Football

Hastings Standard, Volume VIII, Issue 4703, 23 September 1904, Page 3

Football

Given fine weather there will no douht, be a record attendance at Stort ford Lodge to-maurow afternoon, when those rivals in Hastings football, the ilavelock Harriers and Rovers will face each other for the third time to battle for that coveted trophy, the Junior Banner. The greatest interest is heine, displayed in the contest and to-morrow'* match promises to be a closer one than when the teams met a month ago. The Rovers team has been altered somewhat through JS'eale and Calnan being unable to play, the former on account of a sprained ankle, and the latter on account of a kick received in last Saturdays match. The places will l>e filled by Stevens and 1' .ppelwel! respeetivsly, while two weighty forward- have been also added. The Ilavelork team is the same as la-' Saturday's.

I'"id i-buck: Lagor. Tinvc([uarters; Speer, Spence, and Wad.-.

five-eighth*; Stevens (captain) and L. IJowan.

Hah': I'oppelwcll.

Win-s; Fairbrother and Lhiliock,

!-'o: wards: Wilson. .). lleeney, A Lowe. W. Bowan, Paddy and o"Kane Lmergencies: Heeney and Jarvis. HAIUUEKS.

Full-hack; Sherwood. Threwiuarters:--!/. Li ley, McDon aid. ( hit, McCuteheon,

; Fivescighths. Sutherland (captain) • Hnlf.—W. Butcher. I Wmg.s.—A. Lean and T. Butler. l-'-i'wtirds.- W. McDonald, H. Str- | uih-is. Anderson, B. Lilev, F. ButchJ or, H l-:vans. 1 The match *tarts at 'S.lo.

j The Heretauga-United club held a j meeting in the Pacific Hotel last ev I ening, Mr W* Graham presiding, j when it was decided to hold asmoke j concert in the Oddfellows Hall on [ next Tuesday evening.