FOOTBALL.

Gisborne Times, Volume LIII, Issue 5539, 22 July 1920, Page 7

FOOTBALL.

MERCHANTS AND BANKS V. PROFESSIONS. ( MERITS OF THE TEAMS TOLD IN “POETRY." f Considerable interest is being mani- ! fested in to-day's football match. Meri chants and Banks versus Professions, which is being played on the Reserve. Both teams are confident of their ability to win. i The following effusion from the pen of a local “poet” should give the public an idea of the merits of the respective teams: — To-day down at the football match The Banks' and Merchants stall's Will argue with the lawyers , Whilst the British public laughs, And the schoolmasters and doctors • Will throw tßeir learning in , To down the wool and money men I In a desperate try to win. The full-baelc Kaye will guarantee To keep the lawyers off. ; While Jago from the Young’s Men's j Home And Pollock from the wharf With McGeehan from C.S. and Go., Three-quarters known to fame. Will go on scoring trys and goals Enough to win the game. Both Kelly and McDonald are five-eighths of highest rank, While half-hack Cull in's good at passing Money at the Bank. The winger Miller's very fit Though trained a bit too fine, But at the dinner afterwards Is guaranteed to shine. The forwards are a hefty lot And bound to hold their own With Otto Hansen leading them And well Backed up by Stone. Ray Sweet, the ragtime forward, And Peter Winter too, With Jones, Gasquoine and Vincent All resolved to die or do. j

; Professions are a dandy lot. : And mostly senior cracks. I Their forward team is pretty hot As also are the backs. The forwards led-by Collins The genial local “Doc,” Will have the Bankers balancing And the merchants taking "Stock.” Three burly forwards in the front, O’Malley, Gambrill, Maude, Are as good at football as at law And as long as they are broad. Stan Coleman and .Toe-Chamberlain Though their spell of wind ho “brief,” Will battle to the bitter end Till the whistle blows relief. Pat Nolan. Jack and Harry Chrisp Are all well known to fame, The girls roll up. each Saturday To see them play the game. Then Cowie, Rigby, Edmondson Will strive with might and main; They’re as clever on, the leather As they’re handy with the cane. Young Keiha is a forward Whom we must not overlook. And last but by no means the least The trusty full-back Cooke. The following will represent the ■junior Rugby reps, in their match against Old Bciys-Y.M.P. to be played as a curtain raiser to the le Ante-High School match on Saturday: lull-back, Mahoney; three-quarters I üboe, McKay Herewini; five-eighths, Mackay, Dominey; half. ■Henderson; forwards, Martin (wing), Eaton Whitfield, Nicol, Netting, Williamson, Rang] Rua Jones. Emergencies: 33ac % ks, Corbett, Williams; forwards, Fit'/.maurice, Simeon.