Busy Programm For End Of Season

Northern Advocate, 10 August 1938, Page 2

Busy Programm For End Of Season

Although the senior, Junior and fourth grade championships have been decided, and the annual maiches between Maoris and Pakehas played in both senior and junior grades, the Northland Rugby League has still a full programme ahead until the end of the season.

Several requests for matches have been received from Auckland teams, and if, is hoped that all these will be fitted in.

Next Saturday a combined KamoKensington senior team will meet Richmond Reserve at Kamo, and the northern team will be selected from the following players:—L. Thorburn, H. Murray, C. Frew. L. Hooper, Abbott. Love. Lenne, J. Taylor. J. Gough, McMillan, J. McNeill, T. Rockell, M. Thorburn. Ruddell. Caldwell. S Hoey and ITedley,

The main attraction oi the uay wtii bo- the appearance of City and Takahiwai at Jubilee Park in the hrst series of games in the senior knock-out competition. Whakapara and Hikurangi will meet in the same competition at Hikuraugi.

Negotiations are ’on the way for North Shore seniors to visit Whangarei on the following Saturday. August 20. and It is quite likely that, Northcoto —Birkenhead senior reserve will also he coming north on that date. Kamo and Kensington v.oll be carrying on the knock-out coTTipetiiion and cornbmed mnm.t to meet die visitor: 1 , 'will iii- chosen I’coin die live "(her cj lib; , 'tin- junior knock-'>lll i(> n»i >et it ion will be continued nod Saturday. ;f. * v *

LEAGUE FOOTBALL

There is no necessity to analyse the merits and demerits of winners and losers in each game. An annual event, the matches wore played in good sporting spirit and. although especially in the junior fixture, more one-sided than supporters of either side would have hoped, provided good football.

Although outplayed in both forward and back divisions, the Maoris owed their defeat largely to inferior physical fitness. There was nodoubt that the white boys were fresher at the end of their games than their opponents.