FOOTBALL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVI, Issue 205, 2 September 1904, Page 2

FOOTBALL.

- - COLLEGE OLD BOYS GAME. (Per Press Association.) WULLIMiTON, September 1 Tho annual mutch between Christ College Okl Hoys and Welling'ton Old lloys was ployed litre to-day, and resulted i'n a victory for Wellington by 17 points to nil. The home team luul the bent of the gamo all through, iiain fell during the se- | cond spell, and the ground became very greasy, making the ball dillicult to handle. MANAWATU TOURING TEAM. The following will represent Manawutu on tour Full-tack, Scott; three-quarters, l'eiunan, Furrie, llaker; five-eighth, Stalker (captain) ; half, llewitt; wings, McMJnn, Johnston ; forwards, McMimi, Adonis, pmith, Fraser, Sweeney, Galloway, Boon. i meiigiancitw, Wood, Hepburn, Stewu.i, Skelley, Mends. The lirst match of the tour will be against llawke's Hay, at Napier, tomorrow.

The reason the British team was beaten by the Maoris at Rotorua was that the Englishmen got scared, says a contemporary. As the match progressed the Maoris grew more and more excited, and their eyeballs rolled and their features, worked and their tongues lolled out, until Great Britain became so nervous it was afraid to venture over the half-way mark, and when a pack of fierce-looking savages with blazing eyes umd hideous grimaces came rushing down the Held, Slvrigiht and Co. were utterly paralysed, and their limbs refused to move. Also Britain had a vague idea tliat it had read somewhere about the awful savoury of these barburous tribes, and concluded that it was quite likely if the Maoris didn't win they might wreak their terrible vengeance in a summary manner, and strew the field of play with the mangled remains of British footballers. Bodell-Sivright had heard that not long ago these Maoris used to practice cannibalism and he feared that in a moment of excU <aient like that they might return to their evil course rand eat him.

THE ASSOCIATION GAME. AN AUCKLAND TEAM v, TARANAKI. The first big Association, match in Paranaki eventuated yesterday in the Recreation Grounds,, the contesting teams being an eleven from Auckland, principally members of tho Corinthian Clu.lv and a team ropresontin® the Now Plymouth and Omata Clubs. Association ia new to this district, the local been in existence only a few months, and the visit c f tho Auckl antlers was made with a view to giving the new club, an impetus by affording members a practical illustration of how the game should be played. Little d,id either side think that the infant club wouid prove victorious, yet such was the result, tlhc locals winning! by the narrow margin ol one goal—'Taranaki 3 goals, Auckland 1. The Held was in a wretdwd state, and unlit lor play. Several inches deep in a mixture of mud and sand, th|e state ol' tho ground effectively spoiled tlie scientific foot-passing of the visitors, and only on a few .occasions were ihe spectators shown what,could be done in this department, the ball proving too heavy for effective work. Tarauaki played the kick-Jiard-juid-t'ollow-fust game, antt this was the most suited to the conditions. TJieir individual kicking and * dribbling were at times goad,, but on no occasion did they show the comtbtin&tioa evident by the visitors, who, despite the conditions under which they laboured, showed a far superior to Uiat of the losing team. In the lirst spell Targuaki seeiuad to have rather tho (best of it, and scored two goals, R. iMcAUum securing* one, and his brother, Keith McAllum, trie other. The second spell was nearly all in favour of Auckland, tihough now onfl again the Tarauaki man invaded <he visitors' territory, and on one occasion shot a Hoal- During tius spell, however, Auckland piled up its score of two goals, scored by i'oreshaw and Mayall.

For the winning team Dyne and Ambury were the most ctxnbpicuoub in the forwand division throughout, the former playing with great vigour, whilst Ambury developed a remarkable turn of speed, aiid theße two headed nearly every, rush,. The two McAllums played .well, and notched the three goiois which comprised Taranaki'a score. Truman did solid work. Bullock, Coates, and ilidlund, the halves, also acquitted themselves well, Heid and Hidlamd kicking well and getting in tricky work at tames. Clark and Bullock, at full, were the best of the bucks, using Qioir heads to some purpose, whilst the goalkeeper, Frost, only made one mistake, a serious one, which gave Auckland a goal. He wa« kept very busy, and tame after time Bavod his side, in spite of the greasy nature of tho ball. For Auckland the shining- ligihts wero the wing forwards and tho goalkeeper, though every man showed an intimate ac<|uaimtancc with (the liner ppinte ol' the game, playing in position and st-cuiing much advantage with the miniimujn of rustling and running. The dribbling and foot-passing oI J. Clark, Mayall, and Forushaw wero splendid, and, tihfls may i» safely said of each and every man, although it was not everyone that got a chance to shine. JJugraore, as gjoalkoqper, and Cowan, ut full, |Jayed right up to reputation. whilst Kitchie, as wing-half, was very clever. Taken altogether it was apparent that on a dry ground the visitors must easily lhave proved victors, as under ordinary conditions their combination and superior knowledge must havo told. Mr Kiddles was referee, and Messrs H. F. Hussell and W. W. Murton, octal aa lino umpires.

In tho ovening the visitors weno entertained at a dinner and smoke concert at the Terminus Hotel. Hi* Worship tho Mayor presided, and the teams did full justice to an excellent repast, which was well served. After dinner the festive cup was produced, and a most enjoyablo evening spent. "The King" liav)ing. b(oen loyally honoured, "the chairman proposed "The Auckland Team,'i' and in doing so remarked on the growing interest in the Associatio n game, which was to him more Interesting than Rugby. He deplored tho regrettable aftereffects of Rugby football matches in this arid other centres. Mr S. Clark (captain of tho local team) followed, und after remarking on tho progress modo here in spito of tho opposition of the Hugby authorities, thanked tho visitors for their "truo British sport" in visiting New Plymouth in older to help tho game along. Ho promised that a Taranaki team would visit Auckland next year, Mr Cowan (captain of the visiting team) responded, and, whilst admitting that they bad mot expected a "licking" from tho team they had come to help, hud to submit to defeat, though he partially Warned the wretched ground which spoiled thu game. He referred to Olio vast increase in interest in Auckland, where teams had increased in throe years from eight to nineteen, and the attendance at cup matches now reached a thousand against a eouple of hundred a fow years ago. He hoped to see interjirovincial teams exchanging visits. He then proposed tho health of the Taranaki team, which was duly honoured, and responded to by the Mayor (president) and Mr S. Clark (captain). Other toasts were "The Heferoe and Umpires," proposed iby Mr Clark and responded Lo by Messrs Kiddles, Uussell, and Murton ; "the Lndles," proposed by tho chairman and responded to by Mr Mayall; " The Press," proposed by the chairman, j md responded to by Mr Staples £ (Taranaki Daily News) ; "The Host j and Hostess," and "The Chairman." r Songs wero sungi by Messrs Tlionip- s ion, Bro o me, Staples, Hussell, Frost, ■ tfoult, Harding and Ma.vall, and Mr t'utschka played a violin solo. Meet, ri Thompson aud Tutaohta played <

the accompaniment^ "AuML*ag 'i '■ Syne" und an interchange ol cheer* concluded tlio gatjieriiig. A return ma toll ha» been arranged to be played on tiie racecourse ground at three o'clock on Saturday afternoon. Hie ground is in good order, and tt fl„a interesting match will /doubtless result, A.