EKETAHUNA

Wairarapa Times-Age, 21 August 1940, Page 7

EKETAHUNA

INDOOR BASKETBALL BUSH COMPETITION. ("Times-Age” Special.) In the Pahiatua Drill Hall on Monday night the Bush Basketball Association’s competitions were continued, the results being as follow: —Tuis 27, Hukanui 15; United 22, Stars B 5; Konini A won from Eketahuna by default; Konini B 25, Hamua 7. The fixtures for next Monday night have been arranged as follow: —Konini B v. Hukanui, at 6.30 p.m.; Konini A v. United, at 7.15 p.m.; Stars A v. Stars B, at 8.45 p.m.; Hamua v. Eketahuna, at 9 p.m.

RUGBY FOOTBALL

THIRIJ GRADE REPS. The following Bush third grade team has been selected by the sole selector, Mr F. E. Webb, to play against Manawatu at Woodville next Satur-day:—Full-back, B. Dougherty (Hukanui); three-quarters, E. Squire (Woodville), D. Bentley (Pahiatua). H. Steer (Eketahuna); five-eighths, D. Webb (Hukanui), T. Paget (Pahiatua); halfback, P. Bartosh (Eketahuna). Forwards: Front row, T. Checkley (Mangatainoka), T. Swanney (Mangatainoka), K. Sowry (Pahiatua); second row, D. Udy (Hukanui), B. Brookes (Nireaha), B. Goodwin (Hukanui), R Symons (Woodville); back row, H. Wilton (Athletic). Reserves: Backs,.M. Glassey (Pahiatua), D. Hunt (Mangatainoka); forwards, N. Boyens (Athletic), L, Bennett (Mangatainoka). Personal Items. Mr D. Brighouse, who has been senior porter at the local railway station for the past 21- years, has received notice of his transfer to Ashhurst, for which place he will leave on Friday. At a gathering of railwaymen, carriers and mail contractors held at the station last evening, the stationmaster, Mr V. Wimsett, presented Mr Brighouse with a Loewe pipe, and wished him good health - and prosperity in the future. Other speakers spoke in a similar strain. Mr Brighouse suitably returned thanks for the gift and kind sentiments that accompanied it.