FOOTBALL.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1767, 24 July 1888, Page 2

FOOTBALL.

In tiew of the match, Native team v. South Canterbury, which*; takes in Timarn to-day;' a match Probables v. Possibles (16) was played' id the Temuka Park oh Saturday. * Great interest was evinced in ll&by 1 ; the public; the attendance of btilb'okers being good. Goodall captained the Probables and G. Yelvin the Possibles. The result was a win for the Probables by 13 pointff to 5. Perry, !r Carr, Goodall, and Matheson 'plajrdd a splendid game for the Probables; 5 and GK Velvin, Kalaugher, Gobcb' and A. Stewart did equally well for the Possibles. The following is the team chosen to represent South Canterbury to-day:—Pull back, Maclean; threequarters, GK Velvin, Perry, and Kalaugher ; half backs, Gray and Hart; forwards, Goodall,' Matoeibu; Macintosh, Carr, Stewart, - Studhqlme, Shallard, Gooch,? and'‘ “His Kens, Emergencies, Fitzgerald, LeCren; and Smith. The following players will represent the Native team;-Full- back, W. Warbrick; three'quarter backs,’ D. Gage, W. Wynyard; and Lee; half backs, W. Elliot, P. Warbrick, and a. Warbrick; forwards, Webster,' G. Wynyard, T. E. Ellison, E J. Tifcroa, G. Williams, D. Stuart, Beevb, 1 ’ and Nehua. fl The Native players arrived in Timaru by the eipreastrairi from Christchureh yesterday. In the course of a conversation with Mr J. E. Scott, who represents^the ■N.Z. Native Footballers, our (Evening Mail) representative was informed that 24 players will go Home, amphgst whom, will be five Warbricks. ‘ Seven of the members out of the . 24 are Maoris, and the are half :and three-quarter castes, except‘3 European Auckland-born players; The team is, therefore, thoroughly representative so far as the Native footballers are concerned. Since cohimencing the New Zealand tour six matches have been played, five bf which Have been won, the only reverse being' at Auckland. Mr Scott considers, the Auckland footballers the' best his players have yet met in the cblohy, the Christchurch and Wellington players coming next. Speaking of the team, Mr Scott assures us 'that all the members are purely amateurs, and that only the actual expenses of the players will be defrayed out” of the proceeds. The team selected 1 to play agrinst South Canterbury frill average 12st 61b, and judging by the practice this (Monday) afternoon ‘bur players will have their work cut ’’but for them. Prior to sailing' for'‘England Warbrick’s players will have one trial of strength with the Victorians. They leave Melbourne on August 17th in the Garonne. Referring to 1 the different grounds in New Zealand, the team, consider Lancaster Park, Christchurch, far and away before all others. NATIVES V. CANTERBURY. The match between the Native footballers and Canterbury at : Christchurch on Saturday afternoon was played in the presence of about. 3000 persons, and ended in favor of' the Natives by a goal and two tries (5 points) to a goal and a try (4 points).