FOOTBALL

Hokitika Guardian, 28 August 1930, Page 4

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WEST COAST RUGBY UNION* The weekly meeting of the Executive of the West Coast Rugby Union. ; was held last evening at Greymouth. Correspondence was received from ■the secretary of the Ross Club inviting all Coast junior teams to play in a seven-aside tournament on 1 Saturday next. . ; ; ; •• / I The Westland Sub-Union~forwarded two applications for reclassification from senior to junior. .These were re- V fused. • '• Pennision was granted to. Cobden juniors to travel to during the week-end, and also to travel to Ross on Saturday to play in the sevenaside tourney for the Citizens Cup. The senior competition was closed and Uniteds were declared the.winners. It was decided to substitute- a one round competition for the remaining fixtures. ' ’ A letter was received from the New Zealand Union in reply .to the,. W-tet Coast Union’s reent letter regarding the Excelsior , Club’s.’appeal, adyisihg that it has been decided to endeavour to get an independent chai|;raa^ n tp,pL proceed to Greymouth and preside atj|X an enquiry into the whole matter, qj:,.,* t))is appeal, as it was difficult t0.,c0m0., to a definite decision at Wellington an. the statements before ! thV land Union. When'; arrangements had, been made the New Zealand Union ’ would advise, and request' tW West Qoast Union to arrange for'an enquiry to he held, The letter was discussed ! in committee, 1

United and Kumara Juniors were granted permission, if desired, to travel to Boss to play in the seven-a-side tourney, provided the secretary receives advice of their going’by this evening, the- local fixture to be then isuspended. i Mr O’Donnell considered that an explanation should be sought/from the Westland Sub-Union as to why Excelsiors failed to fulfil their fixture" witK Rivals last Saturday. A motion was carried td this effect. ; It was decided to ask ! if 1 the Sub- ■ Union had any information as to why ( the game was not played.' Mv O’Don,nell stated that the'Union made the 1 .fixtures, and they should know' why phy of them was not carried out. J ■ J • . ■ . :■ . ~Ky ;:■'* M EXCELSIOR' TEAMS FOR.' '' ; , 1 ■.. SATURDAY. y I i file following will represent the ’Juniors in the 7-aside tourneypt Ross : A. team—Palmer, Wright, Hughes, Dale, Thompson,. Schroder; B. team—Preston, Richards. Mitchell, Hall, Hamilton, Cooper and Cowie. ! ■■■.'; -< fo ; ■■■■;■'• ■ r-- .V; ■" Seniors v. United on Cass Square at 3; o’clock:—Stevenson; Eager, -Bannister, Hughes,' Godfrey, Lane, Freitas, A. King, Davidson, Lawry, J. King, Staines, Martyn, R.. King, Chaplin, White. , t . - 1 : The following will represent Rival* to play Blaketown at Greyihouth .oa Saturday Carter, Monk-, gtopforth, .MiUir, Pfahlert, ' Houston, Hutchison, Wilson, -Fleming' (2), Lar- | combe, Martin, Best; Kelly, . Smyth®,..Olsen, Edwards. - ■ : - ;, V ’ ' FIXTURES. V <- , I Seniors: United v. Excelsiors at .Hokitika- at 3 p.m. ; Brunner v. Stara at Victoria Park A, ground at 3 pim.; Blaketown v. Rivals at Victoria Park ,B. ground (Mr W. Williams referee). , Cobden a bye. 1 / ’y , AUCKLAND V. BUSH. (By Telegraph— Pres® Association). PAHIATUA, Aug. ,27,7:, At Rugby the Auckland; touring team defeated Bush by 27 to 7, in, a fast game; The conditions were ideal and the attendance large. . ...