FOOTBALL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 6, 26 May 1914, Page 7

FOOTBALL.

'ENGLISH LEAGUE TEAM MAKES ! CRICKET SCORE. | i By Cable—Press Association—Copyright Adelaide, May 25. ' The visiting English football team sulministenixl a crushing defeat to a South Australian team by 101 to nil. I SOUTH TARANAKI RESULTS. SENIORS. At Maiiftia Waimatc defeated 1 Hawera . by 12 points to nil. For the winners two ] tries were scored- by G. Meuti, whilst I Colman kicked a goal ft-om a mark and J another front a penalty. ■ Kaponga defeated Okaiawa by 11 points to :f. Okaiawa, with a. weak team, had all the better of the first, spell in which Kingi scored a. tryv In the . second speil Kaponga hod tho better of the game. and tries were scored by T. Ga.moi'oll, S. Cameron, and K. Paterson, one of which was converted by D. King. Otak. llobertH played for Okaiawa, but he . was in no condition for serious football baring a-emitly 'undergone an operation to kin aose. JUNIORS. At Kaponga the hone team defeated j Okaiawa. .by 13 pjointa to nil, u try being ' scored by Andrews. Wanraate defeated Opunake by 8 points Do 3. A penalty goal and a converted ti' to m try'. SECOND JUNIORS. Ksponga defeated Waimate by 141 points to nil, tries 'being stored by' Welsh, Mellow, E-ipetier and Carl-sun. I The Ust-iuvmeil converted a try. ! For the second junior competition, in •the northern division four entries diavc been received, viz., Stratford, Stratford District High School, CJifton. and Star. The match will start on Thursday, and fixtures have been drawn up as follows: May 28—Clifton v. Stratford. at Waiters; Star v. Stratford D.H.S.. .-it Strutford. '.luue li or 4—Clifton v. Star, ill \ew Plymouth: Stratford v. Stratford D.I IS.. at Stratford. .rune 18—Star v. S'—tforil. at New Plymouth: ( J if ton v. Stratford 1 UI.S., at'Waitara. Till'. STUATI-'OItD-TUKAPA "MATCH. Writes the Stmtforl P"=t:-Onc unit ' ter must be referred t'U l';e aulhoiiic* for correction, and that is the fact that 1 play was not started till oui'te a c|»a.rl»r to four, bv which time the shades of night were noticeable owin'-T to the (Inline** of the illui-OspJlOT® even tit this early hour. Tlie arrival of vi«H-in«r teams by the three o'clock train alway> been a matter for discussion miil t lie I wit I i enthusiasts feel Uhe j.ny. ...-t 1 •-:; i• > •, ■iug t<> tie:- circuniriau. e- ii -."n.ui j Stra-lford represen-itives to (ravel by the ,! imirnhc train and tli.-vebv lw a v.lmle | day. a nail altogel he,- ibe uMl'airI nc« !o th" player* .in! m I a -.hovi 111' mI °pell brenr.- y": " P'. ' 1 | l.iie : i':;i -j: n' v ,: :v i'e ' ' ' ■ v TV Mil (e- v ,■! • . : r '■ T' ; " "]'l jUl'ai : '"1 ' f' r (-■>?• iii'i' v -'h 't '.v..':,' \ wilho;'! .hc.-k :>hi". Thai hj: k'n-V.: powers are wonderful there ts n;> dc.viim-'.

yet in the state of the ball on Saturday he was asked to do rather too much. Outside this assistance in kicking, Stotir's play was excellent. Lovcridge was not up to his usual form, it appeared to the writer, wliile none of the "back-markers got really going with the ball. Hawkins : among the forwards, was prominent as usual. REFEREES FOR TALS WEEK. A meeting of tho northern committee of the Taranaki Rugby Referees' Association was held last night, wteu tlie following appointments were made: TSUIRKDAY. ] > FIRST JUNIORS. ! Stratford v. Star,, at New Plymouth, Mr G. B. Sinclair; Tukapa v. Ingle wood, I at Inglewood, Mr O. West; Clifton v. I High School, at New Plymouth, Mr J). I Petty. i SECOND J UNICES. Clifton v. Stratford, at Waitara, appointment to be made; Star v. Stratford D.H.S., a Stratford, Mr J. H. Thomp-1 son. KATUItRAY. , SENIORS. • Star v. Tufapa, Mr B. Petty; Strat- ■ ford v. Clifton, at Stratford, Mi J. • Rpurdle; Okat© v. Inglewood, at Inglo-: wood, Mr IW. Roch. J