LITTLE RIVER (41) v TE KOTITAHANGA (nil).

Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, Volume LXXXV, Issue 3957, 13 July 1920, Page 2

LITTLE RIVER (41) v TE KOTITAHANGA (nil).

i Tho Little River football ground v was in good playing , order on SaturL day there being only a fine warm - drizzle during the afternoon. The Little River team had the best of 1 the game throughout. The Kotitat hnnga team had four players absent 2 Haines, Hartley, Mason and Williams while Newton, Dent and Ussher were t absent from the Little River team. , - Tries were, scored by the Little - River team as follows: —A. Lang (3),' C, Londrigan (2). S. Birdling (2), R.I - Pearce (2), Leon Londrigan (1). A. 1 i Watson (1), W. Colombus (1), A. C.' . Ferguson (1), F. Frame converted' - one try. Mr Schmidt acted as' ■ referee. . AKAROA (U) v. OLD TIMERS (3) ' t The Akaroa team played the old . timers on the Recreation Ground on Saturday and as there was a light . drizzling rain the ground was in a greasy condition. In the first spell i. both teams scored a try and the j game if anything was in favour of; 3 the • Old Timers. The second spell t however proved the stumbling block ; and the present players form soon J f outshone the Old Timers' lasting J power though considering all things ? the present players were well held. 1 The game concluded: present team . (U), Old Timers (;?). F. "Kearney ■> scored for the old timers and Sulli-1 ■'van (2), Youngman and Haley for the , present players. ■' Mr P. Lynsky acted as referee. The old timers team was as foli lows: —(Forward) C. Goodwin, W. 1 Jacobson, P. Kearney, D. Langrope, i S. Hammond, J. Armstrong, H. Hartl ley and T. E. McKenzie (wing), : Backs, R. Mould (half), T. Mould, A. ; F. Shadbolt, D. Porteous, S. Hay ward ' . W. Moore and D. Curry.