THE NEW ZEALAND FOOT. BAILEES.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLII, Issue 13055, 21 December 1905, Page 5

THE NEW ZEALAND FOOT. BAILEES.

- v'v v.". -.^t&m THE GLAMORGAN MATCH. .DEADLOCK REGARDING REFEREJv ; [ilY TELEGRAPH.— ASSOCIATION.] • " /Wellington, Wednesday. .The following cablegram from>■ the -manager of the New- Zealand football team (Mr. ;:y G. H. Dixon) was received' to-day by the "i> • secretary of the .New Zealand Rugby . ■'■,_. Union .

"■Deadlock has occurred. The Glamorgan ! team insist that the Welsh Union shall ap- J point the referee. I protested from' the first. Do you agree that I should remain ;' firm,- with 'he possible risk of abandoning . the match." ' "■

The New Zealand Union has replied autho- ! rising Mr. Dixon to, stand firm. The- Gla- r morgan match was to take place to-day or . to-morrow. According to the laws of the game the referee must be mutually agreed upon. ~'' ■ . ■■/■

THE BEDFORD MATCH,

visitors; irresistible DASH.

By Telegraph Press Association.—Copyright.

Sydney, December 20.

The Daily Mail says that in the match with the New Zcalanders Bedford called in the Irish internationals, Maclear and ; Anderson; the Northampton halves, Palmer and Preston; the Gloucester ■I; fullback;')'? Romans, and threequartcr, Hudson* : For a i while the visitors appeared to be nonplussed; with the wet ball, but having once got their 1 legs they swept their opponents before thernK in irresistible fashion, and elided by in- ; flicting a rare gruelling. Their kicking at; goal was nob good, except when Gillett ope-i----rated. The New Zealanders might do, well - to consider if it is worth while to ring th« j changes on the most unlikely place-kickers ; in the team, as they have done in several I recent; matches, inasmuch as their attempts i border on the ludicrous. Of course, they are always assured of victory when they resort to this little bit of gallery work, but it is scarcely playing the game, and. the 7 spectator's are just as anxious to see good placer kicking as a good bout of, passing.

Praising Hunter, the Daily Mail says: —. "His zigzag, eel-like bursts for. the goal- ' line are quite unlike anything ever seen on. ■ the Rugby field. His relentless passage ■: through the sea of surging opponents ; ia ;; weird and uncanny.. He seems to be covered with soap from head to foot, from the ease with which he eludes the grasp of on» / strong, fleet man after another. ' He, in- > deed, is the dazzling star of the brilliant ■)■ southern constellation.".

THE MATCH WITH FRANCE. *•■ London*, December 19. ■, Final arrangements have been made by >■•■£! which the New Zealanders will •■ play All ;i \, France at Paris on January 1. r