FOOTBALL.

Northland Age, Volume 25, Issue 7, 11 June 1925, Page 3

FOOTBALL.

The position of the senior teams in the 0 local competition is as follows P. L. D. W. P. & T. 4013 Kaitaia 3 0 I 2 Houhora 3 2 0 I * Oruru 3 2 0 1 Takahue 3 3 0 0 On Saturday all football matches and tourneys at Kaitaia, excepting a junior game between Oruru and Kaitaia, were suspended. The ground was in a very wet state for the junior match, Kaitaia being the victors by 9 to nil. Kaitaia’s scores came by way of a penalty goal kicked by Charlie Masters and a try each by Clive Murdoch and V. Shrader. Othci junior results were:— Waipapakauri 12 v. Takahue B 6 Takahue A 12 v. Houhora 0 Kaitaia 9 v. Oruru 0 Fixtures for Saturday. June 13th Senior Oruru—Houhora, at Oruru Takahue—Kaitaia, at Takahue P & T a bye _ This concludes the first round Junior Awanui—Kaitaia, at Awanui Houhora—Waipapakauri, at Houhora Takahue B—Takahue A, at Takahue Oruru a bye

The matches tor next Saturday are as above. The Kaitria Sshool football team will j Play a return match with Peria on the 23rd. A basket ball tournament will also be held, Kaitaia, Fairburn and Peria competing. By the donation of a cake for a weight guessing oompetition, Mrs. Jack Penney, of Mangonui, has enriched the Oruru Football Club by £5. Master Hubert Dacre was the winner of the competition. Playing at basket ball at Kaitaia last week the Pena school girls defeated Kaitaia by four goals to nil. At a meeting of the Rugby Uuion on Saturday nigt permission was granted | the P. & T. team to play a friendly match j with Whaogaroa at Kaeo on Saturday next. In connection with the playing ot certain men in the eompe'titions P. & T. delegates gave an assurance that in future their team would be confined to P. & T. men only. In reply to the local Union’s request for a visit from a junior rep. team the Whan- j garei Union has advised they will give a definite answer later in the season. Mr. O. Haigh has been appointed delegate from the Mangonui Rugby Union to the North Auckland Union. All acquisition to the Kaitaia senior team is Mr. C. B. Thomas, an ex-Welling-ton rep and an all round athlete. The juniors will play their fixtures on Saturday 20th inst. DRAW SENIOR COMPETITION. Second Round. June 27th. P- & T.—Oruru, at Showgrounds, Kaitaia Houhora—Takahue, at Houhora. Kaitaia, bye. July 4th. Kaitaia—Houhora, at Sunray Park Kaitaia Takahue—P. &T, at Takahue. Oruru, bye. July nth. Takahue—Oruru, at Takahue. U & T.—Kaitaia, at Showgrounds, Kaitaia Houhora, bye. July 18th, Oruru—Kaitaia, at Oruru. P* & T.—Houhora, at Showgrounds, Kaitaia Takahue, bye. July 25th. Houhora—Oruru, at Houhora. Kaitaia—Takahue, at Sunray Park Kaitaia P. & T., bye.