FOOTBALL

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 41, 10 August 1911, Page 8

FOOTBALL

NORTH ISLAND COUNTRY TEAM V. WELLINGTON. By 'felsgraph—Press Association. Wellington, Last Night. The match, Wellington v. the North Island country teain, was played here to-day in glorious weather and before a moderate attendance. Victoay faulted wiith the local team by 20 points to nil. Mofl'att, Bell, Mitchinson, Roberts and Southern scored, Evenson converting Mitchinson's try and kicking a goal from a mark. In the first spell the game was very even, the fine country forwards playing with great heart, following up, dribbling and tackling in great style. The score was six to nil at half-time, the country team just missing scoring on several occasions. The country backs were very uncertain in fielding, kicking and passing, McKenzie being the chiel delinquent. Mexted was the 'best 'back, and Carroll, Barry and Smith the best of a hard-working lot of forwards.

SOUTH ISLAND v. SOUTHLAND. AN EXCITING GAME. Invercargill, Last Night. The touring South Island football team played the third match of the tour hero to-day against Southland, the home team winning by 14 to 9. Southland, with a strong wind in their favor, scored a penalty goal in the first five minutes. Fordc, the home half, next scored cleverly from the South Island's twentyfive. The visitors then settled down, and Todd scored near the posts, Irving failing. Then Sheridan got over. Within a few minutes Irving again failed, the spell ending 6-all. Southland were in difficulties in the opening of the second half, Richards scoring. Then Southland pushed, by means of loose rushes, and Stead scored from a scrum in the corner, Martin failing with the kick. The game developed fast and interesting. Forde made a beautiful opening for Southland. McNeece got over, and Martin goalcd. The visitors struggled hard, but there was no further score, the game ending as above. •

TAJftAMAIvI v. MAORI TOURING TEAM. The Maori team to meet Taranaki at Stratford to-day is a. strong combination in both forward and back divisions, having won four and drawn one of the Ive matches they have played. To-day tliey aire putting in a stronger team than liitlierto, and can lie reckoned to keep the Yellow boys on the move the wholo game. through. The train which leaves New Plymouth at 12.f)0 pjn. will stop at the Stratford show grounds, where the match is to be played. Excursion fares will be charged. The (earns are as follow; MAORIS.

Full-'back: J. Hughes. Three-quarters: M. Winiata, Bluett, Rogers. Five-eighths: Ratima, Kaipara. Half-back: Pi-ki. Wing-forward: Mnkakuri. Forwards: Grace, Burnett, Moana, Takarangi (2), Dawson, Cochrane. TABANAKI. Full-back: Colman. Three-quarters: Cameron, Stohr, Goodwin. Five-eighths: Mynott, McLeod. Half-back: C. Brown. Wing-forward: Taylor. Forwards: Hawikins, Whittington, Taoiiu, Young, Osborne, Cain, Kissick. NORTHERN UNION GAME. NEW SOUTH WALES DEFEATS QUEENSLAND. By Cable—Press Association—Copyright, Received 10, 112.30 a.m. Brisbane, Last Night. In the Northern Union match New South Wales defeated Queensland by 26 points to 14.

TARANAKI v. WELLINGTON. The Jiret Northern Union match of the season in Taranaki will be played on the Sports Ground this iuftornoon, when 'the I 1 a nuutki and Wellington League teams will meet in what should be a close and interesting game. The Wellington team put up a hard fight against Auckland on Saturday, and although beaten toy 10 points to 8 was not disgraced. According to Auckland papers the form of the visiting team aame as a surprise to the majority of the spectators, who expected a fairly easy ■win lor the Aucklanders, but throughout a hard, keenly-contested game the issue was always in doubt. Auckland had a very strong team; but the Wellington players were quite as good l individually. Auckland won simply through superior combination and better knowledge of the fine points of the game. The Taranaki League is putting in the strongest team at its disposal, and a considerably stronger combination than that which did battle for Taranaki at Wanganui recently.