FOOTBALL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 64, 4 August 1914, Page 7

FOOTBALL.

The following team has been chosen to play for Tukapa first juniors against Stratford first juniors at Inglewood on Thursday at 3 o'clock to decide a tie for tlhe championship:— H. Patterson, W. Whitaker, West, K. Stohr, L. Whitaker, N. Loveridge, Fuller, -P. Loveridge, Smith, O'Grady, W. Patterson, Leary, Spente, Julian. Roebuck, Emergencies: back, E. Loveridge, forward, Amaru.

lhe following team Iras been chosen t£ play for Tukapa. first juniors against Stratford first juniors at Inglewood, to decide a tie for the championship' at 3 o'clock:—H. Patterson, W. Whitaker, West, K. Stohr, L. Whitaker J\. Loveridge. Fuller. R Lovc,:d"e Smith, O'Grady, W. Patterson, Lean-! • d>ence, .Julian, Roebuck. Emergencies: Back, E. Loveridge, forward, Amaru. At Stratford on Kuturelay the New Plymouth High School third" fifteen was beaten by the Stratford school seconds by 14 to S.

Tile coastal representatives journeyed t<> Kaponga on Saturday last to tiv conclusion with Kaponga" Owing to a Maori match being played at Hawera the same day tlio Pihama Maoris did not turn up, and the tosislal team had to fill up with some Kaponga juniors and thirds. The Kaponga seniors soon got going and (-'coreda penalty goal nn d two converted tries also came in quicx succession. Then the coast boys wo'w lip and hemmed Kaponga in. thoir twenty-Five for some time, hut could not score. The hall travelled up and down the -field, and Kaponga scored again. Towards the end of the spell the const hoys set up a passing rush, in which the bai3 travelled through- all the liacks to H. Martin, who cut in nicely and beat the opposing hacks smd scored in a good jwsition. The kick failed. The secon dspell was more even, as the coast team were trying hard to even up and had hard luck on several occasions in not scoring. The only >;core of the spell was a try for Kaponga by Dick Patterson, who ran in from half-way and scored on the corner. The game ended: Kaponga 19, Coast ? Mr. Crowfey gave every satisfaction with the ■whistle. A return match will be played at Rahotu on Saturday, August 8.