FOOTBALL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLII, Issue 2129, 18 May 1920, Page 2

FOOTBALL.

SEX] 0 ICOn Saturday Foxlon’s senior team played Shannon, on the Shannon ground. The first half of the match was very evenly contested, although Shannon had somewhat the best, of the play, and the score at half time was; three —nil in favour of the home team. In the second half want of condition told on the Foxton players, mud the Shannon team put on 11 more points, the film I score being; Shannon 14, Foxton 0.

The Foxton team certainly showed great improvement on I lie form shown (he previous Saturday, and with some alterations in the team and practice together should he aide ■ to pul in a much Wronger combination next Saturday. The other senior results on Saturday were: —Levin Wanderers 1”, llui Alai 0; Kuku 8, Tokomaru 8. .JUNIOR. The .junior match Foxton v. Shannon, played on the local ground on Saturday afternoon, resulted in an easy win for Foxton, the final score's being Fo.vldn 80, Shannon ,‘b The local players outclassed their opponents in all depart moils of the game, giving a particularly good exhibition of hack play. All the hacks played well, and some very fine passing rushes were witnessed. The forwards also more than held their I Wll. The other Junior matches result'd! as follows;—Levin Wanderers 11. Koputaroa (J; Waikanae .15, llui Alai (J.

CLASSIFICATION OF FLAYERS. At a special meeting of the Horowhemia Rugby Union held at Levin last night, the question of the classification of players was considered. After discussion it was decided that the following junior players be classified as seniors;— Foxton: .Moses, H. Taylor, Baker, Ah Robinson and Thompson. Shannon : L. Bucknum, Salherley, Turau, Mira and Olliver. Waikanae: C. Porter.