FOOTBALL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10063, 9 June 1910, Page 5

FOOTBALL.

* NEW ZEALAND TEAM IN SYDNEY. By Telegraph—Press Association. WELLINGTON, June 3. The New Zealand Rugby Union has received a cablegram from tie msiiseger of the New Zealand term at ijyimey, requesting that two more piaytrs should be sent over at once, Tee matter was at once considere/1, and Avery, of the Wellington Olc! Boys' Club, wa3 s-eJected as one of the pair. The other player required 13 a wing three-quarter, but it was not definitely decided who will be sant to fill this position.

MAORI GAME DRAWN. Received Jane 8, 9.20 p.m. £ SYDNEY, June 8. The Maoris played the Northern Union ci New South Wales, at Armidale, in ideal weather, to-day. The match ended m a draw —six points each. Winiata kicked a' penalty goal and "Harrison secured a try for the Maoris. The game ** ; ;s fast and open, )

Received June 8, 2.30 p.rn. SYDNEY, June 8. A large gathering of the New South Wales Rugby Uninn officially, welcomed the New, Zealand team. The manager said he hoped they would win some of the matches, but their chief aim wa3 to give a clean, lively, cpeu exhibition of the old game. He regretted that some of the players originally chosen had been unable to come to Australia, but if they went down they would do so as a representative New Zealand team. SENIOE. RED STAR v. GLADSTONE. The following is tha Red Star senior team to play Gladstone oh Saturday, at Masterton:—Backs: Morris, K. Welch, Iggulden, Chamberlain, Douglas and Ball; Forwards: MeKenzie, B. Welch, Miller, Alien, Corbet t, D. Ross, R. Welch, McLachlan, and McLaren.

The following team will roprsseat Masterton in their match against Star juniois, on Saturday :—Yate?, Sirnonson, Thompson, [Johns, Carmine, Eanley, Bannister, Viclrerstaff, Simonson, Wagg, Gordon, Thompson, Dixon, Lett, Billington. The Red Star thkd-class team to play Dalefield at Masterton on Saturday is:—Treen, McKenzie, Price, P Smith, T. Riddel, Weller, McHaitie, Munn, Dixon, Wickens, Golder, M. Welch, C. Smith, J. Ewington, H. Flaws. Emergency, Simmons.