FOOTBALL.

Timaru Herald, Volume LXXIX, Issue 12112, 6 July 1903, Page 3

FOOTBALL.

MANAWATU IBEAT WANGANUI. Per ftwes Association.. . V E..: IWANOANUI, July 5. •The re'presotftetive'football match Maaiwatu v. Wanganui was played yesterdayafternoon, and resulted in. a win for Mama- i watu by 4 paints to 3 points. Mam-; watu was much superior in the first spell, j but "in the second spell Wanganui had I matters <mntih their own. way, and had; ■ hard' luck several times in not scoring- j A. BRAWN GAME. ' ' i WELLINGTON, July 5. ! The Wellington and Manawatu jmrior j representative "Rugby .teajns . played a , drawn < gsine yesterday. The match was j rather' disappointing. Attempts at Tjack j play were-riot numerous, and when they ] were made the- result was poor. Though j the forwards -played a hard game throTtgh- I put, their -efforts .were largely discounted j by frequent -wild efforts to score at in- j opportune moments. Each team -scored | a try. A TEST MATCH. " The Rugby Uriipn's selectors, MessTs "W.;] J. Lewis, A." r Shirtcliffe, -Slid j; P. T£a-j laugher, have chosen the following teams j for the tost trial game in view of the! Nprth Islaisd : tour l A^team—-W- Davev, | W. MundeH, J. Pearse, J. O'Leary. W. H. Mootb, D. "Horgan, J. Carr, A. Budd, • W. Jeffries. XI. Wade, W. Scott, H. Ton- ; nent, S. VViJloughby, P. Seajy, Tucker, | S. Shiers. ~B 't4lm—E. Horgan, W. Gim- , son, W. Grant, J. Rattray. Art Opie, D. i Friedlander, Jack Joe, M. O'Mfira, B. i Horgan, J. {Burns, M. LawJor. M. Geaney, ] C. Langriah, "Harris, P. Gaffaney, W. Hus- j band. j

The game is to be played at Temnka on Thursday, Jiily 9th, at 3 p.m. shnTp. Mr W. J. Moore will be referee. The colours will "be; —-A teapi, preen ancl black; B team, -any colour. . This match Will be followed 'by another, the picked team v. a team <sf all comers, on Thnrsday, the 16th inst., -at the Amateur Athletic Grounds. It "may be of some interest to explain here that the selectors' choice, for the trial game "has been- restricted through a few of the players not being- kble to" get leave of albeence. The game on. Thursday next should, however, be a real good one, and as the players will so to speak be on their trial, the very best of play should be -witnessed. The chance to get a representative team away does not happen every winter, and it is to be hoped that: every "footballer "will do. his best to back tip the present efforts of the Union. The dribs "have chosen the selectors, -and all players can rely on their doing their very best -to pick a .rep. team. There should thus 'be -no jealousy, no cause for grumbling, when the final choice is made. ..