THE NATIVE TEAM.
[pbkss Association TBt«GKkit.J !iii(! INVEBCARGILL, August The Natives played Gore district tae4w« and won by Iβ points to 3, or 5 goals, and ft try to a goal. Hirst (Orepuki) played ,for Lee, and. did welL The Natives pjayqd fourteen men to sixteen.' ■■--.« v<l , - v : -AUCKLAND, Aujru*tS. The Maori footballers will play here qa August 24th. ~ i- -i j .;' ■' WELLINGTON, August 8. The City Council this evening, by at* Co five, granted the application of the Rugby Union for the Basin Reserve, in which, to play a match against Auckland. No application .was put forward bj £be, Union to obtain the Reserve for a match agaiaet the Native team, therefore unles» the manager of the latter accepts 75 per cent, of the takings to play at Newtown Park, it is probable that the match with Weilinßton wiil fall through. r>UNEDIN,AogaetB. 7 The Committee of the Kugby Union feejd a long meeting this evening, wheq the four members of the Maori team charged with shady practices afr Brisbane, were in attendance, and also Scott, the manager of the team. The meeting adjourned |wll this evening, without coiniu« to » qeo> siou. ' .-■■•.'.■ •':" ,'■■ -- '■■•■
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Press, Volume XLVI, Issue 7384, 9 August 1889, Page 5
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