FOOTBALL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXI, Issue 9145, 22 July 1908, Page 6

FOOTBALL.

TOUR OF BRITISH TEAM

MAORIS DEFEATED

BY TELEGUAFMI —PBKSS ASSOCIATION. ROTORUA, July 21. The match between the British footballers and the Maoris, to clay, resulteJ h an easy win for Britain by 24 points to '.',. Although Britain's score was big, it in no way indicated that the game was one-sided, the Maoris holding their own throughout brilliantly. Britain's backs were responsible for the big sscore. The forward on both tides were evenly matched. Thu first spell ended Britain 8, M lorid nil. Two, tries ha J neen scoro.l —one by Dj ke and Uia other by l.axoii. The latter's try was coiivertcv.! by Harding. The second spell proved more disastrous for the Maori. y as four tries were uddtd to Britain's credit, two being conv-'rteJ. tries were scored by Jones, Griffiths, McEvedy and

Dyke. McEvedy converted two. Towards the closing stajes of the game Jackett was from getting in his kick, and losing possession of the ball Kira rushed and raced for the line, neck and nsck with the Britisher, and scored near the corner, wild excitement greeting the effort. Kira was carried shoulder high by the exultant crowd of Maoris. j The attendance is estimated at I fifteen hundred. The weather was I cloudy, and rain began to fall just £t the close of the game. The Britishers are being entertained at a social and dance to-night, in the Assembly Hall.

BY TELEGRAPH —I'RESS ASSOCIATION. PALMERSTON N., July 21. The Manawatu A. and P. Association has voted £SO from the amount received in connection with the letting of the ground for the Manawatu - Anglo-Welsh match for the improvement to the Showgrounds for football.

BY TKLEURAI'Il —I'IIESS ASSOCIATION,

AUCKLAND, July 21. With the exception of R. G. Deans (the Canterbury representative) the whole of the New Zealand team to play Britain on Saturday are now in Auckland. The team practised at Victoria Park this afternoon, and the men are all in tip-top form.