FOOTBALL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 80, 24 August 1914, Page 8

FOOTBALL.

THE KUOBY GAME CANTERBURY v. WAJfGAtfUI. By Telegraph.—Press Association. AYangarvni, last Night. The match Cimterlrm'v v. Wangamii resulted in a win for t!w visitors bv S (mints (tavo tries', one convert eel) to nil. WELLINGTON v. SOUTHLAND. Wellington, tout Night, lu their first rcpresentatjrve match of tliie .spst'on, Wellington hud a runaway viotorjr yesterday over Jfcmtiilaml In- 34 points to nil Tlie visitors opi'iral with sonre lively work, Uut we.re Koon tired out. In the wonsl spell 'they couJd barely stand up before the IWeUlinKlon paek. .In t'lie first swell Pegdcn, Bejmli and Pisher scored 'tries, Beard converting one. Tn the «eeovnl half TiTynnl got flcrosfv twice, and Gard.oev and Kiuni-i.-v anee cueli, and Gui'dne.' coiwerlcd two trie* and kicked a ponalt y goal: • whfic Tilyiird pot.teij n goal. TOE LKAGI'E GAAiE. AUCKLAND v. WELLINGTON". ' Auckland. Let*t jN T ig>ht. The Auckland ami AVcllington JjOfwritt J'oetball representative match was played in the presence of about 5030 DW'iions yesterday. The cfimc w* spwiacwlar, 11-ml wis di.stinjfniiilied ); iiisnv excit'ini; ittsitfewts. Auckland lost iihrc.e men ' tlli'auofc minor in juries. The liome team Wis superior birtli fcirward and lftck. Tile fir*i. Jjxdl V.'.lS' noticeable for fast antf exciting play, and the rapidity with ! which iioih sides in turn attacked. The i first score of t : be match came aficr a iV'ssing rim. Wynvard, hv b<utin« two : 111011. ,piiltin;j' the !mi:shdiig tmiv'h to the | movement, ttavorv converted. The lat,*tcv plavej' also kicked a 'penalty 50a 1 be- '• lore li&lf-time. hi .oie *»eond,<*i»etl. Wca4«a«M>redlor AncJiltuid, and jjo&Jb w»v I kicked fur Welliiie'ton 'hv Hiudlev (i) juud Cla.ni'pbell. ami LI 1 e name ended wrt.li j the scores: Auckland It), Wellington 0.