FOOTBALL

Hokitika Guardian, 12 July 1929, Page 6

FOOTBALL

SATURDAY’S GAMES. The senior competitions will be renewed on Saturday afternoon, a\ hen the Cass Square attraction will be a game between Excelsior and United (G reymouth). This should prove a decided attraction. The former are Well in their stride, and have a good compact team, while the latter hate also a good combination, their backs being fast and nippy. The game should be well worth watching. Other games are Kiwi v. Brunner at Brunner and Magpies and Stars at G reymouth.

JUNIOR KNOCK-OUT. A knock-out junior competition will also be commenced, the game Ifor Cass Square being between Kiwi and Excelsior teams. The new competition which will enttile the winners to hold the Breeze Shield for the year, should prove an attractive one, and the teams Will require to make their big effort to win, as one loss will prove a big handicap against final success. The <grounds promise to be in good order for play.

The following will represent Excelsior juniors v. Kiwis to-morrow (Saturday) :—Preston, Evans, R. Ferguson, A. Cowie, R. Palmer, Sumner, Chaplin, Hayward, O’Brien, Butland, Dale, Thompson, Schroder, Hughes. Emerg, L. Groufsky, Ferguson, Parkhill. All players must be on the field at 2.30.

The team to represent Atahura ■lgainst Kokatalii at Kokatahi on Saturday will be as follows:—K. Hamilton, A. Wakelin, T. Tainui, E. Lewis, li. Olsen, Muir (3), M. Kelly, W. -myth, A. Marbin, E. Routhan, J. Edvards, W. Jellie, AV. Dick. Reserves: \V. Routhan, G. Tainui, Hori George,I. Mason. Newmans motor will leave sharp at 1.30 p.m.

Rimu team v. Ross at Ross tomorrow:— 6’Connor (2), Growcott (2), Gardyne, Comport, Barrett. Bwadbent, Boyd (2), Ogilvie (2), Walker, Hyndmam, Dale, Agnew. Emerg. Stoop and Broadhent. Cars leave Rimu at 2 o’clock sharp.

The following will represent the Khv .uniors to play ExceLsior’s tomorrow Jriffin, Groufsky, Kelly; White, David son, Duncan, Diedrich., Richards, Hen derson, Dawson, Breeze, Diedrich Fleming, Macfarlane, Keller. Emerg: stapleton, Morgan, Hall.

Khvi seniors v. Brunner at Brunner to-morrow: —-Hagai*, Moynihan, Schist, Fleming, Marshall, Hutchison, Morrison, E. Morris, McCleary, Webster, Pfahlert, Stopforth, Martvn, Pawson, Carter. Bus leaves Central Hotel it 12.45 sharp.

WAIROA BEAT WAIKATO.

(By Telegraph—Press Association). July 11. AVairoa Sub-Union representatives defeated the touring AVaikato team here this afternoon by eight points to six, after a strenuous forward game, played on a heavy ground, the local forwards winning the match.

TO-MORROAA' ’S v MATCH. NO BROADCASTING THROUGH N.Z. CHRISTCHURCH, July 12. The Broadcasting Coy advises there will be no broadcasting throughout New Zealand of the match to be play'd in Melbourne to-morrow. It has been found impossible to make the necessary arrangements. The Broadcasting Coy will send out progress reports is they come to hand.

There will also lie no rebroadcasting if the running descriptions of tlm matches to played in Brisbane owing to the fact that there is no short wave broadcasting station in Queenskind which could satsifactorily carry out the work. Progress reports will be promptly broadcast. The Broadcasting Company expects to be able to make satisfactory arrangements in respect to the third tost to be played at Sydney on July 27th.

SECOND TEST TEAM. (Received this dav at 8.30. a.m.) SYDNEY, July 12. The Australian team for the second test against New Zealand at Brisbane on July 20th is as follows: Full-back—Ross. Three-quarters—E. Ford, Strutridge, King. McGee. Halves—Lawton and Malcolm. Forwards—Brackenridge, Ford, Finlay. Thompson. Bonis, Corutti, PalI'revwnn, Hammelin. Owing to injury Towers is unavailable.

Owing to imiry Towers is unavailable Strutridge is a big powerful player from AUctoria. McGhee is a Queenslander and fast and tricky,