FOOTBALL

Taranaki Daily News, 3 September 1924, Page 5

FOOTBALL

TARANAKI v. WAIRARAPA. f KEEN CONTEST EXPECTED TO-DAY. The Wairarapa and Taranaki Rugby fifteens meet at Victoria Park, Stratford, this afternoon, the kick-off being timed for two o’clooS. Great interest has been aroused by the roateft, the general opinion seeming to be that the contest will prove very close, with little to indicate which team will ultimately triumph. The Watrarapu players were shown rotffta the district yesterday, the motoring tour Including New Plymouth. The visitors also had a practlc.e during the day. THE TARANAKI TEAM. The following team has been chosen to represent Taranaki against Walrarnpa at Stratford to-day:— Full-bnck—Pennlall (Eltham). Three-quarters—N. Ross (Inglewood), J. Ross (Inglewood), Loveridge. Five-eighths—Ennis, Jeffries. Half—Julian (Star). Wing-forward—Fryday. Forwards—Hunt, Robinson, Kivell, Walters, Kisslck, Patterson, Baldwin. Emergencies.—Forwards, O’Rourke, Brewster; back, Meuli. Of the team which played Wellington, Johnston, Oliver and Priar are not available. The local players are asked to meet at Hookham’s Corner at 12 o'clock sharp. AUCKLAND TOURING TEAM. I MATCH AGAINST TARANAKI. By Telegraph.—Press Association. Auckland, Last Night. The following nineteen Rugby playera have been selected to make the tear to play Wellington, Wanganui and Taranaki Forwards.—Fogarty, Peters, N. McLean. Righton, L. Knight, Keary, Keene, McWllHams, Anderson, Lomas. Backs.—Wright, Maxwell, Sheen, N. Tftfersen, K. Ifwersen, Kirwan, Goodacre, A. McManus. Tankln. WELLINGTON REPRESENTATIVES. AUCKLAND AND SOUTHERN GAMES. Wefllin&ton, Last Night. The following team has been selected to reprosent Wellington in the match against Auckland on Saturday next: — Backs. Walters, Bedell, McKay, Lang, Johnston, Corner, Warwick.

Forwards. Fitzgerald (wing), Swain, Shearer, Pringle, Moffitt, Preston, Thomas, Brown.

Emergencies.—Hawkins, Gibson, Hart, Haddock, O’Regan, Parsons. The following team has been chosen for the Southern tour: —-Walters, Lang, McKay, Bedell, Johnston, Gibson, Warwick, Hawkins, Riggs, Pope, Swain, Shearer, Pringle, Moffitt, Preston, Thomas, Brown, Haddock, Parsons.