FOOTBALL.

Hokitika Guardian, 5 June 1923, Page 1

FOOTBALL.

— SEVEN-ASIDE TOURNAMENT. BIG DAY OF PLAY. The Westland Sub-Union seven-aside tournament took place on Cass Square yesterday, with play from 9.30 o’clock until dark, with a break of a couple of hours while the Burns memorial was being unveiled. The heavy rain in the early morning made the ground heavy hut the play was ol a very interesting nature throughout, most ol the games being well contested. The various officials were very attentive and the games were played off in good time, except ihat the lasi game was finished ■n the dark. The referees for the day were Messrs A. Cutlmsh, E. AA . I Teenan, AY. A. Wilson. TL Dowell, N. W'ogan, O. Walker and Gillooly, and there was an absence of any disputes, and very few hard knocks received, though the play was being continually stopped fnun minor causes. The following is the result of the various games:—THIRD GRADE.

FIRST ROUND. Exceb-ior IL 9, beat Kiwi B. 0. School A. U, beat Kiwi A. 0. Excelsior A. 11, boat School B. 0. SECOND ROUND. School A. 3, heat Excelsior 11. 0. Excelsior A, a bye. FINAL. School A. •. Stevenson . Kelly, Houston. Mason, Pierson, Stoplorth. am' Sflbv) t), boat Excelsior A. 5. JUNIORS. FI RST ROUND. Excelsior B. 3, beat Kiwi B. 0. Hi nut B. 3, beat Dari Mari B. 0. ■fieri Mari A. (5, beat United 0. Rimu A. 0, beat Kokatahi A. 0. Kiwi A. 11. beat Arahuia IL 0. Excelsior beat Ross by a force down, after no score when time was up. Arabura A. Id, beat Kokatahi B, 0. SECOND ROUND. ]lari Tlari A. 5, beat Excelsior U. 1 Excelsior A. 0. beat Rimu A. n. Kiwi A. 3, beat Arahura V. 0. Rimu IL a bye. THIRD ROUND. Kiwi A. 6, beat Rimu B. 3. Excelsior A. 11, beat Hari Hari 0. FINAL. Kiwi A. (Breeze (2). Ilabn, AA bite, Jones. Howat and Uaiissnmnn) 8. beat Excelsior A. 0. SENIORS. FIRST ROUND. Hari Hari A 18, beat Excelsior B 0 Excelsior A. (I, beat Kiwi A. 3. Kiwi IL 3, beat Kokatahi 0. United li, beat Hari JTnri B. 0. SECOND ROUND. Excelsior A. 3, beat United 0. Hari Hari A. G, beat Kiwi B. U FINAL. Excelsior A. (Ross. Aitken. Palmer. AVogan (-2). Breeze, and OhotwVnd) 5, bent Hari Hari A. 3. This was a capital game. Hari Hari kicked a penalty goal. So” piloting it over with a nice k.ck early in the play, and nearly scored shortly after from a nice passing run. Then Excelsiors had the best of the game till ends were changed. Hari Hari showed to advantage in the opening stages, but Excelsiors worked well together, n fine run by Neil AA ogan being a feature. Then from a passing run nearly on time. Aitken scored ana Ross converted. At the conclusion of the final of the

juniors, the last game played, tlie President (Mr E. McGregor) congratulated the winners on their success and the playes generally on their play, then presenting the Shield to the Captain of the Excelsior team (L. Ross) and the trophy for the juniors to the Kiwi team (S. Breeze).

WIN FOR NEW ZEALAND. AUSTRALIAN ANI) N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION. SYDNEY. June 3. Short passing oil the ground, as against their opponents* kick with tactics, enabled the Maurilanders to defeat Tpswich by four goals to two. after a close, even and stubbornlyfought game in the boiling sun. This was specially trying to the New Zealanders, who opened, SYDNEY, June 5. Now South Wales Football Association defeated Victoria by 5 goals to 1.