FOOTBALL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 271, 17 April 1914, Page 4

FOOTBALL.

ENGLISH MATCHES. By Cable—Press Association—Copyright London, April 15. At League football, Manchester Unit, ed defeated Liverpool, 2—l. The following will represent Okato in their match against Opunake at Rahotoi on Saturday.-—Hill, Andrews (2), Narby, 0. Julian, Carey, O'SuJlivan (2), Burrows, Ngah'ia, H. Corbett, Eustace, Ryan, Aylward, R. Julian. Emergencies, backs, V. Corbett and Simpson; forwards, N. Corbett and Gordge.

The Sfdney "Sun's" London correspondent understands tfhat there is a possibility of a New Zealand Rughy Union team being invited to tour Groat Britain next season.

The president of the Xew Zealand tugby Union, Mr. G. H. Mason, when hown the cable message recently regardiig the j-eport that the University of California had decided to abandon rugby ootlmll and return to the old America!: nter-collegiate game, said that fron vhat he knew of the position, and judg ng from the briuf information contains n tlie cable, he considered it a bit o iravado on the part of Mr. J. SchaelTei ;he professional coach for the Universit' if California. "Mr. Schaeffer is an ol! slayer under American rules," he said 'and it appears to mo, from what I sav xnd learnt over there, that a coach' position depends to a large extent on Hi! success of his coaching. It was si: years up to last year since Stanford wa able to beat California University, bu last year Stanford won by 13 points ti 9. You can scarcely understand the im portance of this annual fixture to tin Californian Rugby player," continue! Mr. Mason. "It is the game of the year Even our matches kid to play -seeom fiddle to it, and the result of histrrear' game left Schaflor a vcty disappointci man. In the circumstances I think In is only looking for a vent for his disap pomtment. He is a very influential mai with the Californian University- authori ties at the present time. So far ns Cnli forn.ia University going back to the ol< American game is concerned, it ma' mean 'holding up the big fixture witl Stanford for a year or two, but I don' think for one moment Stanford will m back from the Rugby code. We hi very strong evidence of the popularity of our game, and the clubs on tile eas side were very anxious to see our plaver m action The list of casualties is s , great under the American code that the are very desirous of adopting our game Mr W*n ,'r OUSI, T, 3 , goes '" ewwhule. uut California University gave us th, "-ugliest game of the tour" The Rovers; Club will be represents b the following ,„ a match with Hig! J«nt Snell, "we,l Ql, t; m C |'V Absolut AKl.nen. tolson. 7£spinor, McAllum