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Hokitika Guardian, 13 November 1924, Page 1

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sc»UTII Flt N S Ull- UN I ON. A meet ill" was held at Hokitika last ni"lil ol the Southern Sub-Union. Delegates present :—ltimu, O’Connor and K. Maker; Hokitika, H. Caldwell and C. .1. King. Air J. O’Connor President. Air ('. J. King was elected Secretary, and Air 11. Caldwell delegate to the -Association. I lie lollowiii" tennis were entered lor Clin Competitions :—ltimu, Kanieri, Hokitika A, Hokitika 15. Fixtures for Ist round are:—Hokitika 1! v. ltimu at Hokitika on November 22. Hokitika A v. Kanieri at Kanieri oil November 2b. Hokitika A v. Hokitika I! at Hokitika on November 2D. Mima v. Kanieri at Kanieri on November bb. Hokitika A v. ltimu at Hokitika, on December li. '- Hokitika I! v. Kanieri al Kanieri on December 7. II was resolved that the fixtures he strictly adhered to. In the event of weather conditions being unfavourable and the matches having to be postponed, they will he played at the end of the round in lotatioii. Owing to the state of the Miniu ground it was decided no matches he played there during the first mniid. KXOI.AND v. VICTORIA. IUBTUALTAN AND N'.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION' MELBOURNE. November 12. The Fnglisli team to play Victoria on Friday, is as follows:—(iilligan, Douglas. Hobbs, lleariie, I Iciidreii, Woolley, Sandhaui, llr.vaii, Kilner, Fieenuin, Whysall. Tate is twelfth iiian. C.'OAIAI ENT ON I’DAY. SYDNKY. November 11. The Adelaide representative of the "Sydney Aloiiiiug Herald,” eommeliling on (iriiitmel t’s howling says: “ Tnciden(ally, it seems to indicate a vulnerable point in Fnglisli balling, namely I heir inability to deal with a basic mixture. They may find much dilliciilty in mastering Alailey, and wiilioiit that, mastery. . I heir batting will full below expeel at ions, from a test standpoint. Moth bat ling and bowling problems, suggestive ol much difficulty in solution, are thus early beginning to loom over Hie horizon tor the Kngl.ish team in Sydney.” A. A. Alailey, writing ill the "Sun,” and coin tin'll I ing on the English team, thinks it was chosen with 111., object of wearing down the Australian attack, relying sullicieiitly ou their bowlers and fieldsmen to dismiss the Australians lor a lesser number of runs. 'I lie slogan. " saletv Jirst appeared to have inspired the selectors. Alailey docs not think Ihe English howling will he treated disrcspcctitiilly during the whole ioiir. for very little 100.-e stulf will he seved m>. He predicts a war of team tactics. and. in 1.. sis, the side making ihe lower mistakes in the field should will.