FOOTBALL SEASON OPENS.

Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, Volume LVI, Issue 5992, 7 May 1935, Page 2

FOOTBALL SEASON OPENS.

SENIOR MATCH AT AKAROA. A WIBNi FOR! LITITIJE MOB. The Peninsul'a fooit ! bail!li season wias opened 1 on iSaturday With a senior game between Akairoa and LittTe Riiiver at Akairloa and a, junior: match between, the same clubs at Little River. Little River .won the two matches. Thei two United Bays teams 1 had' byes, LIHTLE RIVER (16), AKAIROA (6). SOni the Liittile ißiver-Akaroa; game the former team thawed better fcaicticis and! their penetration was superior whew they got within striking diii&taaiice. Had Akaroa's kicking been 'accurate 1 , for they hlad 1 at least five opportunities' o'f kicking penality goalis witihini eaisy dilstance, the result of the game would h!avei been quite different. , The teamus were as follows.: —■ 'Little River.: —iB. (Hadlfielid, J. Bewick, T. .Lee l , (G. Rout, IR. Lee 1 , L, iLewthwai'te, £>. McQueen, T. Onadotik iR. Barcl'ay, E. B'airciliay, C'. Thomson, IT, Robinson, Wilson, ,L Humphreys, lalnidl !R.. Bunker. Akairoa—jOL Eves, J. (Ferguson, Q, Hayward, <R. Masefield, L. Le Lievre, T. r Vaatau, T, Armstrong, R. Jones* J. ißeid, W. McKay, W. Moore, 0 H Moore, K. iMciß'rude, E, Kiinigisiton. amid iW. Armstrong - . (Lit tie, 'Riven ait tacked at the stair't and ,a few miinute& liater Tom Lee ikiicked a penality.. Akairoa then had iLititlfe defending and from the 05 yard Time ,0,. Eveis l kicked a penalty and) evened tihe score, Akaro-a kept up. tlhe attack .and) 0. Eves missed t'wo penalities' itn. quick suecessiom though easy (kicks. Later L. Le Lievre milssed 'am easy on© by inches. Dick /Lee them fed a> Little River. foirwiaiid ■rush and l .running right throph scored behind the posts, T. Lee ooirveorted, Little Rive;ri (8), Akaroa (3). Little River we're again. penalised ■fon off-side pllay .and! L. Le Liiewe Missed another easy kick from the I So. W. McKay and W.. Armstrong j took tihe b'al'l to Lit tile Rilver's line in ; a .strong rush emd 1 a further peinalitiy i was missed by l L. Le Lievre. A good rush by tihe Aikaroa -backs ,and am ito'by J. Ferg'us'om to O, Haytwaird', ■nearly let tlhe latter over. However, a- firee kick was alwarded and Hayward missed 1 another easy penalty. J Just .-a'fteir tihe stamt of the second |.spei 0. Eves' ikioked a penalty for Akaroa bringing the scores : — Little tßiver (8), Akaroa (6). Lit l tile River responded to. this . scone by a vigorous rush .when Roy Barclay ,got over (and Toby Robinson converted. Little River (1.3), Akaroa (6). Little River continued to fomce the I game ,and Akaroa were defending | mo'st of tihe time. D. McQueen., with j' a kiek on the head, left the ground ; and was replaced by Louden, Just j on time T. Lee leaked a penalty goal, the final! score being :—i Little IRiver (ll ; 6), Akaroa (6).. IMir H. J, Moore controlled the g'ame JUNIOR COMPETITION. | IJIITIULE RIVER (114), AKAROA (0). | fflhe above teauns met at Little River when) 'the home team won by 14 points to- .niili; three tries, one converted, . and a penal/ty goal. The game was nagged .and was mostly a 'forward struggle. Mr Cooper was referee. NEXT SATURDAY'S MATCHES. Seniors. United v. Akaroa alt Duvauiehelle, IMir V. Craw treferee.. (Little River a bye. Juniors. Abaro>a v. United at Akaroa, Mt F. A.. Lewthlwaite referee. Little ißiver a bye. The following players will ent Akaroa senior against. United 'Bays:—'o. Eves, J. Ferguson, Q. Hay ward, (R. Masefield, L. Lei Lievre, V. Brocherie, T. Armstrong, R, N'airbey, R. Jones, J. R et id, W. McKay, W. Moore, 0 H. IMoore, E. Kingston, W. Armstrong. Emergencies'—iC'. M. C. Wilison. 'Bus leaves iat 1.45 p.m. The! folllioiwilng team will nepresen't Akaroa Juiniors :—A. L, Hammond, D. Bailey, A l . War,bey, E. Haley, L. Nanbey, F. Heljps, J. (Le Lievre, L.

Kearney, R. Davite, K. (Moore, P. Heilfps, K. iMdßrM'e, C. Fool, h. (Mains on and' A l . Kingstoni. 'Emer■genicles: J. Hellps, 'N. * Curry, H. Niairbey, W. Le lierae 'and! K. Lie Li>evre.