INTERCOLONIAL FOOTBALL MATCHES.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XIX, Issue 6485, 30 August 1882, Page 6

INTERCOLONIAL FOOTBALL MATCHES.

APPROACHING ;TISH OF ,THE NEW ' SOUTHWALES TEAM. ; - . Not. a little surprise :was experienced yesterdayf by those interested 111 footballing when the -news was published that a team of footballers, • representing . .New ; South Wales, had 'been-- selected -in ; Sydney," and that, they.: Would leave for 1 New Zealand by the Botomahana, 'which sails for this! port to-morrow. A telegram irom Mr. Arthur J. Bite, secretaiyof. the; Wellington Eugby Unioni was also reseived, j 'which confirmed the Press. cablegram; and' .the fonner message.also contained a that intelligence should ba sent immediately,. stating the Auckland! programme, and presuming that two matches could be'arranged; for here. - These are the'first intimations of the arrangements for the visit'-'of" the ■ strangers that-the : membera of different Football. Club 3 here [ have received,. and. asno communication liad been received since." July' lltK, it' Was! : supposed' .that: [the' proposal had fallen through. It ap-'; peairs, however, that the Wellington Union .have been in communication'with' Sydney,; ' and the visit has been successfully arranged.' Immediately ■ upon' receipt of ; the • telegram from Wellington, our "local men convened a'roeeting, and it was held last evening, at the Thames HoteL There was a large number of those interested in football present, and the' "necessary steps were !tiken to- secure a good - team to' play sgam-t the Sydney men. It was decided to telegraph to Wellington, astitig whether it would bei' possible" for the Sontherii' matches to'be played first,: seeing that so little noticehad been received here. t Failing that, it was 'arranged to play the' strahgere/on' September 9th- ; [ A committee, consisting of Messrs. Henderson, Croxton, Bindon, Macky, Robinson; Graham, Cotter and W. Sibbin, with power to add to their number, • were appointed' tomake the necessary arrangements, andtlie selection committee,! appointed by!', the" meeting, have chosen the following, .from: whom the' Auckland ! team will be selected Messrs. Webster, Warbrick, Byari, 'Wood, King, Whiteside, Arneil, Henderson, Macky, o'Connor, .!Croxton, Bindon;' Sims,' Carter, Biggs, Spencer,.! Sibbin,' Clayton,'; Jonghin, the committee reserving! the right to make any alterations .they may deem necessary. It was arranged that the practice matches should take place on L the. Metropolitan ground on Mondays, Wednesdays,; and Fridays at 4.45 p.m., and that on Saturday fifteen players chosen from 'the foregoing would play "against" all fcomers' in the Domain ground.. 'On former occasions, when visiting teams' have come to Auckland, it has been cnstomary to' give them a 'good reception, and although the notice on this score has been so shorty'ttere'is no doubt but that the representatives of Auckland will fully maintain their credit in this respect. It is expected that the Sydney team will arrive on. Wednesday next, 6th We learn that the team consists prmcipally ofuniversity students!. Judging' fromthe reputation which has preceded" them; the Auckland mea.will have their work cut out. It is.Vthe.". 'desire of. tha ; Sydney team,* we understand, that a match-should'be played ; against,,the Waikato, with that - view , communications have beeniddresed; tothe Waikato' Association. s '\ j : ;