FOOTBALL

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 256, 29 April 1912, Page 8

FOOTBALL

THE NORTHERN UNION GAME. liy Cable —Press Association —Copyright. Received 29, 12.45 a.m. London, April 28. Blackburn Rovers beat Everton by 48 i points to 40 and now head the football': league matches. Bury, Preston and; North End have been relegated to the ; second division. Queen's Park Rangers i beat Plymouth by 53 points to 52, and now head the southern league. WELLINGTON MATCHES. By Telegraph—Press Association. Wellington, Last Night. The senior championship Rugby football matches were continued yesterday. The weather was dull and threatening, but rain held off. The grounds were in fair playing order. A stiff northerly wind blew and affected the play somewhat. All the games were well contested. Results:— Athletics 9 beat Poneke 3. Oriental 9 beat St. James 5. Petone 20 beat Southern 9. Wellington 6 drew with Victoria Col- > lege 6. Melrose 34 beat Old Boys 5. , The best footballers T have ever seen | are "Off-side" McKenzie and the late T. R. Ellison; but in my opinion McKenzie would take preference (says Jack Woods,! of Petone, a representative footballer that did giant service in the football arena in the days of ore). Alf. Bailey was a good man, ar I have never seen better players up Ui the present day. You can have all your Wallaces, McGregors, Robertses, Hunters, etc., but that is my opinion. Harry Roberts is the best half-back the Dominion ever saw.