FOOTBALL.

Hokitika Guardian, 30 April 1926, Page 1

FOOTBALL.

SATURDAY’S GAAIE3,

Tho senior, junior and third grade competitions of the AA’estland Sub-Un-ion commence to-morrow afternoon at tho several centres.

In tlie senior championship game in which Stars (Grey) and a combined Hokitika team are taking part, there will be considerable interest shown in view of the Sub-Union’s decision to merge the senior players of the local clubs into one team for the senior games. Thi.s attitude has been taken up with a view to-improving the quality of the senior play, which it was generally agreed last season had shown a. retrograde movement, duo to the absence of enough players of the quality of play for more than one competition team.

The junior fixtures for the first round should give some idea of the strength of tho various clubs this season, it always being a matter of some doubt until the form of the new players available is gleamed.

The games to he played with the location and relerees are as iollous: Referees for Saturday have been appointed as follows: Senior match -Stars v. Hokitika at 3 p.m. Air B. Dowell. Junior games—Excelsiors v. Arahura at- Hokitika at 3 p.m. AD A. Cutbush; Kiwis v. Ross at Ross at 3 p.m., Air A. Afason.

Third grade—Kiwis v. Excelsiors at 1.30 p.m. Air C. Gaylor: Arahura v School, at Arahura, at 3 p.m. Air A Sumner.

The team to represent Arahura against Excelsiors on Saturday, May 12th. on Cass Square at 3 p.m. will be selected from the following. AH players arc requested to meet at the Central Hotel (at 2 p.m. Walt cl in, Gray, Diedrich, Eleuty, Freitas, Staines, Routhnn, Tainui J.-. ATuir T., Cropper, Afuir P., Tainui G., Muir A., George, Tainui D., Marshall J.. Roehford, Tainui T., Afuir D., Tainui M., Afason K., Lloyd AA r .. Tainui L, Keogan E., Sarey.

Excelsior third-grade team v. Kiwis e-morrow afternoon : Connor, Simpson, iiglis, Herring, Tainui, McFarlanc, Hughes (2), .Tones, Schroder, Bell, leoi'ge, Dowling, Hutchison, Smyth, iniergepeies: Morgan, Shearer, Brown.

The folo'wing will represent Excelsior juniors in their match with Arahura on Cass Square at 3 p.m :—Eager, McDonald, Stopforth, Barrowman, Palmer, Evans. Montagu (2), Rutland, Stevenson, Gibbons, King, Staines, Breeze. Freitas, Nightingale. Emergencies. A. King. Shannon, Glover.

The following will represent the Kiwi third grades in their match with Excelsior third grades at. 1.30 p.m:—Chisholm, White, Taylor, Dale, Perham, Eager. Bansgrovo. AYarren, Webb, Muir. Lewis. Henderson, Brown, AYarren, Lock. Emergencies :—Davidson. Reid.