FOOTBALL.

Hawera Star, Volume XLV, 7 May 1925, Page 3

FOOTBALL.

INVITATION TO FRENCH TEAM. (BY TELEGRAPH* —PRESS ASSOCIATIONWELLINGTON, May 6. The New Zealand Rugby Union tonight decided to cable an invitation to the French Union to send a team here in 1926. Nominations of AH Blacks for Sydney close on Mays 15. The team Will play against Wellington bn the King’s Birthday (June 3), and will leave for Sydney the next day.

REFEREES FOR SATURDAY. The undermentioned referees have been appointed for Saturday’s games : Old Boys v. Athletic, Mr. Riley; Eltliam v. Opunake, Mr Neilson; Hawera v. Pa tea, Mr St. George; Tukapa v. Okaiawa, Mr Whittington. Juniors. Opunake v. Okaiawa, at Opunake, at 1.15 p.m., Mr Burgess. Waimate v. Athletic, at Manaia, at 1.15 p.m., Air W. Bad ley. Public Works v. Patea, at Manaia, at - 3 p.m., Mr J. Christie. Kaponga v. Eltliam, at Kaponga, at 3 p.m., Air K. AlcNae. Haivera a bye. Third Grade. Patea v. Haivera, at Patea, at 1.15 p.m., Air C. Broughton. Okaiawa v. Waimate, at Norm an by, at 1.15 p.m.. Air E. Hurley. Fourth Grade. Waimate v. Tech; A, at Haivera, at 1.15 p.m.. Ali- L. H. Clapham. Okaiawa v. Kaponga, at Kaponga, at 1.15 p.m., Mr C. Crowley. Tech. B. v.. Hawera, at Hawera, at 1.15 j).m., Air AV. Grant.

TEAMS FOB SATURDAY. Hinvera. Seniors. —Loader, Shore, Hammond, Mumly, Ryan, Cameron. Rei, t Robinson, Lavery, West. Paterson, Williams, Spratt, Malcolm, Halbert. ’Bus leaves P.O. for Patea at 1.30 p.m. Thirds. —Busing, Skjellerup; Spragg, Nicholas, Lendrum, Stone, Woolford, Clark, Philip, Nolan (3), Kelly, "Vincent-, Greig, Riley, Goodger, Stenning (2), Kirk. ’Bus leaves Post Office at I. o’clock sharp. Okaiawa. Seniors. —Tuki, Cameron, Crawford, Purvis. Johnston, Gernhoffer, Atkins, Birchall, Clarke, Ike. Linn, . McGuire. Phillips, Parsiow, Griffin; emergencies, Peta and Fry. Juniors. —Wood, McKay-. Clarke, McDonald, Dodd, Martin, Henry, Douglas, Ramsay, Janies, Linn, Wilson, Guy, Hooper. 'Robinson, Blair. Xuku, Awahou. ’Bus leaves at 11 o’clock. Thirds.—E. Linn, R. Tippett, V. Tippett, Forbes. Anensen, G ray don, Andrews, Aims, Coad, Wright. Kelsen. J. Dancer, G. Hawke, Green, James, Peknu, Bloor. j Fourths.—Teller (2), Hooper, Ballantine, Preston, Kennedy, Tippett, Stewart', Kapa, Walden, Laison, Rowe, Crann, Adams, Aiidreison,

Wright. Aims, Andrews, Rowe. ’Bus leaves at 12.30 p.m. Patea. Seniors. —Thomson, Jackson, Power, Lardelli, AVills, Greig, Hurley, AlcKenna, Hunt, Bremer, Murphy, Baldwin, Thorburn, Cornwall, Fitzgibbons, Clarke. Juniors. —Nieholls, Cunningham (2), Alarchant, Crompton (2), AVatson, Back (2), Rutherford, Thorburn, Crawford. Rvan, Tonganui, Howe, Murphv. ’ s SOCCER TEAMS. The following players have been l selected to represent the Hawera Soccer Club v. Afanaia at the Domain om Saturday: Pettett, Beare, Pullen, Dancer, Forbes. Leaeli, Campbell. Spice, Dalgleish, Thomlinson, Smart (captain), Beare; reserves. Moloney and Frampton. Ail players to meet ’lnis at Post Office at 2’ p.m. In case this should be altered: see notice board 1 on Fiidav for filial selection.