FOOTBALL

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXIX, Issue 87, 17 August 1923, Page 3

FOOTBALL

TOMORROW’S REP. MATCH. The kick-off is at 2.45 p.m. in the representative match Taranaki y. Canterbury, to bo played at the Recreation Sports Ground, New Plymouth, to-morrow. As a curtain-raiser Stratford and Star will play for the third-grade championship. The kick-off in this match is at 1.15 p.m. The Parihaka Shield match wan played at Parihaka on Wednesday afternoon, between Taranaki and Waitotara, and resulted in a win for Waifcotara by 8 to 3. For the winners. tries were scored by Ngapiaki and Pullen, one of which Ngapaki converted. Taranaki’s only score was a penalty by F. Hohaia. ,At Te Aroha on Wednesday, Wanganui was defeated l>y Thames Valley hy 10 points to 6. A remarkable feature of the play was that all the scoring was the result of goal-kick-ing. Thames Valley’s points wofe two penalties and a. potted goal, whilst Wanganui secured a goal from a mark and a penalty goal. , The following players have been Selected to represent Otago on the northern tour: Backs—Watson, Stewart, Webb, Knight, Morgan, Fea, Wise, McDougall,. Dickinson, Lusk, Gilberd Scott. Forwards Munro, Duncan, Campbell, Sonntag, Coombes, Harty, Dickson, W. Knox, Pearson, Milne, Ekhoff, Ganfley. ASSOCIATION CAME. The executive of the Taranaki Football Association has decided to play two matches between the players who took part in the Julian Cnp competitions. To-morrow tlxe A and B teams will try conclusions at Manaia, and on August 25 Hawera, winners of the cup, will play representatives of the other teams. To-mor-row’s teams will bo:— A team. —Budd, Edwards, Thatcher (Manaia), Beare, Ramsay, Brown, Soundy, Campbell (Hawera), Nicholls (Kaponga), Hartley, McCook (iturqa). B team.-—Ellwott, Freakley, Hislop, Campbell, Bodle, Williams (Kaponga), Langlands, Smart, Brown (Auroa), Pooch (Hawera), Betteridge (Manaia). °