PRACTICE REP. MATCH.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XLVIII, Issue 8052, 4 August 1904, Page 2

PRACTICE REP. MATCH.

At King Edward Park, urn Wednesday the Taranaki representatives played a practice game with a, team representing the Southern , Division! ' The 'rep's, were without the services* of Glasgow, Glenn, Thomas, Guy, r and Douglas, but were reinforced by other men, and won by 1$ points to nil. Abbott took the ball exceedingly well, aijd scored three tries* O'Sullivan scoring the other. One ge&t was kicked. The Southern Diviriom wa» represented by a fair '.team. The ganfo was of little value either in assisting tire selector,. whoSyas" ; ntesent,'. or in .giving the men practice.' A, few of the. probable men played good games, and in the absence of Glenn and Hunter will" play against Wellington.. Fookes and Blyth both played sound games. , An unforttfnate incident occurred at the close of thfe game. Edwin Burke ran into Fookea> and injured his., shoujejer. It is not vA known how.. extensive Jbhe injury is, bu» on the field it was thought, that a corner had been chipped off the shoulder bbdtf. It is to be lioped that he will be fit to play against Wellington.