FOOTBALL.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2129, 11 July 1907, Page 4

FOOTBALL.

Tho following will represent the Takitimu Seniors versus Kaiti City on Saturday : ■ —Full-back, W. Sharp ; three-quarters, D. Miller, Te Reinga, Leah; five-eighths, ICaipara, Delamero: half, Glennie; wing, Swann; forwards, Paaka Turi, Wyllie, Lyons, McKenzie, Tipuna, B. Thompson, Pita te Hau. Emergencies: Ferguson, Lasker, Swainson. The following team will represent Ivaiti City Juniors on Saturday: E. Luttrell, Nelson, Bright, O’Neill, Coleman, Olsen, A. Luttrell, McGregor, Butterworth. Poynton, Williams, Hogg Horgan, Dines, Cooper. Emergency : Fraser. West End Juniors will be represented by the following : —Martin, Patterson, Keys, W. Hepburn, J. Third, G. Peterson, W. Wright, V. Somervell, B. Graham, S. McConnell, S. Roderick, Burke, G. McLaclilan, R. Somervell, B. Johnstone. Emergencies: A. Hepburn, P. Roderick, J. Dodds.

REFEREES’ ASSOCIATION. The usual weekly meeting of the Poverty Bay Referees’ Association was held in the Royal Hotel last evening, when tho referees were appointed for the football matches on Saturday next. Mr. R. G. Hallamoro was appointed to officiate in the senior match, and in the junior, Mr. H. Carr will referee. In the third grade match Mr. J. Somervell will have charge of the whistle. A letter was received from the Bakers and Carriers asking that a referee be appointed for their match to-day. Their request was acceded to, Mr. J .'Somervell being appointed.

THE GAME UP THE COAST. Our Tokomaru Bay correspondent writes as follows: —Since my last letter two more Wai-apu Union fixtures have been played, one at Tuparoa between the Tokomaru and Tuparoa teams, and the other at l’akarae, between thy Paikea and Tolaga teams. Both games were played on Saturday June 29th, the former resulting in a win for Tokomaru by 6 points to 0; and the. latter in a win for Paikea by 8 points to 3. Tho Tokomaru club has now three wins to its credit, and no losses, ’Tolaga one win and two losses; Tuparoa has lost two matches, and Paikea has one loss and one win. The Tuperoa team must be a good one, as the local club sent almost its best team to try conclusions, and only just managed to win It is said that Tuparoa forwards are an especially strong lot, and that our boys were nowhere with them. The strength of the homo team is in their backs, Erikana faking the place of last season’s weakest man. The referee in the PaikeaTolaga match has reported to the Union two Paikea players for rough play and questioning decisions.