FOOTBALL.

King Country Chronicle, Volume VII, Issue 579, 25 June 1913, Page 5

FOOTBALL.

The local football teams—Nehenehenui and Te Kuiti—will meet on tt-e Domain on Saturday, and a very keen contest should result. The Te Kuiti team proved victorious on the last occasion upon which the teams met, but the Maori players have acquired better combination since then. At Otorohanga last Saturday the Nehenehe put up a sterling battle with the leaders for the championship, and it will be no surpise to see them victorious on Saturday. The form shown by Te Kuiti Club during the season indicates that while ' good material is included in the ranks, the forwards require to achieve much better combination than has yet been shown by them. However, if they can hold the Nehenehe vanguard their backs should just about turn the scale. MANIAPOTO RUGBY UNION. The. management committee of the above union met in the Chronicle office j last evening, Mr G. Berry presided. j A number of applications for regis- I tration were received. I The Mangapehi Club asked that j their jnatch with Otorohanga on 28th j inst. be postponed until later as the j date was an unsuitable one. The j Otorohanga delegate stated that his ; team were willing to accede to the re- j quest, which was therefore grantad. j The Waipa Rugby Union wrote, j asking the Maniapoto Union to play a j match on July 19th.— It was resolved j that the Waipa Union be asked to play J at Te Kuiti on the 19tb, as the local union would be travelling to Rotorua the previous week, a return match to be played at Te Awamulu later in the season.

Referees' reports were received on last Saturday's matches. It was resolved that all' club secretaries be asked to notify the union at once whether they intend to enter junior teamß in the junior competi tions to be commenced on Saturday next. The following selectors wers, appointed :—Messrs Worthington, McKay and Matthew. The following referees have been appointed for Saturday's games:—-Te Kuiti v. Nehenehe, Mr J. W. Cochrane; Waimiha v. Ongarue, Mr B. W. Hayson; Mangapehi v. Otorohanga, Mr P. Mora. The junior competitions under the auspices of the Maniapoto Rugby Union are to commence on Saturday next. Mr G. Berry, president of the union, has signified his intention of donating a trophy for competition among the junior clubs.