LOWER GRADES

Timaru Herald, Volume CXLV, Issue 21086, 12 July 1938, Page 5

LOWER GRADES

SATURDAY’S RESULTS Following are the results of lower grade games played on Saturday: Junior Old Boys 8, Pleasant Point 3. Temuka 16, Pareora 5. Third Grade Temuka 11, High School 6. Celtic 9, Geraldine 6. Old Boys won by default from Star. Fourth Grade Star 21, High School B 3. Zingaii 22, Celtic 0. * Fifth Grade Technical 6, Temuka 3. Star 3, Pleasant Point 0. Zlngari 29, High School B 0. Celtic 12, High School A 0. “Old Timer” Turns Out Another veteran to turn out on urday was "Curly” Roper who plcyed behind the Celtic pack. Roper, who coaches the Celtic fifteen, turned out in place of Macdonald, who was injured in the team’s last match. He last played for Celtic in 1928, the same year as he played for the South Canterbury representatives. He ,r ot through a hard afternoon’s defensive work with flying colours, but "Father Time” showed his effect when he was caught in possession many times by the Blue breakaways.

Game Called Off. The referee in charge of the Old Boys-Star third grade game on Saturd . wrote stating that at the appointed time for starting there were seven Old Boys and two Star players present, and he called the game off. There were at least 20 other players of Star, Zingari and High School teams present not knowing their games were off. It was r greed to advise the referee that the ground was not fit to play on, but that the Information was received too late to advise all the clubs concerned or the referee.

Player Ordered Off. The referee of the Geraldine-Celtic third-grade game reportd having ordered off D. Bllssett, of the Geraldine team for deliberately punching a Celtic player. Bllssett had the Celtic player on the ground sitting astride him and striking him with both fists. When Blissett was ordered off he said: “If he likes to hit me, I will hit him back.” The referee added that he regretted that he had failed to notify the players to appear before the Union. The secretary (Mr F. J. Cook) stated that he had been in touch with the Geraldine Club and had asked them to notify the player ,to attend the meeting that night. During the meeting the Geraldine Club telephoned to say that they had been unable to communicate with the player. The Union decided to suspend the player until such time as he appeared or notified the Union that he was unable to appear.