FOOTBALL

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLVI, Issue 2726, 29 April 1924, Page 2

FOOTBALL

SENIORS. Otaki 12 v. Wernroa 12. Hui Mai 12 v. Rovers 3. Wanderers 1! v. Shannon 3. ' JUNIOR (Northern). Foxton (1 v. Tokomarn 0. Shannon 3 v. Awahou 0. (Southern). Worn ran 0. v. Olaki 0. Paraparnnmu 11 v. Rpvers 5. Wanderers defaulted to Hui Mai. THIRDS (Northern). Rovers defaulted to Kopiifa roa. Foxton defaulted to Shannon. (Southern). To Horn 13 v. Olaki 3. ITui Mai 15 v. Paraparamnu ft. FOURTH (TRADE. Weraroa 28 v. Levin D.H.S. 0. JUNIORS fi. TOKOMARU NIL. On Saturday afternoon Foxton Juniors met and defeated Tokomarn on Easton Park. There was a poor ailendnnoe owing to the heavy rain whieh f(>ll insl before and du nil" the came. Owing' to the wet weather the game developed into a forward one. but on several occasions the local backs endeavoured to make it an open game.

From the kick-off Tokomarn (red) pressed hard but good work by the Foxton (yellow) forwards soon carried play to midfield where both teams strove for an advantage which Yellow eventually got through an opening made by Burr. Shortly afterwards Townshend secured near the twenty-five and round scored Fox ton’s opening try, which was unconverted. Foxton 3, Tokomaru nil.

From the kick out Tokomarn again pressed hard. A. Walls clearing only to have Red come again with a great rush, specuating bv A. Fuller, nearly letting them through. Yellow then made another determined rush and A. Fuller .secured from (he ruck and crossed in a good position. The kick was again unsuccessful. Foxton 0. Tokomarn nil.

From tin's on Rod tried very hard to score but Yellow’s defence was sound and the spell ended Foxton 6, Tokomarn nil.

The teams changed straight over and Tokomarn, with the wind behind them, broke through on numerous occasions, only to be beaten back always by Yellow’s good defence. With about half an hour to go, Yellow woke np again and for the remainder of the spell pressed Tokomam practically all the time, Rowlands always saving at times when Foxton seemed certain to score. On several occasions the local forwards became very eager and wore noticed to kick too liard. Once it appeared as if Townshend would score again through good following up, only obstruction on the part of one of Tokomaru’s backs preventing the tiy. At the call for lime Foxton was pressing hard, led by Chaffer and Andrews but the whistle sounded before another try eventuated. THIRD GRADE. . The Shannon thirds won by defijnlt from Foxton. The game wn.s to si art at 1.30 p.m. The local boys waited until 3 p.m. and then kicked off. - The Foxton lads arrived .shortly after. IfOR.OWII.ENUA REPRESENTATIVE TEAM.

The following team has been chosen to' play Manawat-n at Palmerston N. on May 3rd. — Fall back M. Johnston (Hui Mai); three-quarters: P. D’Atli (O(aki), I*. Tahiwi fOtaki), Udy (Weraroa); live-eighths 1 : Moses (Otaki), Reid, (Foxton): half: T. Winiata ('Wanderers) ; wing: Jacob (Wanderers), captain; forwards: Bev/n (Otaki). K. Hakaraia (Otaki), R. Broughton (Weraroa), Tana (Hui Mai), R. Moynihan (Shannon), T. Gardener, (Hui Mai), B. Broughton (Weraroa ). Kmergeneiesr: Forwards —George (Hui Mai), P. Koro (Shannon); backs: Mollison (Wanderers), P. Ransfield (Hui Mai). Any players unable to travel are requested to notify the selector or the seeetary of the Rugby Union. An important meeting of Senior members of the Fox ton Football Club is advertised to take place at 7 o’clock to-night in Mrs Walls’ tearooms.