FOOTBALL.

Shannon News, 1 July 1921, Page 3

FOOTBALL.

HOROWHENUA V. BUSH UNION. The following team has been selected to represent Horowhenua against Bush Union on Wednesday:— Full back: T. Moynihan (Shannon). Three-quarters: Burgess (Foxton), L. McDonald (Wanderers),. Porter (Hui Mai). Five-eighths: 6. McDonald and Ford (Wanderers). Half: Page (Kuku). Winger: Stratford (Foxton). Hookers: Sands (Shannon), Bevan (Kuku). Lock: Frame (Tokomaru). Supports: R. Moynihan (Shannon) and Campion (Wanderers). Back row: Broughton (Wanderers) and D. Wilson (Hui Mai). iqmergencies: iFjorwards—Barber 1, George 2, Tana 3; backs—Baker 1, Kelly 2, half to five-eighth; N. Winiata : V Marshall 2, three-quarter, to full! back. NOTES ON THE' GAME. The Union competitions resume tomorrow. Rep. match, Bush Union v. Horowhenua at Levin next Wednesday. The annual i'nter-Island ,match, North v. South, will be played at Christchurch to-morrow. IL Jacob has recovered from the injury he received some weeks back and will play in the North Island team to-morrow. The Hui Mai-Kuku fixture to-mor-.rowj should be one of the best of the season. Both sides are confident, and which ever wins there should not be much between them at the finish. Hui Mai has the better record so far,, and is leading the competition. Kuku opened the season unluckily, and lost one, if not two, games it should have won. The other senior games to?morro\v are Shannon-Foxton arid Wanderers 1 Tokomaru. Shannon commenced the season well, and played a draw with the Wanderers in their first meeting. In the 1 two recent. games, however, the Reds have had to lower their colours to Kuku and Hui Mai. In spite of a succession, of losses, Tokomaru battles on with a fine spirit of sportsmanship. They meet the Wanderers on the Levin ground to-morrow.

The Wanderers will have the services to-morrow of one of their best backs of former seasons in. Tolia Win iat a, who, besides doing good service for his club, has been a member; of the representative team on several occasions. A fast, resourceful , wing three-quarter, he should make his presence felt in the future matches of the competition. The Kuku team has also had an accession to its strength in the return of Ransfleld, a member of Tast year’s rep. team. He will play as wing three-quarter to-morrow, and should considerably strengthen this division of the team. Porter and P. Tahiwi made all the difference to the Hui Mai back pl;?y in 'the last match with Shannon. Both displayed good form, and Porter’s claims for inclusion in the rep. team should be taken into account. He ; would certainly have compared favourably with some of the backs in the, Horowhenua rep. team last Saturday. The rep. match against Manawatu on Saturday found Marshall off colour at full back, which is rather unusual with this consistent performer. , Another game or two should see bin)' right. The rep. selectors might well consider the re-organisation of the back divison before meeting Bush Union next Wednesday. Running across the field and want of enterprise in cutting in is not the sort of game that should be encouraged in rep. matches. .

The Horowhenua pack improvedout of sight in the second spell, and Bevan and Sands got the ball frequently from the scrums. Where the local forwards failed to show up so well as Manlawatu was in the loose. The Manawatu rushes were always well supported, but the Horowhenua efforts were mostly individual. R. Moynihan, Campion, Sands and Bevan were seen to advantage on occasion in loose work.

Since writing the above, the Horowhenua team for Wednesday next has been ' selected. The selectors have made considerable changes from last week’s team, which should be a decided improvement!. The selectors have shown that they are prepared to make alterations where these are hleemed necessary <and their work shoul have good results. Those who have come in touch with football matters in Horowhenua will regret the resignation of Mr W. Wehipeihana as secretary of the Union. In this position Mr Wehipeihana has do(ne splendid service, a fafct that

will be readily recognised by officials and players as well as the football public. The position is no sinecure by any means, and the business-like way in which all matters affecting the game have been handled is a credit to the retiring secretary as well as a tangible token of his interest in the welfare of the national game.