FOOTBALL.

Hokitika Guardian, 22 July 1927, Page 1

FOOTBALL.

Tho match for tlje Seddon Shield, between West Coast and Nelson, takes place at. Nelson tomorrow. A ear load of football supporters left this morning for Nelson to view Ihe game. Ihe home teinn will probably have little difficulty in retaining the trophy. The only fixture on Cass Square tomorrow is Excelsior B v. Rimu at 3, o'clock.

The following will represent Excelsior 3rd grade to play Rimu at ttiniu tomorrow : - Sumner, Hughes, Schroder Slopfortli, Shearer, Wells, Thompson, Hccnan, Henderson, Connor, Chisholm Bansgrove, Gutberlct, Dale Jellie, Tainui, and Alorgan. The following will represent Rimu juniors in their match against Excelsiors to-morrow at 3, p.m. :— Ogilvie (2) Freitas, O’Connor. (3) Gnrdyne Kelly, Sel'hv, AVnkeland, Growcott, Dale, Boyd, Fleming, Alills, Comport, McLeod, Breeze.

The following will represent Ilium 3rd grade inUheir match against Excelsiors at Rimu tomorrow at 3 o’clock. Ogilvie, (2) Hyndman, (2) * Broad 1 (2) Stephens, Sutherland, Maloney. Thorpe AYhiley. Agnew, Boyd. Cooper. Selby, Knowles, Growcott.

SF/DDON SHIELD MATCH. The Secretary of the Most Coast Rugby Union lias received notification that Air AV. J. Carson, of ICi 11)iinic. AVollington. has boon appointed referee for the Seddon Shield match at Nelson to-morrow, and also that Mr Tl. Casey, of AA’estport, has boon appointed, re- 1 force for the match Maoris v AVbst Coast, on August fith, at Grcymnntli. THE ORDERING OFF DISPUTE. BY TELEGRAPH —PRESS ASSN., COPYRIGHT. OAMARU, July 21. At a meeting of the North Otago Referees’ Association to-night, the following resolution was carried : “That this Association lakes strong exception to the action of the Hawke’s Bay and AVairarnpa Rugby Unions in failing to support Referee McKenzie in the action he took against two players in the recent Ranfurly Shield match.” A copy of the resolution is to lie sent to the Referees’ Association and the AA’airarapa Referees’ Association. LONDON, July 29. The “Evening News,” quotes a letter from Jock Richardson, the Xew Zealand Rugbyite. saying that the standard of Xew Zealand Rughv has fallen a, hit during the last year or two, because ATunro, Parker. Porter, Afasters and others have been dropped.