Shannon Notes

Horowhenua Chronicle, 9 August 1915, Page 2

Shannon Notes

V V j [By uiu' Ivesidcut Representative. J i EOO'TBALL. Tlil' pakchas ami the Maoris tried conclusions at a game ol tootbalf uii the JlocroaLion Reserve <ju Saturday afternoon. W. ilannan •aptaincd the "Whites" and Nepia Wunata our Alaun friends. -Mr J. O'Connor acLod as releree. 11l tlie first spell neither side scored, but ill the second the monotony niift broken by L. -McDonald scoring three tor the "Whites.'' The Maoris almost immediately after returned the compliment and .scored a try, making the score three all. It was all the -Maoris ivero' destined to get. however, dor thev did not score again. The

"Whites" 011 the other hand, went ahead, and chiefly owing to the unl--IlaLi L play of Leslie .McDonald, ably seconded by Jack iienuessy. the score ran up to sixteen, and when tlie whistle sounded the pakelins wore the winners by sixteen points To tnree.