FOOTBALL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXI, Issue 9171, 20 August 1908, Page 6

FOOTBALL.

»Y TELEUUAI'H —I'BESS ASSOCIATION. | WELLINGTON, August 19. j The Horowhenua B Rugby football I team commenced a match against j the Wellington Wednesday represent- I atives to-day. The weather was very bad, heavy rain falling, and the ground was in such bad order that in the second spell the referee declared the game off. Some players had previously left the field, and were subjected to some hooting. (By Telegranh—From Uur Own Correspondent). PAHIATUA, August 19. The Scarborough Saturday team played the Pahialua Wednesday team here, the latter winning after a good game by two tries to a penalty goal. Walsh and Peters scored tries for the Wednesday team, and Horton kicking a goal for the Saturday team. The following will represent Opaki against Rangitumnu, at Rangitumau, on Saturday next:—Backs, Nicholson, Douglas, Hunt, Payton, Welch (2); forwards, Welch (2), Wyeth (2), Hunt, Pinfold, Tankersley, Christ"'" mi, Tunnicliffe; emergency, Peterson.

The referee in the Manawatu-Wan-ganui football match on Saturday has reported a Wanganui player for kicking a Manawatu man, and has also reported the whole Wanganui team for hooting him after the match, which Manawatu won by nine points to nil. The Manawatu Union has referred the report to the Wanganui Union to be dealt with.