FOOTBALL

Hokitika Guardian, 4 June 1920, Page 3

FOOTBALL

•‘aurtAm.iav Sr -> •> r\nt.v. association! WELLINGTON, This Day. WELLINGTON V. CANTERBURY • At Rugby yesterday, Wellington defeated Canterbury by 15 to'3. . The Inter-University match, Wellington v, Canterbury, resulted in n "’in for the former by 23 to nil. NAPIER, This Day.

At Rugby Hawke’s Bay defeated Wni rarapa by fourteen points to eleven. ' - WANGANUI, This Day.

In a hard game, which was won in the last twenty minutes; Taranaki defeated Wanganui by eleven to eight. TAUMARANUI, This Day Auckland defeated King Country by thirty-two to she.

LEAGUE FOOTBALL. SYDNEY, June 2

The decision of a large section of the Sydney University footballers to play the ‘League game is announced. It has led'to much criticism and severe condemnation in amateur circles. With a view of testing the position, however, the Secretary of the University League Football Club has circularised all sporting bodies, asking them to attend a conference to discuss the question of the amateur status of athletes and also' tlib formation of a wealthier body .than tlie. Amateur Sporting Federation to control sport. The English football team for the first match will he as follows: —Fulb back, Thomas; three-quarters, Stockwell,' Hagstaff, 'Hiircoiribe and Stone; half-backs, Rogers and Parkin; forwards, Cunliffe, Mills, Grnnew, Johnston, Gallagher and Clark.

The following will represent the Excelsiors, in their match with Kin is on Cass Square to-morrow afternoon at •3 o’clock:—Aitken, Davidson, Graham, Heenan (2), Breeze, Thompson, Cutbush, Madgwick, McDonald, Maunder, Bethune, L. Ross, MeKav, Devnney, Chetwnyd. Emergencies: Robinson, Tnglis and Montagu. All players are requested to be on the Square at 2.30 o’clock sharp. The following will represent the Kiwis in their match with IBxeelsiiorp on Cass Square to r morrow afternoon at 3 p.m.:—J. Devaney M. Haile, W. Kearns, O. Walker, N. Wilson, P. Shannon, M. O’Connor, J. Kelly, G. Irving, 'A. Duncraft, P. Ivortegast, , W. Frederick, R. Ross, B. Jones, C. Glass. 'Emergencies—P. Cutbush, J. Simpson, F. Rudkin. All players must he in attendance at the Supreme Hall this evening at a quarter to seven sharp.