FOOTBALL

Hokitika Guardian, 16 September 1921, Page 1

FOOTBALL

The following will represent the Excelsior seven aside team at Kumara (o-mniTOw: King, D. I'rnser, llethuue. Boss, Chetwynd, Wngaii Fmergcncit's: Graham mid It. Erases’. Elements’ ear will leave Fowler's Hotel corner at 1 p.m. sharp. The following will represent tlie Excelsior juniors in their match with Boss juniors on Cass Square to-mor-row at dp.in.:—Nightingale, Pel ham, Thompson, Palmer, Preston, Montague. Harris, Montague, Biitland, Gibbet's, Ai t lien. Emergencies: Pierson and l.areomhe.

The following players are representing Kiwis in the seven-a-side- to-mor-row If.is. Dumrafi. Shannon. KtopIWtIL. AValker. Wilson. Devaney. \ ,-ar leaves Kellers’ corner at I o’clock sharp.

The Seven-aside football tourney takes place nt Kumara to-morrow after noon. The same draws and ariai'.genicnts have been made as for last Saturday. when the fixture was prevented owing to the rain.

There will ho two junior championship matches oil Cass Square tn morrow afternoon, one at 1.30 p.m. and the other at 3 p.m.

FI N A I. TEST MATCH. To-morrow aiternoou at Wellington the third and filial, test match between ihe Springboks' team and N /-'’aland takes pl;uc. Boih team- have now won one game and the decision to-morrow will he awaited v-.it 1 ' eager interest by all follow ei s of .-poll ill the country. Belli teams have been undergoing steady training fur the mat'll, which should prove ol great interest. A liumbci ul changes have been made in I lie personnel of the Now Zealand team, which should ho eon-i'lerably strengthened. The Africans have sullered considerably owing to casualties received during their tour, and their team will hardly he as strong as that put in the licit! at Auckland. Ihe result will he looked loi'ward lor with keen interest. ■; BEAT CBOWD EXPECTED. W ELLINGTON. Sept. 13. rile groat, demand that exist- totsi ...ling aceomui'.daUon at the lest match on Saturday indicates that iti-tcie.-t in tlw event is likely In ' xcoed all previous experience.-. The scats in the stand have all been taken up :

have those oil the iemporuy : land; and mi (-hairs, while the ti. ke(s foi scats oil forms arc now exhausted. \l| arrangements which arc well n hand, were finally discussed at tonight'- meeting of the N.Z.n.l Man am'ment (Vimmiltec. Apart from the big mulch. '.aim “curl a in-raisers'' have been arranged ~ oo'li-h. AueUlatid I'niver sitv v. Vjeturia rniversily. ami Kim: Country v. Wellington B. v pres-mau was informed lluß th< name- of tile two teams will not hr available until Saturday morning. TE\AIS IN TTMTNI.NG. WELLINGTON, '•') The South \fi ii an I'.i.it 1 1 !•'■'« 1,1 , raining nr Island Bay. il are sull'e' ing 1 1 "in injuries. Seiidin h ''• •' ,|; s l, ~ ,te,l -boulder and Henry Morl'd. w iic-three-cpiart"i hack, has hii-r" : the he„o- Of hi- elbow. W'vpelier It: injured leg ami may he unable t |., y Tho-e who an not Idcly to tv jn' the team are in 10w,,, -laying a ' (I t- Iml I Intel. Only nine out of Hifotirleon Smith African hack- have . c j,,I,i t raining tor the maleli. so ill d team’s hark division will "ol 1,"

seen at its best. Tbe Yew Zealanders are being tram cd as if tlmv were 'getting ready i'"’ world boxing or seidl.ng -•"« lest and they will take rile field a f,i a- ii is po-sihle for them 1o h The New Zealand fonvanl- are ex;e • I cd to more than hold their awn in ,-oming maleli. Never!bele-s. the ' opinion is inclined to tb.nk llw the chances of sue.-c- are id even. Tickets for the stand are " mv , "’ 1 " resold at C2 each.

fll-MOBBOW'S TEST MAH 11. j THE BBDBABI.E TEAMS. ! WELLINGTON, Sept. IV | The training or hoih Bams for Sa- | iurday’s test match has been completed.. „ | The prohahle teams are as follows: \,... Zealand EnlT hack. Kingston, j Ihreo-quarlers. Siddolls. M. Ni'holls. .1 Steel: live-eighths. Ifwerson and 1 ' a ; 1, : ,1f. Boheris; wing forward, l'e-.ln . , I, .ai l-. Fl'deher. Fogarty. Mel.em, Modi 11. Bieha'lsell, \Yesl and • hull. , So.nl, Africa : K.. 11 ba«’k. <■- |.,.| -. three-quarters. Van lleerden. Mover. Strauss. Zeller 1 halves, .1 .Mid,a". De Koch: forwards. Buy M'T|’d. Van Booyen. Du I’lcssis. V arner. Mellisb. Mostert. Boy Merkel. am Scholt'/,. I NTF.BN ATM >N AI. (’ONFEBI'.NCF. W'FI.I.INGTON. Sept. 13. Something approaching n crisis has I I,cd ill the control of Log l ’.' through the threat of Mr .1. V-l.'-o'l. prcsidoiU of ilm Now Zealand Itegl'.' Ciion. In resign owing to not bun* a (Ideate to the conference With fsonth Africans and New South Wales ", the g..|ieral oomlition of the game. The correspondence was tabled L>njglit. at. a meeiing ol the Alaoagetn.nt Committee. The ,-hairman (Mr SlndO wrote to Mr Met,end oll’ering him the piesi(b nev of’ the conference without, the right to participate in the Aeliheralions Mr AleT.eml replied that the president had a miseoneeption of his duties, adding that the delegates should he Messrs Slade, Howe, end

Frost, the last named being elected as the spokesman for the Auckland proposal to amend the rules. Mr McLeod in a lengthy reply, denies any suggestion of interfering with th„ manage meat, and quoted his experience as an international representative of the game as qualifying hint to have a sent) n> ;i •dcl<\L'at ( \

Tho Canterbury and Auckland I nions wrote supporting Mr Mel.r^L Mr Slade said he offered t-o withdraw from the conference ill favour ol Af,- McT.eod. lmtj that did not suit, the latter, whose trouble was he had not broil nominated. T!;o discussion was fa vo lira bio t•* tbo lion of tile Conrinittoo pad it was derided to receive Mr Me! cod's letter. WELLINGTON. Sept. IL It has been definitely decided that the- i-oiifereiice of representatives of the Bugby Guinns of New Zealand. South Africa, and New South Males shall lake place to-day. Mr P- -I. I lerflliv. the chairman of the M.nage--I:l.'lit Committee of the New South Wales Bue 1 y Fnion. arrived to-day by the Manuka. The roufereme. which will hv in the milure of a round-the [able talk. " ill di-cuss the question r.f international tours, and possibly a-iielKlments of the ,-ules of Rugby as well a- the conditions ef the game gen-c-aiiy The amended rules under whicii the game is being played bv the Auckland Bughy I'nioli will he discussed. Questioned as to the attitude the New- Smith Wales Rugby Fnion was taking up with regard to these rules. Mr Herlihv declined tn make a strteiuent. saving the would put his representations before the conference. T roin independent sources, however, it K I,.anted that some apprehension exusts in New South Wales in regard tn the pmiected amendments to the rules. It i- tke view of the leading authorities of tho game there that- no amendment of tli.. rules is desired. A question that is more in the minds of the Rugby leaders is that of educating players, especially young players, to a thorough knowledge' of the present code. and that the rules, which for so long had bad international sanction, should he ] v, -orved.