FOOTBALL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 134, 15 September 1910, Page 8

FOOTBALL.

THE NORTH ISLAND TEAM.

Owing to Mr. D. Gallaher, of Auckland, having been unable to meet; Messrs. H. D. Thomson and A. L. Humphries, the other two selectors of the North Island team, in Wellington on Saturday, the composition of the team to play the South Island team at Christchurch on the 24th instant has not been definitely settled yet. The three selectors are communicating with each other by telegraph. It will prob-j ably be found, however, that the team 1 will be something like this: —Full-back, O'Leary (Auckland); three-quarters, Evensen and Mitchinson (Wellington), Dive (Taranaki); five-eighths, Kaipara ((Poverty Bay), M'Leod (Wellington); half, F. Roberts (Wellington); wing-, forward, Avery (Wellington); forwards:' back row, Hayward (Auckland), M'Kellar (Wellington); sides, Francia (Auckland), Tamu (Taranaki); lock,' Cunningham (Auckland); front row,. Osborne (Taranaki), Tyler (AucklaHd)., It may be mentioned that J. Stohr is] unable to obtain leave of absence for the match, otherwise he might be chosen. ~~ j •SOUTH ISLAND TEAM. ! By Telegraph.—Pits? Association. Dunedin, Last Night. The following team has been selected to represent the South Island in the: North Island match at Christchurch on| September 24: Full-back, Scott (Otago); i three-quarters, Wall (South Canter-1 bury), Anderson (Greymouth), Colvin (Buller); Five-eighths, Cleary (Canterbury), Cole (South Canterbury); halfback, Green; forwards, Bain (Canterbury), Ridland and Knight (Southland), Patterson and Paton (Otago), Fitzgerald (South Canterbury), Forbes (Marlborough), Murray (Canterbury); emergency, Webster (Marlborough). (WELLINGTON TEAM TO PLAY CANTERUBRY. - Wellington, Last Night. The following Rugby team is to play for Wellington against Canterbury at Wellington next Saturday:—Full-back, Evenson; three-quarters, Jas. Ryan, Mitchinson, Grace; five-eighths, Kinvig, McLeod; half-back, Roberts; wing forward, Avery; forwards, Hills, Irvine, Leahy, Rapson, Perry, McKellar and Bruce. TIIE ASSOCIATION GAME. WELLINGTON DEFEATS MANAWATU.. Palmerston North, Last Night. The Wellington Association football team defeated "Manawatu by i goals to l v