FOOTBALL.

Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume XXXIX, Issue 5296, 6 July 1928, Page 2

FOOTBALL.

ARRANGEMENTS FOR TO-MORROW. TEAMS SELECTED. The Paeroa senior representatives travel to Thames to-morrow to play the return match for the Birch CupThe principal attraction at the local domain will be the final match iiwf'he junior competition between the West and Suburbs teams. The members of both teams have been in active training, and the public should be treated to an interesting game of Rugby. On two occasions this, year these teams have played drawn games, and tomorrow’s match promises to be exciting, and full of incident. The West’ team won the junior championship last year by defeating Suburbs in the final game, and the team from Hikutaia is going to put forward every effort to-morrow to turn the tables on the West team. Mr W. T. Jonas will referee. As a curtain-raiser to the junior match A and B third-grade teams will meet, with Mr. T. C. Arnold as referee. The. primary schools competition will be continued to-morrow morning, when 'United will play Paeroa A at the domain, commencing at 10.45. The Paeroa B team travels to Hikutaia, where a match will be played against the Hikutaia School fifteen at 10.45 p.m. The following, teams have been selected :— \ West Juniors :—A. Overall, S; Kaio, G. Taylor, D. Currie, P. Poland, C. Bayley, V. Hale, C. Nield, G. Helling, A. Bell, w. Pennell. L. Carrick, K. Slyfield, N. Handley, L- Saunders. Emergencies: Backs, R. Saunders, J. Keighley, L. Vercoe; forwards, R. Gage, W. Hargreaves, J. Johnson. Third-grade A. —H. Vowles, L. Vercoe, B. Bullen, E. Verran, M. Mayo, F. Johnson, R. WbUs, P. Grant, C. Chisholm, R. Bell, P. Barclay, B. Miller, Gordon Tressider, A. Hinchco, N. Campbell. Third-grade. B. —M. Curtis, J. Silcock, K. Curtis, V. Nicholls, G. Tressider, C. Ward, A. Simmonds, R. Alp, G. Edwards, S. Williams, V. Capill, p. ■Morland, H. ‘Nield, A. Power, WCurtis.