FOOTBALL.

Press, Volume XLVI, Issue 7382, 7 August 1889, Page 6

FOOTBALL.

INTERPROVINCIAL MATCH. On Saturday afternoon an important football match takes place at Lancaster Park between the pick of the Christchurch footballers and a strong team from Hawke's Bay. If the weather keeps fine the gtound should be in fairly good order. Yesterday afternoon a trial match, which the Prob.ibles won, was held on the North Park, and in the evening the team for Saturday waa fixed. It is as under;— FULL BACK. H. Wilson. THREE-QUARTERS. R. Cresswell A. Hobbs J. McLean HALF-BACKS. J. Donnelly W. Ward FORWARDS. Bates Bean Child* Evans C. Garrard McKee Plank Reilly Weefces EMERGENCIES. BACK. Richards. FORWARDS. Hutton A. Ebert The weights of the members areWilson, list 121b; Cresswell, 13st 41b; Hobbs, lOst 71b; McLean, List; J. Dannelly, 10st4'b; Ward, list 7lb; Bates, list l_lb ; Bean, list; Childs, 12st 41b; -vans, lOst 121b; Garrard, l_st; McKee, list 31b; Plank, 12st; Reilly, 13st 31b; Weekes, list i-lb. The following is a description of the Hawke's Bay team, which arrived this morning, and play at Christchurch on the 10th :— FULL-BACKS. St lb | St lb R. Le Quesne 12 10 | Hiroa 12 0 Le Qaesne is considered, at Napier, one of the best full-backs -it present in New Zealand. He is a fine kick and collar, and is very resourceful. Siroa Is equally good at forward, naif, or full-back. THREE-QUARTERS. st lb | st lb Wihape 12 7 j Lowry 11 7 James 13 2 | Taku 12 0 Mcßae 10 2 | Lowry, the captain of the team, is an old Cambridge player, a very flue dodgyrunner aad kick, plays centre. Taku is equally good in defence and attack, aud collars, kicks and runs finely. He was described by che Englishman 13 the best three-quarter tluy .iuc. \Vi!iap; is an extremely fast an 1 dodgy runner, who needs to use his kicking powers moce. McKae is a very clev.r Kick, with either foot, and James is a good all ro.iud mau, kicks aud collars excellently, and runs very strongly. HALVES. stlb | stlb Wl Duncan ... 11 5 | Friday Tomo- | ana ... 11 4 The first is very fast, and pants and collars well; and the latter is an extremely cool though youthful player, who passes with much judgment. FORWARDS. st lb sfc lb Robson 11 12 Ross . 11 8 Morrison H li Geo. Fleming 13 10 Saunders 10 11 Juo. Fleming 10 b' Johns 1° 1C Swan 010 Nathaniel 11 0 White 9 9 Hawkins 12 I Hughes 9 0 Corbett 10 11 Robson is a very fine all-round forward, and a well-kuown old-country player. Morrison, Corbett. Swan, and Juo. Fleming ara members ot the Pirates Football Ciub, noted for their fast following aud dribbling rushes. Hawkins and Ross are excellent scrum men, and Saunders is excellent in and out of the scrums. White is an excellent dribbler, and George Fleming is a heavy, strong forward. Nathaniel is one of the best followers in the team, and collars and dribbles excellently. Hughes collars and dribbles well. _, __ _ Travelling with the team is Mr E. D. Hoban, Secretary of the Hawke's Bay Rugby Onion; and Mr Thomas Sidey, a well-known Napier enthusiast. The team will leave Christchurch to-day at 11 a.m.. to play a match—their first in this Island—at Timaru against the South Canterbury. Tho following are the names of the selected men of the Hawke's Bay team: —

FULL BACK. Lequesne. THREE-QUARTER BACKS. Waihapi James Takau HALF BACKS. Mcßae Duncan FORWARDS. Robson Ross Johns Saunders Hawkins Corbett Morrison Swan Fleming THE NATIVE TEAM. [press association TELEGRAMS. I DUNEDIN, August 6. The Rugby Union intend taking action with reference to the scandal in connection with the Maoris' match at Brisbane. WELLINGTON, August G. Gage left to join the Native team, but will only accompany them a 9 far as Wellington. Scott will not consent, to play on Newton Park, and as it is unlikely the Council will give the use of the Basin Reserve the Maoris will probably not play here.