FOOTBALL

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 319, 5 June 1911, Page 8

FOOTBALL

NEW SOUTH WALKS DEFEATS QUEENSLAND. liy Cable—Press Association—Copyright Received 4, 5.5 p.m. Sydney, June 4. The Rugby League of New South ' Wales defeated Queensland by 65 points to <J. TARANAKI v. WANGANUI. A CLOSE CAME. STOHR IX FINE KICKING FORM. By Teresrraph.—Press Association Wanganui, Saturday Night. The first representative match of the season was played to-day between Wanganui and Taranaki. The game was fast and open, and was witnessed by a large attendance.

In the first spell the score was Wanganui three (unconverted try by Campion) to nil. The second spell saw Taranaki run up nine points to the locals' nil. The visitors' score was made up of a try and two fine goals by Stohr, one from a mark and the other from a penalty. The kicking by Stohr was a feature of the match. In the game itself the play was very even. Taranaki thus won by nine to three. The Wanganui team was not up to representative strength, several player being unavoidably absent.

OKATO (8) v. ROVERS (0). At Okato on Saturday the Okato fifteen boat Rovers by 8 points to nil. The score was three to nil until a few minutes of time, and then a good try was scored, and a goal added. NORTHERN UNION. NAPIER DEFEATS DANNEVIRKE. Napier, Last Night. A Northern Union League match between Napier and Dannevirke representatives was played here on Saturday afternoon, and resulted in a win for Napier by 15 points to 2. ASSOCIATION. MAXAWATU DEFEATS WANGANUI. Palmerston N., Last Night. At Association football, Manawatu defeated Wanganui by three goals to or a. v