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Otaki Mail, 8 March 1922, Page 3

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—<>— • MEETING of HOHuWHENUA ASSOCIATION. REP. MATCH AND CLUB FINAL AI SHANNON. A meeting of the Horowhenua Cib--het Association was held on Saturday, March *i, at Levin', delegates front both ends ol the district being present, > T good deal of correspondence was read'and discussed. A letter front the hon. secretary of the Weraroa Club requesting a meeting of the Association in order to find out- who was responsible for postponing club matches when rep. matches Were being played was tabled. fhe delegates decided that no action could be taken. As the ruling stands at present, all Cup matches must givf, way to rep- matches. The secretary stated that a meeting of the Association was called as directed, hut that po representative from Weraroa turned up. It was decided that the rep. match. Manawatu v. Horowhenua, would be played at Shannon on Easter Monday, and that a match Northern End v - Southern would be played at Levin on March jL starting at 1 p.m. The following were appointed selectors for the Southern team: E. Clarke t Tainui A), K. Davis (Tainui B), and H. Jones (Te Horo). As the Shannon team won the championship of the northern end, and Te Horo of the southern, it was decided that these two teams play the final match at Shannon on Saturday, March 18, and Messrs. F. and 1. Fletcher, of Levin, were appointed umpires for that event. Tainui A entered a protest against vne result of the match played against Te Horo on February’ 18 ’ th 9 grounds that Te Horo played a man In the second' innings who had uot played in the first, without permission, and also for not playing out the rull time by two minutes. The protest was dismissed, as it was Rot lodged within three days alter the match, and also on the grounds that the decision of the umpire could H° l he

altered. The rounds have now beep compie - ed at both ends, and the following are ihe results:— NORTHERN DIVISION. W. L. D. ptsq 9 1 19 halinou ; f i i 5 [VVeraroa ' * w ~. 7 5 0 Y.M.C.A. ' SOUTHERN DIVISION. r . Won. pts - Te Horo \ A Tainul B 4 l fTainui. A In the rep. match. North v. South. 4Jie following players are selected North: Praim Grainger, Jjfain, liienvciod, F. Fletcner, A... 8* Riridall, rjarid ? e> K ’ ell> ’ buckram; twelfth man, O’Connor; fljirJWWifr |0*»» ®‘ HWsri6 '