FOOTBALL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 126, 19 May 1908, Page 4

FOOTBALL.

XHUKSDAY'S FIXTUUiiS. •Seniors. Ttikapa v. Clifton, Western Park at o p.m. (Mr. Uopkius}. higiewood v. vjtratford, at lngiewuod, ui. (Mr. Griffiths j. Kltham v. 'Star, 'at JSltham, o p.m. (Mr. Prod r). First Juniors. Cliitoii v. Tukapii, at, Waitara, 3 p.m. (Mr Rock). IS tar v. Kltham, at Racecourse, Uo p.m. (Mr. sSpurdle). Stratford, a bye. fcecond Juniors. Tukapa v. Clifton, at Western Park. 1.10 p.m. (Mr. Way). Kltham v. 'Star, at Kltlutm, 1.13 (Mr, Proctor). SlraUord, a bye.

The following will represent Tukapa Senior.-, against Clifton, at Western Park on Thursdaylialfe, Johnston, Ward. MeAUum, Loveridge, Seamark, Walsh, dunes, Courtney. Krewin, M\ noil, llanlgreaves. Stolir. Hooker, lloneylield. Tin- following teams will represent Clifton on Thursday next:

Seniors v. Tukapa--W. Lash, 11. SclioleUeld, KggJeston, F. »Sampsoii. S. (ieorge, D. Ceorge, 11. Kothery, 0. Pult'ord, M. Cain, C. Sampson, JS. Loveridge, Pnkere, .J, liodley, Partridge A. MeAlpine. Urake leaves Waitara a l .. 1 o'clock.

Clifton lirst juniors v. Tukapa at Waitara—ll. C. Goldsmith, V. Tate, S. Joncti, 11. Bond, S. llaskell. L. Peters, U. Niell, li. Andrews', L. Thomas, F. Andrews, P. Jones, W. Denhis, Moran, F. Letts, Creed. Emergency: P. Page. Clifton second juniors v. Tukapa at New Plymouth—Wlmka, C. Tate, W. Jiuller, \Y. Chapman, Kapu, Kawa, •!. N. Copestake, A. Drake, 11. Thomas, Rua, L. Birdling, C. Limmer H, Kustace, Francis-. Fmergenctes: A. Robinson and Mclvoy. Jirakc leaves ai 12 o'clock sharp. The following will represent the In glewood seniors against the Stratfon seniors at Stratford on Thursday:— i (.leave, Curtis, Keiiuedy, Taylor, Di , Launay, C. Nichols, Miles, JLopkin-oii !F. KnoU'lock, Copestake, Karalus, Rum I hie, Luke, Olson, lioldt.

On Saturday a seven-a-side male! was played on the racecourse bctweei High Sidtool and a leant of Nelsoj College boy H at present spending tnei vacation in Xew Plymouth. ilig School won by twenty points to ni:

Ilrey Sinclair (2) and Bailv scored tries, Crey converting one. Mr. Finlay was referee.

The visits of English teams to our and of colonial sides to England are Tioth for the common good aud advancement oE amateurism both in England and her colonies. Give them up. abandon thuui, and we are at oncf strengthening the hands of lhoi»e who play football for prolit and gain. We are each, after all, only human, and my experience of the colonies tells me how great the desire is in the ordinary colonial to come "Home," as they all term coming to England, for a trip, if the colonies were prohibited from coming to England to engage u«» at Rugby, what would lie the direct result': A rush of players who would otherwise come here as amateurs to the ranks of those who will visit us for prolit and gain. When holed and cornered like this there are few who would not do the dame —it is only human nature. —"Judex," in the London Sportsman.