Woodville

Manawatu Times, Volume 60, Issue 84, 10 April 1935, Page 10

Woodville

From Our Own Correspondent. Football. Two practice football matches were played on the local recreation ground on Saturday afternoon between tho Woodville senior fifteen and the Woodville third fiften and teams from the Konini club. Both matches were followed with interest by a fair number of spectators and for so early in tho season some quite good form was displayed at times although it was obvious that none of the teams was properly fit. Tho senior game was won by Konini by 11 points to 6 while the third grade game was won by Woodvillo by 12 points to nil. Fishing Competition. A match in the Stockwell Cup , series was fished between teams from tho Palmerston North and Woodvillo Anglers’. Clubs during tho week-end, tho water fished over being in the Manawatu river at Ngawapurua. Teams of four men competed and the bags were counted, Woodvillo had 28 fish to Palmerston North's 24. For Woodville, F. Blatchford accounted for 11, F. Pritchard 8, F. Kappeiy 5 and I. Cullen 4, while Palmerston North’s bag was obtained by Dale 20, Page 2, Ward 1 and Brill 1. Chess Club’s Opening. A most successful meeting of the local chess club was held on the occasion of ;the. opening of the Woodvillo Chess Club’s I season at Woodville. An interclub match i between teams representing Woodville and Dannevirke opposing Palmerston North and Ashhurst was played, tho final result (an equal number of wins and draws) showing that the Woodville players had considerably improved in their knowledge of the game. During tho concluding speeches a great point was made of the educational value of chess. The advent of chess into various schools in the Dominion was spoken of and its capabilities as a medium for mental training was emphasised. Hr. G. Arlidge said that unlike other games, chess did not lay itself open to gambling, but was an absolute game of skill that developed mental activity and logical reasoning to a wonderful degree. All the members present agreed and it was decided to take steps to see if the game could bo encouraged in the secondary schools. Details of the play are as follow, Woodville players being mentioned first: —Lee 2, PI. Christensen 2; F. Page 2> P’enwick 2; G. MacLachlan 1, B. Barnes 0; K. McLe'avey 0, Eames 1; H. Munro 0, A. I. Harper 1; O. C. Morris 1, J. B. Fleck 0; G. Hartridge 0, A. Stewart 1; PI. P. IPorne <>, P.. Christensen 1; Fletcher 1, G. W. Arlidge 0; D. Gothard 1, T. Killick 0; Sinclair 0, P. Knox 1; E. Offwood I, L. Christensen 0.