FOOTBALL.
— » AUSTRALIA v. MANAWATU. (Per Press Association.) PALMERSTON N., last night. Australia defeated Miinawatu and Hawke's ,Bay to-day by 7 points an unconverted try and a goal from a mark) to 5 (a converted try). The game on tho whole was m favor of the Australians, who apparently found the dry ground and perfect weather conditions to their liking. Tlieir forwards were clean and clever m footwork, and the backs seldom made mistake-, handling the ball very prettily. For the visitors, Wickham kicked a goal from a mark by Oxley, taken near the lialf-vvny line, and McLean scored a try. For Manawatu Mcßae scoied, and Ward converted. Between 5000 and 60CO were present at the match.
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXXII, Issue 10456, 7 September 1905, Page 1
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