FOOTBALL.

Hokitika Guardian, 26 August 1927, Page 2

FOOTBALL.

SATURDAY’S BIG GAME. COAST V. C ANTERBURY. The Canterbury Rugby football team arrived from Christchurch hist evening and are quartered at the Red Lion Hotel’. The game to-morrow afternoon should prove a fast and attractive one. The visiting Canterbury team is a strong one and is expected to give a fast, open exposition that should prove interesting. The Coast team is a good one and the result should be a last open game. Play will commence at 2.45 p.m. and the Alayor has proclaimed a public holiday for the special occasion, so that the townspeople will he enabled to view the game. The opportunity to see the East Coast cracks in action is creating a lot of interest and a large attendance will he present. The ground promises to bo in capital order tor p'tav. CVNTFRBCR-Y TEAM. The following will represent Canterbury in their match against A\cst Coast to-morrow:—J. Neill, T. M heeler. J. Payne (eapt). H. Ogior. H. Hay, G. Mehrtens, T.-. Raxworthy, J. O’Connor. R .Anderson, C. AYaghorn, J. "Afnnihcra. C. Speight. T. Robinson. X. Alitchell. J. Turpin. Emerg: K. Kearney, R. Norrio. COAST REP. TEAAf. The following is the Coast team: .T. Goodall, Af. Jamieson, D. Tamili, 11. Jamieson. J. King. Af. Houston, J. AleCleary (eapt,), L. Hahn, J. Bell. J. Devaney. Caultnn. F. Freitas, H. Afei Intosh, Fell. I’. Dougherty. Emerg: 'lacks. K. Pfablert and Clarke; forwards, Fleming and Dow. The following will retnesent Excelsior third grade in their match with United fourth grade at Grey to-mor-row.:—Griffin. Sutherland. Grant, Tluxford. Dowling. Heonan. Stopforth, Hughes. Afiicfarhitie. Freitas, Nestor, Gutherlet. King, T.areomho. Emerg.; .Tones. Thompson, and Wells. All players to assemble at Newman’s garage at 11.45 a,m. Any player unable to travel please notify the captain this evening.