LATE FOOTBALL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXI, Issue 9171, 20 August 1908, Page 5

LATE FOOTBALL.

THE AUSTRALIAN CARMIVAL. SUCCESS OF NEW ZEALAND TEAM. Received August 20, 12.50 a.m. MELBOURNE, August 19. The Inter-State Carnival, to celebrate the jubilee of the Australian game, commenced to-day in the presence of six thousand spectators. Team-: representing the States of the Commonwealth and the Dominion of New Zealand will take part. New Zealand played New South Wales to-day. The Maorilandera commenced with the wind in their favo .r, and opsned with two behinds. Then New South Wales put on, three behinds and a goal, making the tc re —New South Wales 9 point', New Zeala-id 2 points. The Welshmen were noticeably quicker on the ball and kicked with greater foree and accuracy. Before quarter tima was called, Wilkirs, for New Zealand, kicked two goals, the ■second one coming through a clever mark and a good kick. At the iirst change of ends New Zealand led by 14 pjints to 9. Nearly all through the second quarter New Zealand were in trouble, New South Wales finished the quarter with a score of 6 goals 6 behinds (42 points) to New Zealand's 2 goals 4 behinds (16 points). The last two quarters, however, put a different complexion on affairs, and New Zealand had much the best of it, and aided 7 goals 5 behinds to their score against New South Wales' 2 goals and 8 behinds. The Maorilanders kicked y goal just on the dll of time, at;d secured the victory by 1 point, | the totals being—New Zealand 9 I goald 9 behinds (63 points), New South Wales 8 goals 14 behinds (62 points). The \icfors' improvement was astmnding, and the plucky uphill game they played found great favour with i th» o; looker?.

WANGANUI v. SOUTHLAND. BY TELEGRAPH —PRESS ASSOCIATION. WANGANUI, A.igust 19. The football match between Wawganui and Southland was played this afternoon. An interesting game resulted in a win for Wanganui by 10 points to six. The teams were fairly evenly matched, the Southland forwards if anything being better than Wanganui, especially in loose dribbling rushes. The backs were an even lot though the visitors were superior in line kicking. In the first spell Southland playing with the wind and sun at their backs had the best of the game. McNeece kicked two fine penalty goals. In the second spell the game was faiily even for a time, then Meuli and Mitchell each scored a try in good positions, both being converted.