Football

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 54, 24 July 1914, Page 5

Football

THE AIIMJDAI.K MATCir. O'BUIKX'S Li,;,;, ukukkx. By Cable.—Press Association.—Copyrigat „ . , Sydney, July 22. During the Armidale match, O'Brien, the New Zealand full-back, had a small bone of his leg hroken while tackling and was removed to the hospital. At | half-time the score was: Xew Zealand 8, New ICiijfhind o. The visitor* played, brilliantly in tint second half and pre- 1 ' vented the local men from making any further score. The Xew Zealandcrs were tendered a civic reception in the Town Hall. It is expected that O'Brien will be' incacitj.ted for about a fortnight. He is returning to Sydney for treatment, and there is a possibility that he will ' be unable to play in the Sydney matches.. A IWTIULL ADVERTISEMENT. '> Melbourne, July 28. On the strength of the argument that it will prove a valuable advertisement to Australia, the Minister of Works has promised to recommend that a substantial _ sum shall be given to assist the funds for sending two football teams picked from all the States to give exhibition matches in connection with the "-' Panama Exposition. HIGH SCHOOL v. TUKAPA. T K High School-Tukapa ' junior match, which was.to have been played yesterday afternoon, was postponed to ■ext Thursday. . ,'

THE LEAGUE GAME. GOAL-KICKING COMPETITION. The goal-kicking competition at El[tham, for a gold medal presented by | the Taranaki League Executive, was won easily by Guerin, of the British team. The competitions were: Guerin and Romans for the British team, and Malone ' and Hooker for the Taranaki team. Mr. Clifford, manager of the British team, presented a football to the Eltham schoolboys, who were present 'by invitation.

KASPER CUP COMPETITION. At Rahotu to-morrow Pihama and Rahotu will meet to decide the championship in the Kasper Cup competition. [At the conclusion of the third round, both teams are level. The two teamshave already met on three occasions, and each has a win, a loss and a draw to its credit, This match is, therefore, attiacting considerable interest along the coast, and is certain to le witnessed ■ by a large gathering. ' x

WAIMATE v. SOUTH TARANAKI. At the match between Waimate and the rest of South Taranaki at Manaia on Saturday, the Taranaki team's selectors will be present, and the B team to travel to Auckland will be selected. The teams will be as follows: Waimate Seniors—.King, Meuli (3), Wells, Colman, Lynskey, Allison, Bir* eliall, Young, Ryan, Hunt, L, Young, Winters, McCook and Daley. | Rest of South Taranaki:—S. George, Newton, Beamish, Rye, S. Cameron, A. Paterson, Whittington, J. Johnstone, D. Paterson, J. Robertson, J. Kissick, Winks and Murphy (Hawera), Rowlands and T. Cameron. Emergencies: D. Paterson, Radford, C. Hughes aaid P. Mur-