FOOTBALL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 312, 11 June 1915, Page 7

FOOTBALL.

JUNIOR. : STRATFORD DEFEAT CLIFTON At Stratfrvd yesterday Stratford defeated Clifton by 22 points to 3. Mr. Page referred. N.P.11.5. v. ELTHAM. The New Plymouth High School journeyed to Eltliam yesterday, and wt-|V defeated bv the local team by 22 points to nil. Mr. Thompson refereed. SECOND JUNIOR. CLIFTON v. STRATFORD. J At Waitara yesterday' cllfton drew with Stratford after an interesting) game. In the first spell Rivei! scored, and converted a try for Stratford, and in the second spell Pennington scored a fry for Clifton, which Fclton converted and'evened up the scores. Mr. I'. Roberts refereed. HltiH SCHOOL v. ELTHAM. Eltliam defeated New Plymouth ITigh School at New Plymouth by 21 points to nil. Mr. .T. West refereed. The following will represent Tukapa Seniors v. Clifton in Western Park on, Saturday at S p.m.:-Ryuor Wlutakcr, Martin,' Contts, Jjoveridge, Mann, M. Skipper, Fuller, Waka, Perry, R. Broug.iton, AVard, Bacon, Early, Carroll, lie-I serves: ,T. Skipper, Brokenshire, M«rns.! Tukapa-- First Juniors defeated Ingle- ( wood on Western Park yesterday afternoon to the tune of -l» points to S. Ingle- ] wood arrived with nine men, and suom: n-1.-s w-v" i>icked up on the ground. \h\ L. i!-.mr/i:-ies controlled (he game. NEW ZEALAND TOUR POSTPONED. Kydney. June 8. The secretary of the Rugby League received from the New Zealand Lwgue a letter In reply to the offer to postpone the New Zealand tour in Australia. It sil ys that many Australasian players having been killed or wounded, the present unfortunate crisis is considered not a fittin" time to think of undertaking a tour and adds: "The Dardanelles operations have- brought home, to us the Meat saeriliccs which the Australasians have to hear, some 400 of our League' players being at the front, and some are enlisting each week."