FOOTBALL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 60, 26 July 1907, Page 3

FOOTBALL.

1 ALL BLACKS IX QUEENSLAND. Brisbane, July 25. Experts are of opinion that in yesterday's match the Queenslandcrs were outclassed in all branches of the game, and [that the best team won.

I The Courier newspaper comments thus-. "You cannot expect a man to stop the kick of a horse, and it was hardly reasonable to expect the tree kangaroo to stop the kick of the moa when in his most kickful mood, seeing that the big kangaroo was unable last Saturday to stop the self-same ki- k*. The plaving of the All Blacks has the power, streri"th and conviction of a kick from a horse." The Daily Mail says: "In (]„. ,]„ points of Hk> game the local men were lieaten. and in handling the ball the difference was most marked. At the same time many are of opinion tint the Blacks play yesterday could not be compared witirtlie form shown by previous New Zealand combinations."

The Queensland team to plav in the return match- against X-w Zealand on Saturday will 1„. : Full hack. P. Carmichael;. three-quarters, IVarce, Watson, ■T. Carmichael, Parkinson; lialves, Heslnp, Ahern; forward*, Eihelly. Richards.' Flanagan, Sampxm, Canitfc, Oxcnhaiu, Oxlade, Brighton.

WAIRARAPA DISTRICT MATCH.

Per Press Association. Masterlon, July 20. The Wai:;;rapa Saturday representatives beat the Thursday representatives at Carterton to-day at football bv 23 points to 3. Thompson (2), Minett, Wines, Todd and Henderson stored tries for the winners, one being converted. Hall scored a try for the losers.

NEW ZEALAND RUGBY UXIOX. Per Press Association. Wellington, July io. At a meeting of the management committee of the .New Zealand Rugby Union this evening, a letter' was read irom the Wanganui Rugby I nion, asking that its match with Auckland be approved as an ordinary challenge match tor the Ranfurly Shield. This was acceded to. The question of the Auekland-Hawke's Bay match at Auckland on August 10 being declared a special challenge match again came up for consideration. The committee now decided that the match be a special challenge, the Hawke's Bay Union being allowed transit expenses for a reasonable number of players from Xapier to Auckland and back "to Xapier. U was decided to ask the South Canterbury Union for further information about the player who was disqualified till the end of 1908 for Wing drunk on the field of play, it being tliought that the sentence on this person was too lenient.

Consideration of an appeal by the Gore Pioneer Club against disqualification by the Southland Union was deferred for further information.

TARAXAKI PREMIERSHIP. STRATFORD DEFEATS PATEA. (By Telegraph.—Special To Daily News.) Patea, July 25. The weather wais favorable for the play off for the McMaster Shield, though the ground was heavy. The game if not *» brilliant as some seen here this season, was a hard-fought one. Patea played below the form shown in the matched with Hawera,wUlst several of the backs had a day "off" in taking the ball. The forwards were fairly evenly matched, Stratford having the beet of the scrum and close work. The Stratford tacki. were very sure in taking the baft and kicked with good judgment. There were very Sew passing nfs£es ty 'the Red lacks, Cameron prefcring u, kick high, with the hope of a mistake lon the part of his opponents allowing his speedy backs a chance to score.

The Pate., wings outclassed Stratford, and were responsible on numerous occasions in setting up attacks. The first spell opened with Stratford

attacking, and Bourke, in marking, got a nasty bump on the face. Forward rushes by Patea changed the scene of [play, but Cameron and Tocker, by clever [kicking, stemmed the attack.

The game alternated up and down the field, several aftacks by the Patea backs I being spoilt by faulty handling of the ball.

The Stratford backs tried several passing rushes, but failed to gain ground owing to good collaring. A passing rush by the Patea backs saw Bourke nearly over. Masters and O'Bourne for Stratford were particularly prominent in a strong forward rush, and Cameron put in a clever, dodgy run, but spoilt the chance by hanging too long to the ball. A forward rash by Patea, T. Sheahan, Elmslie and Hamerton leading, took the play down the field, Fearon saving cleverly.

Close play continued for some time in neutral territory, (ill Cameron, getting | the ball, punted high, and Beamish, the ! Patea full-back, failed to gather, and subsequently mulling, allowed Masters to pick up, and score the easiest of tries. Stohr's kick was no good. Stratford, 3; Patea. 0.

| During the rest of the spell Patea were attacking, Cameron, Tocker. Fearon and Kivell being particularly prominent on the defensive.

During the second spell, the game was of a hard nature, principally forward work, and on the whole was very even, the ball travelling up and down the field. •1. Young headed a good rush, and came near the Patea line. Soon after, Cameron made a fine opening for his hacks, but mulling spoilt the chance. Patea rallied with a strong forward rush, and carried the ball to the Stratford line, where Thurston got over, but failed to ground the ball. The attack was kept up. but Bourke, mulling a poor pass from Sheahan, spoilt an excellent chance.

Good line kicking by the Stratford backs eased the pressure, and forward rushes carried the play to the Patea line. A dangerous rash by the Patea [forwards was checked by Fearon. Cam,eron secured and, with a tricky ran and good kick, had Patea defending to the finish.

On the play, the better team won. •Stratford made few mistakes, and showed better combination, ljoth back and forward, and the pace of their backs enabled them to profit bv the slips of Patea.

For Stratford, Cameron plavcd a clever, brilliant game, and. with Fearon and Tocker, was the pick of the backs of the forwards, Masters, IJ. Voting, and Osl«rne were the most prominent. Elmslie and Taylor were the best of the Patea forwards, whilst of the wing men Hamerton and T. Shcalian were especially brilliant. The Paio.i backs taekled .well. Ilmrston, Sheahan and Itonrkc doling good work. I Mr I'nviu ivfereod.

THE OPIWAKE-WAIMATE FRACAS. PARTICH'AXTS BEFORE THE COI'RT (By Telegraph.- Special to Daily Xeu..) Opunakc. -lulv 2."i. The recent football fracas here'on the occasion of the Waimate-Opunake senior matcli was ventilated at the Police Court to-day before the Magistrate. Mr Fitz herlierl. when Edward Jlohc- was charged with committing an a~uult. and llli-toii Young was charged with two ca-es of a-saii!tiug Tamil and Howes. Mr liennett (Manaia) appeareil for Howe*, and Mr Spence (Stratford) for Young. Constable Hickman conducted the prosecution. Evidence was given by Messrs Guy. Duffill, O'Sullivan. Tamil. Bourke aiid Simons to the effect that Howes was the agercssor. For the defence, Howes denied striking Young at all. Younjr. iu his evidence, admitted striking Tamo and Howes, but stated he was dar«d from blows received from Howes. Kvid»ii. e was also given by J. Forsyth and Harrison, each of whom saw Howes strike Young.

The Magistrate, in giving judgment, ••fated that he could not plare'anv reliance on Howes' evidence, ns he had Mv„m that he had no struck anv blows, |wl,.. r en» -everal respectable witnesses had I 'worn that he had. and he wa , i,„, H . that the matter rested at that. He would he fined £.i and co-Is. j n default- s „ wn d->W imprisonment. In regard to Youiil'. hj" fell *hat Young was dazed when lie =tni-k Tamu. .and. as |,„ ~n !, n „ t ,„, - m a. t.'e>itlen',an!v manner 'OM.irds Tamil Sfterwar.'-. he would .'i e,i s « ii n | ,'.,,„ In re"ar,l '.-> :',■ on Howes, he held th't the assault was nol justified, rail, as Young had received great provocation. He would convict him and discharge him.