Hockey.
(By “ Sticks.”) The two teams Possibles, and Probables, from which the Western District Representative team was to be picked, met last Saturday, and after a very interesting game the Possibles won by two goals to nil, both scores being obtained by L. Callander in the second half. Fear played the best back game on the ground, Mollvride also was very safe. S. Cameron, Parsons, King, and L. Callander were hard working forwards. At the conclusion of the game the selectors picked the following team which will play against another team next Saturday. Colours, Maroon and. White shirts. Goal: 1 0. Newsham. (Opunabe) Full-backs : Neilson , , G. Mcllvride (Oaonui) (Egmont) Halves: Fear, Lothian, L Parsons.. (Pihama) (Opunake) (Egmont) Forwards: A. Aitken T. King (Pihama) (Opunake) A. Callander L. Callander (Opua) (Opunake) Bully: 0. Feaver (Opua) E. Turner, S. Cameron, and Oatohpole are unable to play. The association has picked the following team to represent the Probables in a match against the Possibles next Saturday; players to be ready to play at 1.15 p.m. sharp. PROBABLES. Colours, white shirts. Goal: Richards (Pihama) Full-backs : G. Bayliff W. Waswo (Pihama) (Oaonui) Halves; G. Feaver Ashby Wilson (Opua) (Opua) 1 Forwards Des Forges Bowman (Opunabe) (Opua) J. Feaver Peacock (Opua) (Opunake) Bully Mathews (Pihama) Eraerg. Backs, Francis, W. Wagstaff, Johnson and Brennan. Forwards, W. Kappeley, MoOaul, Hickman and Grover.
There are no players picked from the wearers of the green (Ihaia Road Club). Another injustice to Ireland ! The following will represent Oaonui team to play at Opunake next Wednesday :—A. Jennings, N. Morgan, V. Nielson, J. McCollum. W. MoOaul, J. Malcolm, E. Wilson, P. Wilson, H. Sohweiters, W. Waswo, B. Turner. Emergencies : —R. Rooks, A. Waller, 0. Stronge. The following will represent Opunake against Oaonoi next Wednesday :+-Goal, Newsham, fullbacks, Moore, Warner, halves, Cannell, W. S. Ooombridge, King, forwards, 0. Goombridge, Des Forges, L. Callander, 8, Peacock, Bully,. Lothian. Emergencies A. Stitt, B. Hickman. Players are requested to be ready to play at 2.45 p.m. The general public will have a chance of seeing some really good hockey next Wednesday afternoon. No less than six teams (66 players) will be donning their colours. The first match starts punctually at 1.80 p.m. Inglewood and New Plymouth} clubs have twice played drawn games this season. i 1
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Opunake Times, Volume XXX, Issue 1649, 28 June 1910, Page 2
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