FOOTBALL.

Taranaki Daily News, 29 May 1919, Page 5

FOOTBALL.

MAORIS DEFEAT SOUTHLAND.' ' By Telegraph.—Press Association. ; Invercargill, Last Night- V'J - Despite a greasy ball, a opekgame was witnessed to-day when tM Maoris met Southland. A wing forwafg was not played." The visitors, with tb» wind in the first spell, held the uppef hand, attacking with brilliant p""<qfr; movements, and putting on three trhS!" (two being converted) to nil. In second half the Southland forward! showed stronger form, but the gam*' continued open and attractive to the the Maoris winning by eighteen point*, (four tries, three converted) to etaM' (converted try and a goal from a martTi CLIFTON v. TUKAPA. A reminder is given of the beneJß football match to bo played on the Re-' 11 creation Groundy this afternoon at 8.30 ,i p.m. The proceds of the match wW' be devoted to the Mynott benefit fund.; Judging from the largo number ol tickets already disposed of, a very sub-'f» stantial sum should be raised. As an exponent of football. My not I has pro« bably afforded the followers of the game more pleasure than any other player who ever donned a jersey in Taranaki, ■ and it is befitting that the pleasure he has afforded onlookers of the game should be recognised in a tanuihle form. The match commences at 2.30. The following will rcpiv.sciil Tukapa in the match against Clifton in aid of the above fund:—Kirk, M'Hardv, Brae- j burn, Hurley, Hawkes, Cocker, Hughes iBrown, Loveric>;e, Cope-take, Gardiner/ Oliver, Hooker, Boswel!, Priar. KmorX gencies: Horsup, Stohr. The Star juniors footballers will niav'S a match with High School Old Hover's Junior* team at uw raoesourn to-day, -<