OTAHUTI NOTES.

Digger (Invercargill RSA), Issue 16, 2 July 1920, Page 10

OTAHUTI NOTES.

Or. Sr.tcrday last the Otahuti football team visiteu V, aianawa and were outclassed, in what was described by various" speakers at the luncheon as a mud scramble, by the home team by 8 points to 3. The game was interesting throughout and although Otahuti took the field with one player short they put up a good game against- the heavier team. Waiana wa forwards are a good combination and had it not been for a very conspicuous player in a white sweater losing his equilibrium early in the game, would have been a more dangerous side; thanks to a very wide awake referee (Mr McDongall) the severe caution administered to two players had a marked effect on the play, illegal tactics disappearing. Galt, Wilson, McLeod, and lioyd and Lindsay were always in the thick of it in the for wa r4 division, wliile W. J. Steans was a proSlinent back, playing v.'ith his old dash. Some of the Otahuti pack did not play with their usual solidness, being out of their element in the mud, which is an unheard of thing on the ridges. Donald, Grieve, and Dempster are worthy of mention, especially Donald, who liad an utter contempt for the opposition forwards. McLeod, O'Connell, Lindsay (2), and W. McKenzie (in a new position) did exceptionally well. Mr McEtougall made a most eliicient referee. The ladies of Waianawa supplied refresbments of a very high order, which were greatly apprciated. There was a large attendance of the p.ublic, but. the nationality of a small section of "barrackers" has as yet not been ascertained, but their only sentcnce, "Put in the boot" certainly did not sound British, and has . rarely been used since the days of Attila, when it was a very common expression. The Drummond v. Wright's Bush match ended a drawn game, no score being registered, ihe referee (Mr F. O'Connell) holding ov-er his decision re a goal speculated from the field, until a ruling upon the matier is obtained. There is no match nexfc Saturday for Otahuti. Drummond v. Calcium, at Calcinm, and Waianawa v. WrighPs Bush at Wright's Budi. On Wednesday, July 7, there are two matches at Drummond Ploughing Match, Otahuti v. Drummond at 2.30 p.m., and Wright's Bush v. Calcium at 1 p.m„