The Third Test

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 39, 6 July 1914, Page 5

The Third Test

A WIN FOR ENGLAND. BY 14 POINTS TO 6. t

By Cable—Press Association—Copyright

Received 5, 5.5 p.m. Sydney, July 6. The final of three tests between Enjft land and Australia was played in fin* .WMthcr in the presence of forty thousand. The rteent rain had made thft ground soft ar.d lieuv-v. favorable to the Englishmen. '

Tlie fiKit acoax was to the visitors, Wood kicking a goal from a penalty, and a little Liter D.im scored and Wood converted. Wood udded another two points from a penality shortly foefore half-timi l'lgiiud then leadin* by nine to ml

On- John on wid Wood converted \li ams and Hall bouhi retired mjuitd, kavmg England two men sliort 'll. Au traliaufl attacked and - nd lXane steor cd, Messenger failing to tonveat either, and the whittle ifinalh blew with the ■score: England 14, Australia 6.

AUCKLAND MATCHES. By Telegraph—l're.-H Association. '~ Auckland, Last Night,. Tie le'fjulte of Saturday's foothali matches are as folK'ws:—UniveraitT 'beat College Rifles by 9 to nil, and Ponsonby beat M&rist Bros, by 14 points to

The championship points of the teams ■one match to play, while City, Ponson9, Marist Bros. 7,"College Rifles 4. University and Marist Bros, each have only one match to play, which City, PonAohby, and College Rifles each have two to pi-ay,

A fourth grade p&ver named W. tawdry had his W broken on. Saturday.

Corinthians beat North Shore by 4 goals'to2; Thistle beat Adult School by fi goals to nil; Y.M.C.A. o-nd fcarltoi played a drawn game, no 'sfebre; Brotherhood and Everton played a draw, two goals eadh:

well-iKgtgn matcb.es. Auckland, Last Nigiht. Otahulm heat Newton by 10 to «• North Shore heat City by 0 to 7, arid. Ponsonby teat Grafton "b\- 15 points to 3. " r

Ponsonby and North Shore ar* etfiial with 13 points each, for the championship, while City comes next with. 10 poinfe

WELLINGTON MATCHES.

Wellington, Last Night. A trial match A versus B, in preparation for the English teams/s visit, resulted in «, fine game, the A team winning by 12 pints to 11. The position in the championship ladder are: Athletic 10 points, Wellington 12, Petone 10, Poncke 8, Oriental 8, University G, Melrose 4. St. James nil.

The following are the results of Saturday's football matches :

Petone beat Wellington iby 17 to 6; Athletic beat Melrose by 37 to 3Oriental beat Poneke by 13* to 9- Uni' versity beat St. -Tames by 0 to 3.

THE ASSOCIATION GAM®.

WELLINGTON MATCHES.

_ ■ Wellington, Last Night. ■ Corinthians beat Rover 3 by 4 goals to 3; Y.M.C.A. boat Diamonds by- 2 goals to 1; Wanderers drew with Swifts no score; Hospital beat Thistle, 3 to ml; Brooklyn beat Petone, 1 to nil.