TE PUKE NOTES

Bay of Plenty Times, Volume LXVI, Issue 12375, 14 June 1938, Page 2

TE PUKE NOTES

FOOTBALL (From Our Correspondent; Saturday’s games resulted in victories for United and Paengaroa in the seniors, and Old Boys and Rangiuru in the juniors. The competition points at the conclusion of the second round are as follows: Seniors. —• Paengaroa 11 points, Papaiuca 7, United 4, Maketu 2. With a possibility of only one further round of three games, Paengaroa are almost assured of the cham-

pionship. Juniors.- —Raugiuru 12 points. Old Boys S, Paengaroa 4, Papamoa 0. Raugiuru have not been defeated this season. On Saturday in the Papamoa-. United match, the teams were represented as follows: Papamoa (yellow and blue). —J. Bennett, Kgaki, Morgan, Graham., Kelly, Hickey, W. Poteue (backs),. W. Clark, Lonuard, O’Reilly, Rehu,. O'Reilly, Davies, Satherly. United (black and white). —Tumai, Lilias, Wilson, Rang!, Oxenham,. Mann, Poteue (hacks), Gordon. G. Webber, P. Webber, Nicholson, Kissling. Maaka, Herring, Kimberly. Throughout the first spell United, had a territorial advantage. Poteue, Mann, Oxenham and Wilson handled frequently. United penetrated as far as the Papamoa goalline. where Wilson picked up and scored. The same player brought about United’s second try. He snapped up the ball when a Papamoa movement broke down in United’s twenty-five and when opposed, transferred to P. Webber who scored after a long run. Both attempts to convert wore failures. The halftime scores were: United 6, Papamoa 0.

Papamoa worried United on resumption and Oxenham brought relief with a line kick. United forwards worked upheld and the ball went out of play in Papamoa’s twen-ty-five. From the line-out P. Webher secured and passed, to Kimberly who ran over unopposed to scores The kick failed. At this stage Papamoa used bustling tactics and stormed the corner on the grandstand side. A movement in which Rickey. Satherly and Kelly were the prime movers almost succeeded, being spoilt by a knock-on, and H. Potene cleared. Papamoa were not to be denied, however, and Satherly raised tire flags with a good penalty goal kicked from outside the United twenty-five.

The pace increased and the football improved immensely. The play fluctuated. S. Gordon and Kimberly, who were tireless forwards throughout, together with Mann, swept upfleld in a dribbling rush to the Papamoa line.. Papamoa immediately retaliated with a good fast movement, and the position proved dangerous for United but they weathered ;the storm successful!), and in the dying stages of the game, Kissling kicked a penalty g°o which completed their victory by 1points to 3. Mr E. Donovan was referee.

FAREWELL SOCIAL

In the Parish Hail, a large gathering of town and country residents asembled to farewell Mr and Mrs L Hemphill and their two daughter 2 . Peggy and Pat, who have lived i Te Puke for over ten years, and are leaving to reside in Auckland._ The evening was spent in dancitb. interspersed with community sms ing led by Mrs Lea, and songs - .Mrs 11. Washer, Mrs L. Booker. Mtw Watson, and Mr O. Knight. Miss • Harris and Mrs A. Watson pla) the accompaniments. . Mr and Mrs Hemphill were recipients of a silver entree disband Peggy and Pal an inscribed of silver serviette rings, P frame and silver vase. The 1 ' W. Lea made the presentations, a in his speech made reference to popularity, respect and es . . which the guest.-, of honour enjoy ' in the district. Mr Hemphill s ably replied. ~ s . Among those present were - » dames F. Hemph.il!, B. Veitcn, ■ Steele, Judd, Carthew, ’ Booker, Lea, Tanner, A. H. ’ Roberts, O. Knight, and Misses gy and Pat Hemphill, E. Tanner,’ Persey, G, Ryan, M. Pilcher J* Watson, D. Gibbons, Bush, K. dan son, E. Eccletou, Harris, ” n g ’ Halcombe, Walt, M. Roberts. Diprose, P. Booker and P. Knigh •