FOOTBALL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 272, 20 April 1914, Page 8

FOOTBALL.

A' NTKIIXC SIDE. ;;y W!r - I'rt'-s ■ .rintiuii —C'op.T>• ii| iiL Received i!), j.5 p.m. London, April 1!!. Tlic Northern I'nioii team is described is tin- strongest, over sent. WI" LLIXGTOX (' 11A .M PI OXSHfPS. P.y Telegraph—Press Association. Wellington, Last Xipht. The football season opened on fcaltirlay in line weather. Good games were seen in the senior championship eompetition. Athletic beat Ponckc bj 32 liointr. to .'I: Oriental beat Melrose, 20 i, 1; U'cilliifi'ti.-n brat l T ilivcri>itr, 24 to :i. ROVERS v. I in; It SCHOOL, - "f.~, .• w On tlie racecourse on fsahir.iiiy the ftigh School boys defeated Rover*. in what was yery much a practice gamp, by II! points 'to P2. Although the game, was somewhat rugged, there were some individual scintillations Winch augured well for the season's form. The first spell closed with the school team in possession of 11 points and an uncrossed tondi-line. The boys displayed considerable vim, and threw the ball .ibout well. Sykes scored three 'tries, one of which was converted. In the second spell the School early notched a converted try, but towards Uie close Hovers pulled themselves together, and put on twelve poists. Toekcr crossed the line twice, Webster "nee, and Grant once, the latter in dash'n» style from a nice opening l . Several ;rood opportunities were missed by Hovers, whose back division was somewhat too nomadic. The school bovs in the second spell were penalised raI tlier frequently.