FOOTBALL.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2087, 23 May 1907, Page 4

FOOTBALL.

At a meeting of the Rugby Union held yesterday it was decided to play the opening match of the season on Saturday. A proposal had been made that the match should take place tomorrow.

Probably the most appropriate banner possessed by any football club in New Zealand is that of a team at Raetihi. They style themselves the “Fernrooters,” and the banner is a boar's hide, with head and tusks complete, all mounted on a pole, The West End team for Saturday will be as follow's: —Tate, W. Roderick, Henderson, Forbes, Brown, Wi Friday, Pine, Stuart (capt.), Mutu Heki, Blair, Hakiwai, Sheatli, Turner, Ellison.

A meeting of the West End Football Club lya's h.elfl at T,e Ran College last evening. Mr. Cfias. Hepburn was voted to the chair. The Secretary, Mr. Olsen, explained that the meeting had been called tp allow the Juniors to elect a Captain, Deputy Captain and Selection Committee. Mr. Gus. Petersen was unanimously re-elected Captain and Mr. J. Third Deputy-Captain. The celection committee will consist of the captain, deputy captain and Mr. D. Cowan. After some discussion with regard to the classification of players, a hearty vote of thanks to the chair terminated the meeting. A' football match was played at Wairoa last Saturday between teams representing Wairoa and Wailiau. The Wairoa team, which was s'kippered by Jack Skeot, the well-known erstwhile West End greyhound, succeeded in defeating their opponents by 10 points to nil. Skcet scored 2 tries and played a most unselfish game right through. Mr. Lionel Williams, another one-time representative of Poverty Bay, had 'charge of the whistle aild controlled the game in a most efficient manner. During the gamo tho referee had occasion to order two playres off the ground for rough play. This had a salutory elfect upon the rest of the players and tho remainder of tho game was played in a most friendly spirit, Harry Wepiha has been elected Captain of tho Mohaka Football Club and is looking for conquests. The good old winter pastimo is mating rapid strides down Wairoa way and its exponents in that region arc showing Gisborne a very good example.

NORTH ISLAND TEAM. Press Association. MASTERTON, last night. The Wairarapa Rugby Union have nominated Wrigley (Red Star), Gray (Masterton), J. O’Leary (Masterton), and Todd (Red Star) for inclusion in the North Island team.