FOOTBALL.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 6187, 15 March 1888, Page 4

FOOTBALL.

The following scratch fifteen will play the rest of tbe East Christchurch Club on the North Park ground at 2.50 p.m. 'lho fifteen will wear colours : Hobba (2), Shannon, Cosson, fortes, Roberts, Bates, HaSßttl. Kesfceven, Dow, PatEoa, Scott, M'lntosh, Bush. Stevenson. The Olnb will wear yellow and black. A full attendance is requested, so as to give the Committee an opportunity of chooaiu^ a representative team. 'l'he following will represent the Sydenham CSub in their openia? match, fifteen v. all-comer.*, at 2.45 p.m. :— O'JBrivn, Allardyce, M'JLeau, itetrie, Donnelly, Ell, Sutherland, Weakes, Eiley, Moir, Dobbs, Ml'Oourt, Sincook, M'Hay, Morrison; emergency— Pender. The fifteen will we«r cardinal and blue, and the Club colours. All intending members aud members ot other Clubs are invited to attend. The ground "will t>e notified later on. The opening match of tho Clmsfcchuroh Club will be Ato ii v.M to Z. The former will wear red and black, and the latter Colours. Alacge attendance) is requested. The matou lor the Meriva'.a Club will ba the following team v. the rest ol the Club — rowe, Dallas, Jffotmtfort, J. Homer, Smart, Blakaly, Lonry, Robinson, Dewabuvy. Bourke, HoVkea, Bpnnetfc, Evans, Leach, ■■ Plank, JM.«(suire, and £ dcock. Tho team will wear colours, end the rest of the Club blue and white. .Vlay at 2.45; The opening gamo of the Union O'wb will 1)9 a fifteau against the rest cf tho Club n-oj. aU-craera. Pifteon— Stanley,, Novin, M'Kaj, Wright, Eserfc. Maurice, Empson, liobins, Howall 'Savatjo, Bsard, Priestnall, Smith, Seals, anrl Bai'.iy. Tho Linn cod JfaofboU Club w/Hl open the season on Saturday nnxt, wben a practice match will be indiilged in at tha Club's o <i £rouuds, near Cowiisbaw's corner. To enablr; tuo Committee to select the toams tox the ens'/ing year all members are particularly fo attend.