FOOTBALL

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLVIII, Issue 3673, 2 August 1927, Page 3

FOOTBALL

, V SATURDAY’S RESULTS. SENIOR. Hui Mai 20, beat Weraroa 3. County 22, beat Shannon 6. Wanderers won iby default from Awahou. ' JUNIOR, Weraroa 9, beat Awahou 0. Poxton won from Hui Mai by default. THIRD GRADE. Wanderers 19 v. Awahou 3. Shannon 8 v. Foxton 3. POSITION OF TEAMS. '• * - - m £ $3 w - £ ’3 "S . 60 -g -*• 'O a m ° © . . te -h H Ph j? | 1 S I .2 * S £ H-l Q Ph Oh O

The Weraroa-Awahou junior match on the racecourse on Saturday was in the nature of a practice game for the visitors, very few of the Awahou players turning out. i Since the rep. matches have started interest in club games in this district has waned. At Nelson on Saturday the Maori touring team were beaten by Nel-son-Golden Bay by 14 points to 11 after a fine, open game in which the visitors excelled in the back division and the local forwards in the Iqose. HAWKE’S BAY DEFEAT MANAWIHENUA. Before an attendance of about four thousand people at Napier on Saturday Hawke’s Bay defeated Manawhenua by 16 points to 0. Following a week’s rain, the ground was sodden, with sheets of Avater in places, AV'hilst the game for the most part was played in rain. These conditions made play of a forward nature, but both teams endeavoured to.make the game open. In this respect Hawke’s Bay were most successful. At times their rearguard participated in some really brilliant passing rushes, considering the ! J greasy ball. By receiving a liberal amount of the ball from his foryvards, Edwards, the Hawke’s Bay half, was able to set his backs in motion, and, as a result, they were always dangerous. The Manawhenua backs indulged in individual rather than combined play, Hunt • and Brophy being most prominent, .while Jacob went through a tremendous amount of work beside the serum. The game in the first half Avas very even, and at the conclusion Hawke’s Bay had scored five points, the remaining scores Avere obtained in the second half. At Pahiatua on 'Saturday, Hawke’s Bay defeated Bush by 6 points to 3 on a sodden ground. At halftirme the score was equal, Bay snatching the victory in the dying stages. i The combined team front Te Kawau and Oroua which met Manawatu at Palmerston on Saturday suffered defeat at the hands of the ■ home team by 18 points to 8 after an uninteresting game. A dramatic incident occurred just before the final Avhistle Avhen (Walker (ManaAvatu) and Drummond (T.K.) came to bloAvs and Avere ordered off. On Saturday Hui Mai Juniors did not travel to Foxton to meet the Foxton Juniors, who Avon by default. The secretary of the Foxton Club has ereeived an invitation from the Hui Mai Club (Sanson) to arrange a friendly game betAveen the Sanson and Foxton Third grade teams. To-morroAV afternoon the Levin half-holidayites Avill visit Foxton for the purpose of playing a return match Avith the local Wednesdayites. , The following Foxton Third grade players have been selected to play in, the Third grade trial at Foxton on Saturday week:—Dunn, Broad, R. Hartley, J. Smith, Anderson, Mathers, N. Huff. McCarthy emergency.

County 10 9 1 0 155 44 18 Hui Mai 9 7 1 1 115 39 15 W’derers 9 5 2 2 91 65 12 Shannon 9 4 4 1 110 84 9 Weraroa 10 3 fi 1 49 124 n i Otaki 9 1 7 1 32 95 3 Awahou 10 1 9 0 52 144 2