FOOTBALL

New Zealand Times, Volume LV, Issue 9958, 20 July 1893, Page 3

FOOTBALL

liy Electric Telegraph,—Copyright,

THE NEW ZEALAND TEAM IN

AUSTRALIA,

VICTORY FOR NEW ZEALAND,

(PRK3S AS3OOTATIO >T.) (Received July 20, 1,50 a.m.) Brisbane, July 19, The New Zealand Rugby team p ! ayod IS seniors to-day. Ellison kicked ( if, and Gardner started a dribble, but a Queenslander upset him and came down with a great rush, which Gage stopped, A fine bit of passing on the part of IJerrold, Harper and Wynyard removed the danger and the ball went into touch. The local : forwards kept op the attack, and Gage and Wilson stopped two great rushes. These were followed by a Black ruch, which ended in a touch in goal, the fine passing of the New Zealanders evoking applause. Ellison tried a goal from a mark, and Queensland was forced down. Harper, the visiting three-quarter, was kicking in fine stylo, and relieved his side of a little danger, and then Murray, Cockroft and Hiroa were prominent in a passing rush which Queens* land stopped on the line. Play continued in the home territory for a timo. and a freo kick being awarded to the Maorllanders, Harper potted a fine goal. This woko up the home team, who rushed the bail into the visitors’ twenty-five, and O’Shea nearly scored, being stopped by Shannon. The visiting forwards, beaded by XSllison, D’Arcy and Gardner, got on another passing rash, but Ivory stopped them, Prom this to the end of the first spell -the play was faefc, but no further score was made. Skinner oooned the second anelL A rnnh

inner opened the second ape;. A rash by the Blacks, in which Hiroa and B’Arcy were to the front, was stopped by Ivory. In some loose play which followed, Lambia and Cockroffc were prominent. Some very fast alternate forward rushes ended In O’dhea almo .t scoring, only being collared by the viators’ fJUbaok when near the lino. Hiroa and Lambie cleared the line, but, Ivory winding up a dodgy run with a kick into touch, the N Zealandr ' dan' - ''' nd the

.tow wore in danger, ana „ Whites continued to press them hard. For a time the play was coefined to the touch line, and here Warper was thrown and had bis shoulder dislocated. Ho retired from the field, and the Queenslanders generously allowed Bayloy to take his place. Some fine rushes by local men in the New Zealand territory were well stopped by Siaunon. Then the scene of play was transferred to dangerously near the Queensland line. The local forwards broke through the visitors’ line, and got on what was the finest passing rash of the match, and were only stopped when near the line by a pass forward, D’Arcy, Larabie and Murray swept down the field, and carried the ball across the line, but Ivory saved a score. Play was confined to the home territory, and Q xeenoland forced down from a shot as goal by Wyn* yard. Shortly after resuming a free kick was given the New Zealander?, from which Wilson placed a fine goal. From this until time was called the ball was in local territory ; the Now Zealanders thus winning by four points to nil.

A meeting of tho management committee of the Rugby Union was held last night, Mr E. Davy presiding. The secretary of tho Wellington College team wrote asking for a postponement of the Junior Cup match in which they oro engaged next Saturday in consequence of several members being laid op with tho measles. The request was granted, and the game will take place later on in the season. The question of appoint* ing touch-line judges was discussed, and tho matter will be brought op at the next general meeting of delegates. The .New Zealand Football Association wrote, asking for the use of a ground on Friday and Saturday at the end of August. The request was agreed to. Tho following referees havo been appointed for next Saturday Seniors— Melrose v. Petone, Mr J. P. Firth ; Athletic v. Poneke, Mr G. Faohe. Juniors—Athletic v. Wei* lington, Mr E. Liddle; Epunl v, Selwyn, Mr W, J. Thornton ; Carlton v. Petone, Mr T. Herd. Third Class—Petone v. Rugby (No. 3 ground), Mr F. Railing ; Selwyn v. Melrose, Mr F. Gibson ; Wellington v, Carlton, Mr W. Hutchings. Tho letter from the Otago Union, asking whether the Wellington Union would be able to meet their team during the present season, was considered at the meeting of the management committee of the local Union last night, and it was decided to apply to | the Now Zealand Union for permission to play the Southerners. The Poneke Football Club have reported Haggar, the Petone player, who, it is alleged, struck Hare,[the club's lino umpire, to the Rugby Union, and the matter was considered by the Management Committee last night. A statement wai supplied by the referee in the match (Mr E, Davy), and the committee decided to suspend Haggar for the remainder of the season. The committee also decided to request the Poneke Club not to appoint Mr Haro as their line umpire in future matches. Oliplunt, Moßecz'e, Gray, and Watson left for Sydney by tho Wakatipu yesterday afternoon for the purpose of otrougthouing tho New Zealand Team lu tho final match against New South Wales on the 29th. Cheers were given for the men as the steamer moved away from tho berth,