FOOTBALL.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2118, 28 June 1907, Page 3

FOOTBALL.

Tlie following aro tlio Kaiti City thirds to play against Takitimu on Saturday : —Liddell, Wyllio, Huston, Wyllie, Cramp, L. Bright, Pollock, Marlow, Morritt, O’JNiell, Hiokcy, Butterworth, Williams, J. Bright, L. Nicolas. Emergencies: J. Lang, Morrow, Bonnio.

The following will represent the Takitinni Club on Saturday:—Seniors : Full-back, W. Sharp; threequarters, D. Miller, To Reiiiga, Leah; five-eighths, Delamore, lvaipara; half, Giounio; wing, Swann; forwards, Parker Turi, Thompson, Lyons, McKenzie, Tipuna, Pita to Him, Ferguson. Emergencies: Wyltie, Lasker, Swainson, Hemi Kara, Tapu. Tho above are requested to be on tho ground sharp. Juniors: Callaghan, Pilcher, Smith, Halbort, Roderick, H. Kara, Evans, AY. Campbell, Seymour, Perry, Swainson, Thuxtor, Tuoliy, McConnell, and J. Campbell. Emergencies : Morell and Breingan. Tho thirds will bo selected from the following: Campbell, P. Smith, Bousfield, Cameron, Breingan (2), Craill, Brooking, Porter (2), Close, A. Lange, Dunlop, Morell, Stevens, Hughes, Rongopai, Kara, Kura.

A correspondent of tho Sydney Bulletin writes :—The Maorilander is strenuous in many things, but tlio way tho M.L. Rugby Union used the axe on the proposal to send a professional team of Maorilnndors to England was sudden even for the Plutonic islanders. It sought out the promoter of the enterprise, and disqualified him as a footballer for lifo, and went so far ns to forbid him entering any ground even ns a spectator of any match played under the auspices of tho Union. AA'hether it

has tho power to do this is questionable, but it has done it, anil taken the chances. Tho Union looked so mad that that promoter thinks he if lucky that it didn’t disqualify his descendants to the fourth generation. Anyhow, lie becomes tlie football leper of Maorilnnd. the accursed and unspeakable; and, in a football sense.

his house is razed to the ground, and its site sown with salt. The Union then called upon all amateur players to sign an undertaking never, in this life or, the life to come, to join any professional team—the alternative being disqualification for all Eternity. At time of writing, the Aucklanders, who represent the flower of Maoriland Rugby, two Otago men, two AVollingtonians, and one Canterbury man have failed to sign tho undertaking, so presumably

the axe will again be hard at work very shortly. Tho Maorilanders may

not be as good as the Tasmanians at chopping down trees, hut they can chop down footballers.