FOOTBALL

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 58, 28 August 1911, Page 5

FOOTBALL

THE RUGBY GAME. WAIBARAPA 19 v. MANAWATU 5. By Telegraph— Press Association. Masterton, Last Night. I Wairarapa defeated Manawatu yesterday by 19 points to 5. The visitors' hacks were repeatedly smothered by the fast local forwards. Wairarapa mi"hfc have scored more but for bad mistakes on the part of the backs. In the first half Groube and Thompson scored tries for Wairarapa, one of which MeKenzie converted. A minute after the start of the second half Ward scored a try for Manawatu, and MeEwen converted. Thompson and BrougU scored; tries in the second half for the home team, and 'McKenzie converted one, and kicked a i penalty goal. Wairarapa had easily the best of the game until near the' last, ' when Manawatu made desperate at- i tempts to equalise the score, but without aiva.il. MAORI TEAM AT DUNEDIN. Dunedin, Last Night. ' The football match, Otago v. the Maori ' team, was played yesterday in fine wea- i ther. The attendance -was about 4000. ' The game was won <by Otago 'by 20 j points to 8. For the winners, tries were < scored by Patterson, Eekhold (2), Slice- < hand and Molloy, Eekhold converting one ] try and kicking a penalty goal. For the i Maori team Ellison anil Nuku scored, l the latter after making a brilliant run. ] Hughes converted the second try. 1 THE NORTHERN UNION GAME. i WANGANTJI 22 v. HAWKE'S BAY 3. [ 4 Wanganui, Last Night. The League rep. match Wanganui v. Hawke's Bay was played here yesterday before an attendance* of about a thousand. The game ended in a win for the local men by 22 points to 3. Hawke's ( Bay were very weak in the backs, owing | to four of six men being emergencies. ; The forwards were a splendid comihina- , tion. Their only score was a penalty . goal. ' ' i The Nelson League team arrives this ( morning from Auckland, and will be ( quartered at the Criterion Hotel until i Wednesday, when they go on to Eltlmm. ' The match against Taranald on Thurs- ' day at Eltlmm promises to be of the strenuous order, and will probably draw a good crowd of spectators.