FOOTBALL.

Hokitika Guardian, 7 May 1926, Page 1

FOOTBALL.

TO-MORROAV’K GAMES. The senior game to-morrow takes place at Greymouth between Hokitika and United. On Cass Square at 1 .HO p.m. tho third grade match Excelsiors v. School takes place and at 3 p.m. the Excelsiors and Kanieri (junior) try conclusions. The fixture's are:—SENIORS. Hokitika v. United at Grey, at 3p.m. JUNIORS. Arahura v. Ross, at Ross, Air A. Cutbusii. Excelsiors v. Kanieri. at Hokitika, at 3 |*.in., Mr li. Dowell. THIRD GRADE. Excelsiors y. School, .Mr .1. (‘unison at 1.30 p.m. Rimu v. Kiwis, at liiiuii. Mr A. Sumner. The team, to represent Arahura against Ross at Ross on Saturday will he selected from Lhe following:—Tainui In). Muir (D. J. .Marshall. T. Rorlilord, AY. Gray. AVakelin, George Ritchie. R. Flutey. llausmami. Rout hail Died rich, Lloyd. Cropper, I£. Smyth. Newman’s bus will leave Arahura at 13. 1 n and Central Hotel at 1 p.m. for Boss. Players are requested In he punctual.

The following will represent Hie United Seniors' v. Hokitika at. Vieloi'ia Park, to-morrow at 3 p.m.—Stringer, Lambcrtnii, Jamieson, Stewart limit. S. McKay, ‘Rodgers, Williams. Hell, ‘Dodson. Wilson, Langbein. .‘Jamieson, Burley. AleKny. Tlu« following will represent Excelsior juniors in their match with Ixnnieri to-morrow nt 3 p.lll. —Eager. S!evenson, Palmer. A, King, McDonald. Barrowmau, Evans, .Montagu, Rutland. AfeAlinn. Ait ken. Staines. Freitas, Glover, Nightingale. Emergencies: G. Montagu. Blank. Shannon. Gihhons, Tnglis. The iollowing will represent the Excelsior third grades in their 'match witli School to-m or row at 1.30 p.m. Connor. Herring. Hughes (2). Sumner, McFaijane. Tainni. Schroder. Dowling, Hutchison, Simpson. Jones. Smyth, George, [nglis. Emergencies: Aforgan. Shearer. 3rd. grade Kiwi team to meet Rimti at Kinvu : - Davidson, Taylor. A\ bite, Benton. Perhain. Chisholm, Stopforth. Lewis. Dale. Reid. Hoenan. AVebh. Henderson, Brown. Loek. AVarren. Bansgriive. Diedrieh. All players are requested to meet a I Newman's Garage at 2 o’clock.

N.Z. RUGBY UNION. ANNUAL ALFFLING. [by TELEOItArIi —PER PRESS ASSOCIATION WEI/ANGION. A lay 6. At the annual meeting of the New Zealand Rugby Union, the President, Mr Fraser, said the game had made great progress in the Dominion. 11l New South Wales the game had Keen popularised. The speaker hoped Rugby would again he the pre-eminent game there. They could expect a visit from a French side next year. Tt was expected the Frenchmen would play at as many small centres as possible. The acceptance hv France of the Alaori team was welcome. The encouragement of flic* game in the outlying districts would he their aim. The minor unions desiring help from the present body would get ii. If was definitely arranged that New Zealand will send a IHighy team to South Africa in 1028. The grants made for school "ostall are to he substantial this year. The Union decided to increase the grant for the purpose 1o £-100. if the Management Committee can see its way clear to grant this amount. The balance sheet showed a loss of £96-0, but it- wa.s stated that it included items which could rightly he debited against the 1021 season accounts. Mr Prendeville said not much details were given of the oversea tours. It was -decided that in future a full balance sheet he placed before the meeting. Office bearers were elected as follows: Patron. Governor-General: President., Air Al. MeDavitl : Vice-Presi-dents, the Presidents of the affiliated Unions; Treasurer. Air AVylie; management, Alessrs IT. Leith. A. Tvitto. V . Hornig, T. Fletcher, C. APtlaney, F-. AfaeKetizie and S. Doan. The proposal to foster the Rugby game in Victoria met with criticismAir A. A. Adams, the West Coast delegate, said that while the Union were fostering the game in AHctoria. they should not lose sight of the (struggle that sojno of the smaller Un-

ions were having. On the West Coast he said, they were having a hard fight. Ife thought they should put their own house in order before going abroad. The home Unions should he assisted before giving assistance outside. The Australian Game had got a strong hold in A’ietoria. They would make better headway there.

Air Dean said the Union always helped the smaller unions. If they helped New South Wales to establish Rugby in A’ietoria, tho former would benefit. He had favourable reports regarding Yictroia.