FOOTBALL.

Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XXXII, Issue 8877, 31 July 1907, Page 3

FOOTBALL.

Hawke’s Bay Team. • Per Press Association. Rapier, July 29. Following is the team : —Bachs : Payne. Walshs, Tomlin, Baker, Lewis, Mclntyre, Williams, Hetakana ; forwards; M. _ McCarthy, Struthcrs, Evans, Bailey, Thow, Scullion, Butcher, E Bingham, Caalton ana Stevens. Professional learn. Press Association. Auckuakd, July 30. It is stated here that the personnel of tho professional team for England wiil bo as follows: —Nicholson, Mackroll, Francis, Trevarthen, Cunningham, W. Tyler, Todd, It. - Wynvard, Grilled, Howe, Geo. Smith (Auckland), Wrigley (Wairarapa), Calhun, Byrne, Cross, Watkins, Wright, Baskiville, Kelly (Wellington), Lavery, McGregor, Turtill, Pearce (Christchurch), Eckhold, Johnston (Dunedin), Coleman (Taranaki).

Manawatu v- Wairarapa. Masterxox, July 30. Tho following will represent Wairarapa against Manav.-atu on Thursday ; —ilac.K.s ; McKensie, Groubo, 'Thompson, Millar, Khmett, Miuett. Forwards’: Gray, Henderson, Todd. Johnston, DePJois, MoIvciudo, Spachiuan, Wines, Less, It is tho weakest back team Wairarapa has r-ut in the field for yours. Logan, Wrigley and O ’Leary the three best backs in the Wairarapa are not playing for various reasons. Kinzctt, an ex-Mana-waiu player, is tho only good back in the team. There is a great deal of dissatisfaction in football circles over tho picking of rep teams and it is rumoured that a meeting of followers of the game will be held shortly with the object of petitioning Wairarapa Union to ask tho selection committee to resign.

Giving to several members of the selected" Hep team being unable to travel to Waimrapa tho team will be as follows Full-back, Downes ; threequarters, Martis, Homo, OavroL; five-, eighths, Pirani, Eont; half, Ajislbw; forwards, IValJegrave (whig), "Wingate, Chalk, Kyle, Hooker, MoKac (captain), bhadbolt, Burgess.'

Ahraharn Gap. Eight teams have entered for the Abraham Cup Coutprtifciou aud tho fixtures have been arranged as follows : SATURDAY, AUGUST 3. Sanson v. Albion s at Rongotea. ’ Palmerston B v. Feilding A at Fcild: ing. Feilcliug B v. Pajmerston A at Palmerston No. U ground, 3 p.m. Kia Tea v. Old Boys at Palmerston Oval, 3 p.m.