FOOTBALL.

Feilding Star, 23 July 1907, Page 4

FOOTBALL.

NEW ZEALAND V. NEW SOUTH WALES. THE CONQUEROR. [Bl BLBCTBIO TB-iBOBAI-H— COFTBIOHT.j [PBB PBBSS ASSOCIATION.] Sydney, July 22. The Council of the Rugby Union to-night agreed that in the event of Australia losing the second test match against New Zealanders, the third test be abandoned and a third match against New South Wales be substituted. The match. New Zealand v. Queensland, at Brisbane, will take place tomorrow, and the result will be posted up shortly after 7 o'clock. A Feilding gentleman, who witnessed the first game in Sydney considers the 'tothersiders were unlucky to loose, as they played far better football than the New Zealanders. Even money was the betting, but at half-time it looked to be 10 to 1 against the All Blacks. ••Scrum", in the Times, says that I consider the Manawatu reps, should lae mainly composed of the "yellow and black." Judging by the fact that Feilding defeated every Paimerston team without ft point being scored against them before the shield was won, there seems to be some ground for the belief. The same writer says that T. Ward, who has been chosen in the reps., has gone to Wellington, and it is doubtful if he will return. One would •have thought the Selection Committee would have ascertained that before he was picked, especially as it was generally known on Saturday. Three New South Wales teams have played matches against New Zealand representatives in New Zealand, and on five occasions prior to the present trip New Zealand teams have visited Australia. In 1884 three maocii.-s were played in Sydney, New Zealand winning by 11 points to nil, 21 points to 1, and 16 points to nil. The aext meeting of tne colonies was in 1893, again in New South Wales, and th?. tcur emphasised the uncertai.icy ■ f football, for, after winning tbe lust mutch by 17 points to 8, New /i*atud were badly beaten by 25 points tc o. but won the rubber witb 16 points to nil in the final *uac*.h. in 1804 the New South Wales repre'-vn-lati\e_ made their third ~ii.it to Ntw Zeaiand, and played their first natch in the colony against a New /enlm-d team, winning by 8 points to 3. Tbree years later New South Wales was again visited, with a result similar to that of the tour of 1893, for New Zealand won the first and third matches by 13 points to 8 and 26 points to 3, and lost the second by 8 points to 22. That was the last victory of the New South Waistwien over New Zealand. In 1901 the teams met at Wellington, and New South Wales was beaten by 20 poiu's to 3. Two years later New Ze-iiaud _pi:t a team to Australia, ana two matches were played against N_w South Wales, New Zealand winu ng by ii points to nil and 3 points to nil. Before leaving for England -in 1905 the New Zealand team visftod Sydney and played two matca-js against New South Wales. The frst was won by New Zealand by 19 points to 3, and the second was a drawn game, each side scoring 8 points. It does not seem to be generally known that Sydney time is one hour and four minutes' behind New Zealand time, judging by tbe number of impatient residents who ring us up between 5 and 7 on Wednesday and Saturdays to know the result of the Australian football matches. We don't object, but it's rather rough on the telephone exchange staff.