FOOTBALL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 45, 14 July 1914, Page 8

FOOTBALL.

Al STi'ALIAV THAU FOR SATURDAY A STIIOXU COMBINATION. By Cable—l'ivss Association —Copyright Received 13, 8.35 p.m. Sydney, -Tuly 13. The team selected to play against Xew Zealand on Saturday is thoroughly representative of Australia, including live Qucenslander.s. It is claimed that the changes have considerably strengthened the combination. The team is as follow?:- - Full-back. Dwyer; three-quarters, Francis, i'lynn (Queenslanders), Canand Wogan; live-eighths. Tasker; hallback. Wood; forwards, Williams, Murphy, .1. Thompson (Queenslanders), Watson, Wallaeh. F. Thompson. Baker and George. THE ALL I!LACKS' TOUR. LOVERIDCire AXKI.E AOAIX. j C'OCKOROIT CETS HIS CIIAXCE. Per Press Association. Wellington, Last Xight. ; Owing to injury suffered by f.overidge, who ricked ins ankle in Saturday's mutch, the Xew Zealand Rugby Union decided to send Oockcroft (Tiinaru) as extra man. lie leaves by the Maunga--1 nui on Friday for Sydnev to join the team. THK WF.I.LIXOTOX REFEREES' STRIKE. Wellington. Last Xiglit. The troubl,' between tihle Wellington liußliy Union and the Wellington Referees' Association over the control of the appointment of referees wa* advanced, another stage to-night. At a meeting of tin* fitter body some ten (lavs ago. tin- association practiisiUv called itU ltcmber- out nn strike unless their !'"• que-t thai tli l Union'.- representative upon the refiiees' appointment hoard be withdrawn was acceded to. The Union declined, and last Saturday the Rugby games v-er" controlled by volunteer referee.-', including some mem hers of the association. At :i meeting of (he association toright to consider it- position. a letter was received from the Rugby Union staling that it regretted verv much the attitude t.ii" Association had assumed, but. it could cot see it* way to depart from the previous .-land it had adopted. ,i declining to ask its representative to withdraw from the appointment board. After consideration of the letter, the Association resolved that it should go intc vacation for the time being, and if occasion arose members ciuiil he called together again. Opinions were expressed that tilie Rugby Union cannot cany on for a month without the asM-tanee of the Association, SATURDAY'S MATCHES L\ SOUTH TARAXAKI. Waimate defeated Kapollga by 0 points to :: 011 Saturdav under fairlv ravorable weather conditions. A win ■ or a draw would have put Waimate : n possession of the championship, but a defeat would have meant a phiv-off between the two teams, taking for granteti that both teams win their remaining fixtures. ■ The game was bard fought throughout. The Iv.tponga forwards lad improved wonderfully in condition tiiieo these two tennis juet in tiie. first found. <in that fieca-ion the blue fo:lau over their opponents, but '»n >.»:tiii'o;'v tlo,y had till' tables turned on then'/. Ihe Ka[H)nga forwards were most conspicuous jt»i- dashing loose ward rusln-'.'. and the Mile forwards wen; beaten at, their own game. Taking the game all through Waimate must certainly be considered IlleUv lo will. Ol!t----sifle Wainiate distncl a win for Kalorilia \yoali 1 l.avp been a popular win. Ihe Waimate score- comprised two penalty goa>- and a goal from a mark, all not■■bi-d by f'nlman in tin- first spell, for Kuponga. King kicked a goal from a mar',, ill the lirst spell, and (J. Da vies soli dan iiin-Hiiverted tr\ in the second -pell. Opnnake nun from llawera bv d"fault. Uawvra juniors beat Waimate bv .T |i<iSits lan unconverted trv by Street) lo nil. Kaponua second juniors defeated Ifa''■'era l).v 3 points (a try scored by Welsh | 1" nil. This match give- Kaponga the iinrd L'l'aih- championship „f Southern I'aranaki. Tlicv have played six gam<'S, von live and lost one. scoring 37 points "id having l:; scored against them. I'ilK T WFI'RT.Y SHIELD.