FOOTBALL.

Otaki Mail, 9 June 1922, Page 3

FOOTBALL.

, $ There should be a large gathering of sports at Otaki to-morrow when two matches will lie played. Old Boys meet I To Horo and this should provide good sport, while the Otahi-Puraparuuinu match should alene be worth watching. All players are in good form, and wit!] a fine day should give a good account of themselves. The Petoue .junior and Marist senior teams hope to play games at Otaki towards the end of the season. j j Prior to Mr Tong Bcvan leaving to j join the Native team he was entertain- j ed at Taimti by members of the Old Boys' Club, when the evening was passed with musical item:- and dancing. All had a pleasant time, and Mr Bevan was wished the best id' luck. Owing to two matches on the Otaki domain to-morrow it has been decided to start the Otaki-Paraparaumu match at 1.30 sharp. The Old Boys-To Horo match will take place at 3 p.m. SATURDAY'S TEAMS. Otaki team: —Robinson (2), Tuna. Puna, Giblin. Newlands, Freeman, Ferguson, Bailey, Fogden, Subritzky, Tahiwi. Jacob, Lima, Baker. Emergencies, Nilsson, "U'arnock, Meta. Tc Horo (3rd grade):—©. Bemhard, N. Windlcy, P. Windlcy, V. Morgan, A. Pay, Watts, V. Cottle. F. Morgan, Ropata, P. Guy. \V. Marino. W. Fielding. ■ J. MeChesney, W. Faith. C. Gawler. Emergencies. B, MeChesney and Metera. Te Horo (juniors): —B. Wells, AY. I'uti, H. Wilson, D. Hagan, Mack, I'. Thomas, P. Wells, W. Larson, Symmons, Marino, Wildnian. Best, G. Edginton, Allsworth, Harvey. Lisk. Old Boys' team:—B. Ferguson, C. Enoka, P. Wallace. W. Bowdeu, B. King, A. Phrudic, W. Pohio, A. Whata, I G. Grey, D. Winterburn, Wong, S. Eno- I ka, Merchantsic, K. Ransfield, G. Sealy. Oiddens, Makentie, W. D'Ath. Old Eoys (third grade):—Jim O"Grady, Pat Cootcs. Slack. Swainson. P. Rikihana (capt.), W. Etikihana, Gray, Winterburn, Hohipuhn. Mead. Waaka, Hapetu. Emergencies, Roach, Power, Grumpy, Walsh. ( When a football match was in progress at Ongarue recently, the ball was accidentally kicked out of the ground into the river. Immediately one of tin' players phi aged into the water after the ball, and afterwards played the match out in wet "togs." At a certain, country town in- New Zealand a football match was in progress (says the Taranaki Herald), and it was very keen, while os the side-line holding the coat of one oi the. players was a reverend gentlemen anxiously Matching the ebb and flow of the fortunes of his side.. Looking round he spied a funeral making its way along the road, and throwing the coat into the hands of a friend, he exclaimed, "Oh. gc-idnoss, I've got to bury that man." fi-.c-ng over the paddock and jumping on his bike, the clergyman hurried down a back street and arrived at the cemetery just in time to perform his task. Arriving back at the fcotljall ground later, he rem-arked, '•That was a close shave." Hints for Spectators.—Pon 't criticise \ a neferee's decision before you know exsetly what it is. Pon't call out for the game to be stopped because you think a player is hurt. Don't expect the referee to see every breach—he has only ono pair of eyes and there are £7 pages in the rule book. Don't expect every breach to be "whistled" for—the advantage rule is still in force. Don't expect the referee to be infallible—he is only a poor human like yourselves. Don't forget you wn help both players and referees by being fair critics.