FOOTBALL.

Timaru Herald, Volume CXXV, Issue 17756, 17 September 1927, Page 18

FOOTBALL.

REPRESENTATIVE MATCH

On .Fraser Park this afternoon, commencin'.; at 2.45. the South Canterbury representatives nil) meet an Otago Loam, the match, so far as the.’Timor 11 public are concerned, being the last representative fixture of the season. The visitors met North Otago at Oamaru last Saturday, and after an even contest, proved victorious hv one point, the final score being 9—B. " 'Phe team is stated to be a fairly solid one, and should give a good account of itself this afternoon. The South Canterbury team is slighly different to that which played Canterbury on Wednesday, and is practically tbe same as that which defeated Southland a few weeks ago. The team usually performs well on the home ground, so a good exhibition should be witnessed to-day. Several alterations have been made in the representative teams to play to-day. They are now as follows: —- OTAGO. Full-back —I. dolly. Three-quarter-backs —L. Fountain, L. Giles, C. Buc-hnnan. .Five-eighths —\V. Bathgate, A. Sligo. Half-back —If.. Prebble. Forwards—L. .Moore, J. Gaiside, C. Afclfwan (captain). W. Murphy, It. Corkin. I). McKewen, W. Lucy, C. Lewis. Emergencies—lt. Berry, B. I.aing, W. Griffon. SOUTH CANTERBURY. Full-back TL Fairbrother. Three-quarter-backs—L. Mahan, B. Trotter. L. Connolly. Five-eighths —A. Forrester, W. A. Strang. Half-back—L. Thompson. Forwards—lt. T. Stewart (captain), X. Ritchie. M. McKenna, A. Stevenson. D. Stewart, J. Bergin. J. McBride. G. Southgate. Reserves —Backs, TV. Nouize. A. Lawson; forwards, C. Dwan, G. F. Doyle.

Mr W. Direen will referee the game

The junior representative team will leave the secretary's office for Ashburton at 9..'30 a.m. to-dav, to meet the home junior team.

LEAGUE PLAYERS LX ENGLAND

OVERSEA IMPOItTATIONS CRITICISED.

C»b!«—Pr«J* A«»ocI»! lon—Copyrlj W. VHKtmlian «n<l N.Z. Oal-1© S ssoci fction. (Received September 16, ”.60 p.m.) LONDON, September Hi. The ‘‘Daily News'’ says there was a touch of pathos about the reintroduction of Dominion players hi the Northern Union. Leeds played O'Rourke and Moores, before they had been in England a week, resulting in their becoming the la milling stock of the League. Wigan tried the New Zealanders in false positions', apparently expecting miracles. The Dominion players are merely human, and have yet to prove their worth, either in general methods or in revealing genius inspiring others. ,