FOOTBALL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 258, 30 March 1914, Page 8

FOOTBALL.

EXfII.I.SIJ. UT .SEMI-fIXALS. "y Cubic Press Association—Copyriyiit Ucccivcd 30, 12.40 a.m. London, March 2!). In the Knglwh Association Cup semifinals, Liverpool beat Aston Villa hv two goals to nil. Sheffield United and Kurnley.drcw, no score. ALTKKATIOX TO LAW'?. Hiinedin, Last Xight. At the annual meeting of the Otago Eugby Union, held last night, the president, Mr. 11. Harris, said that he noticed the. Canterbury Union was introducing alterations in the laws of the frame. It •seemed to him a great pity that one linion should lake on itself alterations in the laws. It meant a great deal of tronbtfc "was going to he caused if : the different unions were going to make laws of their own, and it would he to the detriment of the unions when teams met outside players. He hoped the English Union would make a move, this year, and introduce alteration that would improve play.

TUKAPA v. STAR. The fancy-dress football match which it was proposed to play on Thursday next will be played at the Recreation Grounds to-morrow afternoon, owing to Thursday not being a half-holiday. There will he an elaborate, procession prior to the match, leaving the Tost Office at 2.4.~> p.m. The nrocecda of the match will be devoted to Miss, A. Hawkc's candidature a-s Carnival Queen. The Star team will lie as follows:---J. Box. h. Whitakcr, Bertrand, C. McLean, W. Whitakcr, C. Brown, Pulford, James, Hawkins. A. Page. W. Inch, S. Speight. G. Kay,' McGahev, Newall, and G. Fuller. The Tukapa team will be as follows: J. Woods, K. Stohr. Thompson, D. Webster, L. Tockev, G. Loveridgo, J. "Stohr, N. Loveridge, A. MeGive-i, K. Ward, A. Spence. Gilchrist, R. Davidson, P. O'Grady, R. Smith, O. Tabor. R. Paul, Crisp, 'and A. R. Standisli. . All players arc reauestod tO he at the Post, Office? tit 2.15 p.m., In costume, ' ' •'■- ,!,