FOOTBALL.

Taranaki Daily News, 9 August 1922, Page 3

FOOTBALL.

REP. MATCH TO-MORROW. TARANAKI v. MANAWATU. Great interest is being taken in the representative match which is to be played at utratford to-morrow between Manawatu and Taranaki. The Manawatu representatives, who will arrive in Stratford by the mail train to-night, are said to be the strongest combination that has represented that district for some time. That they ar«»a strong side is shown by the easy way In wKich they accounted for Horowhenua, by no means a weak union. This match will be started at 3 p.m. sharp. Prior to this two interesting curtain-raisers will be played, the first, at 11.45 a.m., between Straftord Technical High School and Kapqnga, for the semi-final of the fourth-grade competition. At 1.30 p.m. another semi-final will be played, Stratford (the central winners) meeting Okaiawa (the southern winners) in the first junior competition. THE SYDNEY MATCH "ILL-LUCK DOGGED VISITORS.” By Telegraph.—Press Aaan.—Copyright. , Sydney, August. 8. The Herald, commenting on the football, says: The home team can count itself distinctly lucky in winning the try which gave them the final lead. It would probably never have been awarded had the referee been in a position to see the whole of the movement which brought it about. It practically commenced with a knock-on. There will be few, however, who will begrudge the Blues their win. The Telegraph says: Better all-round play did not win the match. Hl luck dogged the visitors through the game. ’ TO-DAY’S METROPOLITAN TEAM. Sydney, August 8. The Metropolitan team for Wednesday is:—■ Walker, Cooney, Dawson, Wogan, Black, Chambers, Mingay, Er by, Lindsay, Eyre, Holdsworth, Douglas, Thorn, McKay, Loudon. RANFURLY SHIELD MATCH. HAWKE’S BAY TEAM, Wellington, August 8. The Hawke’s Bey team which will play against Wellington for the Ranfurly Shield tomorrow will be represented by: Yates, Grenside, J. Blake, Barclay, Kingston, Kirwin, Kivell, Scott, Kirkpatrick, Wynn, Brownlee, McGregor, McNab, Miller and Gemmell. To-morrow, two matches (senior and junior) will be played at the Walwakaiho showgrounds between teams representing Taranaki (Puniho and Rahotu) natives and Atiawa (Waitara). Both games should attract a good crowd of spectators, as the players on both sides include some firstclass players. About 300 Maoris from Tara-naki-Rahotu district will make the journey to the grounds to witness the matdies, which will commence at 1 o’clock.

Probably no family has a better record in Taranaki football than the well known Stratford family of Kivells. Right from the earliest day to last year the name of Kivell has been prominently before the Taranaki football public. R. H. Kivell (father) played in 1887 and 1888, A. Kivell 1892, B. V. Kivell 1907, 1908 and 1909, E. H. Kivell 1912, R. E. J. Kivell (Ted) 1917; Norman Kivell 1919. and Alf. Kivell 1920-21. "R.H.” (the Dad) played against Auckland in 1887, and against the Englishmen (Stoddart’s team) at New Plymouth racecourse in 1888. The Englishmen played a second match with Taranaki at Hawera, but "R.H.'' did not play as he had two ribs broken playing in a match at. Manaia. He, however, was well enough to referee for the Hawera match. "8.V." played against Auckland nt New Plymouth, Wanganui at \Manganui, Manawatu at Palmerston, Wellington at Wellington (unfinished match), and Auckland at Auckland, in 1907 ; against Wellington at Wellington, and Otago at Hawera in 1908, and against Wanganui at New Plymouth in 1909. "R.E.J.” played against Auckland at Auckland in 1907, "E.H.” played in the Taranaki team in 1912. Norman Kivell has also represented Hawke’s Bay during the last three years.