FOOTBALL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 21, 25 June 1913, Page 8

FOOTBALL.

TAUANAKI v. WELLINGTON. The Wellington team arrived at Hawera l>v the mail train last night, in readiness for to-day's match. The team consists of seventeen players under the management of Mr. E. Little. In addit-; | ion Lo the fifteen published yesterday I morning, Gillespie (forward), and < McLcod (back) are making the trip, i Tlie Taranaki backs will take the field i as chosen, the onlv alteration in the i team being in the forwards. Ward (Tukapa) replacing Ryan (Waimate), who has telegraphed that he cannot play today. Bertrand, one of the emergency backs, will not be able to journey to ; Hawera to-day. The emergencies will therefore be L.' Hill (back), and Jas. Kissick (forward). Train arrangements aro very suitable for the match, which is timed to start at 3 p.m. A special train at excursion rates will leave New Plymouth at 7.23 a.m., and will leave Hawera on the return journey at 5.15 p.m. TARANAKI v. WANGANUI. The Wanganui team to play Taranaki in tlie return match at Hawera on Sat- „ unlay has been chosen by the selector! (Rev. W. B. Scott) and. will be as follows: Full back, R. Faber; three-quar-| ters, A. Temperton, F. Mettli, and F. Collier; five-eighths, D. Cameron and R. Baddeley, half, F. Atkins; forwards, A. Lvnch, (wing), E. A. Manners, H. Smith, R. Leahy, T. ; Leahy, W. Dustin, H. Collier, and E. Laird. Emergencies: Backs, C. Dustiri and D. 'Moore; forwards, A. Whittington and W. Moffat. This team is a much stronger one than that severely trounced by Taranaki at Wanganui on June 3rd. Among the backs, Meuli, Collin, and Baddley replace Signal, Brown, and Campion, and among the forwards, Lynch. Manners, T. Leahy, and H. Collier, replace D. O'Halloran, Krogmann, Cunningham, and Brownlee. The Taranaki team is practically the same as that which defeated Wanganui on June 3rd, Tlie Taranaki team will not be chosen until after to-day's match, as it is not yet certain how many of to-dav's plavers will be available on Saturday. It is certain that there will be several vacancies to fill, so that a number of new men have a chance of wearing the coveted amber and black on Saturday. LOCAL MATCHES. The New Plymouth High School v. Stratford Second Junior match, set down for decision at New Plvmouth tomorrow, has been postponed, and will be played later. . The postponement is due to the fact that a team from the High School will be competing at the Hawera gymnkhana. There will be no matches in the Saturday competition on Saturday next, so as to enable Saturday players to journey to Hawera to view the Wanganui match. Drawings for the third round, which commences on July 5, will appear in Saturday's issue.