FOOTBALL.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXVI, Issue 13, 20 May 1913, Page 5

FOOTBALL.

o THE LEAGUE’S TEAM FOR AUSTRALIA. [Pek Press Association.] £ 'Wellington, May 18. The following League football team was selected last night for the Australian tour: Backs, Bradly, W. Kelly, Probstel, W. Miller (Wellington), W. I. Mitchell (Canterbury), C. Manning H. Duval (Hawke’s Bay), Reke (Rotorua), K, Ifwerson, C. Webb, A. Asher vhd A. Carlaw (Auckland); forwards'* 0. Bryne (Wellington), C. J. Pearce, f Auld (Canterbury), H. Hayward (Thames), J. Rukutai, R. MitcheM, C. Savoury, C. King, S. Watters and J. Clarke,(Auckland). C. J. Pearce will captain the . team, and the selection committee will be the manager,Pearce Hayward and Kelly. Members who lo not notify Secretary Oakley at Auckland by Wednesday, whether they can make the . will be replaced by other men. The ‘team will leave Wellington on May 30, is p*obihie a match will be pliiyW agdinst j Wellington prior to the departure.'

The Senior Rugby football games, played in the Southern Taranaki divi\itfn on Saturday” ‘ wlns for Wairaate and Okaiawa. The former defeated Opunake by 15 to 5 and the latter, Kaponga by 17 to 3. ?(. 3’ ■■ —| ■ 1 r,, ■■ , ’’ | THURSDAY’S FIXTURES. * SENIORS.. 9 May 22—Tukapa v. Stratford, at New Plymouth; Clifton v, Eltham, at Waitara. FIRST JUNIORS. May 22—Clifton v. Inglewood, at Inglewood; Tukapa v. Stratford, at Stratford; Star v. Eltham, at Eltham. SECOND JUNIORS. May 22—Technical College v. Eltham, at New Plymouth, 1.30 p.m.; Inglewood v. Stratford, 1.30 p.m.; High School v. Clifton. SOUTHERN DIVISION. ’ SATURDAY’S FIXTURES. SENIORS. May &4—Kaponga v. Hawera., at Kaponga; Waimate v. Okaiawa, at Manaia; Opunake a bye. FIRST JUNIORS. May 24—Hawera A. v. Kaponga, at Hawera; Okaiawa v, Waimate, at Okaiawa; Opunake v. Hawera 8., at Opunake. SECOND JUNIORS. May 24—Waimate v. Okaiawa, at Manaia, 1 p.m.; Hawera a bye. ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL. For the Cup match between Stratford and Eltham, to be played on Victoria Park on Thursday, the Stratford team will be selected from the following Smith, T. Gorton, Patrick, Malcolm, Chadwick, Butehart, Bush, McGlade, Schofield. Pearce, Anderson, East, .Townley, and Williams. Kick-off 3 p.m.