FOOTBALL.

Timaru Herald, Volume XCIV, Issue 14521, 17 August 1911, Page 5

FOOTBALL.

THE WANGANUI MATCH The Wanganui touring team arrived in Timaru by the second express yesterday, under the management of Mr Reynolds. The visitors (md a breather on Caroline Bay in the afternoon, and last evening attended Fullers' Pictures as the guests of the proprietors. They will be opposed by South Canterbury at the Athletic Grounds this afternoon. The fifteens will be as follows :

WANGANUI (Blue and Black).— Full—o. Dustin ; three-quarters—M. Stewart, M. Coutts, A. Signall; fiveeighths—O. Phillips, R.- Campion; half—E. Atkins ; wing forward—L. Green ; forwards—W. Cunningham, R. Leahy, W. Batley, R. O'Donnell, W. Dustin (captain), A. Schmidt, B. Martis. Reserves—H. Porciva] (back), T. Sotiter (forward): SOUTH CANTERBURY (Green and Black).—Full back—D. Scott; threequarters—N. Maze, T. Lynch, E. Darroch; five-eighths —A. Spillane (captain), G. Coles; half— Jf. Darcy; wing forward—W. Dalton ; forwards— G. Niall, T. Keating, G. Fitzgerald, W. Mooro, T. Fitzgerald, M. Horgan, T. Oldfiold. The rep. match is timed to commence at 3.15, and two preliminary contests—High School v. Zingari, and Main School v. Marist Bros.—are set down for 2 o'clock. The following is tho Athletic team Ito meet Temuka in the play-off for the junior championship, at Temuka, to-day:—E. Burke. F. Scott, F. Twomev, P. Sullivan. M. O'Donoghue, G. Spillane B. Connell, .T. Breen, R. Gililespie (captain). J. Connollv, F. D. Connell, F. F. Connell, E. Walders, E. i Tarrant, E. Fitzgerald ; emergencies— Jas. Fitzgerald, 0. Hanifin. \ THE MAORI TEAM. Per Pre.*s Association. WELLINGTON. Aug. 16. The matoh Wellington v. Maoris was played hero to-day in fine weather; and in the presence of a moderate attendance. "With the wind in their favour the Maoris made a fair showing in the first spell, but were on the defence in most of the second, and the game ended Wellington 26, Maoris 5. Cook (Wellington) scored a brilliant try, securing in his own 25 lie bent the whole of the opposition in the face of a strong wind.