FOOTBALL.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 11670, 10 April 1916, Page 5

FOOTBALL.

*_ -v NEW ZEALAND BEATS SOUTH ? AFRICA. >'■s ______ ' ",;"* By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyrights "■"; (Received April 10, 9.30 a.ro.) j „'« LONDON, April 9.. j' ! j : In a return match New Zealand beadfj ■'V South Africa by o points to 3. Thef! ■ spectators included Sir Thomas Mac-i : ,>• lcenzie and Sir William Robertson*! Many wounded New Zealanders on the ground. . The'.weather was per-fl ', feet. \ ' i .'.: Early in the first.half Rogers score* ; a try which Clifford converted. In thef '•* second half New Zealand crossed thaf» line twice but were recalled. ' .- ; North England beat a team of Aus* " tralians by 13 points to 11. POSmON IN WELLINGTON, i In explaining the position of football. m Wellington. Dr Newman said, at th* ar.iiufll meeting, that the union was iru straightened" circumstances owing to the .war, and he was pleased to say that footballers throughout New Zea-« land had answered the call in a, remarkable fashion. There was no othe* class in the country which had responded so freely and so early. In the sea- ' : son ensuing upon the outbreak of the war -it was found that they- had lasH ■ | practically .the whole of their first and ' ! second-class players, and coming to this I season it would be found that theref - 1 were no eligible players of military / age, which was a wonderful record, But, they had to keep going, and ill - , was for the " barrackers ' ' oi clubs td ' | help them to do so. Certain matches) would be arranged with the troops," baV " representative matches would go bjthe board. There was no reason, ever. why. the juniors should not jbd playing this season—they must keep onand scratch around, for the least they ' could do was to give the men in khakj a name, and so keep football alive unta? ' the honors of war were over. v