FOOTBALL.

Hawera Star, Volume XLV, 10 July 1925, Page 3

FOOTBALL.

ALL BLACKS. PROA’ INCIAL TEAM DEFEATED. In bitterly cold weather, in drenching showers', and on a field which was a qu.aomire as the result ot recent rains. The Xew Zealand Rugby team, which only returned from Sydney on Tuesday, defeated on Wednesday a combi tied team composed of players from the AYellington. Alanawatu and Ho row-henna Unions, at Athletic Park yesterday, by 25 points- to 11. There was an attendance of about 3000 spectators. SATURDAY’S GAMES. FIXTURES AND REFEREES. Seniors. Clifton v. Okaiawa, at Waitara. M r Eggleton. Hawera v. Patea, at Hawera. Air L. H. C-lapham. Lnglewoocl v. Tnkapa, at Xew 1 iynioutli, Air Goodacre. Stratford v. Elthain, at Eltham, Mr J. Ivilev. Athletic v. Kaponga, at Ivaponga, Mr H. AVliittington. Star v. Opunake, at Opunake, Air A. Neilson. Old Boys a bye. Juniors. Opunake v. Okaiawa, at Okaiawa, 3 p.m., Air S. Radford. Waimate v. Athletic, at Hawera. 1.15 p.m., Mr R. St. George. . Public AVorks v. Patea, at Paten. 3 p.m., Air Frank McKenna. Kiipoiwa v. Eltham, at Eltham, 1.15 p.m., Mr K. McNae. Hawera a bye. Third Grade (Third Round). Hawera v. Patea, at Patea, 1.15 p.m., Air T. Sheahan. Elthain a bye. Fourth Grade (Third Round). Okaiawa v. Tech. High B, at Normanby, 1.15 p.m., Air E. Hurley. Kaponga v. Tech. High A, at Ivaponga, I. p.m., Air B. Fenron. TEAMS FOR TO-MORROAV. Athletic. Seniors. —Hunter. Thomas. Plank, Nicholas, Lay. Owen. AlcCaskill. Herbert. Ballantyne, Blundell, Hunt, Greig. Grant, Hunt, Lawn; emergencies, Laiijg. Sales. Forbes. Simpson. ’Bus leaves P.O. at 1.15 p.m. Okaiawa. Seniors. —Beta, Ike. J. Johnstone. AY. Clarke. Birchall. R. Phillips, Fry. CL Hurley, Atkins, Johnston. Cameron, Purvis, Griffin. Crawford, Tuki. ’Bos leaves for AYaitara at 11.30 a.m. AYaimate. Juniors. —E. Sutton, Nuku, Pa rata, Langford, Rei, Hughes, A. Snowdon, \\L Sutton, Hansen, Griffin, Murray, Long, Milner, E. Snowdon ,_ Adamson; emergencies. Elkington, King. Team leaves for Hawera at 2 p.m. sharp. Ha wera. Seniors.—Loader, Shore, Hammond, Logan. Barron, Cameron, Bachelor, Robinson, Lavery, Williams, Paterson, Murphy, Henry, Malcolm, Hulbert, Spratt.