FOOTBALL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 283, 8 May 1915, Page 7

FOOTBALL.

NOTKS. Thursday week will see tlie opening of the. lit 1.5 Cup competition in Tarannl;i, -when the juniors and second juniors in the Northern division will sot the bail rolling. The following Saturday will see. the competitions ill full swing, as on that date the seniors in the .Northern division and all grades in the Southern division will outer the arena. The Northern division is strengthened liy tile inclusion of l-ilthani juniors and second juniors, whilst the Southern division is 'Weakened by the defection of Okaiawa seniors. This club, which has battled aiong gamely during thc past two or throe years, limls that it can <.n!y enter teams in the two minor grades this year. It is hoped, however that its lean years mav soon be over.

Many who took a prominent 'part on th.e local football field last year are at present doing their duty on the battlelield, aild among the first, list of casualties appears the name of K. If. Xieholls of the Inglowood Club. Always on the ball, this keen player could be relied on to be in the forefront of the light. His many friends will wish liini a speedy return to the lighting line. Other prominent devotees of the leather who have come to grief at the front arc Dud, Cameron and Menli.

Tnkapa, had a useful practice last week-end. There was a good muster, and the iorm displayed by the majority augured well for the team being in good form when the season opens. New pin vers who shaped we'l imlinlc Coutts, a. Wangamii representative, anil a Maori, who hails from llorowhenua, one of tin: fifteen from that district who successi'ully essayed to lift the Ranfmly Shield from Tavanaki' at Hawera last year. Kinie Ward was" also plaving with great dash, and to see liini fall on the ball over the Hue one could hardly reaiise (bat six weeks ago ho was in'the hospital, recovering from an appendicitis

ion. A noi'iceabjV b:vn ire was ■fuck Stohr. who, ft is rum,-,red, is <!(>- ■aiin:;- fool ball for goff. This- >x -■> .-;e regretted at the potent stag,-, as owing to tin' number <i;' men that time gone to (lie front Tarrtnakj' can jfi-affonl to [<»<• a man of Sloiir.-'s calibre. Hoir nobly Tai-ajiuki's best footballershave responded t» the i'-rm;irnr's call is shown by the fart 1 that of the fifteen rrpre-rntatives of Truntharru that so .■ dirndly trounced \Vi'Jiii!utoif> representative? last bailed from Taranaki, a: similar mini her hailed from lAucktaiii; while W«llingtm», ■South Auckland, and' South. tliail«rhnrr cai-h supplied oire. Tim twmi was it strong one, comprising the- following players: Full bank, 11. A<luins (Wellington representstii*e); tlitweq-uiu-ters, F. Wilson (Auckland and Xciv Zealand • University re]>r<«s«Mtative*, ilurtity (Wellington and Auckland representative), J. K. Ellis (bf South: Auckland) live-eighths, S. Cameron (Tliranaki representative) anil It. Roberts (.of Tswanaki. Xew Zealand; North Island, ami Wellington rcpr-junntativ.e)hitU'-bstck, A. Itoss (Auckland representative.); will" forward, ]{. Taylor (;\eiv, ZtuUnd and 'J'aranaki wiprjcsiinta.tivo), W. Anderson (of South Canterßury), Downing (New Zealand ami Auckland rcprenuntalivel, W". 11. Ifiu-vey (of Taranati)., J. French (Auckhmd and Mat>r.i reprvscuta-; live); S. I'aul (Taranaki representative). H. McXab (of Ata-Mimi®!.. Taranaki nicn did their <|iiotai of the scoring—!■] Rsberts a penalty goal, «. Cameron and N. I'aul each a- try. accounting for nine *itYthu sewmtan j«„ts notched. Tile strong 'VViillingtea team was unable to score. There was an attendance of over .'i«!U at tlw- match, which was Ln aid of New Zealand wounded soldiers, and their- depcihiVnts, and it is significant that within a dav or two after the need; for- suck j fund had become a reality. I

Tlic Prime Minister's message on the occasion of the liu-tcll shouEd appeal to fill footlallois: i liousands of ga-llant X*?\v liave titjct'ii up arms oil behalf of tli<>j r King anil Kmpire-. Tiicy arc doing tlicir full il'tty to tlwi'r country ami to us. It remains for us, therefore, to do our full iiHty to them and ttreir dependents. Now is:.the, time- to mak* the necessary provision, and I am confident that the eili.,Mis of the Dominion will consider it ;e privilege to see that every possible licip And assistance may be provided to al.fey.iate..distress coming as the result ci, -the response of the Kmpire's call."