FOOTBALL

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 77, 27 April 1909, Page 4

FOOTBALL

g|- WESTERN DIVISION. 1- A meeting of the Western Division g Committee was held in Opunake on batE* urdav evening. Present: Messrs Garcia W Iclui'rinnn). Grey, and O'Dea. It wa» P* uwlve.l to play three rounds of cup W- matches, and to commence the lixtuics I"' on May loth. Selectors were appointed fe art follows; Northern end, Messrs Garcia V-T and D. J. Evans; Southern end, Messrs £■ Grey and O'Dea'. It was decided to sug- & Best as Western Division ■.■!•.■: ore ? Messrs Garcia.. OU-a ami Gi The fixtures were drawn up a.§ fo.i ■>: ';" FIRST ROUND. I May 18—Oka to v. Rahotu, a.. il.iaotu; Opunake v. Pihama, at Pill;, na. S May 22.—Opunake v. Okato, a. Okato; i.': , Rahotu v. Pihama, at Pihama. ! / May 29.—Opunake v. Rahotu, at OpuI' 1 nakej Okato v. Pihama, at Okato. ; SECOND ROUND. Jun 9 s.—Okato v. Rahotu, at Okato; $_ / Opunake v. Pihama, at Opanake. |~ June 12.—Opunake v. Okato, it CPUs'' nate; Rahotu v; Pihama, a: Rahotu. g* Ju»e ift—Rahom v. Opunakv, a t Rags hotui Okato v. Pihama, at Pihann. §f mow KOOND. J- June 2ti.—Rahotu v. at Raa hotu; Pihama v. Okato, at Okato. I? July S-Mjlsato v. Opunake, at Okato; f ■ ltahotu v. Pihama, at Pihama. ! i July 10.—Rahotu v: Okato, at Rahotu; K, Pihama v, Opunake, at Pihama. ' Juniors same fixtures, on opposite i. grounds.

SEVEN-A-SIDE TOURNAMENT,

Judging by thc entires, the football

j*"" public should be treated to an excellent afternoon's sport on Thursday afternoon, when a seven-n-side tournament \ will be played on the Recreation Sports fr round. Play in a scven-a-side touina-

J ment is necessarily fast. Any storing k •■ that can. be done must be ti;-'cUd in f two ahorit spells, of seven minutes each. p' The seven men have still the tuii-sized field to watch, and a full-sizca held to operate in. ', Eight teams are entered. Wavcrley r> club is sending up one team, EUnani one, l_ Mangatoki one, Stratford one, Star f three, and Tukapa two. Play will conclude in time for the visiting teams to If catch, the outgoing 4.15 p.m. train. The •i proceeds are in aid of the Recreation "" s Bporta Ground, whose committee finds the cash-box alarmingly light. The expense of keeping thc new sports ground ~, in order tor two football matches a I week will fall upon the committee, and * vie hope the public willgW this tournafr ment that same generous support that *. has always been extended to functions organised by this committee, jj It should be mentioned that nca% all gr the senior footballers are now practicy ally in cup condition, as they have been '% training assiduously in view of the openK,, ing of the championship fixtures next £" week. Eltham and Mangatoki have alS 1 ready competed in two tournaments this J| season, so should be able to give their &* opponents "all they want."

|" ' The following will represent Tukapa f r in the seven-a-side tournament next £' Tuursday:— & A TeaniVJull, Steele, MacAllum, G. >'' Loveridge, Mynott, A. Stohr, J. Stohr. I.i B Team: T. Jones, F. Jones, E. Ward, & Mason, Stannering, Barker, Honcyfield. ?- The following teams represent thc p Clnb:—A team: R. Pike, L. Hill, 1 1 W. Whitaker, H. Shearer, C. Brown, L. L Rayn, M. McCov. B team: R. Hoskin, &; • L. Whitaker, S. Main, C,< Bellringcr, l. 8\ Brown, T. Hopkins, W. Woods. *' team: fi* W. Bullot, J. Shearer, G. Beck, J. Skipg i per, W. Davidson, A, Gray, J. H. BurJKI rows. Any of the above not. able to R> plav arc requested to notify the secre- |>. tary. '