FOOTBALL

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 19866, 14 June 1927, Page 4

FOOTBALL

NEXT SATURDAY’S GAMES REFEREES FOB THE FIXTURES The following are the referees appointed for next Saturday’s fixtures in the Wanganui Rugby Sub-Union’s competition:—• Seniors Olid Boys v. Pirates, on Spriggens Part at 1.30 p.m.: Mr L. Fromont. Marist v. County, at Racecourse No. 1 at 1.30: Mr N. Reid. Kaierau v. Tech. Old Boys, at Spriggens Park at 3 p.m.: Mr F. C. Atkinson. Juniors Aramoho v. Tech. Old Boys, at Racecourse No. 2 at 1.30 p.m.: Mr C. I. Spillane . Old Boys v. Queen’s Park, at Racecourse No. 2 at 3 p.m.: Mr J. Richardson. Marists v. Pirates, at Racecourse No. 3 at 1.30 p.m.. Mr J. Thompson. Collegiate v. County on Collegiate ground at 2.30 p.m.. Mr J. Delves. Thirds Collegiate v. Pirates, on Collegiato ground at 2.30 p.m.: Mr W. H. Rowe. Old Boys v. Queen’s Park, at Racecourse No. 3 at 3 p.m.: Mr I. Ross. Aramoho v. Marists, at Racecourse No. 1 at 3 p.m.: Mr J. S. King. Fourths Collegiate A v. Queen’s Park, on Collegiate ground at 2.30 p.m.: Mr J. Molan. Collegiate B v. Aramoho, on Collegiate ground at 2.30 p.m.: Mr W. McElwain. Fifths Pirates v. Collegiate B, on Collegiate ground* at 2.30 p.m.: Mr G. Barnett.

WAINUI-A-RUA SUBUNION OHOTU AND PAPAROA. The Saville Shield competition was advanced another stage on Saturday when Paparoa met Ohotu on the Matahiwi football grounds. The game was fast and open, and good combination work was witnessed in the backs. These two teams drew, 3 all, in tho first round. Paparoa won the toss and played with the sun behind them. Ohotu kicked off and held the upper hand from the start, Paparoa having to force down in the first few minutes. Good forward work by the Ohotu forwards enabled Bangitauru to score well out. The kick at goal failed. — Ohotu 3, Paparoa 0. Oxley Plays Well. Oxley made a good dash but lost possession of the ball when he had a clear run, and Bell saved for Paparoa by kicking to touch. Offside play by Ohotu let Paparoa have an attempt at goal which failed. Waipara scored a nice try between the posts by clever cutting in and J. Ngatoa converted.— Ohotu 8, Paparoa 0. Oxley was prominent in a forward rush and scored in the corner and the kick at goal failing, half time saw the scores. —Ohotu 11, Paparoa 0. On changing over the game was much more even. Ohotu were peimlised for handling in the serum, and P. Wallace kicked a good goal.—Ohotu 11, Paparoa 3. Fast following up enabled P. Haami to score well out, the kick at goal failing.—Ohotu 14, JPaparoa 3. Timo was called without any further score. The Ohotu forwards, with Oxley and Flower in the lead, worked hard and were always dangerous. The Ohotu backs combined well, with Waipara brilliant at times. The Paparoa forwards worked wed] together but were outclassed. In the backs Topia, Bell and Wallace played well. Mr N. Takarangi was the referee. THE HATRICH CUP. TO-MORROW’S FIXTURE. Mr E. H. Monk has selected the following team to represent the Northern end of the Wainui-a-rua Sub-Union in

their, annual match against the Southern end at Parakino to-morrow, for the Hatrick Cup:— Backs: Amorangi, Wallace, Topia, Bell, Marshall, Laurie, Ngatoa. Forwards: Rangitauru, Mareikura, Taputoro, Fleming, Tapa, Rcrekura, Oxley, Ranginui. Emergencies: Baeks, Waipara, Karauria; forwards, Flower, Stubbing. Great interest is being evinced in this match and any of the Wanganui enthusiasts who care to make the trip over Gentle Annie hill to-morrow will not go home disappointed.

THIRD GRADE SENIORS! “OBSERVER’S” COMMENTS RESENTED A correspondent. Albert W. Porter, writes to the “Chronicle” as follows:—• “I would like to call attention to the- report of the Kotahitanga-Hunter-ville match played at Marton last Saturday, also to “Observer’s” remarks two days’ later. In the first, it was stated that Kotahitanga played right through the game with thirteen men, whereas they were the first team to complete this number to full strength, so one must come to the conclusion that whoever sent in that report could not have attended the match. “Observer” says that neither team reached third grjudjo standard. Where docs he get that standard from? Certainly not from Rangitikei. Of course, if he is a Wellington man, then perhaps there is an excuse, as perhaps some of the local seniors do not reach the best of the thirds standard* in Wellington, but how can one expect more when a Rangitikei representative team would probably lose more games than they won against Wellington senior teams?

TRIBUTE TO RUGBY A DEBT TO NEW ZEALAND. SYDNEY, June 13. Speaking to a toast at the golfers’ dinner, Sir Henry Braddon, who was a former New Zealand footballer, said: “We must not forget the debt we owe to New Zealand in the field of sport. If we have helped them in cricket and tennis, we must remember they have rendered us a service in the Rugby Union game, for which we can never sufficiently thank them. It is largely because of their assistance that the game has been re-estab-lished soundly and satisfactorily.” SYDNEY FATALITY SCHOOL-BOY’S NECK BROKEN SYDNEY, June 13. R. Wiseman, a Sydney Grammar School boy, tripped and fell in a football match and broke his neck. SENT TO HOSPITAL NEW ZEALAND REPRESENTATIVE IPer Press Association.] DUNEDIN, June 13. In the Pirates v. Southern Rugby match on Saturday Dennis Wise of the Pirates, an Otago and New Zealand wing three-quarter, sustained head injuries necessitating his being sent to hospital. THE LEAGUE GAME REMOVAL OF RESIDENTIAL CLAUSE RESENTMENT IN AUSTRALIA SYDNEY, June 13. The action of the English Rugby League in breaking the agreement relating to the residential qualifications of Australian and New Zealand players is strongly resented in the New South Wales Rugby League. The delegates will meet in the coming week, and probably the matter will be discussed and some action taken to counteract the English intentions. It is stated that already an agent of the Huddersfield Club has secured one New South Wales player and several others both in New South Wales and Queensland, have been approached.

PRACTICE REMINDERS PIRATE CLUB The Pirate Football Club weekly gymnasium class will be held this evening in the Druids’ Hall at 7.30 sharp. MARIST CLUB A practice for all grades of the Marist Football Club will be held at St. Joseph’s Hall (opposite Harman’s Garage) this evening at 7.30 o'clock. A full muster of all players is necessary. ARAMOHO CLUB All members of the Aramoho Football Club are reminded of the training practices at the Aramoho Boat Club ; | shed at 7.39 to-night and on Thursday. THE GAME IN ENGLAND POPULARTIY OF THE CODE. THE INTERNATIONAL BOARD (Special to “Chronicle.”) LONDON, April 20. Only Association matches have so far attracted a hundred thousand gate, but the attendance at the Rugby internationals are creeping up. So far as Eng- : land is concerned, ihe number of spectators in recent years has been greatly restricted by the limited accommodation at the Twickenham ground. Steps are now being taken to provide more room. Next season it will be possible to admit an extra ten thousand people, and then the attendance will be over sixty thousand. { Meanwhile, there is a disturbing facI tor in international Rugby. It has been , known all the time that Scotland were opposed to the Dominions being allowed representation on the International I Board, and, 1 hough they gave way to ' the extent of agreeing to the holding

of a joint conference every three years, they arc obviously afraid of the result They saw in this extension of authority the possibility of some of the rules of the game being altered, and they are nfrw playing for safety by proposing that there shall be no change for three years. The English authorities, on the other hand, are backing the Dominions in the belief that they are not being treated fairly, as the Imperial conference intended that they should be. In these circumstances, it has been authoritatively announced that England is prepared to fight the cause of Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa. They arc also sympathetic towards the claims of France. Every one hopes that it will not come to a split, but this is a possibility, especially as it is felt that Scotland is not likely to give way. Bugger Debacle. To all intents and purposes the Rug- ' by season is now ovqr. Club inatenes will, of course, go on to the end of the ' month, but all the international matches ' have been decided, the last being that between France and England. In this, i which took place in Paris, France recorded their first victory. The margin in their favour was only a try to nil, but they were the better side to a marked extent. Their display was the best they have ever given against England. A much higher conception of the finer points of the game was shown. The forwards were not only fast and virile, but they were the means of creating ; openings by cleverly designed play, i There was the same advance on the part of the backs, who gave ana took

their passes really well, and, moreoveTt ran straight. A team usually play as well as they are allowed to do, but the display of England was very poor. It was as though nearly every member of the side had an off day when he could not do himself justice. The forwards were never together effectively, the pack Icing handicapped through an injury to Wakefield. The latter had a rib cracked in the early stages, and, though he continued to the end, he played in pain. But most of the mischief occurred behind the scrummage, where there was no pace and little originality. At the finish one was persuaded that tho England team will require to be thoroughly overhauled next season, and room found for younger men.