SATURDAY'S FOOTBALL

Chronicle (Levin), 13 August 1947, Page 4

SATURDAY'S FOOTBALL

REP. FIXTURES AT OTAKI On Saturday. next chief interest if football followers will centre on •he 'Otaki Domain where two games Df representative class will be played. At 1.15 p. m. th-ere will be ffie third grade trial, Possibles v Probables, and this will be followed at 2.45 p. m. by a representative match between Wairoa and Horowhenua juniors. The teams for these two matches ; , ■ nave been selected as follows:- , Third Grade Trial Possibles (green and white). — Backs: Jeffery, Fox, Hanran, Merwood, . JunO, Lay and Royal. Forwards: L. Giddens, Leddra, Bartosh, Noble, Wallbutton, Wells, Mounsey -/txid ciark Probables (red, white and blue) . -r-Backs: Sciascia, Sims, Waaka, Cooper, Peach, Gwynn "and Davis. Forwards: Harding, Hough, Wilson, . -■ Southee, Holman, McClune, Mefeer and Lycette. Emergencies. — Backs: Heremaia, Cook and Clapcott. Backs: Thorpe and R. Giddens. Junior Game Horowhenua (red, white and blue ). —Backs: Ropata, Hill, Lankshear, Catley, Merwood, Langley and Molloy. Forwards: Taylor, Short, Orr, Watts, Bryant, Rippin, Bond and Anderson. Emergencies. —Backs: Moyrihan, M. Hartiey and Hakaraia. Forwards: Judd, Devonshire and Boyle. Wairoa (green). — Backs': Wilson, Sutherland, Wright, Irwin, Nugent, M. Nepia and Johnson. Forwards: Glass, H. Nepia, Lowe, Christy, Te Nahu, Osmond,. Owen and O'Connor. Emergencies. — Backs : N. Nepia and Mayo. Forwards: Campbell and Walker. Mr. A. J. Vertongen will referee the third grade trial and Mr. J. D. McFarlane the junior match. Club Games The undermentioned club games will be played on Saturday m the senior and fourth grade competitioris: — Seriors: Wanderers v. Athletic, Levin Park Domain, 2.45 p.m., Mr. |B. Boyd; Otaki-Rahui v. Shannon,, at Shannon, 2.43 " p.m., Mr. H. Kingsbeer; Foxton v. Hui Mai, at Manakau, 2 p.m., Mr. Williams. Fourths: College A v. Foxton, Levin Park Domain, Mr. S. Graham;- Paraparumu v. Old Boys, Rugby Park, Mr. D. Hunt; College B v. Shannon, College, Mr. J. Kuiti. All commence at 1.30 p.m. A bus will be supplied by the union to pick up players in both the curtain-raiser and main game. It will leave Shannon at 11 a.m., Foxton 11.3Q a.m., and Levin 12 noon. The manager of the Horowhenua team will be Mr. C-. E. Wiseley and Wairoa team Mr. E. J. Cook. Managers of the PossibleProbable third grade team will be Messrs. D. Cole (Probables) and Johnson (Possibles).