FOOTBALL.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXVI, Issue 67, 13 July 1922, Page 3

FOOTBALL.

MAORIS IfE'AT NEW StfUTH W ALES. . I |j I?r©ap J|U^at!on-^K^ght.. Sidney, July 12. The' Maoris'. (defeated a New Sour.!.' Male s second RUgby fifteen' by 27 points to 18, after all indifferent contest, ,in which intermittent -flashes of brilliancy were sdeh. The score at the internal wag 14 to 6 in favor of the Maoris. The second spall was more evenly fought, with' the Maoris in the ascendancy. The Maoris scored seven tries, three of. wKiril were) converted, and team scored six tries. THE TEAM FOR AUSTRALIA. Dunedin, July 12.

In connection -with the New Zealand Rugby team to tour Australia Sorrell advises his inability to make they trip, and Byrnq (King; Country) -tabes; -file place. William >. rai Club, Dymediii) has befell, selett!ed, as an extrait for ward, team Assemblies infWellingtbn on Tuesday, plays Wairarupa on Wednesday, and leayjes .for, Sidney by the. fMUmaroa on Thursday. , ' ■i ’ ■ j ~—- NO ENGLISH TEAM IN 1923. Wellington, July 13. Mr Wray, the New Zealand Rugby Union’s representative at Home, has cabled that the English team will not come out next year, but. he will try .and arrange fi return visit if New Zealand is visiting England in 1924. ASSOCIATION CAME. | AUSTRALIA v. MANAWATU. V'* ' '’ft " '■ ,y } , Palmerston N., July 12. The AsAociktion match bet worn Australia and Mariawatu was playei wefithSv j The ground was soft and slippery. The viators gave an excellent display, and scored five goals to their opponents’ nil,"' ' . 6

“FILtHT LANGUAGE.’’ . FOOT BALLE R SUSPEND ED. The chairman of th e Johusonvil’e Town Board wrote to the Wellington Union on Tuesday night repo:"-,-iiig that a fourth grade footbalie? had used filthy language in the hearing of women during the progress of a recent match on the Johnson- # villa ground. The Union suspended the player for the remainder of the'season., The proceedings were taken in committee, and the name of the ■ player was not made available lor publication. Addressing the player ‘after the decision had - been arrived 'at, the chairman of the Union, Mr J. Prendeville, told him that bad language would not be tolerated, and that one- of the lessons he had to learn was to control his tongu j and generally behave himself. STRIKING *AN OPPONENT. Another fourth grade player was' suspended for two playing Saturdays for having struck an opponent. The folldwitig will represent the Stratford third grade team to play a practice match with Midhirst at Midhirst at 2.30 oft Saturday ; Can eron, Davey, Fitzgerald, Payne, Webster, Catliro, Grubb, McCullough , Hinton, Vinson, Deere, Papjfs, Malt, Grapt, Dodd, Faidi. Shed practice to-night.