WAIHI FOOTBALL.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXIII, Issue 111, 12 May 1902, Page 3

WAIHI FOOTBALL.

(By Telegraph.-Own Correspondent.)

WAIHI, Saturday.

The opening match of this Season was played this afternoon, at the recreation reserve, Waikino meeting the City Club, Waihi. Bramble captained the visitors and Garvey the local men. Waikino won th/ tM« Mr Hill refereed. A minute after play commenced the City backs seined Possession of the leather, Flett £X to Phillips, who transferred to Hndv The latter getting the ball on If * nn Jk kicked over the line, and scared Tst blood-City 3, Waikino nil. Th^ visitors rallied after this, but the mv wfng forward, falling on tbe ball, converting-city o, broken, a S_ 11 WalMno "11. The local _v C ty 7V'„r.no _iafl the game practically at SS? mere? F?as£ adding "another 3SSr 14 Waikino nil. Shortly after Landy ?Sn 4sclrea after a fine run beating al 8S _S_ 0of n?he aBSu Wai°klno forced the the end of tne spe Field SniaS-SedM&. The whistle CS^-fv \fter sounded, leaving the scores SIW Waikino 3. The match was vl the brilliant play of Landy. Philwon hZ V_ rarvev Vras-r and Clarke. V p£' Sftti?lun-backT also doing good Johnson the iuu J^,^ was dolng S2i«nt Stt, when he retired. Pougfa. Bramble. Hup-hes and others were also conspicuous. The referee gave genernl satisfaction. A meeting Of teachers In connection with tV-, c formation nf fi ononis TMiPb-<- Tt^toU Ttrna held on Saturday afternoon at Waik'no. Mr Benge, headmaster of the

Waihi High School, and Mr W. Lloyd, first assistant, attended. Mr Lloyd was elected secretary and Mr W. H. Phillips, Mayor of Waihi, president. It was agreed, to play the first match between Paeroa and Waihi on the 24th instant at Paeroa.