FOOTBALL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 19, 23 June 1913, Page 8

FOOTBALL.

THE RUGBY GAME ANOTHER WIN FOR THE MAORIS. By Cable—Press Association—Copyright. Received 22, 5.5 p.m. ], ( Sydney, June 21. |2, There was no alteration in the teams : t>, in the Maori matc'h against the Met- ]„ ropolitan Union. The heavy condition of the turf made passing difficult, and both sides went in for dribbling. Duffy scored for New South Wales, and French, after dribbling, picked up and dashed across for the Maoris. The first spell ended three all. The only score in the second spell was , a try by Woods for the Maoris, who won £, by six points to three. ~', On the Whole, the New South Wales " team did most of the attacking, but ll failed to put the finish to their work. '' WANGANUI DEFEAT MANAWATU. " b Per Press Association. c Wanganui, Last Night. c The second representative match of the t season was played here yesterday be- A tween Wanganui and Manawatu. A a fast and open game resulted in a win j a for the home team by eleven points to 1 nil. Tries were scored by W. Dustin I and Temperon, the former converting ( one and kicking a penalty goal. The local selector is forwarding the names of W. Dustin, R. Leahy, and Tim Leahy, forwards, for consideration when the' New Zealand team for California is being chosen. AUCKLAND COUNTRY WEEK. Auckland, Last Night. J The Senior Rugby competition was ' suspended in order to put A and B teams against corresponding teams from the Unions taking part in the country week tournament, which commenced on .Wednesday. Auckland A team beat Country A by 30 points to 3; Auckland B team beat Country B by 28 points to 3, and the match between Hokianga and the Junior representatives ended in a I draw, neither side scoring. WELLINGTON RESULTS. Wellington, Last Night. Saturday's Senior football results were as follows:—Athletic 8, beat Victoria College nil; Oriental 6, beat St. James' 3; Petone 19, beat Poneke nil; „ Wellington 5, beat Melrose nil. TARANAKI v. WELLINGTON. t j, The meeting of these two rivals in the . football arena is certain to draw a r-g e crowd to Hawera on Wednesday, rorticularly as train arrangements are so suitable. Each province will be represented by its full strength so that a keen and exciting struggle for supremacy is assured. j SCHOOL FOOTBALL. Stratford's primary school football team played stylish football on Satur-' L ' day, and beat Fitzroy by 17 to nil. Mr. Joe Thomas, ex-rep., coaches the Strat- '■ ford boys, and they show it in their work. I . High School Preparatory School dep featcd Inglewood on Saturday by 23 i, points to 6. For the winners, Cliffy with t- six tries did the bulk of the scoring, i- Fox also scored a try. One try was converted. Hopson and Drake scored tries for the losers. r, THE LEAGUE GAME NEW ZEALAND DEFEAT NEW SOUTH WALES. AN INTERESTING GAME. By Cable—Press Association—Copyright. Received 22, 5.5 p.m. . , Sydney, June 21. The third League match between New South Wales arid New Zealand was played in dull weather, and on a heavy m ground. Fifteen thousand were pren sent. le Percy Williams, a Wigan player, who {- j replaced Auld, hooked the ball in the it scrums, and proved a very valuable asset y to the New Zealanders. * The New Zea•j land backs handled the ball much more ig cleanly, and ran in a better stvle than it their opponents. The greatest factor in •e New South Wales' downfall was the loss e. of the ball in the scrums. The New Zealand forwards played solidly in the pack, and got the ball quicker away to their half-backs. The team showed ime. proved condition and lasted right out to r _ the end of the gamp. New Zealand had vv the benefit of a strong wind in the first d bpell and pressed most of the time. From „ a pass near the line, Manning forced ' 3 his way over, and shortly afterwards Tfe werson kicked a goal from a mark. n After keen play, Ifwerson made a fine (1 run and passed to Kelly, who scored s near the posts, Ifwerson converting. Ifwerson also kicked a goal from a mark. 1. The locals' only score this spell was a , try by Frawley, who beat several op- , ponents cleverly. At half-time the score 1 ™, ■ ew Zealand twelve, New South Wales three. 3 The second spell saw New South Wales make a better fight. They scored first after, twenty minutes' struggle, FrawL ley taking Messenger's pass and Messeitger converted. Proebstel then scored I. an easy try for New Zealand. Ifwerson °r?? rt , ln ß- • XPW South Wales re p j doubled their efforts, and Broomham j woied after a succession of passes. There ' I 1 1:" , n ° further and the game ■ ende, : New Zealand seventeen, *New : South Wales eleven. 1 Kelly, the New Zealand centre-three- [ .quarter, was the best plaver on the ; nh??' aml T *™«°n also i Played well. Hayward, Williams 3 te;r thobestoftheNerz^ wellingtoFrestjt.ts.

Per Press Association. Wellington, Last Nwf,t AUCKLAND RESULTS. T- « l e fi rst/r"3 n M^f i «" t - 1 knoolc-out, competS; bent Ponsonby United 7; Newton P„ ' g»» U beat North Shore S^;

North Shore Albion won tlie season's J championship on the previous Saturday, i THE ASSOCIATION GAME AUCKLAND RESULTS. i Auckland, Last Night. | Everton 3, beat Carlton 0; Brotherhood 5, beat Corinthians 3j North Shore 12, beat Thistle 1; Hotspur 1, drew with • Ponsonby 1; Adult. School fl, beat Otaliuhu 1. BROWN SHIELD MATCH. WELLINGTON AND OTAGO TIE. ' Wellington, Last Night. About 3000 people witnessed the Association football match for the Brown 1 Shield at the Basin Reserve on Saturday. A good game resulted'in Wellington, the holders of the Shield, just averting defeat by Otago, the challengers, each side scoring two goals. On one occasion, Thorn, after a good run down the field, shot for goal, and the ball went through, but he was convicted of being off-side, and the score did not count. But for that the fortune of the day might possibly have gone to Wellington, because when the whistle sounded Wellington was pressW hard, land only wanted a little help "in the 1 right place to register another goal.