FOOTBALL.

Hokitika Guardian, 1 September 1925, Page 4

FOOTBALL.

: WESTPOItT 1.3, HOKITIKA 11. (Westport " News.”) Hokitika High School football team, which left Hokitika on Thursday and stayed at Keei'ton for the evening, came ori to Westport on Friday at midday, and in the afternoon, in glorious weather played a match on Victoria Square with Westport Technical High School team. The game was bright and attractive and always interesting from a scoring point of view, Westport eventually winning by 15 points to 11. Following were teams:— Westport (Blues). —Nesbitt; Larsen, Strachan, Gilbert; Friend, C'ler.v; Forman; Raynor, Mcllerron, Bird Roberts, Handoock, Jenkinson, Curtis, ■Stevens. Hokitika (White).—K. Ogilvie ; Hamilton. Fleming, .Marks; S. Ogilvie leapt.), Davidson; Boyd; Aldridge. Hyndman, Sutherland, King, Wallace, Wylie, Thomson, Lewis. Hokitika (whites) played with the snii at their backs. Westport (blues) went off with a dash. Friend and Moll erron making strong runs and finished by forcing Whites. Fleming, Marks and Davidson made strong runs, taking play up to Blues’ 25, Friend driving them had;. A tine passing bout by Whites was countered by a strong run by Larsen. A White forward rush was driven hack by a speculator by St radian, hut Davidson came again with another fine run. A fast iorward dash put Whites on the defensive. Friend got possession and kicked towards the goal, but Hamilton saved, the same player forcing. A mark by Ogilvie gained ground, but Blues went off with a combined rush and McHorrnn flicked up crossed the line and scored. Bird converted. Westport 5, Hokitika 0. Passing by Fleming to .Marks, let that player get away anil he finished a strong run by scoring near the corner. Hamilton made a good, ; hut unsuccessful shot at goal. Hokitika .‘S. Westport 5. Ogilvie gained some ground, hut. Larsen won it hack. ' Whites went away in a passing rush and Davidson nearly scored. In Vestport’s 2.5, Boyd passed to Marks who carried on and grounded the ball across the line at the corner. Hamilton failt oil. Hokitika (>. Westport 5. In play. Friend made a nice cutting-in run. hut ' otf-side spoilt the opening. (Tory got ' the ball and sent to Larsen, who just I failed to get over, Friend also being held up on the line. Hard play oil White’s line ended in a lorce by Boyd. Larsen and .Stevens sent the visitors hack on the detensive. bird 1 just failed to score, Whites again forcing. Larsen made a run hut kicked too far and V bites again lorced. I lien L , Marks went off with a rim, hut Larsen made a good tackle and play centred. - SI radian’s kick went to White hacks, who made a nice passing run, but Lar- - .sen ret timed. Blues swept up the field hut Sutherland cleared. Larsen, flicking up in the open, made a strong run | right up to Ogilvie, full hack, who i made a good tackle. King and Lewis s fed a White dash right up the field, Nesbitt pulling them up in the danger 1 zone and the snell ended. Hokitika (t. Wcsiport 5. Nice passing bv White hacks saw Marks racing for the line, but Bird t brought him down. Friend made a . strong run, and then passed to McHeri'oii, who raced for a score, but was ■ s brought down on the visitors line by ‘ K. Ogilvie. In open play, oil' a rebound, Friend crossed and scored. Bird goaled. Westport 10, Hokitika . (I. Boyd made some nice openings lor - |,is backs. (Tory went oil' with a 1 strong rim. until stopped bv Ogilvie. ' Passing by Ogilvie, Davidson and Marks gained ground. Bird went otf ( with a nice dribble up lo K. Ogilvie. and Davidson marked. Larsen gained . ground with a run and kick, S. Ogilvie holding tto a Blue dash. Hokitika made a nice passing rush. Wallace liatth'd for a try on Westport's line, 1 was driven buck, but King got. possession and scored. Davidson goaled, ! Hokitika 11. West port Id. King and Ogilvie came through but Strachan i;i,-.-| v dodged hi> way back. ( lery 1 and Larsen put Whiles on the ihdeudvc. David-on giving with a good mark. Alter pressure by Westport. I jol.ii ika hacks got away, Davidson j and .Marks racing for a score. but Friend brought Marks down. From a free kick. Hamilton had a long, hill inclfci •'tun I shot at goal. After uneventful [day, Gilbert made a nice run and kick up to Hokitika’s 25. A pass ’ to Larsen let that player otf. but near- . ■ mg the line he was well hold. A pass to Friend and that player got the hall ’ over the line between the posts and! i scored. Bird goaled. Westport 15, Hokitika 11. In the Inst minute of play Westport rushed the hall tm field hut Hokitika saved with a force ami the game ended: Westport 10, Hokitika 11. The Rev. .Jennyn was referee. WESTLAND SUB-UNION. MONDAY. AUG. .’list. . The Sub-Union met at 8 p.m. Present: Messrs F. McGregor (President). Steele. Lawn. Dowell, Howat, Bn ■eze and llecnan. | The Excelsior Thirds were adjudged winners of the third-grade knock-out competition. It was resolved to hold a Possible v. Probable Junior tnatc.li next Saturday, and the selection of the Westland Junior representatives he made, the team to tour Duller and Inangahua districts. Mr D. McTvor was approved of as referee for the match. From, Hokitika Borough Council I granting use of Cass Square for Sept-. I Iflth.- -Received. t Messrs Newmans Motors Ltd. offer I'm- taking the Junior team to W'est- | part was accepted. I From New Zealand Rugby Union notifying the Kauieri Ross appeal match he dec la-red a draw.—Received. It was decided to declare the junior . competition dosed with the Ross team the winners. I Air F. .McGregor was appointed .Manager of the Junior touring team. The last, Saturday in September (2tiih.) was iixed for the junior “-aside tournament at Kumara. RUGBY LEAGUE. BRISBANE, August 31. j At Rigby League Queensland dej feated New South Wales by 23 to IS. j The ground was heavy anil slippery, j Owing to the railway strike the atten- : dance was only live thousand. I - “ r 'Y :