FOOTBALL.

Hokitika Guardian, 29 May 1924, Page 4

FOOTBALL.

[ iiv TKr.roi:Amt—i'i:r muss association.] lll't:BY TIMA;.. A CHI EAT CAME. CHRISTCHURCH. May 28. Betwee n ."Clio and OO'JO s; ci tato..i saw the Probable-,' Smith Island team ■Went tie- Possibles team at Lancaster Park to-day. l y 2A | Minis in P2. alter one cf the fa-tc.-f and mast .x----lii'ic; games ever seen in Christchurch. At half time the scores were even, lfi all. and about ten minute s from time, (he s ore was 22-20 in favour -0 (lie I’c-mMcs, i\ !niso game it appeared to lie. but immediately afterward- a .-plembd try was scored by Steel, v.lticb gave victory to the Pio. bablos by a single pain. A g iod exhibit rn was given of all branches of the game, and < oiisid. ralde individual icsource and brilliancy were shown. Tries were scored in the first opell by Steel and (tilmour (21, two of which were crmveited by Steel, who also kicked a penally goal for the Probables: while for Possibles, the try getters were Barker (2 1 . Masters ami Meßrogor: Lawson and Snodgrass each

fo ihe second spell. those who scored tries for the Pessihlcs were Bobillir.rd and Elvy, while for Probables. Fail brother | oiled a goal, and Steel s ored a irv.

MeOregor proved a biilliatit live eighth, and Dailey played a magililicent game at half. SOUTH ISLAND TEAM. nilUSTCllUlini. May 28. The following team has been selected io ifiresent the South Island against the North Island at Wellington on Saturday. Full-hack: Fairbrother (South Canterbury): Tliree-quarteis: Steel (West Const). Oilmen;- (Southland). Bobilliard (Canterbury): Five-eighths: McOregor (Canterbury), and l)r. Perry (Otago). Captain: Half-hack: St. Oeorge (Otago): Wing-forward: Parker (Canterbury); Hookers; MeC'loary (Cnnterbury). and ‘Mtinro (Otago); Lock: Masters (Canterbury): Supports Richardson (.Southland). Stewart (South Canterbury): Back row : 'White (.Southland), and Turpin (Canterbury).

Emergencies: Backs; Dailey (Canterbury). Elvy (Canterbury), end Bell (Southland). Forwards: Williams (Otago). TunniclifTe (Bullet). O’Rogau (West C-itist). and Blick (Southland)

THE CERTAINTIES. CHRISTCTIUR CTT. May 28. At the conclusion of the North v. South Island game on Saturday, the selectors will announce the names of a number of certainties for the All Black team. These men will he dropped from the Possibles-Probnhlcs match in Wellington on Tuesday, so that other players mav he tried out.