FOOTBALL.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume XXIX, Issue 7821, 14 June 1909, Page 3

FOOTBALL.

NEW ZEALAND PROFESSIONAL TEAM.

• ■••-:>:; ■■; SYDNEY, June 13. "iAbout 10,000 persons assembled to Witness the match between the New • .Zealand team and a team representing ■Australia yesterday. The game was . not conspicuous for brilliancy. Die . New Zealanders lost the services of J. Spencer through, an accident, House filling his place. The visitors' tackling ■showed a great improvement on previous displays, but there was evident staleness on both sides. The local men showed want of combination. The visitors in the first half obtained three ■- -tries ,\ none of which were converted. In the second half Australia attacked with ■' 'vigour, and levelled matters with a tf.y which was converted. The good combination of the New Zealanders, ■' JipweVer, put them in the lead again with fourteen points to eight. Aus- <• tralia next added a try, and then imnfediately was kept on the defensive „ almost to the end of the spell, the ' visitors adding another try with added . "points. The local. men failing to in- " crease their score, the whistle sounded —-New Zealand 19, Australia 11. • .The" following will represent the Wiiichmore Football Club in its ( match against Springburn, at Mount Somers, . oii the 19th instant: M. Daily, W. ' Kriox, P. Thompson, O'Grady (3), I Bland (2), Clifford (2), Culverhonse, - Morcan, Ryan, Rooney, Watson and Smith ; emergencies,' Scott, Bland, J. J - Clifford and Lemon.