WAIUTA NOTES.

Grey River Argus, 3 May 1935, Page 8

WAIUTA NOTES.

(Our Own Correspondent.) and Mrs- E. Page returned from liiuir nuncj muon itour by SatUiclaj evening s express auu received a. warm u excuiiie iruni their many friends. .miss 11. iNitsciiKe (Uuirisiciiurch), whu has been spending a holiday here nus re mined. me many iricnds of Mr. and Mrs. it. J. AVexy wid be pleased tu know tual the condition of there daughter Lily, who has been seriously ill m tne licciitoii Hospital for some weeks, snows considerable improvement. Alcssib JJ. ilougiass and I- lie ward who are inmates ot the c'nr Ist church Hospital are mailing satisfactory pioMr. and Mrs. M. Jones, Miss Gwen Jones, and Hr. J. Jones, who have been spending a holiday in Uhuslciiuich have ieturned. Miss B. McNeil who has been an inmate of the Reefton Hospital foi some weeks, is making a good recov

Airs Nohra and Miss M. Nohra have been spending a holiday in Greymoueii. Aliss Jean Cameron of Christchurch, has been on a brief visit to the town-

ship. in a hard fought game at Dunollie on Sunday Kunanga defeated Waiuta in the Westland Cup competition by 2 goals to I- Jim Young netted for waiuta, who were unfortunate in some of their leading players meeting with injuries. The soccer fixture tor the week-end is Dobson v. Waiuta at Waiuta. Tne League competition was opened on Sunday under ideal weather condiliuiis. two games were played on the Domain, Keciton juniors defeated Waiuta by ib points to li, after an interesting game. W aiuta led 11 to 10, a few minutes before time, but Kiely who played a sterling game for tne visitors, dashed over for two tries in quick succession, Howard, Kielj, Crowley, Watson, Chandler, and Parrish were prominent for Reefton. Downs, AicEwrn, Hull Rodden, ihorn, Preston, and Konchi were 'the pick of the home iside. Mij. J- Howard, a rormer well known W aiuta player, made his debut with the whistle and his decisions were well received. Waiuta seniors defeated Nelson Creek, by -8 points to 11, after an interesting game, in which some good t.inx- Hisninvcti bv both sides. Wai-

uta fielded a heavier pack, and this was the deciding factor, in a game in which the bucks were evenly matched. Harris, Ford, Philipps, Caldwell, {Sinclair, liegan and Ker ridge were prominent for tthe home side. Ogilvie, Cuff, luck, and Dalzell, were cuiispicuous on the Nelson Creek side. Air it. Davies, a former well-known player, capably controlled -the game. A large crowd of spectators were present, and it is evident, that the League code is in for a successful season, it may be as well in passing to remind onlookers that although no charge is made for admission, a shilling in -tthe hat would not go amiss. G. Harris;, (full-back), made a welcomed re-appearance after a cuuple of sea-.-ons with the whistle. Harris showed that he has lost none of his ability and ins goal from the side-line was one of the gems of the game. L. McLiennun (centre), gut through a lot of work, but is inclined to hang on too long, “Let it out Len’’. F. Thorn (wing), did all that was required of han, and with training will improve W. Ford live-eighth, is a good type of player, sturdily builit, a good tackler, but sutlers from the same complaint as AlcLennan. Don ! t hang on too long Dill. It. W hyte (five-eight)., a former capable full-back, was. filling a vacancy on Sunday, and preformed creditably. Has a powerful boot. J. Philipps (half), a good type of player gets the ball away well, a dangerous man near the line. E Kerridge (hooker), a good 'type of forward, trains hard, represented Inangalrua last season, and will be hard to keep out this season. Has been selected captain of the local side. \V. Sinclair (forward) a new arrival, and a brilliant forward. Has weight, pace, and uses his head, will be knocking at the door for representative honours. G. Lockington

Played in the backs on Sunday, has plenty of speed and w eight inclined to get off-side, with training will develop. G. Regan (front row forward), another new player and is the goods. Fast, handies well, and uses his head, /Regan looks like being one of the finds of the season. A. Caldwell (forward) another new player who has plenty of speed, and a good handler, and tack ler. T. Flaherty (forward), showed considerable improvement in Sunday’s game, has gone into solid training, and is taking a keen interest in the code. T. Quinn (forward) has plenty of weight, pace, showed out in patches On Sunday, but was evidently short of training. Get some of the beef off Tom. Waiuta has a wealth of talent in the forwards. 11. Quinn. D. Whyte, and J. Morel, arc suffering

from injuries and the local pack when up to full strength, should more than hold their own with anymiug on the West C’oast. As training is essential, only those who attend practice will be considered in the selection of teams. The. club have new uniforms this season, and their smart appearance on Sunday caused favourable comment among the spectators.