SOLWAY RECOGNITION.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10407, 30 August 1911, Page 5

SOLWAY RECOGNITION.

THE SEVEN-A-SIDE FOOTBALL TOURNAMENT.

The promoters l of the seven-a-side | football tournament, ,to be held on' Saturday next in connection, with the Solway (Recognition. Fund, . should feed highly gratified at the splendid response which is being received by way of entries for the Tournament. Keen imiteresit isi being manifested' throughout the. Wairarapa, and a. re-. cord attendance is ainticipated/ No fewer than fourteen, gold centred medals' aire' to he. presented to the successful teams competing -in • the seanior and, junior grades, and; these are how on view in the window of Mr A. Heindierson, Queen, Street. Judging hy the large number of entries which are comling to haind, it will be necessary Itb laomimentae the gajio at 2,, p.m. ,sharp, 'and the rer isult of the various competition© will be watched with considerable interest, ttnore (especially as a tseven-ansade' tournament of this desOTiptioat has, not been played in the Wairaraipa for isome time. The Match Coimmdt-. tee yesterday received- ". intimation : . t thaltl Oarterto.ni (present chaimpionis) entering two senior teams and junior teams:; Gladstone .will also be represented, as well as Feathenston (Liberal), and Greytow.n. Apart from these outside teanns compietLng, there will be a strong repireiasmtation of all tlie Maistlerton football clubs,so that the rivalry will be exceedingly ;keen. ' '' '":".■_' i- The public are reminded itlbat the Tournament will he held on the old I Showgrounds;' Dixon . Street, the I Park Oval mot being "in :a fit isrkhte to play on,. '

; The'secretairies of Clubs are aisied to note that entiles close with the secretary (Mr H. ,M. Boddington) P.O. 80x'23, Masterton,'not later tha,n mid-day on, Friday niext. A'S no lentry fee is being charged for competing teams, .players will he required to pay fpr admission' at the i/gates. /•'.-';• \-- The public are cordially invited to ishow their .sympathy' with thiiisi deiserving imovement, by attending the Itournament on Saturday. No effort has been, spared (by. the Committee, who .are anxious to he able to hand ovea- a nespectahle cheque .to the Masterton A. and P. Association. Commiitite© in connection with the recognitiicin. fund. As lalready announced,, the tournament is only a preliminary step to the (big "Field Day" demonstration, to be held at Soiway oni October sth. The. charge for ladmasision is Is, and ladies and. children 6d.