MARLBOROUGH THE SEDDON SHIELD

NZ Truth, Issue 1079, 29 July 1926, Page 14

MARLBOROUGH THE SEDDON SHIELD

Marlborough Reps. Announced *

: (From; "Truth's" :Blen Since Maxlbprough's redent d < has. been a perfect furore of criti /THE unfortunate selectors have come 1 m for a bad time, mainly as a result of J. Casey, one of the trinity, handing m his.resignation because he could not- agree with- the other two, Dr.'R. Noble Adams and J. Dixon'. " . ■ . ••■'• '.. ' . . '■,"■■"; The Union appointed Mr. A. A. MacNab to the vacancy and the new committee had its first essay at., selection on Saturday when its A and B teams took the field .for a.- test out m view of the; fpr.t'h'cpming Seddpn; Shield ,m^.tch : G'pldenß'ay.fv' -\ '■', ' , '.; ■'■'; -.I': The thirty players included a ..-.:• - t number of youngsters and. they . put on a. remarkably fine. game. Subsequent to the match the-selec-tors announced that ■ the team to defend the Shield on Saturday- week would be chosen from the following ,

heim Representative.) ~\ efeat at the hands of Nelson there icism m football circles. nineteen players: F. Dossett, G. Fawcett, E. Gill, T. Gleeson, A, Gunn, A. Maher, P. Mclntyre, ' T. McHugh, L. W. Greville. L. Hartell, F, Hodson, W. .Mowat, M. Neal, Leo,, Jas if and Robt. O'Brien, K. Roberts, W. Satherley, and .G.Washington. No attempt will be made to train the team who will not. even play together until they meet Golden Bay. 'People m other parts of New . Zealandiwho are not famijiar with Seddon Shield contests would be ' simply amazed at the' extraordinary interest which they arouse throughout the five districts. : - It is safe to say that no sporting trophy m the world is the subject of keener debate and- hotter competition than the Seddon Shield. ... "