FOOTBALL

Otaki Mail, 27 August 1930, Page 3

FOOTBALL

RUGBY KOWS-EC. PLAYER SENT TO HOSPITAL. Clinton Stringfellow, the well-known Wairarapa representative footballer, was taken to the Greytown hospital on Saturday evening suffering from concussion, as the outcome of a bump sustained while playing for Greytown against Carterton* at Carterton, on Saturday afternoon. Early in the game Stringfellow was injured and play was hold up for a while. Ho continued in his place on the field, though later n? was forced to rest on the side-line for several minutes. He pluekily saw the game out and as his memory seemed to be a blank he was hurried away to the hospital for treatment. S

After receiving the bump, Stringfellow went all to pieces in his play, and it is almost safe to say that, but for this accident, Carterton would never have won the match. The time at which they scored was when Stringfellow was wandering aimlessly about the field and anywhere but in his position as centre-thrcequartcr. Only on one occasion did he show up after the bump, when his mind became temporarily normal.

The game throughout was noted for its roughness and on more than one occasion an All Black forward playing for Carterton was booed for unnecessary rough handling of opponents when on the ground. It has been said that the Carterton forwards play a hard game. They not only do this, but they mix it with a Jot of unnecessary rough play and are welcome to all the wins they secure bv these methods. Upon inquiry this morning it was ascertained that Stringfellow was progressing satisfactorily and hoped to leave the hospital in the course of a day or two. —Greytown Standard. Porter Injured. Having received a broken rib while playing in the Auckland-Wellington h-ugby match on Saturday, C. G. Porter, the club captain, will be unable to accompany the Wellington representatives on their southern tour. Rowland Cup. Palmerston North, August 20. Some discussion took place at the Manawatu Rugby Council's meeting tonight regarding the Rowland Cup, which is played for by the winners of the Manawatu and Horowhenua junior competitions. This, year the Manawatu aunior competition was split up into a semor-B and a junior competition. The question discussed was whether the winner of the senior B competition should not have an opportunity of competing for the cup. It was decided that ™f, 1 lvl 1 n!lers of the senior B competition (Old Boys) should play off with the winners of the junior competition (Kia Toa) to see which Manawatu team should meet the winners of the Horowhenua competition for the cup. WELLINGTON in~2l v. HOROWHENUA II 6.

As a curtain-raiser to the AucklandNUdlington Rugby contest in Wellington on Saturday, a match was played between the Wellington third grade representatives and Horowhenua juniors. At half time the seore was o—s in. favour of the visitors, who had all the better of the first spell, during which Croon scored a try, and Hutt kicked a penalty, while Mouat scored u try for Wellington, Gentry convertnig. In the second half, the Wellington team showed greatly improved form, ami put. on another 10 points. Hill kicked a penalty goal, and converted two tries - by Merritt and Strickland, while Diamond scored an unconverted trv.