FOOTBALL.

Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume III, Issue 336, 10 August 1889, Page 2

FOOTBALL.

Invkkoaboill, Thursday. There was favorable weather yesterday for the football match Southland v. the Maori team, but the ground « as greasy, rain having fallen last night, The Maoris played one man short in the first spell, and had the misfortune to lose Lee's services In the second spell, he having wrenched the sinews of one knee. The feature of the gains was the wonderful passing of the natives. W, Warbrick got a try about five minutes after tha start, which lie converted into a goal. Taiaroa secured two tries. For Southland a try was got by A. Galbraith, and the score at the finish was—Maoris 5 points; Southland, 1 point. The Maoris had much the beat of the first spell. The local forwards played well in the second spell, but ths weight of their opponents was too much for them. For tha natives, Elliott (half), W. Warhriok (three quarters), and Ellison aod Williams (forwards) pliyod a splendid gams. The most prominent of the local men were Tressdor, J. Tapper, Cuff, Jenkins, A. Galbraith, and Jarvis (Mataura). The native team were last night entertained at dinner by th* Union.

The Hawke's Bay team on Thursday beat Timaru by a goal and two tries to a goal. At Captain Tucker's paddock this afternoon, a match takes place between the Turanganui Football Club aud members of the Gymnasium. The following comprise the Turanganui team A. Thomson, full biok ; J. Morgan, W. Dodds, E. Maude, threquarters ; H. Burns, H. Maude, halves ; As DeCosta, R. Hepburn, R. Robinson, Steele, A. Wada, T. King, J. Johnston,A® Johnstone, J. Thomson, forwards ; H. R. Johnstone, R. Skipworth, Gymnasium:—J. Down, full back Teat, and Wall, three qu srtera; D. B-urW® and E. Matthews, halves; F. Lysuar, Nazar, Crawford, Rowley, Featon, Sberriff, P, Matthews, H. Watson, and E. O'Meara, forwards; W. Miller, F. O'Meara, emergencies. During the course of a conversation with Mr J. R. Soott on Saturday last, he mentioned that he left Brisbane the day before the match with the Queensland team took place, and that he was very much surprised to hear thatfl four of the native team had accepted bribes to lose the match, for no suspicion of unfair practices had occurred throughout tha English tour. Mr Scott also mentioned that several of the team b. given the promoters much trouble while ia England, and that one of them had been in gaol no less than three occasions, so that, taken altogether, his lot was not one of unmixed pleasure.—News.