FOOTBALL.

Hokitika Guardian, 10 May 1929, Page 6

FOOTBALL.

SATURDAY’S FIXTURES. The senior fixture for Saturday on Cass Square is Excelsiors v. Magpies. In view of their play on Saturday last, Excelsiors- should be able to more than hold their own, though the Magpie team promises to take an importaiu part in the senior championship. The play should prove attractive. Mr E. W. Heenan will be the referee. The junior fixture for Cass Square is Kiwis v. Ross, and in view of the latter’s performance against Excelsiors last Saturday they ..should be able to score another success. In any event they will put up a game that should be well worth watching. .The fixtures are:— SENIOR. i Excelsiors v. Magpies, 3 p.m. (Mr E. W. Heenan). JUNIOR, Araliura v. Rimu, at Rimu, 3 p.m., (Mr D. Heenan). Excelsiors v. Kokatalii, at Kokatalii, 3 p.m., (Mr M. Wallace). Kiwis v. Boss, at Cass Square, d ]j>.m;, (Mr D. Williamson). THIRD GRADE. School v. Araliura, Cass Square, 3 p.m.', (Mr A. Cutbush). v EXCELSIOR TEAMS. Seniors v. Magpies on Cass Square ;Jit 3 p.mNightingale, Stevenson, King R., McDonald A.,. King J., Houston, Davidson, Alex King, Amuri ping, Kelly, Bannister, Freitas, Perryman, Hughes, pobertson.

Juniors v. Kokatahi:- —Preston, Sumner, Harm, &arcy, Davidson, i’erguson, Evans, Cowie, Sweney, But. land, Gillooly. Dale, Schroder, Hughes, Thompson. Emerg: -Heinz and Hopkins. Car leaves Newman’s at 2 6’clock sharp. Any player unable to play please notify secretary.

The following will represent Magpies in their match with Excelsior at Hokitika to-morrow: Ogilvie, King, Nash, Dalkie, Waddell, Gibbons, Seebeck, Upjohn, Hibbs, Wilson, Birss, Flaherty, Dow; Mayo, Ferguson. Emerg.: Gibbons, Lane, Gage.

Kiwi juniors to phy Ross:—Dawson, Webb, Sutherland, Richards; fjuxford, La room l>e, Davidson, Groufslvy, Heinz, Diedrichs, Macfarlanb, Freitas, Breeze. White. Hall. Emerg: Wright, Chisholm, Griffin, Dowling. All players must he on the ground at' 2,30 sharp. THE NEW RULES. AUCKLAND, May 9. A meeting of the club delegates of the Auckland Rugby TJuion this evening expressed strong opposition to the proposal to play all the matches this year under the old rules, in view ot next year’s tour of the Dominion by the British team. The opinion was expressed that any departure from the amended rules sanctioned by the English Rugby Union would not be in the best interests of Rugby in New .Zealand. the speakers held that the-new, rules hacl brightened the game immeasurably, and had been responsible for evolving a new. style oi Rugby, vastly superior to the old. AUCKLAND, May l \ Auckland Rugby Union to-night de cided to issue a challenge to Wairafapa for the Ranfury Shield. Hie match is to be played on August 10th.