FOOTBALL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 52, 22 July 1914, Page 8

FOOTBALL.

THE NEW ZEALAND TEAM. By Cable—Press Association—Copyright Sydney, July 21. The New Zealand footballers have departed for (Queensland. They p'.ay the .Northern Districts at Annulare en route. Tin-; sunsTiTt'TE system. Tare's and Sydney Sun Services. Kiceived 21. -1.45 p.m. Louden, July 21. Campbell, captain of the Leeds foot bah club, lias written to the press, urg ing Ihe Northern I'niou to adopt the substitute S\>t"in. The suggestion was' ■ odly received.

T.UtAXAKI v. MAXAWATU. The Manawatu representatives will arrive in .Yew I'.vmouth by the mail trui'n to-night. The Manawatu team has already played three representative matches this season, s.> should possess good combination. The Taranaki team as choion is a one, the only absentee; of note being Colman. who can with "i|iial fill tin- dual position <f wing-forward and iive-eightlis, and Smith, (he Stratford lock. 'The firstnamed incapacitated through an injury received in tile Kaponga-Waimatc match at Manaia a or so ago, and the latter through ill-health,' Both will bi* avadab e later in the season, liertraud replaces Meuli at wing-three-quarter, therein- strengthening the team. Tire forwards are the same as did l>:ui le against Wanganui save that Smitii i< reokiecfl bv .lack Kissick, who lias been nb-ent tllrugh injnrv. but is now said to lie playing better than ever McA luin li'is the vacancy as wing-fcr ward. There Will be n:i primary schools football on Saturday next, the matches set down for decision on that date ha fins been postponed.