FOOTBALL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 48, 15 July 1912, Page 8

FOOTBALL.

NORTH v. SOUTH. A WIN FOR THE NORTH. j TARANAKI MEN SCORE. j By Telegraph—Press Association. Napier, Last Night. The North Island v. South Island Rugby football match was played on Saturday afternoon in beautiful weather, and in the presence of an enthusiastic crowd, estimated at a little short of five thousand, including many country people and a number of visitors from different parts of New Zealand. The game resulted in a win for the North bj 12 points to 8. After the recent rain the ground was a bit heavy and slippery in places. Lack of combination was noticeable in the South Island team in the early stages of the game, and except that the North Island forwards were slightly better than the South, the teams were fairly evenly matched. There is no doubt that the better team won.

About eight minutes after the game started, E. Roberts (Taranaki) scored the first try behind the posts. O'Leary converted. North 5, South nil. Twenty minutes later, Alexander (South) got over the line, and Doell converted from a difficult angle. Jvprth 5, South 5. Towards the end of the first half, Alexander again got over as a result cf a Southern rush, but DoeU failed to add the major points. South 8, North 5. Soon after the second half commenced, Stohr scored for the North, but O'Leary's attempt to convert was a failure. North 8, South 8. When half-way through the spell McKenzie potted a neat goal for the North, the match ending: North 12, South 8.

WELLINGTON MATCHES. Wellington, Last Night. Fine weather was experienced yesterday afternoon for the senior Rugby matches, which resulted as follows: 6, v. Poneke nil; St. James 10, v. Victoria College 5; Petone 12, v. Wellington nil; Athletic 2-1, v. Southern 3. MANAWATU 29, v. HOROWHENUA 3. THE TEAM FOR TARANAKI. Palmerston North, Last Night. The representative football match played yesterday between Manawatu and Horowhenua was easily won by Manawatu, by 29 points to 3. - The following Horowhenua and Manawatu combined representative team lias been chosen to play Taranaki on August B:—Hughes, Toa, Winiata, W. Winiata, Rawiri, Ford, Waldegrove, Pedgen, Munro, Sciascia, Reed, Harkness, Hardie, Frame, McDonald. Emergencies: Forwards Walsh and Frayberg; backs, Griffiths' and Eglinton. THE LEAGUE GAME. NEW ZEALANDERS AGAIN DEFEATED. By Cable—Press Association—Copyright. Received 14, 5 p.m. Sydney., July 14. The third match between the New Zealand team and New South Wales was played yesterday in slush and during continuous rain, before an attendance of 8000. New South Wales played with good combination, and shjjwed good passing, considering the weather conditions. They played with determination from the start, the forwards obtaining the ball from the scrum oftener than the visitors. The defence of both teams was sound. The New Zealanders did not follow the tactics that they displayed in the previous match against New South' Wales, and did not indulge in so much footwork until later, when they made some good rushes. The teams were as follows:

New Zealand. Full, Hargreaves; three-quarters, Weston, Bradley, Carlaw; five-eighths, Moir and Curran; half, Barber; forwards, Evans, Irvine, M. Ha v. j ward, Rukutai, King, H. Hayward. * i New South Wales. Full, Fraser;! three-quarters, Frawley, I Campbell, Broomham; halres, Norman' and Harroway; forwards, Pearce, Noble, I Courtney, ,McCue, Sullivan and Cann. | New South Wales kicked off, and at once pressed. Messenger, from the twenty-five, with a dodgy run, foreed his way through. He also converted the tryl King was injured, Dervan going on as substitute. New South Wales kept up the pressure, and Norman, who was playing a fine game, picked up in his opponents' twenty-five, transferred to Broomham, who handed the leather on to Pearce, the last named scoring in the corner. The try was not converted. From a free kick for off-side play Messenger landed a goal, and at the end of the spell Messenger repeated the performance. New South Wales were unable in the second spell to cross their opponents' line, 'but from a free kick for lying on ( the 'ball Messenger kicked a goal. The' New Zealand forwards rallied half-way through the spell, when Broomham picked the ball up from a forward rush, but was downed and the ball carried over, M. Hayward scoring a try, which was not converted. The last twenty minutes' play was very uninteresting ,with but few flashes. Curran retired injured.

THE LEAGUE TEAM.

Received 15, 12.30 a.m. I Sydney, July 14. Under the original arrangement the departure of the New Zealand League team was fixed for next Wednesday. Yesterday the managers received a cablegram advising arrangements to play at .Wellington on the following Saturday with instructions to sail yesterday evening. Before the manager 'had time to take steps to comply the team decided that if it had to leave yesterday it could not play in yesterday's match. The managers advised the New Zealand League of the position. The president of the New South Wales League has cancelled the banquet to the New Zealanders to-morrow night as a protest against their attitude, on the ground {hat they could not honor playera acting ansubordinately. The New Zealand League executive endorsed the president's action.

THE ASSOCIATION GAME. The proposed match between tlie Albion and Wanderers did not eventuate on Saturday, but a very useful practice was indulged in.