FOOTBALL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 24, 18 June 1914, Page 8

FOOTBALL.

JsORTJi v. SOUTH. TEA .US FOR SATURDAY.

liy Cable— Press Association—Copyright Wellington, 'Last Night. for tin first-class representative Dutch North Island v. South Island, to o. played ' <i -Saturday, two strong teams • iave been -elected. The team to leave July 3 :or thu tour to Australia .. ii be selc.-t.id from these players in the evening.

The following arc tne teams]: NORTH ISLAND.

Full -back, J. Ryan; three-quarters, Stewart, R, Roberts, StOnr; five-eighths, J. AkKenzie, Weston; half back, li. Roberts; wing forward, Taylor; forwards, Cain, Francis, Bruce, Smith, Downie, A. Wilson, and Cotter; emergencies, Young, T. Leaihy, and O'Brien. oOUTH ISLAND.

Full back, Scott; three-quarters, Pyle, Cockroft, Lynch; five-cightJhs, Black, Crawshaw; half back, 11. Taylor; forwards, Williams, Lindsay, Irvine, Fisher, McNeece, Oraham, Langford, and 111 Murray; emergencies, Hassell and Watsou.

WELLINGTON v. TARANAKI. Wellington, Last Night. The Wellington Rugby Union has appointed Mr A. Nielson as referee in the Wellington-Taranaki match at Hawera.

INTER-ISLAND "B" TEAMS.

SOUTH ISLAND WINS Bi 13 TO 8.

Wellington, Last Night. The match .between the "B" team? of the North and South Islandsi created a great deal of interest to-day. There was an attendance at the Athletic Park of upwards cf 3000 .people. It waa generally agreed ttiat the teams were evenly matched, but the result was not unexpected. A feature of the contest >as the 'Va.Vir.ing up" of the Southerners. During the early part of the game they seemed to Jack combination, but the forwards were a fine, fast lot, and ihe whole team improved as the match progressed; in fact, in the 'second halt* the Southerners' line was rarely in danger. Nunn, as Ihalf-hack for the North Island team, and Cockroft. three-quar-ter for the South, played sterling games, and on several occasions showed brilliant football. The game ended in favor of to 8.

In the am spell, Ryan got a tn which McKenzie converted, and McKer zie got a goal from a mark by Kitnr the spell ending North 8, South' nil. I the second half, South woke up, Hasell, Cockro?t and Green scored trie Cockroft converting two.

INTER-COLLEGIATE MATCHES.'

Palmerston North, Last Night. There was ideal weather for the football match between Tc Aute v. Wangunui. Tlie junior game was won by Wanganui by 22 to 0. The winners' forwards were heavy. These teams lacked general knowledge. T><ie senior game was well contested, particularly in the forward work, though there w«is an. occasional hack display. Wanganui scored a converted try and a penalty goal, Tc Aute a trv.

THE LEAGUE GAME.

BRITISH TEAM MAKES A SCORE.

Reejived 17, 9.50 p.m.

Brisibane, June 17. English defeated Ipswich by 45 poini to B.'

The match was played on the slhpw grounds before an attendance of- 4000. A bitterly cold westerly was blowing. The first' ha!f was very streunous, the combination of both sides being splendid, and thft tackling deadly. The Ipswich forwards lisid their own against the English pack, but the backs were outclassed. The scores at lialf time were: England 14; Ipswich 5. In the second half England completely outclassed Ipswich, and scored whenever they liked. England's big score was the result of magnificent passing rushes among the backs. For England Francis scored five tries, Moorhouso 3, Wagstaff 2, and Jofhnsone 1. Wagstatf converted four, and Jo'hnsonc and Jannan one each. For Ipswich, Jeffrey and Beavis scored tries, and Wackcr converted one.

HOW TO BEAT NEW ZEALAND. ADVICE TO AUSTRALIANS.

Sydney-, June 17. A long article entitled "How to boat tlie New Zealand Rugby team," written for the Telegraph, says:— "There are no Seelings or Caraons and no Paulings with the team that is coming, but there will be some who will do their best to emulate these heroes. The points to rumcmfber are that the New South Wales and Queensland . vanguard must make up their minds to a dashing, tearing, run-away game, and that they are going to be in at the death. If this is done the men will have the condition to outlast the game. The New Zealand phalanx with all its glories, may be outshone by the Australian forward renaissance."

AN AUSTRALIAN MATCH.

Received 17, 10 p.m. Sydney, June 17. Queensland heat Metropolitan by .12 points to 8.

NEW PLYMOUTH v. STRATFORD. A senior its tali between New Plymouth and Eltliam Northern League teams will be. played on the Recreation Grounds at 3 o'clock this afternoon. A good game is expected. The following will represent New Plymouth: Grimmer, Hooker, Skipwer, McLean. Tocher, Bullot, Frewin, Kyle. Allan, Gi'riilioefVr, Piiillips, Clarke, Parker, Ryan. Taylor.

ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL. A Rl"i.<T IX THE LUTE. Wellington, Last N'ight. v ;v • ting uf the Wellington Football ■AiMOi-iai ion management committee tonignt ro-eivd a letter from the New Zealand Association, advising that the decided not to re-open the case, of the disqualification of T. Crouch-, out the Council wouid fjivoraibly consider the ;■(,] resentutions of the Wellington Association with ii view to lifting tile suspension before tilie expiry of its full term. The Wellington 'Association resolved to reply that it had no representations to mike, it regretted that the New Zealand body had not re-opened the ease when requested, and now the Wellington Association could, only refuse to reeogniss Crouch's disqualification by the New Zealand Council.