FOOTBALL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 117, 16 June 1909, Page 3

FOOTBALL.

MAXAWATU FIXTURES. By Telegraph.—Press Association. Palmerston if., Last Nigiht. The lianawatu Rugby Union to-night made the following fixtures, all, at Palmerston:—'Taranaii, August 11; Awarua (Taihape) Union, August 21; and Poverty Bay Union, August 17. FOOTBALLERS' TEETH. ' Auckland, Last Night. The Auckland Rugby Union pays for repairs to the teeth of players riijured in playing matches, but it pays only such expenses as seem reasonable to the committee. At a meeting of the committee last night it was decided that gold fillings were not reasonable. A player who had had a front tooth chipped forwarded a dentist's bill for one guinea, and the Union committee decided to offer him half a guinea and suggest that he pay the remainder himself.

The following will represent Tukapa II y. Star ll:—Loveridge, Hodges, Stannering, Webster, Morey, Fairbrother, Brown, McGiven, White, Tressider, Oakes, Mclsaac, Hall, Sturmey, Smith; emergency, Day.

Star 111 team to play Tukapa 111 on the racecourse, at 1.30 sharp:—A. James, W. Ross, Boulton, N. Copestake, P. Boulton, S. Henrichs, E. Stockman, R. Arthur, W. Gleeson, Boyd, Evans, H. Fox, Brett, Lu&k, Richards; emergencies, J. Kururangi and Penwarden,

.The following will represent Star seniors v. Tukapa seniors on the Recreation Grdund to-morrow afternoon:—Clow, Pike, Grant, Hill, Whitaker, Brown, Hawkins, Boulton, Ryan, Dawson, Turnbull, Woods, Hopkins, A. Richards, McCoy. The above are requested to meet at the rooms this evening at 7.30.