OUR FOOTBALLERS.

Auckland Star, Volume XXIV, Issue 207, 1 September 1893, Page 4

OUR FOOTBALLERS.

AT NEW PLYMOUTH.

A CORDIAL RECEPTION.

N6TES AND ANTICIPATIONS.

(BY TELEGRAPH.—OWN REPOKTEB.)

New Plymouth, this day.

We arrived, after a splendid passage, at 2.30 a.m. All the boys were lively bub Gaudin, Mills, Green and Clarkin, who Buffered terribly from sea sickness. Stewards McAvoy and VVebarley earned their salaries by attending on them alone. Great consternation was caused at Onehnnga, owing to Peace not showing up, and it wa3 feared an entire alteration of the team would have to take place with manager Edwards in th 6 forwards. Paace, however, jumped on board at thd last; moment. With the sefnng ot the sun an impromptu concert wa-; given on tho main deck, Murray acting as chairman. At Tiiranaki the reception committee drove down with two large urafecj to meet us, giving a vory cordial ,;i c": <iJ.g, at half-past six taking us to tho Cciteri'in Ho!.el. Tho Auckland team had a practice tbia morning in the Recreation. Ground in the presence of a crowd of /spectators. The

Taranaki mou practised also on another ground. .Both . teams 'iro to bo taken for a drive to Wni'nru this afternoon, and to Kennedy';- Dramatic Company _to,night. The Tarnaaki boys have pot had much united practice as the membera are gathered from ail parts of the

district. They are much heavier than our reps., however, and are expected to win. Their toam will probably be :—Full. Ji Rob3on; three-quarters, Alf. Bayly, A. Good, H. Good; five-eighths, E. Humphries; halves, E. Robinson, C. Bayly; forwards, W. Bayly, J. Lambie D. Hughes, VV. Sangster, 'O. Hawken, A. Cofl'eo, F. pivingston, K-yan, Bob Luck might) reLlaco Robson.