FOOTBALL.

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXXXII, Issue 19363, 21 July 1925, Page 6

FOOTBALL.

A NEW GROUND WHERE WILL IT BE? At the present lime a committee of .-rtrtrop.siittio Sub-Uni,7a of Wanganui is pursuing inquiries as to the location of a freehold property suitable for conversion into a Rugby ground. The Sub-Union has under consideration an offer from the syndicate to secure several acres of the trotting course at Wanganui East, sufficient to lay out two or three Rugby playing fields, and this is one of the propositions which the committee is considering. Sooner or later the local Rugby controlling bodv will have to get a home of Jts own, in addition to the present Rec., for it is on this latter ground that most of the important games will be played. So tar as the trottipg course is concerned, to the eye it appears to be a suitable ground for the purpose, but there remains much to be done before football cun be played <n it. Drainage is one of the vital points to be considered. although it is claimed that there is a natural drop, and one authority declares then* is a fall of eleven feet. fn addition, a certain sum will />e required in improving the grounds and the erection of dressing sheds. The corn mil tee is looking round for a freehold area, but it is doubtful if they will secure one so handy us that property referred to. Their report will be awaited with interest, particularly among the football fraternity. LOCAL CONTESTS THIRD CLASS DRAW. First match.—Queen's Park 0.8. v. Kaierau. Aramoho v. Pirates, Fordell v. Old Boys. Y.M.C.A. v. Collegiate, Marists v. Tech. 0.8. Second Match. —Fordell v. Y.M.C.A..! Old Boys v. Marists. Collegiate v. Tech. : 0.8.. Queen's Park 0.8. v. Aramoho.' Kaierau v. Pirates. Third Match.— Kaierau v. Aramoho.; Pirates v. Queen’s Park 0.8.. Fordell v. Collegiate. Old Bovs v. Tech. Old Boys. Marists v. Y.M.C.A. Fourth Match.—Queen Park 0.8. v. Old Boys < Maoriland Cup fixture). Aramoho v. Collegiate. Kaierau v. Fordell. Pirates v. Marists. Y.M.C. A. v. Tech, i J.B. PIRATE CLUB It is expected that the third round ! in the senior competition will start on. August 15. With this in view senior ami other members of the club will : assemble at the Kaierau gym. to-night for practice. PRIMARY SCHOOLS TOURNAMENT Tn connection with the Primary i Schools tournament, which commences here on- Saturday. August 15. the fol lowing boys have been chosen to go in tv training:— Waverley: Walker, Southconibe. Ai I ken. Clarke. Fitzgibbon. Gonville: I North. Holt. Inglis. James. Pot aka. West broke. Avenue: Thompson, Bishop. I Smith, Hughes, MeCawlcy. Queen’" 1 Park: McNeil. Warren. Neale, Parget er. j Wakeling. Takarangi. Matthews. Ara | moho: Rogers. Marists: Morgan, L’ro ' mont. Wanganui East: Guilford. 1 The following boys have been chosen ■ to meeting a combined team from Ran-| gitikei ami Taihape on Saturday next.! at the Recreation Grounds, Wanganui: Hookers: Guilford. Inglis; lock: Clarke; supports: Smith. McNeil; backrow: Rogers, Holt; half: Morgan; fiveeighths: Southcombe. Fitzgibbon; three quarters: Bishop. North, Matthew; full ; back: Walker. Emergencies: Forwards: j Hughes. James, Warren. ’ Backs: | Thompson, Neale.