The Football Season.

Waihi Daily Telegraph, Volume IV, Issue 1091, 12 September 1904, Page 2

The Football Season.

WAIHI V. BOTOBDA (Special to (he Daily Tilbobaph.) Rotorua, ibis day,

Bio above match was played atllototua on Saturday, and resul led in a win for Waibi by 3 points to nil. In tho first spell there was no score, Rolorua having tho best oi this half. Early in the second spelt Oottie scored from a scrum near tho line. Cunningham (ailod to convert. Tlicro was no futther score. Waihi hud all tho best of tho seoond spoil, l'dtone, olJßotomn, wrenched his lmeo in tho first spell, and retired.

OTAGO V. WELLINGTON

WELLINGTON RETAINS THE RANFORLY SHIELD By Telegraph.—Pre»i Aiiooiation. VVsLLiNoiON, this daj. Wellington boat Otago by 15 points to 18. Wellington therefore retains for a season the Ranfurly Shield which thoy won from tho Auckland team.

I WANGANUIV. CANTERBURY Wanganui beat Canterbury by 5 points toO. NELSON V. MAKLBOROUGH Nelson beat Marlborough by 12 points to 6. POVERTY BAY V, HAWKE'B BAY Poverty Bay beat Hawlto's Bay by 20 points to 3,

ROVERS V, SILVER STARS An interesting game was played ou the loc:il recreation ground on Saturday be» tween teams representing Rovers and Silver Star?, resulting in nn easy victory for liovoi'B by 21 to 3, Tries were scored (or the winners by A, Power, Scott, Sutton, and Donnelly, and Mullins kicked a penalty goal, Engglea scored for the losers, This leaves Rovers winners of the championship,

NORTH ISLAND v. SODTH ISLAND Us Tolegraph,—l'ross Association. TCmiNQTON. thiß day. The following teams have been chosen to represent North and South Island at Dnncdtn, on Wcptcmbcr 24: South Island, Full back, Booth (Otago); threoqnaiters, Gilray. Bonnett (Otago), Black (Southl'ind); ilvo-oighths, Deans (Canterbury), Stead (Southland); half, King wing forward, Porteous (Otago); forwards, Siers, Oasely (Otago), Fanning, Brunsacn, Roddick (Canterbury), Corbett, Learuiont (West Coast),

North hum. Fullback, Furria (Manawatu); l lucequortors, Wallaco (Wellington), Hunter (Taranaki), D. McGregor (Wellington); live-eighths, Mynott (Taranaki), Erekuna (Hawko's Bay); half, Roberts (Wellington) ; wing forward, Guy (Taranaki); forwards, P, McMinn (Manawatu), Watkins (Welliugion), Glasgow, Glenn (Taranaki), Cross (Wellington), Seeling, Nicholson (Aucklaud).