FOOTBALL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 85, 5 September 1914, Page 3

FOOTBALL.

REPRESENTATIVE MATCHES.

RESUliltt TO DATE.

v. Wanganui, won by 9 to 8. v. Wellington, won by 14 to 10. v. Wairoa Sub-Union, won by 8 to nil (B team). v. Wanganui (Shied match) won by 17 to 3. v. Manawatu, won by II to 3. v. Auckland 13, won by 9 to a (B match).

v. Horowhenua, won by 14 to .1 (Shield match). v. Wairorapa (Shield match!), won by 22 to 3.

v. Canterbury (Shield match), won by fi to 5. v. Auckland, lest by 13 to 8. t. Southland (Shield match), won bv 6 to nil. MATCHES ARRANGED. September 10 —y. Wellington, at Stratford. ftcjitember 17 —v. Auckland, at New Plymouth. NEXT WEEK'S FIXTURE. Thursday, September 10, Taranaki v. Wellington, at Stratford (Shield match). NEWS AND NOTES. Next Thursday, at Stratford, Tara-

naki will be called upon to defend the Ranfuirly Shield for the sixth time thb season, and for .tho first occasion, tlv; challenger -rill ibe a previous shield holder, viz., Wellington. The Taranaki-Wellington-Auckland series of interunion matched are always 'looked forward to with keen interest, and this year the interest is intensified because both Wellington and Auckland will oe unsparing in their efforts to remove the shield from the shadow of Mt Egmont. Wellington will be particularly keen to win the match, nflt only because ilicy we anxious to again get possession cf the shield, which tihey took from Auckland in 1904, only to hold for a brief s]>aoe, as Auckland l regained it the following year, but also because their victory wilt rob Auckland 1 of the chance bf annexing it from Taramalki this year. Taranaki will Ibe particularly anxious to retain tho 'blue riband oi football kgainst Wellington, in order to 'have the honor of defending it against Auckland next week. The Wellington touring team boa been chosen and though tihe war has caused considerable depletion of the ranks of Wellingtoh senior foothill, it is a very strong team, and its defeat Iby Canterbury came as a great surprise. Too much' reliance regarding form must not 'be placed on mat result, as Wellington may have had a day off —of which Taranaki has so many. Wellington has (been preparing for the shield match, and though the Empire City playens have a strenuous battle before them to-day in their Match against the Northerners, who, by-the-byc, <lo not appear to have suffered seriously, if at all, as the outcome of the way, it is safe to say that 'they will" have something in reserve lor Taranaki. Certainly, they are only taking sixteen men on tour, but it is not v<iry long journey from, Wellington to New- Plymouth and extra men, can, if needed, easily make the trip. The re suL of the maloh to-day between Auckland and Wellington will be await-:! locally with interest'. [The competing teams are published herewith, as they will probably Ibe the same that wiil m*'ot Taranaki later. The teams are: Auckland.—Moffitt, Macky, Stewart, >lc(«ergor, Weston, McKenzn-. Jiosp, O. Stewart, Sellars, Oa-sey, French, Hall. Barrett, Jtilfcfy, Avery; o-.nurgencie;., (Jedues, Lambert, Inkster, Hansen. Wellington.—Twomey, Madden, Evenson, 10. ityan, Algar, Tilyaid, Roberts, lteady, Francis, (Wilson, .MolliU, Dent, Bell, W. Ryan (Petone), Fisher, and Ouchrist. Air George Howe will be manager. The team leaves for AurikVand eti Thursday. The dates of the matches are: Auckland', September 5; Taranaki. Septem-W 10; Wianganui, September 12; Hawke'a Bay, September IS.

Tho Ta.rana.ki team will be chosen from tlie followingi sixteen:—Cameron (2), Stohr, Whittington, Column, Robert*, Liovcridge, Brown, Taylor, Carn, Whittington, Young, Kobertson, Paul, Patterson, Kissick. One of the backs will have ta be left out. It is quite prolKible that Loveridge will be omitted. Fit and well, the Tiikapa. man woulil !)-.• Hue of . the first to ibe chosen, but he lias : not lrt,en too weSl of late, and probably will have to give pJace to D. Cameron, to-ha haw come back bo brilliantly. All *will wash the Tukapa buck a speedy 'return to this old form. Both 'back and forward the Taranaki team, is a good one, and with - little j concerted training must be bard to beat; in fact, if the farwards will only bestir themselves and play up to the best, Taranaki traditions, the writer I opines tliat th« shield' wM remain hers till next year. J:ti should 'bo a great game to watch. There haw bivn some great struggles between Wellington and Taranaki, as tin- lollowing 'Will show: — In all Wellington and Taranaki have met twenty-four times, eleven mat. ncs having been won by each side, whilst one match has been drawn and another aliandoned. Taranaki Jias scored it£2 |M>ints agiiinst Wellington's 148 points, (li these matches four have been special niateiies of which Wellington has won three and Taranaki one, the points i-wed being Taranaki 41 and Wellington 4S. Of the twenty annual!' matches Taranaki has therefore won 10 and lost eight, .-eoring 121 points against Wellington's 10(1. Of these matches 10 have been played at Wellington, three at ilnwera, and seven at New Plymouth' 'ihe Wellington matches resulted in Taranaki winning % losing li, one being drawn and the other abandoned. At llawera, Taranaki won two and IoM. one. and at New Plymouth Taranaki Iljs won six and lost one match. Next week's ,match is 'lie tirst Wellington tiMnve to be piayed it .Stratford. The detailed results are as follow:—

lis'.M. at llaueni. wdii C point* to nil. ISm. at, YWllinvton, drawn, no score. ISOO. at .New I'lymouth, v;on (i to -ill. 1897, at AWrinjvUm, lost, 3 to nil. IH9,H. ;it llawera. won, 0 to lul. I.HIHK -it lost, !) to 5. IIXKI. al llawera, lost, 8 ;to C. 1901. at Wellington, 'tost, 20 to 3. IMV2. at New I'lymouth, won, <> to 3. I!>(>:!. a I Wellington, won, . r > to .!• MUM. at New I'lymouth, won, II to l!)ll.">. at. Wellington, lost, fi to nil. HK'Ki. at. New Plymouth, won, 11 to 3. mOT. ai Wellington. match alwui'loiieil I'.uis. at New Hymouth, won, 15 to nil. 1 litis, at, Wcflington (wpotiul m atcii), lost. 13 to 8. lpt/i. ml Wellington, lost. 15 to B. r.tlti, at. At Plymouth, loat, 11 to (I. mil. at Wellington, won, 23 to 3. miii. at llawera (special nmti'li), lost, li to 10. mi-2, al .\cw I'lymouth, won, fi to 5. mi'.!, at llawi'T.l (-peeia.l match). los'.. i:; to 9. lfll.'i. at Wellington, lost, 8 to nil. mu. ai. llawera (special nuitcli). wop U to 10. .1 iV,Sullivan, the well-known TaTa Iraki Ti'plvsrntativc, and one of the ofigiun 1 All Blacks, is at preeent an

inmate of the New Plymouth Hospital, where he has undergone an operation. Wo are pleased to say that he w making a gpod reciovery. The South Auckland representative team, which recently went on tour, had a \try successful trip, defeating \.anganui,, Manawatu and Wsiirarapa. The team endeavoured! to arrang-s a match with Taranaki when .fixing its tour, but the local union had .110 date available. Tho defection of the 15ay of Plenty IJnion of course left a vacant date, but it was too late then tu arrange the fixture Referring to the Southland match, tin Auckland Herald states that the 'Southland team which played AucMand representatives on Saturday was practically the Southern union's second fifteen. The union lost ten mien who enlisted as members of the expeditionary foiee, and on tour another five were crippled. In flic circumstances criticism would -be unwarranted for the beaten, toam was j obviously dtoing its best while tihe Auckland -representatives never fully extended themselves. j

Martin, the crack Southland back, lor a short period a resident of New Plymouth, is talking up his residence here again, and! should be available tor

Taranaki next year. ' (For years past Mr. W. Drin-kwator 'has occupied the position of manager 'to the Tukapa junior teaa, and it is largely due to the zeal and enthusiasm that he ha.s shown in "fathering" the 'team that the Tukapa juniors hold the proud position of winner of the nor'thern division, junior championship, in lean years, he <has ih-untca round and 'got together a team to fulfil all en- ' gage-meats, hag -seen to the payment of 'travelling expenses and insurance and 'has generally looked after tlhe interests of the team, often at considerable financial! sacrifice. Every .time, too, he has 'accompanied the team on it® travels. The socials the club ran so successfully a year or two ago were primarily due 'bo* his indefatigable work. He well 'deserved the presentation that the team made him at the social on Wednesday evening—a framed enlargement 'of the team—wthicih was presented to 'him by Mr. <W. Whittaker ini a neat •speech, which emphasised the facts out'lined above. The genial "Bill," who 'was taken bv surprise, in acknowledg- ' ing the token of goodwill:, said th-lt 1 what he had done «us a sabor of lov. He had stuck to the. team through truck and tliin, -whether thoy came heme '-beaten or whether success- was theirs, 'and he would continue to stick to them ae long a® -he could'. This statement was greeted with applause. Mr. Drinkwater undoubtedly has the confidence and support of tihe Tukapa juniors.