FOOTBALL.

Hokitika Guardian, 24 August 1923, Page 1

FOOTBALL.

SATURDAY'S GAMES

The Westland Sub-t uii u, eompeti tiolls will lie continued to-morrow afternoon.

On Cass Sfjiiare at .1.30 p.m. the Marist fOrev) meet Kiwis in a third grade game. At 3 p.m. the Hariliuri seniors (winners of the senior championship, play Excelsiors. The game should prove an interesting one to watch in view ol the line showing of the Excelsiors against Kiwis a fortnight ago. At Knknlahi. Excelsiors and Knkatalii juniors jilay.

THE BEI.I.EI! TOUR. 1 he Mcstland Suli-Enion has delinitei.v completed arrangements for the toluol their representatives to Westport. Ihe team leave Hokitika on Thursday. Sept, fith.. play Boiler at Westport on Saturday, the Sih. and Inangahua at Reeflon on the 9th. returning to Hokitika the same night. The Pillowing is the team selected lor tlie tour: Backs:--Stevens. Moyniiian, Robertson. Ross. Rainier. McKay, Co-hlan. Dunoraft. A. Wog.-m. Forwards: Dcvanoy. Kearns. Bannister. Ilagar. Fleming. Aitkeii. Cunningham, Willoughby. Walker. Rerham. Any player tillable to make the journey is requested to advice the secretary at once. All players are requested to attend practice in the. Kiwi training shod each evening. The following will represent Excelsior Seniors against Hariliuri:—Aitken. Best, Bannister, Eraser (2). Tibbies. Davi, Graham, Morgan, Rainier, Ross, Wogan 2, Chetwynd. Brown and Preston. The following will represent Kiwi Third Grade against Marist to-morrow at 1.30 o'clock.— King, Gilloolv, Groufsky, Hanssmami, l.akin. Gaylor. Davidson. Windy. Mason. McTCim. Ttaine Murphy, Glass. Stopforth, Lock.

N.S.W. V. SOUTH CANTERBURY. TIMA RE, An-. 23. This game was played at Timaru on Wednesday and resulted in a win for Xew South Wales hv 23 points Hive (ties, four being converted) to It! points (four tries, two being converted). N.S.W. El XT CUES. The following are the remaining tixtures for the New Smith Wales team: Aug. 25—First Test, at Dunedin. Atig. 20 v. Southland, at luvetvargill. Sept. I - Seeoild Test, at Christchurch Sept. .V- v. Hawke’s Bay. at Napier. Sept. H.—v. Auekland. at Auckland. Sept. 12—v. Waikato Mini Bay of Plenty, nl Hamilton. S-pt. 1- Third Test. at WellingtonSept. II) —v. Wairarapa Bush Dis. triets, at Mastertmi. The team is hooked to leave on the return journev to Sydney on September 21st. THE FIRST’ TEST. AI.T, SEATS RESERVED. DEXEDIX. Aug. 22. Evidently then- are still some people brave (to ]mt it kindly) to stand all night in a ipieiic so that they might book seats for a football match. The box plan for the Test was opened ill 8 o'clock this morning at The Bristol Piano Co's hooking ollicc. At R> o'clock last night the would-be biiyorhegan to assemble, and the number gradually increased until at ->.311 a.in. there were over fifty euld-looking figures making flu* he.-.t ol the situation i in the Bristol doorway, or along the i shop front. When the plan was opened | there was a long line, and the mailable seats in the big stand were soon snapped up. A capacity holding of two thousand enclosure seats were also taken up. and il the present line weather lontinucs. Liu attemlivnco on Saturday should reach well over twenty thousand. Mr A. Eekliiild. the anponiled referee. is an ex-Otago and New Zealand serum half. lie should till the hill with every satisfaction to both sides.

Tl lid TWO TKAMS. m'XKDIX, August 2b 'file weather looks more settled for to-morrow's test. ’I he ground w ill he a trifle heavy. All tlie seating accommodation i- booked and no attendance of twenty tliou-and i- assured if it i~ line. The learns are: Xew Zealand Full-buck, Sinclair (Otago); Throe-ipiarlrts. Steel (Wist Coast). J’otaku (Wanganui) and Snodgrass (Nelson); Five-eighths. (■'. ‘I ilyn;d (Wellington) and l’cna (Wanganui:: llalf-haek. Mill (Hawke's Bay): Forwards hookers. Kenimel (Hawke’s liny; and MeMeekiug (Otago': lock. Williams (Otago): side su|>;toi ts. llh hi ds,m (Snui]il:mdi and Peterson (( anterbury) : lack row. Brownlee (liawkes Bay) and Bight.m (Auckland): wing forward. Beilis (Wanganui). K. Bell, who has an (deer on Ike leg is not available, and Pringle who wrs trim hied with foothalleis ear. was attended ye-uudny by :i deelor. Xew South Wales team- Full-back. Xotitliug: Tin ee-c.uarters, Krasin us. Stanley. Sheehan. Smith, (Kmergeiicy kondon): Five-eighth tieorge : llall-hael; Alingay: Forward.-—front row. Thompson. Blackwood and Havi-, or F.rh.v ; second row, Marriott and Taylor; hack tow. !•'.Hint. ’1 borne and Armstrong. 111 F CHINFSF "IT. Air. XO CIVI, HF.C'KT’TfOX. SVDXKV. Aug. 21. The Mayor of Newcastle reiustsl to accord a civic reception to the Chinese in I bailers, on iho ground that he was mu going in advertise the tour. They had already made a tine tiling out of it. ft i- explained, on behalf of the visitors, that they do not benefit by the profits which are devoted entirely to the advnmement of the Association code.