FOOTBALL.

Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume IV, Issue 492, 12 August 1890, Page 3

FOOTBALL.

INTERPROVINCIAL FOOTBALL MATCH. [standard special correspondent.] Auckland, yesterday. The football match on Saturday, between the Auckland and Taranaki teams, was rather onesided. The Taranaki men played well in the first half, when the score was two against them. In the second half the wind was very much against them, and they lost by Bto 0. Auckland got eight triea, but the place kicking was so bad that not one was converted into a goal. The Taranaki team were conspicuous most for the play of their three-quarters. All the Auckland men played fully up to representative form, and the forwards were especially good. The backs played well together, but the Taranaki defence was very good, Hempton, A. Bailey, and A. Good all collaring splendidly. The Taranaki forwards were overmatched ; their dribbling was not good, and they did not show enough cleverness in getting the ball among their feet in the scrums. Their attention to the rules was praiseworthy, and at times the fear of breaking the rules seemed to interfere with their play. Sangster, Barford, Lye, Pearson did well. The Taranaki men took a good rest yesterday, and to-day proceeded in company with several Auckland men, to Sylvia Park. The visitors leave tomorrow evening by the Southern Cross for Gisborne, where they play on Saturday. They will be followed by some other players in the Monowai. The latter are now coming up from Taranaki, several of the present team being unable to continue the trip. On Monday next they play Hawke’s Bay at Napier. On Wednesday they meet the Hawke's Bay Maori Team, at Napier, and then they proceed overland to Palmerston to play there. The takiuga at Saturday’s match were £250.

There was splendid weather for footballing on Saturday, and there was a good attendance of spectators. The two grounds were put into requisition, the native teams being allowed the old ground, so aa to gal off their match for the Cup, while the provisional representative team had a practice ma;oh on the new ground, which though rough, was made to suit the occasion. The match between the Macri teams Poverty Bay and Waerenga-a-hika—was a very even one, resulting in a draw, the Poverty Bay team, however, appearing to be the better one. The representatives had some good kicking practice, though it was really nothing more than that. The following team has been finally selected to represent the district against the Taranaki visitors, who pass through Gisborne this week :—Full back : Rutene; three-quarters : Staite, Skeet, Rua ; halves : Fisher, Maude; forwards: Lysnar, Langford, Nisbett, Ktngi, Hutchinson, Marshall, Loomb, Robinson, Nikora. Emergencies :—Backs : Mackay, Matthews; forwards: Tarapuhi, Hapi, Hami. The representatives attended in good force and had a rattling practice last night at the Volunteer gymnasium, passing, packing the scrum, heeling out, and other points being given attention to. A big gathering of country people ia expected to be at the ground on Saturday. The Napier footballers had arranged to send up a team on Friday, but it was impossible at a day’s notice for Gisborne to gets its team together.