FOOTBALL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLV, Issue 2610, 24 July 1923, Page 2

FOOTBALL.

' SATURDAY’S MATCHES. SENIOR. Hui Mai 14, Wanderers 3. , _ Foxton 10, Weraroa 3. Otaki defaulted to Shannon. JUNIORS (Southern). Rovers 3, Te Horo 3. Hui Mai 0, Paraparaumu 3. Weraroa defaulted to Otaki. JUNIORS (Northern). Moutoa .( 'faulted to Koputnroa. Tokomarn 0, Shannon 3. THIRDS. Shannon defaulted to Rovers. Otaki 13. Paraparaumu 11. The Shannon thirds forfeited to Rovers owing to being unable to get a team. . SENIORS. Otaki defaulted to Shannon. On Saturday, the local school’s seven-a-side teams journeyed to Palmerston North to take part iu the Pirani Shield Tournament in which they achieved a unique distinction by playing under disadvantageous circumstances. Meeting Lytton Street, their former rivals, they defeated them by 8 points to nil. However, after this game a protest was lodged against one of the Foxton players by the Convent A. team, on the score that he was over the regulation weight. This was unfortunate, because, in the com-, muuieation forwarded to the local school, no mention of a weight limit was made. Evidently the contest for the Pirani Shield,is run under conditions different from those governing the status of players in the Primary Schools Seven-a-Side tournament held on June 4th., of this year. The weight of the player being three pounds over the reputed regulation weight, Lytton Street demanded that the match be played over again. Again Foxton defeated that team, Rex Ball making a brilliant dash for the line across which b.e was followed by seven astonished players who sadly underestimated the elusive tac-tics of this little gentleman, who played throughout in his bare feet. If good things are wrapped up in small parcels, this lad who played seven games is “multuin in parvo” personified. From this time onwards the boys of the A team had to play three successive games with approximately five minute spells between each game. Before the final contest in which they were defeated by Con- - vent A. by 10 points to 8, they had a thirteen minute spell. Their competitors had spells of much more lengthy duration. The following are the results of the games:— 1. Foxton S, Lytton Street nil. ~ 2. Foxton 3, Lytton Street nil. 3. Foxton 9. College Street nil. 4. Foxton 5, Terrace End nil. 5. Convent A. 10, Foxton 8. Throughout, despite adverse fortune, the boys played with marked zeal and determination, which were a credit not only to themselves, but also to their school and town they represented. Circumstances considered, no account could over-rate them, seeing that they fought their way into the final game with Convent A.

While honours were shared evenly, the following players were successful in registering scores :—Gordon Sutherland, Arnold Stevenson, Xgaio Easton, Nelson Ball. Rex Ball, and Jeffrey Williams. The following is the l-esult of the B. grade contest:— Foxton 12, Bunnvthorpe nil. Foxton 12, Ashhnrst nil. Manchester B. G, Foxton 5. The .following plyers scored for Foxton: —Rex Ball, George Rankin, Alfred Williams, and Jack Barber. Messrs Stevenson, Roore and Williams are due a word of thanks for their kindly assistance in arranging for the conveyance of the boys to Palmerston North. The school is fortunate in possessing such an enthniastic coach and good sport in Mr Davidson, the first assistant. The Maori team played the last match of the tour at Levin yesterday when they defeated Horowhent;a representatives by 14 points to 3. At Carterton"on Saturday, Wairarapn reps, defeated Hawke’s Bay reps, bv six points (two unconverted tries) to nil. At Wanganui on Saturday, Marlborough reps defeated Wanganui by 17 points to 16. At Christchurch, Canterbury defeated the Maori team by-7 points to 3.