FOOTBALL.

Taranaki Daily News, 3 August 1921, Page 3

FOOTBALL.

TO-DAY’S REP. MATCH. ' TARANAKI .CANTERBURY Probably more interest will centre in the . meeting of the Taranaki and Canterbury representative teams at Hawera to-day than In any other interprovincial fixture set down for decision in Taranaki this year. The performance put up by the two teams against tho Springboks—Taranaki having drawn with them, whilst Canterbury defeated them—lends an added interest to the match, and if the weather is fine there is certain to be a largo attendance. The match should be keenly contested, and as both teams possess solid 1 forwards and fast backs, a great struggle is looked forward to. In view of the possibility of showery weather arrangements have been made to utilise the A. and P. Society’s grandstand, so that patrons will bo able to witness the match in comfort. The Canterbury team arrived in Hawera by tie mail train last night, and are staying at the Central Hotel. They will leave by the mall train to-morrow for Wanganui, where they play the Wanganui representatives on Saturday. The match will commence at 2.30 p.m. The teams will be as follows: CANTERBURY (red and black) • Full-back: C. S. Orchard Three-quarters: 0. S, Wilson, H. Blazey, W. Fwd. Five-eighths: E. Fitzgerald, W. L. Half: H, Burston . Wing-forward: N. Camegio. Forwards: J. Ellis, Smart, E. Cummings, K. Henderson, W. Cummings, H. Masters, T. S. McCully. Emergency: H. Dailey. TARANAKI (amber and black). Full-back: Kingston (Clifton). Three-quarters: Hickey (Clifton), Lusk (Opunake), Sykes (Old Boys). Five-eighths: R. Roberts (Okalawa) captain, J. Robertson (Hawera). Half: M. Lynskoy (Kaponga). Rover: M, Malone (Kaponga). Forwards: Fogarty (Hawera), Birchall (Waimate), Kivell (Stratford), Masters (Stratford), Spratt (Patea), Campbell (Clifton), Cain (Clifton) Emergencies.—Forwards, P. Allen (Tukapa), McCullough (Stratford) ; backs, G. Socket (Tukapa), Berg (Stratford).

TECHNICAL COLLEGE MATCH. As a curtain-raiser a iqatcb will bo played | between teams representing the. Hawera and New Plymouth Technical Colleges, commencing at 1 p.m. THE SPRINGBOKS’ TOUR.. SOUTH CANTERBURY MATCH TO-DAY. By Telegraph.—Press Association. Ttmaru, Last Night. The weather promises to be fine and the ground in good order for the Springboks v. South Canterbury match to-morrow. The Governor-General will attend the match. The South Canterbury team is: P. Crannitch, D. Clark, P. Storey, H. Scott, J. Cooke, G. Lawson, M. Angland, A. Scott, P. Ward, R. Stewart, M. Flynn, D. Stewart, T. Clark, P. Tutty, J. Mcßride. Mr. J. H. Grover (Christchurch) will referee. WELLINGTON TEAM’S TOUR. . PLAY TARANAKI AUGUST 27. Wellington, Last Night. Matches for the Wellington representatives have been arranged as follows: v. Canterbury, at Wellington, August 18; v. WanganuL at Wanganui, August 24; v Taranaki, at Now Plymouth, August 27; v. Sbuth Auckland, at Hamilton, August 31; v. Auckland, at Auckland, September 3; v. South Coast, at Wellington, September 10; v. Auckland, at Wellington, September 21: v. Ojago, at Wellington, September 24. The New Zealand Rugby Union lias arranged a match against New South Wales. MiDHIRST v. TOKO. Tho Midhirst team to play Toko at Stratford at 1.30 p.m. sharp will be selected from the following: D. Vickers, C. Fowler, L. Vlck--ers,V. Carroll, N. Cor kill, D. Kivell, P. Healey, J. Wrigi:t, F. Walker, A. Chard. P. Anderson, S. Chard, W. Haig, Alb. Chard, J Osborne, C. Carroll, W. Walker. SCHOOL FOOTBALL SOUTH V. NORTH. THE SOUTHERN TEAM. The South Taranaki Schools’ team playing the North as a curtain raiser for the Moascar Cup match at New Plymouth on Saturday will be as follows: —Full-back. Penny (Auroa) ; three-quarters, Keely (Kaponga). Algar (Stratford), Riley (Pihama), or Patterson (Kapuni) ; five-eighths, Cooper, Slater (Eltham) ; half-back, Taylor (Eltham) ; forwards, Hill (Auroa), Cooper (Elthnun), Ennis (Inglewood), Tremain (Auroa), PaJmer (Eltham), Guy (Kapuni), Bonner (Stratford), Rover, Greenhill (Auroa). Emergencies: Yates (Ngaere), Doyle (Kaponga), Collins (Stratford), Nairn (Eltham), Ritter (Kapuni). Air. .1. W. Thomas (Inglewood) will select the Taranaki schools' representatives from the contestants. REFEREES FOR SATURDAY. NORTHERN DIVISION, SENIOR. Clifton v. Okaiawa, a: Waitara, Mr. F. Julian. Kaponga v. Hawera, at Kaponga, Mr. E. Burke. Patea v. Tukapa, at Patea, Air. Kiley. Stratford v. Opunake, at Stratford, Mr, J. Johnston. - SECOND GRADE. Lepperton v. Clifton, at Pukekura. Park, 1.30, ' Mr. J. O'Grady. FOURTH GRADE. •Tukapa v. Clifton, at Racecourse No. 4, 1.30 p.m., Mr. E. Andrews. High School D v. Lepperton, at Racecourse No. 2, 1.30 p.m., Mr. L. Goodacre. High School C v. Old Boys, at Racecourse No. 1, Air. E. Gilmore. Star v. Technical College, at. Racecourse No. 3, 1.30 p.im., Mr. W. Hughes. ROUGH PLAY. I We know of several keen followers of the (game who consider that It Is high time drastic measures were taken to suppress deliberate rough Dla| Mid net allvr dean sport to

be marred by such methods (saya the Hawara Star). Grave exception was taken by many spectators, hitherto good friend* of tho Okaiawa Club, to the tactics of some of the players in that club’s tea>m on Saturday, and tl’o display of the offenders lost the club several good friends. Rugby, it should be remembered, is a very fine game and is meant not only to strengthen the muscles and keep its players fit, but to develop character and self-control. It is not meant to take the place of the fighting ring, nor to provide opportunities for the display of maliciousness, and those players who will not “play the game’* should be definitely left out of n team. The Rugby Union wants only good, clean sports to play the game.