Foxton

Manawatu Times, Volume LIII, Issue 6668, 23 July 1928, Page 9

Foxton

THIRD GRADE FOOTBALL. From Gur Own; Correspondent. •A.fjir attendance of spectafo'rs viSit-i od the racecourse on Saturday afternoon to Watch Levin and FoxtOn “fight it out.” : The game was .very tame, the good play being very_ spasmodic. Several times Foxton were' on the verge .-i, of scoring when they 'were* - penalised for infringements. . During the game the Levin forwards managed to get the ball, out and cross the.line. The kioh at goal was suooessful.—Lcvin 5, Foxton nil , /' Hartley, playing'half; and Chrystall first five-eighth , played fairly well throughout the day; ■ , Levin High School defeated Foxton on Saturday morning by 11 points to l(h., The teams were pretty evenly matched. The backs on both sides put in some very good work, especially in the second half. ; • • % J. Hirini for Foxton kicked a good penalty goak.- ■ • v / Levin’s wing-forward was the outstanding man on the field. . • Basket Ball. Levin High School def eated the .local school girls’ basket ball team on Saturday morning. , ■ Tht first match Foxton drew with Levin, but in the second match Levin soundly thrashed Foxton by 44-0, v Shipping. The s.s. Kennedy arrived from Lyttelton on Saturday morning with a full load of cereal and general cargo. She discharged and sailed’for Lyttelton direct at noon on the same day. General.. „ Commissioner Dredgf) visited 'Foxton on Saturday morning to, inspect the local Scout .Corps, and r was very pleased with the advance the A boys were making.