MR F. T. EVANS

Press, Volume LXXXV, Issue 25896, 31 August 1949, Page 7

MR F. T. EVANS

UNION’S TRIBUTE With the death of Mr Frank Evans Canterbury and New Zealand football had lost one of its stalwarts, said the president (Mr V. L. Jensen) at a meeting of the management committee of the Canterbury Rugby Union last evening. Mr Evans was one of the men who had helped to found Canterbury football, said Mr Jensen. He had played football in Canterbury toward the end of last century, had captained the province in 1893, been a selector of the 1905 AH Blacks, and later a president of the Canterbury Union and New Zealand Union. He had also been a referee without peer in New Zealand. Mr Evans was a life member of the union, and his name would be perpetuated by the Evans Shield, of which he was the donor, added Mr Jensen. Members of the committee observed a period of silence out of respect to Mr Evans. DRAW FOR SATURDAY The following is the draw for matches inder the auspices of the Canterbury Sugby Union on Saturday (all games to •ommence at 3 p.m. unless otherwise dated):— Representative Matches.—Senior: Otago v. Can, LP Oval. Junior: Otago v. Can, LP Oval, 1.30 p.m. Under 7st 71b: Can v. West Coast. LP Oval, 12 noon. Referees: Otago v. Can, LP South. 1 30 p.m. Third Grade Competition Final.—Syd VLin, LP West, 1.30 p.m. Seven-a-side Tournaments.—Under 17: NP 9. 10, and 11, 10 a.m. Under Bst 71b: SP 31, 34, 35, and 36, 10 a.m. Under 7st (lb: SP 32, 26, 27, and 25, 10 a.m. Under 6st 71b: NP 1,2, 4. 5, and 6, 10 a.m. Under sst 101 b: NP 12. 13, 14. and 15, 10 a.m. Representative Matches Away from Christchurch.—Can Colts v. Ash, Ashburton, depart N.Z. Road Services, Victoria st.. 12.30 p.m.; Can under 18 v. Ash, Ashburton, depart N.Z. Road Services, Victoria st., 10 a.m.; Can Sen Res v. Mai, Sheffield, depart Midland Motorways at 12 noon; Can sth Grade v. Mai, Sheffield, depart N.Z. Road Services, Victoria st., 12 noon. Third Grade Trial Match.—Pos v. Prob, LP South, 2.30 p.m. Representative Teams The following have been selected to ■play in a third grade Possibles v. Probables match on Saturday:— N. Wilson (Technical Old Boys), I. Bacon (Albion), G. Palmer (Wigram), G. Wills (Linwood A), G. Miltar (Wigram), I. Jamieson (Wigram), R. Dyer (Albion), B. Brysen (Sydenham), W. Boyle (Lyttelton), D. Hern (H. 5.0.8. A. Swainson (University A), M. Gibbons (Linwood A), L. O’Neill (Albion), D. Woods (Svdenham), P. Poff (Marist A), A. Goulding (Linwood A), P. Mitchell (Lyttelton). Reserves: L. Lye (Wigram), C. Bennett (Merivale), T. Humphries (Albion). G. Henderson (H. 5.0.8. I. Mclntyre (Sydenham), L. Forman (Linwood B), K. Marsh (Linwood A), V. Preece (H. 5.0.8. D. O’Flaherty (Training College), G. Falloon (Training College), D. Best (Univerisity A), F. Whiteside (Linwood B), J. Dyer. (Technical Old Boys), C. Bailey (Linwood B), A. Kennedy (Sydenham), D. Carrodus (Technical Old Boys), K. Stewart (University A), R. Boyd (University A), A. Loughlan (University A), A. Northover (University A), M. Wilson (Belfast). J. Lowe (Sunnyside-Spreydon), I. Donald (Wigram), S. Williams (Lyttelton). Under 18 Representative Team.—Kennedy (Marist), Winder (Papanui Technical Old Boys), Beaton (Linwood), D. Noonan (Marist), Roberts (Kaiapoi), Stiles (Merivale), McConchie (Linwood), Mackwell (H. 5.0.8. Pollard (Kaiapoi), Timlin (Linwood), Hill (Christchurch), Mockett (Albion), Pugh (Christchurch), Yaxley (Merivale), McEwan (Papanui Technical Old Boys), Bevan (Albion), Inglis (Kaiapoi). Practice, lighted ground, Thursday, 6.45 p.m. The Canterbury fourth grade team to play Hurunui at Waikari on September 10 is:—Backs: D. Mayo (Old Boys), E. Reeves (Old Boys), B-. Fletcher (New Brighton), M. Poore (Old Boys), W. Cadigan (Marist), E. Anderson (University), T. Ditfort (Old Boys). Forwards: J. Barton (Old Boys), V. Marshall (Old Boys). D. Duncan (New Brighton), G. Fahey (Marist), B. O'Connor (Marist), N. Schou (Technical), J. Saunders (Papanui Technical), E. Morrison (University). Emergencies: backs, R. Hall (Old Boys), J. Wayne Technical). forwards, W. Auld (Old Boys), K. Cairns (Marist), .White (Merivale). Players please attend lighted training ground at 5 p.m. Thursday. September 8. The Canterbury colts’ team to play Ashburton on September 3 is:—T. Jackson; R. Bowick, M. Munnerley, J. Gascoyne; M. J. Daniel, R. Carr; E. Hern; K. McNicholl, H. J. Mitchell, R. Smith, T. O. Fitzgibbon, J. D. Alderson, P. Eastgate. Emergencies: M. Dixon, G. E. Royfee, R. O. McDowell, A. Bates, D. Mclntyre. 7st 71b representative team to practice at North Park No. 1, Wednesday, 5 p.m. —Advt.