FOOTBALL.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXIX, Issue 41, 11 June 1914, Page 3

FOOTBALL.

THE NORTH SSLAND TEAM. [Pib Prxri Association.] Wanganui, June 10. At a meeting of the Management Committee of the Wanganui Rugby Union', held to-night, strong exception was taken by delegates to the method of selection of the North Island team, and. the'following resolution was carried unanimously: "This Union draws the attention of the* N.Z.R.11. to the fact, that the selectors of the North Island team have .hot carried out their duties to the best advantage, having selected a team from only three provinces instead of from the whole of the North Island, thus ignoring the claims of a number of qualified players."- > , The following players have been sclqeted to represent, the Seniors in their, match against Okato at New Plymouth on Saturday, leaving by the 12.30 train : Wbittington, Brown, Young, Cameron, Wood, Stewart, Woods, lteid, Smith, Sullivan, Bonner, Higginson, Dewar, Fearon, Collins.

TARANAKI RUGBY UNION. The following fixtures have been drawn up by the Taranaki Rugby nion. for the present season. NORTHERN DIVISION. / Seniors.-—Saturday. June 13—Okato v. Stratford, at Now Plymouth (Okato match); Star v. Clifton, at Waitara; Tukapa v. Inglefood, at Inglewood. J unlors.—Thursday. June 18—Stratford v. Clifton, at Stratford ; High School v. Tukapa, at Tukapa ground j Inglewood v. Star, at Inglewood. SOUTHERN DIVISION. Seniors. June 13—Okaiawa v. Opunake, at Okaiawa; Kaponga v. Hawera, at Kaponga; Waimate a bye. Juniors. June 13—Waimate v. Kaponga, at Manai^; Hawera v. Okaiawa, at Hawera; Opunake a bye. PUBLIC SCHOOLS' COMPETITION. The following are tbe fixtures for the schools competition:— JUNE 13th. Inglewood v. Central, at Inglewood.