The Football Season.

Waihi Daily Telegraph, Volume IV, Issue 1055, 1 August 1904, Page 3

The Football Season.

WAIHI v. PYEROA. Tun abovo match took place in Paeroa on Saturday afternoon, and rosultod in a win for tho homo team by six points to nilPaoroa sooreel their points during the last soven minutes of tho gamo, Waihi wcro without tho sorvioos of McPike, Poudroll, MoColl, Garvoy, Cunningham, Frasor, and Thornton. SUBURBS v. BOWENTOWN. On Saturday a Suburbs team journeyed to Bowentown, and dofcated tho local team by 10 points to 6, Tho Bowentown team, rcforeo, and line umpires consisted Bololy of Maoris, and a very hard gamo thoy played. Suburbs having a lot of luck in winning. Riki, the rcforoo, acted with satisfaction to both sides, After the match tho Maoris treated tho visitors to a right royal spread, at tho conclusion of which Mr C, Bonoham, tho Suburbs oap* tain, in a abort speech, thanked them heartily for their kind troatmont, SILVER STARS VERSUP ROVERS A friendly match was playod botweon tho Silver Stars and Rovers on tho looal rcscrvo on Saturday, and resulted in a win for iho former by 6 poiuts to nil. For the Winners Fester scored two tries. AUCKLAND v WELLINGTON. > Telegraph.—Press Association. Auokland. thiß day.

The following team has boon chosen to represent Auckland against Wellington ou Sa'urdiiy next '.-Full, Harrison; three* quarters, MscKcnzie, Gemini, Ashor; five-eighths, 11. MacGrogor, Ward; half, Kiernan; forwards, Gallagher (wing), Tyler, Irvine, Lewis, Nicholson, Seoling, Trovarthon, Joyce, WAIRARAPA v. WANGANLI, B.v Tolfgraph.-Press Ajnooiation. Wkmjnoton, this daj Wairarapa defeatod Wanganui by 20 points to 6. WELLINGTON v. MANAWATU. !!r Telegraph.- i-Vfj A-v.„, WmwoioN, this day Wellington beat Manawatu by 8 points to 3.

OTAGO v, SOUTHLAND. By TeleKranh.—l'rosi Awocißtion Wbllihoton, this day. Otago defeated Southland by 11 points to 8,

THE ENGLISH TEAM, MATCH AOAINST AUSTRALIA, ■''ii'jf AaMiniatioii.—l!oujri(ih» Sydnhv, tliii (Irt Thn English footballers boat Australia on Saturday by 1G points to nil. DEPARTURE FOR NEW ZEALAND fiiDNHY. tbii riar. Tho British footbnll tenra woro pnasongors by tho Warrimoo, whinh loft for Wellington on Saturday night, Ptipr to their tlopnruro Mr BedilLScivwright (captain) announced that both Hulmo and himself would bo sufficiently recovered to play in New Zeal ami. THE DOBbON INQUIRY. EXONERATION BY N.S.W. UNION frc-«« &MnaißMnii.~(}ap]'risl)l. Sydney, this day. Tho council ol tho Now South Wab Rugby Union, after niiexhnualivo inquiry, exonerated Dobson on the chnrgo of using indecent language during tho Britishers' match against ilio northern district? at Nowc.isHe,|for which he was ordered oil' tho field, It was decided that no further action bo taken. NEW SOUTH WALES ASSOCIATION TEAM v. NEW ZEALAND, By Telegraph.— Press Association. • Wjumnoton, Hub ' • The above match resulted in a draw, each Bido scoring threo goals. WAIIII ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL CLUB v, AUCKLAND. A WIN FOR THE VISITORS. The above match, which was thn first ol its kind yet witnessed in Waihi, look place on tho local recreation reserve on Saturday in the presence of a very largo number of sp?ctalors, and resulted in a win for Auckland, alter a fairly ovcnlvcontestod game, by 1)2 points to 21, Over £1(1 was taken at the gates, A full report of tho mutch is unavoidably hold over until to morrow.