THE N.Z FOOTBALL TEAM

Waihi Daily Telegraph, Volume V, Issue 1454, 12 October 1905, Page 2

THE N.Z FOOTBALL TEAM

Hartlepool Match ' Runaway Victory for the Colonels ] 63 Points to 0 The Highest Score Yet MaUe Press 'Aiwtiation.-Oopyriebi Xjondon, October 11 Tbe growing popularity of .the New . footballers was evidenced by the '. match against Hartlepool attracting j 13,000 spectators. The visitors having already proved themftelves more than equal to the foam representing the full j strength of Durham Oountv, had an easy ' task sot them to-day. The Hartleprfol < players were complotoly outelasEed, and from tho bogiuning to the ond of tbo game thoy were never given a look i in. , (- . ThetNew Zealandors made-things exceedingly lively from the Btart, and, inva- - ding their opponents' territory, kept the interest there. In. rapid snecession tries were obtained by Smiih (Auckland), Deans (Canterbury), Roberts (Wellington), Stead (Southland), Hunter (Taranaki), while Smith later on seoured another. Wallace was successful in convoking six out of the seven trieß, At half time the score stoodNew Zealand ... ... 33 Hartlepool ... ... ... O ; In tho second spell the New Zealanders raade the pace oven. faster, Hunter and A'bbott showing exceptionally brilliant iplay, tho letter scoring two and tho former throe tries, while O'Sullivan, Roberts and Wallace (Wellington) oaoh obtained one In threo instances only were attempts to add the major points successful, Wallace getting two over the bar, and Glasgow (Taranaki) the third. No-side was called with the Home team still busy defending, and in the position of not having scored, tho finol scores bei i^g— Now Zealand ... ... ... 63 Hartlepool < ... 0 FOOTBALL IN WALES Tho London Daily Mdil,\mi to hand by the last 'Frisco mail, contains tho following remarks appertaining to tbo football prospects of the eraok Rugby teams in Wales:—" Swansea, tho great invincible team of last season, will have the wholepf their players at command again. The migration of Jim Davies to the Northern Union will not oflect the team in the least, as ho was only played as a rowve laßt seaion, but ho was a very o&pa'ole resorve, and as such his loss will be felt, Frank Gordon, la?t soason's captain, has been re-elected, and a more eapsble leader | has not led tho All Whites since Bancroft's ' retirement, Tho three-patters line will be Gordon, Trow, Dan Uees and Jowett, Geo. Davies, tbe international back, will ' be in his usual place with the biilliant ' youngster, Jaok Banoroft, as bis understudy. At half-back tho inoomparablo pair or ' "Dicks"-Owen and and Jones—will again be seen, and with snob a brilliant . threo-quartsr lino to feod, Swansea's pasi sing pamo should be up to the very high , standard of last season, The forwards, Scrinos, Parkor, Hnht, D. j J, Thomas, D. Davies, Mumbles Davies, i E, Morgan, Joseph and Colos, ate again i availablo, bo it is s&fo to say that Swan- . sea will loso very few mutches during the > season 1905-6. Cardiff, who had a vory good record last i season, notwithstanding ono or two unao« i countable defoati on their own ground toi wards the close, will have pretty nearly r the same fifteen as last yoar. Poroy 1 Bush, who niodo such a nr.uio for himi self with the Anglo-Australians last year, I is the new captain, and. a very popular c choicoit has been. .Frank Young, the full back, is again., available, and tho old ~ international, Winfiold, is ready to bo cal- ,' lod upon should occasion domand. Tho tbrocqinrter lino will he Gabe, Biggs, Gunstono. and J. L, Williams, i while Arthar Williams will again mako t, . bold bid for a place. Cardifliaus are. not | slow to appreoiato his abilities, and there is no mistaking tho (aet that he is a hotter , wing than his ; namosalto "J,L." Bush i will bo partnered at half by David,/ , who showod snoh fine grit against tho , Swansea halt last season. Ho is an inside half of great promise, but inclined sometimes to taofe, which do not tend to increase his popularity. , Mr Gwyn Nicholls will not bo soon in : the team again, more'e the pity, but ho i will always be on hand willing and ready to givo the team friendly iKivice.