FOOTBALL

Hokitika Guardian, 14 August 1931, Page 6

FOOTBALL

SATURDAY’S GAMES

FINAL OF SENIOR CHAMPIONSHIP

To-morrow afternoon Excelsiors jour, uey to G-reymouth where they will meet Cobden in the final game to decide the senior championship. Both teams have an equal number of points, and. the winners will become champions for the season. The Excelsior team during its last few matches have been playing together .better, the pack having improved of. late, while., the backs are also working well together. The game to morrow should be well worth seeing, and should be well contested, tlie Cobden team at present being on the top of their form. KNOCK OUT COMPETITION. The remainder of the senior teams will commence a knock out competition, the game set down for Cass Square being between Rivals and Stars, and this should provide a good exhibition. The weather now appears settled and the ground should be in fair order. Excelsior team against Cobden tomorrow. Players to meet at shed :at 12.45 p.m. sharp Eager, Bannjsfti'r, Kelly, Freitas, Hughes i(2), Gugich (2), Davidson, Muir, King, Schroder, Martyn, Nightingale and Thompson. The following will represent Town in their match with tßimu on Saturday:— Sumner, Diedrichs, Thomson, Cooke, Leslie, Walker, ’Wright, Anderson, Atkinson, Morgan, Diedrichs, Heinz, Mitchell, Jones, Stapleton. Kmerg.:— Forwards: Hall, White. Backs: Roberts, Chisholm. The visit of the Reefton Third Grade team to Hokitika, which was being arranged for this week will , not take place until Saturday, August 20th. STAR V. RIVALS. 'Star seniors to.play Rivals at. Hokitika to-morrow: —Henderson, Hughes, Earthorne, Reynolds, Beban, Fong, Guy, Furness, Bell, Mclntosh, Cochrane, Dunn, Deere, Buchanan, Petrie. Fell.’

The following players will represent the Rival Club in their match with Stars on Cass Square at 3 p.m. tomorrow:—Schist, Pfaldert (2), Stopfortli (2), Martin (2), Mitchell, Monk, O’Connor, Webster, Houston, Richards, Pierson, Batman, Woofhouse, Pawson. NORTH ISLAND TEAM. WELLINGTON, August 13. Mackay (Wellington) replaces Oliver (Wairarapa) in the North Island representative Rugby team. RANFURLY SHIELD. WELLINGTON, August 13. Official challengers for the Ranfurlv Shield from Otago and Taranaki have been accepted by the Wellington Rugby Union. The game against Otago will be played on August 29, and against Taranaki on September 12. INTER-COLLEGE GAME. CHRISTCHURCH, August 12. The first fifteen of the Boys’ High School and Christ’s College. played their return match at the Boys’ High School ground this a'ternoon. m The frame ended: Boys’ High School 11, Christ’s College 3'. ■ y* , MAORI RUGBY TEAM. CHRISTCHURCH. August 13. D. Park of Motueka. has been selected as a member of the South Tsland Maori Riigbv team to play the North Tsland at Christchurch on August 22,