FOOTBALL.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 6 May 1910, Page 2

FOOTBALL.

« —■ —— THE .MAORI TOUR. [I'Elt PKEBB ASSOCIATION.3 . AUCKLAND, This Day. The following .Maori players have been chosen for the Australian tour: Hacks: St-e-ad (Southland), Dansey (Otago), I'iki (Canterbury), Winiata and Hawiri (Horowhenua). l'oanangia (Auckland); Rogers (Rotorua), Pitiliira (Manawatii), Kaipara (Poverty May), N'uku and Tamaiti (Whakatne), and Lewis (Hawke's May): forwards: Harrison (Thames), Prince (Southland), Tigeiie (Otago), Winiata (Horowhenua). Takaranga (Wanganui), Tamil, Pino and Martin (Tarauaki), Cumiinglinm and Hall (Auckland), Retane (Rotorua). Phillips (Tauranga), Burnett, Wirepa and Tnrei (Poverty Ray). One other member is io be chosen. The team are all descended from Maoris, ant: is considered a very strong combination. TEAMS FOR SATURDAY. In the match. Otaki v. Manakau. the following have been selected to represent Manakau:—Martin, Cook, E. Mevan, Whareo, Richardson, M. Mevan, Cordello, Ropata, Hunter, I). Mevan, Koro, Wi W'aka, Simon, R. George and iloro. The following is the team selected to play for the Levin-Wanderer Club against Shannon, at Levin Reserve, to-morrow :—Stucke.Vj Everett, Nepia Winiata, Neville Winiata, Coote, .M. Winiata, Lewer, Thome, Sciascia, P. Winia'ta, W. H. Wilson, Dixon, Saxon, Arciis. Emergencies. Garth and Pettnian. The. following will represent the Levin Juniors in their match with Koputaroa, at Koputaroa, to-mor-row: M. Retter, M'lnness, Eindlav, Smith, Lett, Heta, Muuroe, Rest, MusgroVe, Finlayson, Mlaekburn, Huku, Devonshire (2), H. Jones, Duff, Rangi, O'Conncll. Eollas, .and Hurmuti. Kio Toa will be represented by the following players in their ma'teh at Manakau to-morrow:-A. Mevan. Henare. Xehu, Ririmi, ..en Griffiths, Hohepa, Skerman, Taylor, E. Cootes. E. Wilson, Smith, Brown, T. Parata, D. and M. Cootes, 11. Knocks. Emergencies: S. Cook. Whata, G. Armstrong. The following will represent Tainui jtiuiois against Ifui M.«i, at Otaki: Mel 1, Smith, Grindrod, McCall, Kerry, Bevan (2), Winterburn, oailev, Johnston, Wilson (2), Woods (2), J. Mcnrs. Emergencies: Ravmond and Roxburgh.

A fair numher of juniors of tin Levin-Wanderer Club attended , n

meeting lns't evening, in .Messrs Smart and Thome' 1 ? office, to make 'arrangements for the coming season. Air T). Musgrove whs elected captain for the year, and .Messrs Musgrove. Mvrson .and Proctor a selection committee. Judging hv the numher t/ junior players available, a strong combination should he the result.

At a well-ath uded meeting of .'Pm TTorewhenua R-efere-.'s' Association, hint' night, it was decided that, tin games to-morrow will he played un der the new rules.