FOOTBALL.

Timaru Herald, Volume CI, Issue 15448, 10 September 1914, Page 9

FOOTBALL.

j TO-DAY'S MATCH. OTAGO V. SOUTH CANTERBURY. t SCOTT AXD LATIMER. "WILL PLAY. . j The Otago team arrived by the se- | coml express \eslei\lay, and are quari tei\.d at tbe hmpire .Hotel. I 'I iie players immediately gave a sam- ; p!e of tlieir entiinsiasm by adjourning ; to the Bay for practice." despite me exceedingly sultry weatlier. j . In.- t. ..in * u iht.i-iiiipiily sound one. j and the men look fit ami well. Al- ! though Graham anil Patterson were I unable to come, the Otago side to-d.;v uill include three All Blacks. j For the tirst tint.- this season the South Canterbury fifteen promises to he a representative one. it being anticipated that nearly the full strength if the Union will be available. The news that Trooper Davo Scott <t nil-back) and Private L. V. Latimer (half) will represent South Canterburv will be received witli tht< greatest sali.s----f act ion. and the thanks "of the Union aiv due to the military authorities for allowing leave which they desired in ■ order to visit their homes' to coincide : v.uh the match. Scot I is prohablv I the m»-t popular player in South Caii- , lerbury nmr_ :hk| in point of number ; of matches is ea.-ily the senior meniI her of the team. Should he reproduce | the magniheent form he showed in the last Otago match j„ Timaru. lie will I give the public- something to remember j before he leaves with the Kxpeditionarv . ! 1-orce. Latimer, though jn-T. at the I j beginning of his representative career. I | js also botuul to have a great reception* ; Including Lynch and Cockroit, five ! ! New Zealand will plr.v I : to-day. and double that number of j .-south Tsland representatives. Given a j line tlay a fast and exciting "ame r seems assured. Should the' weather j prove iiie.einent. the Union has decided [ no charge fe.r admission will "be mad"' | to the grand stand, j The teams aiv as follows: j OTAGO fDark Blue). i K. AVaison. G. Fortune. F. Hanna. F.. Andrews. A. YVhittakor. F. YViKaiius J. -Marks. AY. Brown. J. Geary. ]•'. Fogarty. 11. Atkinson. .1. Irvine. W. Tansey. J*. AYilliams. Yy. Duncan. SOUTH CAXTF.RHUKY -Gree,, al ,d Black). 1). Scott. H- Moore. K. Cockroii. T. Lvnch. .1. Harley. (;. Konjc. 1.. V. Latimer. \ «... Coles. ; X. llariilyn. A. YVils,,,,. j'< T. Langfnrd. 0. Uain. T. Ki l /.,.,»ra'd ' B. Boyle. J. Fitzgerald.'" Otago will be captained by 1\ Wil- ! Ham-. .Hid South t'antcihuiv b v T Lyneii. .Mi- Mulvey has I, v j, app-iin-led referee. I Hay v.i'd 1.,-gi,, at ;!.!,-,. ; ,ud South ! ( antei-hiiry and ~( , o rv, s , nUst b;- at the dreeing ;.,„„„ by :( p.,„. ]