FOOTBALL.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXIX, Issue 40, 9 June 1914, Page 5

FOOTBALL.

LEAGUE CAME IN SYDNEY. (By Eleoxbio TeijKGbafh- Copybiqhv [United Pbebs Association.) Sydney, June 9. There was an attendance of 48,000 at the match. The Herald says that though the Britishers showed to more advantage than on Saturday, still the display was most disappointing. They were beaten fore and aft and the ’position is hopeless* 1W ] ‘i ■ i Tlio Telegraphti'doclares ' that the game demonstrated that when Wagsta&iias. worked-the team;.-in itiDinbination it will do much bettor. The visitors wore entertained at a banquet, where Mr Clifford, the manager, in a speech, said the players were not thoroughly hardened. When they returned from Queensland they would show what they were made of.Doctor Thacker urged that the visitors should consent to replace any injured inon in the field. Failure to do so was causing comment ’to the effect that Now South Wales did not beat a full team.

THE ASSOCIATION CAME. ■ v ..«: i u [P*b Press Association.] Sydney, June 8. Victoria defeated Now South Wales -by one goal to nil. Dunedin, Juno 8. An epidemic of offences has marked the Association football competitions this season. This evening the Otago Football Association inflicted salutary penalties. W. Donaldson, of the Roslyn-Wakari team, was suspended until the end of 1918 for abusive and threatening behaviour towards the referee, and Dallas, of Ravensbourne, until 1915 for using bad language and vigorous charging.

RUGBY “B” TEAM,

Wellington, June 7. Following is the “B” team selected to represent the North Island in the Inter-Island match: Full-back, O’Brien (Auckland); three-quarters, Eaipara (Poverty Bay), Stewart (Auckland), Loveridgo (Taranaki); five-eighths, Alexander (Hawke’s Bay), Collier (Wanganui), half, Nunn (Wellington); wing-forward, Carroll (South Auckland), Francis (Wellington), T. Leahy (Wanganui), McKenzie (Wairarapa), Beard (Wellington), Harkness (Manawatu), Barrett (Auck. land), Young (Taranaki). Any emergencies required will be chosen in Wellington.,