RUGBY FOOTBALL

Greymouth Evening Star, 29 April 1925, Page 2

RUGBY FOOTBALL

. , n WES'T QO& i T NIQN.', k ' ; i A meeting o£ the .West. CoaSt Rugby Union, was held last?,evening, 'Mi Guy presiding in- the absence of the Presi-: dent, Mr A,; A. Adams; ‘. jThe Secretary’s and President’s action in requesting' that the departure of trains to aiql from Hokitika, on Shtuixlaysvbo. advanced’ half-an-hour \ Was ..endorsed, ,r.; ; r; - •••; :.A telegram was,,received, froliil, u the * New >■ Zealand headquarters asking if August 22 .were,.a, niihers’ pay ..Saturday in 1 order thatyinterproviiicial fixtures could be. arranged. The Secre? tary reported that Mr Mathieson had replied.in..the..affirmative.,; •. ■ The Te Kinga Sub-Union wrote stating the'season-.would be. opened on May 3 with .three-senior teams. — The reinstatement of ~<l. U?yahey was. confirmed, by the New Zeallliitl Union. , It./was decided to. -.iiifoiut the Hokitika i S.ub-UnioiL' Of this decision! The Sub-Union wrote in reference to their proposed tbtil 1 this season, and a similar letter Was received from the, Haiykes Bay Union. The letters were received.. ~

Applications for reinstatement were 'received from V- Negri, H. Morgan, C. Barrow and McMasters. It was decided to reinstate-,the.players upon the' forms being ,filled, ip.. J . _ s < y . ~ The dollowing Star players were reclassified senior to junior:—J. Brown, B. W.. Dunshea, E. Parfitt, R. Rebster,. W. Braithwaite, I>, Saunders; W. Pullin, «T. Owens -and P. G. " Smith. r ,j , / .O'.The United Club, nominated a junior team, which /was .accepted. „ /;■. ' ■ Iti was resolved that the, junior competition consist of two rounds. / • '/. " jj,t: was also resolved that the senior match for next Saturday be played at 3.15 p.m. Thereafter the. senior matches will commence at 3 o’clock. i SATURDAY’S FIXTURES. The following fixtures- wore decided Upon for Saturday :— . >t ., * Seniors—Stars V. ; - Excelsiors, A Ground,-.3.15 p.m. (Mr T., Mclntosh).. I Juniors—United A:, v... Cobden,' A Ground, 1.30 p.m. (Mr AV. Williams). Blakejiown 'y. Stars,. B Ground, 3 p.in.i.(Mr j. Beaumont). t ‘,. Fourth ■ Grade—Stars v. United Bz Ground, 1.30 p.m, (Mr N. Kjttelty)... !; The, following v the> draw., for the junior .- grade May 2— United Af.iy- -Cobden;;.Stars v. Blake‘•t&wiii;;'.United B.j a bye. May?.9— United A. y. Stars.,; United B v./Cobden ~a/ ; bye. May;..l6— Blakeijown v. ■> United,,, A ; Stars;i'v. -. United.-,B; Cobden,,a bye. May 23— Blaketown v. United B; Cobden,tv. 'Stars; ’United A. a bye. May 30— United. ,;A vl-United’B; Cobden v. Blaketown;- Stars, a bye. - The .following players /will represent/United;,Fourth Grade, in their match against Stars at 1.30 on Satur<iay;c— Marshall,. Brown, Gor.e, Laing,.'; Cox, ;i Guy, Young, Hughes, Johnson/Ratlibuii, Sharpe, Gleeson, AVilson, Grooby, Emer., (Forwards): AV. Barbara, Gage.. Backs: N. Barbara. All players must be at the Pavilion on Thursday night at 7.30. •/! t.. . The-following jilayers will represent Stars in their matches on Saturday 'i.ext t— Seniors: Goodall, Thomas, / Steel, Reynolds, Nelson, Mosley, Doc. Brown, Turtill, ’Sherlock, ’ Ja-rden, Halliday, Ingram (2), Russell,- Henderson, Her--I‘ingy.J. Brown, Braithwaite Juniors Chow Fong;, Richardson, Coleman; Brown (2), Morgan, Nash, Mason,- Marshall, Saunders, Duii’sliea, Pullen, Parfitt, Manning, Cowan, Har_ ringtop,- Barrow, Braithwaite, P-ascoe, Richardson. Members and intending .members of the. Star Football Club are, requested to attend practice at their- hall, on Tuesdays' and Thursdays at 7 p.m. ' • • .’l’ . A - •' CANTERBURY DECISIONS. ’ (Special to “Star.”) CHRISTCHURCH, April 29. ' ' The*; Canterbury Rugby Union lias decided that injured players be ftot replaced after half-time. .. The. Union, president states that Rev E; -.Crosse,; headmaster, of Qhrist’s. College;. stands finn agajpst playing . the College y Boys’ High School match ,on an outside ground. Under the circumstances, the Union will not interfere. i ..... U . SOCCER CODE. O. . ' The following Soccer [fimes will take- place this week-end : — , Seniors.-rßeefton v. Blackball atReefton; Grey v. Rewanui at Greynioiith. I Juniors :-/-Blackball v. Tech, fat Blackball; Runanga v. Grey at Dunpl. lie; ‘ ‘ i ... / For tlie game at Greymouth on Saturday/' both teams will be at full strength and a hardfgame is expected. Although defeated -by the only, goal' by Rewanui, Reefton were unlucky not to draw, and' should make BlackbalTgo all the way to avoid defeat at Reefton. Blackball juniors will have as visitors the liewly-fornied Technical team -and Runanga will have Grey Juniors to contend with, so that followers of 'Soccer will have plenty to occu. py. fheir attention this’ week-end. Delegates of the AVestland Soccer As. sociation are 1 asked to attend a centre meeting in the Old Band Hall, Guinness Street at 7 p.m, on Saturday, Jlay 2. As file business is important, a full attendance is requested.

ENGLISH TEAM’S TOUR. (Australian and N.Z, Cable Association.) ' SYDNEY, April 28. The English Soccer team will reach Fremantle on May 5. After several matches at Perth, Adelaide, and. Melbourne, they will play Sydney against a New South Wales team on May 30. i LONDON, March-11. There has been a storm of criticism over the announcement of the. personnel of the Football Association team which, is to tour Australia as representative of England, but for once it is not aimed against the numerous and wealthy teams who would not consent io allow some of the most famous players time off to joinithe team, 'Experts consider that the team, as it stands will be a good 'hard-working but not so powerful as it should be when the standard of-English “Soccer” is borne in mind- There are two international goalkeeoers, three solid backs, a strong middle line, and an attack rather above the average ; but it is not a first-class team. Of' the footballing districts, the most, generous was London, and the most 1 selfish Lancashire. In. that county there are eight first division ■teams, three in the second and five in the Northern section of the third. Altogether these 16 clubs provided exactly one man. »,w.ho comes from Liverpool.