TO MEET OTAGO

New Zealand Times, Volume LIII, Issue 12496, 12 July 1926, Page 10

TO MEET OTAGO

REP. TEAM SELECTED A GOOD COMBINATION’. Following the game between Hospital end Y.M.C.A. on Saturday, the selectors. Messrs A. Williams. H. L. Godber and Wilson, picked the following team to represent Wellington on Saturday nest against Otago at Dunedin, in the second game in tho Football Association troohy. The team picked is as follows:—J. Porteous (Hcsnitnl), goal: A. Gibb (Hospital) and L. McGirr (YALC. A.): H. Brown (Hospital). D. Mplvee (Hospital), and .T. Burke (Marist), halves;. M. McElligott (Marist), Newman (Hospital). J. Lothian (Thistle). C. Ballard (Y.M.C.A.). and W. Cudby (Marist). Reserve, W. Thomas (Marist). After Newman’s great performance against Y.M.C.A. on Saturday, three splendid first-time goals, and his display right through O'" game, his value in the representative »m could not be overlooked, and it is notable that Brown, the Hospital right half, to whom attention was drawn in the “Times'"' two or three weeks back, has also caught the selectors' eye. Tarrant is still on the sick list, and the selectors had an opportunity of seeing Porteous and Ewing

>n action. Ewing’s display on the previous Saturday liad not ghen the selectors any great confidence in him, and following our plea in Saturday’s notes for Porteous to be given a chance to make Ills selection is a pleasing one. x.vgan also appears to. be on the sick list, for he was not out with the Thistlg team on Saturday, or possibly he woula have '■been included in the representatives. if fit he might well have been the reserve man. AlcElligott retains his place, not by reason of his display against 'Auckland, but tile selectors probably made some allowance for him as he could not get going with Daniells. lie will certainly have a good man in Newman, and with Lothian too in scoring mood-'-he landed three goals last Saturday, being thus on a par with Newman—Wellington's forward line should be able to find the Otajfo net sufficiently often to Vin the game. • The selection for Otago is a strong one, and should bring the honours back to Wellington. LOWER GRADES First Division B League.—Swifts 3, Petone 2. Second Division B League Wadcstown 21, Hutt 0; Island Bay 3, Porirna Third Division B League.—Y.M.C.A. 3,, Stop Out 1; Wadestown 6, Technical Col-: lege Old Boys 3; Seatoun Petone 2. 1 Third Division A. —Marist 3, Waterside 2. Fourth Division A.—lnstitute 3, Waterside 2. Fourth Division B.—Petone 5, St. Thomas’s 0. Fifth Division A.—Marist 2, Hutt 0; Petono 5, Institute 1; Wudestown 6, St. Patrick's College 1. Fifth Division B.—Technical Colleger, St. Patrick’s 2. Sixth Division.—Y.M.C.A. 3, Marist (T.) 2; South Wellington 5, St. Patrick's College 0. Hutt Valley League.—Petone A 5, Eastern Htt 0. Hutt Valley League.—Anglican A 11, Belmont Rovers 0; Trentham 9, Western Hutt 0; Petoue B 1, Anglican B 0. RESULTS ELSEWHERE CHRISTCHURCH, July 11. Association results. —Western 1, drew with Nomads 1; Sunnyside 4, beat Thistle 1; Technical Old Boys 3. drew with Villa 3; Lyttelton v. New Brighton was not plaved. NELSON, July 10. At Soccer, Nelson (holders) and West-

land (challengers) met in a contest for the Emms shield in fine weather and before a large attendance. An interesting game resulted in Nelson winning by 3 goals to l. DUNEDIN, July 10. Soccer results.—Kaitangata 4, Seacliff 2; Technical Old Boys 1, Y.M.C.A. 1; High School Old Boys 1, Southern .0; Northern .2, Mornington 1 j Maori Hill 2, Mosgiel 2.