FOOTBALL.

Taranaki Daily News, 26 September 1919, Page 7

FOOTBALL.

ALL BLACKS TO YISIT N.S.W, By Telegraph.— Press Assn —Copyright. „ Sydney, Sept. 2I». e ihe Rugby Union anticipates the arrival Oi the New Zealand footballers at Adelaide from South Africa about October, reaching Sydney, if they continue the voyage, about the nth. The union has sent a wireless wssngfi to tho manager, asking If the team can come overland from Adelaide, thus enabling them to pl»y a match In Sydney about tho 11th. , if this is Impossible they should play about the 18th. A reply is awaited.*— Aus.-N Z. Cable Assn. TARANAKI'S CRUSHING DEFEAT. Thus the Wanganui Chronicle:— How tho mighty havo fallen I It was an , opinion that one. with a memory of Taranaki football over a fair number of years, ndght have expressed at tho conclusion of the i'ep. game at the Recreation Ground at tho end on Saturday afternoon. The local players put it across" Taranaki vlth a vengeance, and a score of 56 points to 3 tolls Its awn tale. Never in Taranakt's football history hn*o they suffered such a crushing defeat. With epual truth ouo might say never a * orso team *ent out to uphold the amber and blacks' prestige. Tho most ardent of local football supporters were unprepared for such a debacle, and It was moro than a local amateur "wool-brokers" were looking for a - six to ten points margin in • I 8 favor before accepting accommo- : -.ation. it is almost unnecessary on the face ; -y the score to remark that the better team ■ j«on. It was not that Wanganui was super- • .atively good: it was moro that Taranaki gave such an awi'ul display. Had Wanganui acj ccpted ah . (i c chances that camo their way the ncore wouM probably have gono over the 70 mark. The place kicklnc was shockingly had, and out of sixteen tries only four were converted. It's all true; that's the rub. It's enough to make a Taranaki man han? hts head in shame whenever the word "football" in mentioned again. To think that fcn h;c; been let down so Ignomlnously by a tei>m which was selected 'ho name nnrl trnflltlona of ? noted m? 1 Brorlnce! It Is hard to hear. It will lake years for '.he jirorlncn to get over this disgraceful bentlns, If It. ever does. No .11 .w S f° ot b a N province—nnrt Taranaki unt.l this year wjis In the first flieht--»ver had such a score put up against it, and by a l oo '," 1 !" mny nf lho Tnranakl players nulte despised No Taranaki man playing In in.n match should ever titfalu be given the chanco to tnjnlsh the reputation <■" the province Better the High School bnvs take tliei." Places. They, at least, would dire thetr ouponents a " K o" for It and not lie down and be made door-mats of. fiAME AT MAKETAWA. (Prom Our Own Correspondent) ( ». Not J?I R , aeo the youn ' : "n™ « r 'he Maketttwa district started a local football club, with chairman, team captain, secretary and executlvo committee complete, secured a sultTuft, i°i C j or e f ' a,ne ftn( * practice, •ihey decided to celebrate the creation of the ftew club by hating an opening match between the married and single members. This nowever, was easier said than done Married" men of an age and agility suitable for such an effort are not too common in a farming community, so the opening match hung for quite a apell. However, by making concessions sides were arranged and a few davs pro the game was played The married side mustered only eight, two of them bachelors at that, whllo their opponents' team was of full strength.. No great proficiency was professed oy either party, though the benedicts had the more experienced players. The result was a great game from start to finish, the utmost goodwill prova.iilng throughout, and those who am not ache from their exertions must surelv have drtfio so through laughing. Every mis', take was greeted with laughter and each success with great applause. The onlookers comprised a majority of young ladles, so it was wily natural that the bachelors' efforts should. If anything, be more warmly cheered than their opponents In spite of odds, in age and numbers, the game resulted In favor of the married sido by 8 to 6. Pqt the winners "• Salisbury anu W. Wheeler scored a try each, the latter's being converted by C. Diamond (both bachelors). For the frsers T. Burgess and O. D«an each scored a try So though the married men won, points of their score were made by their tinchflor assistants—sort of post-datcd henedlcts A report is current that a match is to be arranged for an early date with the Midhirst. Football Club, also lately new born in the football world, If this comes off on the Maketawa's ground at Mr Dombrowskl's farm, Durham Road, and good weather obifftns a lolly outing for an enthusiastic gathering is a forepono contusion.