FOOTBALL

Stratford Evening Post, Issue 91, 13 July 1928, Page 5

FOOTBALL

SCHOOL MATCH. HAWERA AND STRATFORD DRAW The Stratford and Hawera Technical High School teams met at Victoria Park yesterday, this match being played as ; a curtain-raiser to the Taranaki-Waikato game. The teams we're: — Hawera—A. Nolan, E. Lee, K. McDonald, C. Sturrock, J. Petersen, H. Barker, T. Guy, J. Herbert, M. Morrison;, P. Keeganj L. |?ac|3y, P'V Kippenberger, H. Moore, D. WiUis, L. Evans. Stratford—V. King, J. Carryer, F. Young, J. Cowley, E. Townsend, G. Ross, C. Crossman, D. Harkness, H. Claridge, D. Shannon, G. Wellington, P. Ford, T. Mills, B. McMillan, P. Fastier. Stratford kicked off. Hawera attacked, but Young transferred iplay to Hawera territory with a line line kick. With play on the Hawera line, Stratford were awarded a free kick. The angle was acute and Mills could not put the ball over. Soon afterwards a Hawera back misfielded a high baS, and. Ross was handy and had no difficulty in scoring. He" "added the major points.— Stratford 5, Hawera 0. Play continued in Hawera's quarters but iihe visitors were sound on defence. Nolan and McDonald ■were instrumental in taking play to the Stratford line by a nice dribbling rush. Play went back to midfield, and then Sturrock put in a splendid ru n down the side-line. He beat three or four men, but was unsupported, and lost the hall near the line. Stratford gradually worked play to the visitors' quarters,! where Cowley was smothered after a good run in a handy position. The pressure was continued, and from a line-out just on the Hawe,ra line Mills secured and passed to Carryer, who had a clear run in. The k£ck was disallowed. —Stratford 8, Hawera 0. ; .

Play was on the Stratford side of half way for a time, but play was in the Visitors' quarters when half-time waSj sounded. SECJOND SPELL. On resumption Hawera had the benefit of the wind and kept play in the home territory, Stratford being forced . after live miuutes' splay. Soon afterwards, as a result of a Hawera passing rush, Sturrock scored, Nolan converting.—Stratford 8, Hawera 5. Play continued in Stratford's quarters except for a few visits over half-way. Herbert made a good opening fo;r the visitors with a nice run, but the defence was solid. Young and Cowley took play to the Hawera line, but a free kick brought relief. Another Stratford attack culminated in Stratford being awarded a free kick near the Hawera goal-line, but Ross could not get the ball over. With five minutes to go Stratford livened things up, but Hawera put plenty of devil into their work, and set up a strong passing rush which culminated in Lee scoring. Peterson failed with the kick.—Stratford 8, Hawera 8. Mr E. McEwen refereed. STRATFORD v. OLD ROYS. t The- following will represent Stratford against Old Roys at New Plymouth to-morrow: Collins, Bonner, Kivell, Wynyard, . gangster, Owen, J. Songster, Ponniall, Hinton, Smith, Walter, O'Keefe, Coleman, Bond, Young; emergencies: P. Collins, Fookes. Old Boys will be represented by:

Prior, Bayly, Brown, Webster, Stevens Fookes, Morey, Drader, Alien, Won Stunner, Perry, 'Abraham, Luxton, Brewster, Campbell. Emergencies: Gray and Read. TAINTJI v. WHANGAMOMONA. Considerable interest is being taroused by the match Tnintri S,ubt-Un-ion v. Whanganiomonni frnb-dJraon, which is being played on Victoria Park to-morrow afternoon. The kickoff is at 2-45 p.m. No charge n made for the seating accommodation. Mr G. Hooker will referee the game.