FOOTBALL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 74, 17 August 1914, Page 2

FOOTBALL.

THE FINAL, TJGST. NEW ZEALAND 22, AUSTRALIA ?. tfy&'able— Press Association—Copyrigii t Received 15, 7.43 p.m. Sydney, August 16. The test match resulted in a vitun'i for New Zealand by 22 points to 7. In ■tin: first spell It. Roberts stored. Graham's kick failed. There was no former score in the first half. in the second spell MeKen/.i;: wa,s >!r-;t to score, E. Roberts failing with tin- kick. Then Wogan seared for Australia, Eahey failing to convert. I'wu c' stored twice, and Graham failed to convert the firs,:; but R. ''Roberts con 'Tied the second ta-y. Then H. Roberts scored, hut failed to convert. Wood kicked a field goal for Australia, s.dd just before time Taylor stored, E. itob'erts converting. WANGANUI 24, WAIRAEAI'A 0. By Telegraph. —Press Association. Wanganui, Saturday. Wanganui played a represmitaJva. match, with Wiirarapa. The iust spell was very even, the score 'being (i points to li in favor of the home team. Wairarapa equalised the points -,oon after the resumption. Wangaritit backs then got vo work, and that was the end of it. Eighteen more points were added to Wanganui's total, and when the whistle sounded no-side the score was: Wanganui 24, Waiiiarapa (i. Wanganui's score was made "up of seven tries (all unconverted) and a penalty goal. Wairarapa landed two penalty goals. THE LEAGUE GAME. TARANAKI TROUNCED IN AUCKLAND. \ Auckland, last might Tiie Taranaki Rugby League, representative team played a challenge match on Saturday against the Auckland representatives. The match, which ■was witnessed by 4000 spectators, was won by Auckland by 35 points to 4, and the local team thus retains posses- ' sion of the New Zealand challenge cup. A feature of the match was the placekicking of Savoury, who converted six of tihe .seven tries scored and kicked a penalty goal. In the first spell scoring was fairly ev;en. ' Hooker kicked two goals for' Taranaki, and Bennett scored a try for Auckland, which Savoury converted. In the second spell Auckland monopolised the scoring, and tries were scored toy Savoury, Clarkje, Seager, Walters, Pricker, and Rogers. Savoury converted fiv<> of these, and kicked a penalty goal. Another noteworthy feature of the match was that all the six forwards 1 and the scrum fialf scored tries.