee did not refuse invitations to the Manawatu foothalf team, Mr. Murray, manager of the Cheltenham Dairy Factory, asked the aufUiorities that invitations should be issued to the team, but the request was refused. " ■

Tlio following will repre-ont Star I. against Stratford, at Stratiord on Thursday:—Malone. Pike., I Grant. Hill. W'liitakcr, Brown. Dixon, Tunilmll, I Vrt L'ok.'f. Jlcllrinui'T. Hawkins, Richards and Jlopkin-.

NORTHERN UNION GAME. NEW ZEALAND v. BRITAIN. Auckland, Last Night. The New Zealand Rugby League expect to have a fully representative Now Zealand tea.m to meet the British Northern Union team here on Saturday. The team will be chosen from t'lie following: Hughes and Hamilton (Southland), James and Buckland (Taranaki), Woodwaird and Papakura. (Rotorua), Aslier, Oholly, McDonald, Seager, Flicker. Griffin), Dunning and Jackson (Auckland).