FOOTBALL

Hokitika Guardian, 17 July 1930, Page 5

FOOTBALL

Excelsior juniors ’v. Rimu at Rimu at 3• p.m. on 'Saturday: —Thompson, Evans, Harris, Preston, Wright, Rowe, Cooper, 1 Palmer, . Hayward, Hughes, Dale, Butland, Schroder, Hall, ‘ Ha!hui-' ton. Emerg.. Cowie, Buohanan and Mitchell. Car leaves Newmans at 2 o’clock sharp. \

ROUGH FOOTBALL.

ALLEGATIONS DENJEI4

(By Telegraph- -Per Pws# Aarolgtion.)

CHRISTCHURCH, July 17.

Allegations that a rough type of foot, ball has : been developed in; New:;-Zea-land was denied this morning by men who have been jointly connected .with the game for many years. At the same time a charge of weakness was made against referees in allowing players to indulge far too much in illegal tactics.

THE TIMARU INCIDENT. ' THOSE COMMENTS. WANGANUI, July 17. i In a Press Association message Mr S. S. Dean states: Dr Adams informed him that he,(Dr Adams) had informed the representatives of Wanganui papers that his remarks were not for publication, and that he made it clear to the representatives of the Wanganui press. The President said that his remarks were confidential but they got into the Auckland press via Taihape, through an outside reporter, who had been sitting at the back of. the hall.

As far as.,can. be ascertained no reporters in Wanganui, one being absent on holidays, knew of any such request as alleged. Only one. Wanganui reporter was present at the time, and his published remarks of Dr Adams are: He was telling those, present, ao that they in Wanganui would know just what did happen at Tiraaru.” .'.V, Dr Adams, however, did tell a ‘‘Her-, old” reporter yesterday morning over the ’phone that he did not intend bis remarks for publication.

FOURTH TEST SEATS.

QUEUE FORMING. WELLINGTON, July 17. A queue commenced to form at Athletic Park early this morning for seats for the fourth-test, which will be issued at 9 a.m. to-morrow. Alost of those iu the queue are unemployed, who have been engaged to buy four tickets limit to each person. 'v Many are unemployed returned soldiers’, who. are receiving thirty shillings for the vigil. The Returned Soldiers’ Association is supplying them with tea. coffee and pies to-night. . The Rugby Union has arranged for them to be accommodated in the corridors of the stand rather than put them to the inconvenience of waiting out in the open.