FOOTBALL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 264, 17 April 1915, Page 8

FOOTBALL.

TIIE NuKTIIEIiN UNION OtDE. NEW ZEALAND TnUH OK AUSTRALIA. I3y Cable —Press Association—Copyright Keceived April 1(1, 8.2"> p.m. Sydney, April Hi. Tlie Hugby League lias fixed the dates lir the matches against New Zcaiainl on .Inly sth, 7th, 2M.li, and 28th. .V idweek matches at country centres will probably be arranged. Even sneli serious business as the present war cannot i|iieneh the 15ri(u-i's love ill sport, and ill a letter recently received in Napier, the writer, w'io is nerving in 11.M.5. Shannon, in l',,c nnr,loand of Ail miral (!(.'ii_uli-(';illtiorjn\ descries how lie with a lew others fivm tho same ship, weir allowed on : hore ?</(• a short time in order to plav a U:\li match with a team I'mm the Iron Duke (Admiral j-hip}, i'ami!iiirly e filed in the Xa\"Y the "Tin D;ii:k." The ir,,iti-h was phyed in a iri'mllv spirit, and the Xew Va alander he? 55"; a V'-w 7a-.'\:mh r -was >et to mark Davie., Hi" Wel.'h international player, who w. a member of the 'lron Duke's team. 'Pie wr:{cr modestly remarks that sonm of Ins hn iM'-i -1 miv that (lie marking v/am>t all i-)i one side. However, Ih'iaL'h th- 1 Iron Duke's team vert 1 viet<»rioas "!i lied tteeasion, in a ndnni match the roannoii tuani scojvd a win. and so -i: ! .d«' battlers ewn. It ;:«>'• s without 1 I hat 'i he ne-n ol' ilie Navy would " to he playing fonthall. f];.nirativo)y,

-h tlx (Jerman navy, but, imforiiiiiaUdy, the latter seemed disinclined to line up tor a contest.