FOOTBALL.

Northland Age, Volume IV, Issue 48, 20 July 1908, Page 4

FOOTBALL.

Auckland v. Britain,

Visitors Defeated by 11 points to nil.

AUCKLAND, this day, n ?r tlle Bame between the Butish footballers and the Auckland representatives was a great one, though the visitors were defeated by eleven points to nil, * 1

In spite of the natural leluctanoe of a sport loving community to lie unduly confident in its athletes the result of the match can hardly be said to have surprised anybody, for Auckland is the holdei of too many shields not to have some cause to consider itself the champion province of the Dominion, and the result of the play was to give her another ovoi whelming victory. Australia v. Maoris. An Easy Win for the Home Team. SYDNEY, July 18. With very fine weather and in the presence of ahoutS.uOO (heMaoris played 1 heir match against Australia, The game was very fast and exciting. I n the early part the Moons carried all before them Waning ten points to their credit before the, Australian team scored. Tries were scored°b yTh e '• i ’’'’V 1 that ££ win,'' U htwT; K n rMb 7 by halt-time to ten all. The second half rushes’on the peri of the Maoris but they failed to penetrate the defence. The visitors tired towards the finish and the home team "■* tt;