FOOTBALL.

Hokitika Guardian, 16 July 1926, Page 1

FOOTBALL.

SATURDAY’S GAMES. The Sub-Union competitions will be continued to-n<orrow afternoon, the games set down being as follows: ‘,® JUNIORS. Kanicri v. Ross, at Hokitika, at 3 [[ p.m., Mr E. W. Heenan. Kokatahi v. Excelsior, at Kokatahi, at 3 p.m., Air J. Coulson. THIRD GRADE. . School v. Excelsior, at 1.30 p.m., Mr , C. Gavlor. ’’ Kiwi v. Rimu, at Rimu, Air A. Sum- ' ner. EXCELSIOR TEAAIS. Juniors v. Kokatahi at Kokatahi: Eager, Stevenson, Gugich, Preston, Barron, AlcAlinn, Palmer, Montagu, Bntland, Header,son. King, Staines, Glover, Dale, Nightingale. Reserves: j A. Arc Donald and Freitas. Oar leaves Newmans at 1.30 o’clock. |- 3rd. Grade at 1.30 p.m. v. School: Hughes (2), Hutchison, Herring, Alc- , Farlane, Jones, Tainui, George, Simpson, Dowling, Schroder, Shearer, Sum--3 ner, Nightingale, Morgan. Reserves: . Ilarvey, Bell and Keogan. Kanicri v. Ross on Cass Square at ; 3 p.m.—Thomas, Stopforth, Tainui, [ Whiley, E. Pfnhlert, Webster, O’Brien, , C. Fleming, Cunningham, Hutchison, Leslie, W. Fleming, Schist, Alovnihan, , C. Pfalilert, Bannister. Reserves: Gardvne and Groweott. Kiwi 3rds to play Rimu at Rimu: 1 Bansgrove, White, Nestor, Davidson, , Gavlor, Chisholm, Lock, Eager, Webb, ■ Heenan, Ridland, Warren (2), Reid, , Kelly. Reserve: Brown. AH to be at L Newman’s Garage at 2 p.m. sharp. SECOND TEST TEAAIS. , [Australia & N.Z. Cable Association.] (Received this day at 8 a.m.) SYDNEY, July LG. The teams selected for Saturday’s test match arc:— N.S.W.—Full back, _ Ross; threequarters, Crossman, Morrisey, King, Foote; halves, Sheehan, Aloagher; forwards, Judd, Blackwood, Woods, Finley, Fox, J. Ford, Thorn, Ives. All Blacks —Full back, Stevenson; three-quarters, Elvy, Blake, Svensou; five-eighths, Nicholls, Cooke; half, .Mill; wing forward, Porter; forwards, Lomas, Irvine Harvey, AI. Brownlie, Knight, Finlayson, Stewart. N.Z. LEAGUE REPS. AUCKLAND, July 15. 1 The Council of the New Zealand Rugby League has been advised by the ao-ents of the steamer Tainui, by which the New Zealand team will travel to England, that the departure of the vessel had been postponed from August 7th. to August 14th. Air T. Tuohoy asked whether it would he possible for the team to sail by another route, and he suggested that the players should go via Australia. It was finally decided to notify the English League of the difficulty, and to ask that the itinerary of the tour lie arranged accordingly. ENGLISH’ SOCCER WIN. OTTAWA, July 14. The English footballers defeated Ottawa Ah Stars by B—l. R.EFEKEE SUSPENDED. CHRISTCHURCH, July 16. At a meeting of the Ashburton SubUnion, A. Shannon, jiimself a referee, was warned off all Ashburton Rugby grounds till the end of next season for joining with a crowd and hooting a referee during a match at Rakia. Six members of the Rakai senior team were disqualified for one week for leaving the field. WAIROA BEAT POVERTY BAY. WAIROA, July 15. The AVairoa Sub-Union, which regained the Barry Cup Inst week from Poverty Bay Union, defeated East Coast to-day by 14 points to nil, alter a, good game, confined mostly to the forwards. Although the better team won, the score hardly does justice to the good fight put up by the visitors.