FOOTBALL.

Pahiatua Herald, Volume XIII, Issue 2780, 31 July 1907, Page 5

FOOTBALL.

THE NEW ZEALANDERS IN AUSTP. ALIA. Electric Telegraph—Press Association. Brisbane, July 30. Following is the team to represent A rstralia against the New Zealanders oi4 Saturday next : Hack, Dix ; threequarters, Parkinson, Russell, Smith and .Messenger; halves, Woods and Mandible: forwards. Oxhide. Oxenbarn, Barnett. Burge, Caniffe. Filifllv, Flanagan and Richard. » After the .New South Welshmen had given the New Zealand visitors such a surprising defeat on July 17th, a sportive correspondent of the Syd jicv Evening News burst into verse in the 1 allowing strain : Sing a song "of Sixpence. Have you heard the news? Two and twenty “Black” boys come to lick tbe “BTnes.” When the game was opened, the Blacks began to sing: “Ka mate! Ka Ora! This is a sure thing 1” When the ball was kicked off, things began to hum ; pass, an (Inin, and tackle, kick, and mark, and scrum, All the tricks of football, the Blacks were very slick in, But. they found they couldn’t give the Hines the pi'iineed lickin . A the game proceeded, the crowd began to roar. Black boys ran about and watched the A Blue boys core. When the struggle ended, they felt a. little ill ; The score showed tbo\ <| been licked: Fourteen points to nil. (When the Black shall homeward across tho ocean sail,

They needn’t change their “war cry” into a “tangi wail,” For they’re as worthy foemen as any braves could choose, Though, this time, they had to knuckle under to the Blues.

The following team has been selected to represent Konini against Hamua at Hamua on Saturday next:— Smith (2), Bisset (2), Hirst (3), Hodgins, Norrell, Gregory, Stewart, Bain, Britland, Moore, Henderson, Jackson and Reeve.