FOOTBALL.

Hokitika Guardian, 10 August 1923, Page 1

FOOTBALL.

KATl'If DAY'S GAMES. The Westland Snh-tTiion fixtures v, ill he continued to-morrow afternoon. United seniors have forfeited to llarihari. liarihari juniors have forfeited t• > Excelsiors. The iirst game on ( ass Square will lie at 1.30 p.m. when the Marist 3rd grade (Grey) play Kiwis. The main game will he the senior match Kiwi v. Excelsior. The senior game Kuniara v. Kokatahi is set. down to be played at Kokntahi. The special feature of to-morrow's game lies in the fact that the right to challenge for the Breeze Shield hangs on the result of the game. The Excelsior Club are the holders Iron) last year, and the rules lay it down that only the two leading teams of the Sub-Union competition can challenge the holders. Tn the Club rivalry that lies between the Kiwi and Excelsior Clubs, every effort is being made to beat the Kiwi team to-morrow, and so povont that team having the right to challenge. Naturally with some feeling being imparted into the game, the play promises to he strenuous and as the Excelsiors are putting a strong team in the field they hope their endeavours will he successful. The -sped a tors should son a well-contested game.

The I'olh wing will represent Kiwi Senii rs in their match with Excelsiors at 1! p.m. to-morrow: Stevens. Alnviiihan. Hoy, Steel, Dune-aft. Devanev. Ross, Griffon. Shannon, Kearns Walker. Limheit. I .olio. Adams. Peril,am.

Excelsior seniors against Kiwis:— Cholwynd. Wognn (2). AlobaiTano. Ross Palm-.-r. .Morgan. Dal i. Eraser D.. Gail* Tihhh'S. Bannister. Graham. Anderson, A i t ken.

All Kiwi Third Grade players must he at the Shed to-night at 7.20 o'clock

N.S.W. V. QUEENSLAND. BRISBANE. A up. 9. At Association football. New South Wale sdelValcd Queen-hind by three goals to nil. A RUGBY DISPUTE. W.iNTAX; I. An:.;. 9. In , ousequence of l lie late w ilhdraiyal of I'eiiri. Petal.a. llartlv and Kitigi. four loot* ’'Hit's : !< e ■i; ! cto the Lam (in!;, great dilTioiilty has he: a e.xperin assembling the Wanganui t, am tvhb h idf to-dnv t ■ i’t.lLl engagement, in Auckland IVovim c. I : c ph.y- ---...... w ithdr.-w i:t order to iihii a chin final ucx'- Saturday. 7\ so.•cel inoo,kei Sub-Union ami the Id-’ > ers In void'd, and also decided to notify the New Zealand Rugby Union thai I’otaka and :> g.,, In tie- provisionally .-e----h : lad 2'l men for the firm test match have been suspended. A iuzlli t s;ve-i-,.i meeti:i : is' called for If. xt week, when the Raiigitikei Sub-Union nfhemm mil he asked to attend.