FOOTBALL

Hokitika Guardian, 27 September 1929, Page 6

FOOTBALL

TO-MORROW’S GAMES. To-morrow afternoon on Cass Square a benefit match will be played between teams selected from the Hokitika Fire Brigade and Trades. The Fire Brigade team is a fairly strong one and with M. Davidson in the pivot position are expected to, give a good display of the code. Fire Brigade team: Butland, R. Boss,. Mclntosh, A. Thompson, Nightingale, W. Ross, M. Davidson, H. Thompson, W. Thompson, S. Davidson, Williams, Cutbush, H. Preston, C. neston, H. Davidson. Trades: Eager, J. McDonald, Barron, R. Gugicli, Dawson, Evans, Hopkins, Giloolv, O’Brien, Webster, Schroder, Stevenson, R. King, Martyn, W. Hughes. The United Third-grade team from Greymouth, winners of their grade in the Grey district will also meet the local school in a challenge match and a very interesting game should result. NORTH ISLAND v. SOUTH. The North Island v. South Island . ugoy match takes place at Wellington to-morrow afternoon. The first meeting between teams representing the two islands took nl >ce at Wellington on June 2Gth. 1897, when the North, who were led by the late Alf Bayly, succeeded in defeating the South, captained by Jimmy Duncan, by 16 to 3. Up till 1919, of the fifteen matches which had been played, eight were won by the North and six by the South, leaving the game in 1904 drawn. The North’s biggest win was in j. 905, when they triumphed at Wellington by 26 to nil. The teams in that matcu were captained by J. Hunter (North) and J. W. Stead (South). The Southerners got a bit of their own back at Christchurch in 1913 when they ran over the North' Island team to the tune of 25 to nil. Alex McDonald led the southern force that day, while “Rangi” Wilson captained the North. ! j North had a sweeping victory at. Wellington in 1924, when they won by 39 to 8, and they triumphed again in 1926 at Athetie Park by 41 to 9. The 1927 was probably the most exciting of the whole series, a stirring tussle going to the Southerners by 31 to 30. The South Island also won last year at Christchurch by one point, the scores being 15 to 14. In view of the visit of the British team next year, form in Saturday’s game will be followed with the liveliest interest. Or the 24 games which have been played between the Islands, North has won thirteen, South nine, and two have been drawn.