FOOTBALL.

Wanganui Herald, Volume XLIX, Issue 14339, 8 July 1914, Page 6

FOOTBALL.

“ALL BLACKS” AT SYDNEY

Press Association; —Telegraph—Copyright. Received July 8, 9.15 a.m. 'SYDNEY, July 8. The Mokoia arrived too late to pass the doctor. The New Zealand footballers arc all fit. and will land this nibrning.

THE LEAGUE GA.ME

A GENEROUS DONATION

That the Wanganui League have some solid supporters has again been demonstrated by the action of one of Wanganui's well-known citizens in the'person of Mr Tom Mills. This gentleman has just had executed to his order a beiiutiful shield surrounded by totara knot,, tyitb an inlaid strip of kauri .between, the ,riinu and totara. The shield . has been ..mounted on plush and is a great credit to Mr Harry BrOome, who designed aiid worked these rough woods into suqh a line trophy. This shield has been given to be played for in home and home .annual contests between Taranaki add Wdnganui. The action of Mr Mills is greatly appreciated by the Taranaki .and Wangpntii centre?, as it is actions like these which help the different, sports bodies to pvorcome the many little obstacles which, crop np in the course of the working of different kinds of sport.

NEW ZEALAND TEAM. WANGANUI’S NOMINEES. The following players have been nominated by the Wanganui Northern League Provisional District for the New Zealand team which io.to play the Englishmen at Auckland.: Backs.—Siddclls, Gibson, Ruscoe, Forwards.—B. McDonald, Moreshead. Hooker.—Storey.

WANGANUI LEAGUE. ANNUAL - MEETING; : The general meeting of the Wanganui Northern League was held on Monday evening at 8 o’clock. Present—Messrs H. Broome (chairman), W; Bun,’, T. Mills, F. Loiv, J. Davidson (secretary), A letter was read from the Auckland Provincial Council suggesting September sth as the ■ date fir the Wanganui-Auck-land challenge match for the Northern League Cup, • providing the' ground is available,—Received. It was resolved that the Wanganui Northern League open a. banking account with the National • Bank of Zealand and the secretary and chairman, or treasurer, be authorised to sign all cheques. The entertainment of the JJritish team was loft iu the hands of Messrs' Broome, Burr, and Davidson, to confer .with the Lancashire and Yorkshire Societies’ delegates with power to act. A letter was read from the New Zealand Council, stating the terms of the Englishmen’s tour of the Dominion was 65 per cent of the gross; gates,—Received.