FOOTBALL.

Hokitika Guardian, 27 August 1923, Page 3

FOOTBALL.

AUSTRALIAN AND N. 7.. CARLE ASSOCIATION. OPENING OF ENGLISH FOOTI3AI.L SEASON. I'Rei-eivcd tUis day at S a.m.) LONDON, Aug. 20. Huge crowd:# attended all the matches at the opening of the footgall sea-on. Over 12S,()():) watched six h:ague game- in London. THE ENGLISH SEASON. Rtveived this dav at 5.30 a.m.) LONDON. Aug. 20. Alter an interval ol only lit teen wee'.,-, ill-- a-soriation football season opened. The Srolii-h League i- td-l-ea-.lv in lull -wing. Tia-re hate h-'i-n few notable traitster- aiming English Clubs, which mostly cnnimeurr with the same phtyers a- |;, >L -ea-oit. Tin- la. kol imp..riant ,d ;m - 1- si Il'-1 --1 la l -! e to the League’s ~;.,u. !: new ■■mb lace- eiglityeiub- ami ein - ill a-u - l-.-e- are d-'- • eam'm.l i-.r phi x- • r- . li i- -tilted that the --a- -1 m - liighe-t transfer lee is !_-.•/I'M. which wa- paid by Burnsley to I’lvnnuitli Argyll- for Hill, the centre half. Tim Rugby League opened with ex- ■ diai:; pro.-pi-ct- for a suc-c-e-sl ill sea--oii. i-'Uipetiiioa being likely lo be | v , emu titan i-vcr for tin- -election ot t [m team m mur Au-t ra li a. Tin- l.c-ague Couiu-il has decided tliat the team will leave England on the llth of -April. 'Jim Rugby Union’s centenary year promise- to he the greatest in the history of the gunie. Many clul-s will play live or -ix teams, and the only clinic nil v will la- Ihe s.-c-uring of suffi-ei.-nt grounds. SBGGIf-d'ED ANZAC TEAM. DUNEDIN. August 27. At Saturday night’s dinner. Mr Pmsu ar-1 .-aid lie would like the team going home to he- an Auzac- team. .Mr [lean (New Zealand Union) said be sir-ugly opposed tlte idea. New Zealand wa- proud of her foot l-allers. end r,mil,all honours and only a New - Zealand team should go home. He would be plea-ed -et- Australia in Blighty. Mr Hai ti- i(Hago Union) -aid the p,,ipo-ed Anz.a-- team would he an instil-, belli i-i Australia anil New Zealand. \ n-l > alia "a- quite as capable of sending a g“‘ d team liotm- as New Zealand. It i- stated that Smith, the injured An in, will probably piexvccl toTmiac (~ >l;iv with friend.- to-inoriow ni eoinpans with D-a-lc-r Perry who j-'in-.No-. Zealanders c amp. Tlllf SECOND TEST. RUSH EUR SEATS. ( 111! IST: II PRC 11, Aug. 27. The sale- ol -eats for the second te-t eommenec-tl at 'Mo a.in. and not till eleven had the end of the , 11 !, ue been r--ael ie< L. ( -ill-table- were it ee:!'-.■ to regulate traffic.