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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 79, Issue 161, 12 July 1935, Page 4

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WANGANUI MATCHES TEAMS FOR TO-MORROW. MAOIt I HEP K EBE NTA TI V E .MATCH. The Taranaki Maori representative team will play the Wanganui representative Maori fifteen on Spriggens Park to-morrow. The Taranaki Union advises that P. Toro is to p;ay full back ami that Rangiwahia has been replaced by McDonald. T. Toro will be reserve back. Grade matches will be played by teams in the Wanganui Metropolitan I nion, the senior representative team travelling to New Plymouth to engage Taranaki in the return match. The third grade fixture, Pirates v. Kaierau. which will be for the Maori Cup, will be played as a. curtain-raiser to the Maori match on Spriggens Park. Club teams for various grades will be chosen from the talent listed below: Marist Club. Seniors will meet at Hurworfh School for practice at 1.30 p.m. All players are expected, to attend. Juniors v. College, on College No. 2 ground, at 2.15 p.m. — Anderson, Brennan. Cleary. Couchman. Carvol I, Dow, Dowdall, Kirkwood, Mikkleson, Morgan. O’Neill, Rhodes, Sexton. Shcahon, Wallace, Start. Olsen, Cronin. Fourths v. Tech. College, on College ground at 2.15 p.m.—Riddell, McCaskill, Carmody, Nolan, Deere (2), Cudby, Corrigan, Spurdie, Matthews, Nixon, Mulholland, Wrigley, Wilson, Vernon. Dennison, Burrell, Benefield, Reardon. Fifths v. Tech. IL, on Racecourse No. 4, at 1.30 p.m.—Lambert. Bergerson, Reardon, Sleyer, Brown. Burton. Reardon, O’Neill, Brown. Carroll, Thom]>son. Wickham, Fromont, Brewer, McMahon, Kenny. Wallace, Delldw, Watson. Vernon, Bovd.

Kaierau Club. Juniors A v. Tech. College, on Racecourse No. 2, at 1.30 p.m—Gifford, Longstaff, Oliver, Crcsswell, Windlcburn. Earles, Cann. Ridge, Duncan, Hawkins, Childs, Mooney. Marchant, Anderson, Ansley, Lefevre, Howard. Shipman, Jones. Juniors B v. Pirates B, on Spriggens Park at 1.30 p.m.—Morgan, Howes, Takarangi, Parnell, Jackson, Butzbach, Ching, (lark, Watt. Hogue. Whakarau, Ryder. Simmons, Wahlstrom, Podjursky. Skclsey, Buller, Turner, Tonga, Williams. All players must attend prompt. Fourths v. College B, on College ground at 2.15 p.tn.—Walton, Edmonds, Burton, Scott, O’Donnell, Whale, Webby, Young, Hauparoa, Travers, Cresswell. Hart, Larsen. Tamati, Peffers, Hawks, Powell, Watson. Fifths v. College IV, on College ground at 2.15 p.m.—Ncpia, Rwtana, I’atena, Downs, Simmonds, Wallace, Couchman, Hunt (2), Dixon, Skilton, O’Donnell. Futcher, Gatficld, Robinson, Hodge, Pratt, Ward, Joseph. County Club. County v. Upokongaro, at Fordell, at 2 p.m. All County players to assemble at the Fordell Hotel at 1.30 p.m. Pirates Chib Junior B v. Kaierau on Spriggens Park at 1-30 p.m. (MaoriJand Gup game): Anderson, Woods, Papps, Brooks, Couchman, Barns, Stewart, McGrath, Stewart, Sherrills Lee. Gordon, Deerness, Thomas, Farrell Barns, Gowan, Langinan, Sharland, Churton. Fifths v. Technical College No. 1 on Racecourse No. 4 at 1.30 p.m.: Valentine, Cross, lieCves, Powell, Anderson, Christian, Pedley, Henderson Taylor, McGregor, Lowe, Holly, Mann, Burchell, Phillips, Smith, MacDonald, Reeve, Gillespie, Booth, Darker, Berryman, Thomas. Mackie, Stewart. Technical Old Boys’ Club Juniors v. Ratana on Racecourse No. 1 at 1.30 p.m.—(Donaldson, Harrison, Murray, Mooseman, O’Shaughnessy, Valentine, Falconer, Day, Groshinski (2), MacKinnon, Aiderton, Jones, Brown, Mashlin, Dcarslcy, Fowler (2), Cairncross. Fourths v. Collegiate on Collegiate ground at 2 p.m.—All players must semblc on ground. WAINUI-A-RUA UNION TABLE OF POINTS. ! FIRST ROUND RESULTS. The table of points for the Saville Shield and Leydon Cup, in the Waiuui-a-Rua first round competition, which was won by Upokongaro, is as follows:

WESTMERE FOOTBALL CLUB MATCH WITH BRUNSWICK TH AM FOR TO MORROW A fifteen representative of the re cently formed Westmere Football Club will engage a similar team from Brunswick to-morrow. The game is limed to commence al. 2 p.m., and will be played on Mr. .1. B. Davis’ projterty near the Westmere Hall. The following team will rojtresent Westmere: G. Hall, J. Pull, A. Budge, D- Laird, R. Kdwards R. Farley, 11. I lynn, S. Laird. 11. James, I). Winwood. I'. Laird, 'J'. Win wood, Dunbar, G. Christie, I). Nesbit. Reserves: P. Fi field. I’. Connell and H. Mortis. Afternoon tea will be provided. Ladies are. requested to bring a basket. DARING AND SKILFUL COMMENT ON MAORIS' PLAY HEM I AND NEl'lA PRAISED SYDNEY. July 11. Commenting upon the. Maoris’ first game, the Sydney Morning Herald’s Warwick correspondent says that the visitors’ football was daring and skilful, but was marked at times by overkeenness. This point was exemplified in the fact that at least nine tries which were close to fruition were missed by a badly timed transfer or (he employment, of 100 great speed. The hero of the mateh was “Hie man with Hie corkscrew run,” llemi. who played

a big purl in all the tries scored. No couplet is likely to cause more worry to Australian teams than that of Henii in partnership with either Smith or McDonald. Nejtia’s enterprise has not been dulled, and his try after hurdling the last two defenders was spectacular in the extreme. The Daily Telegraph’s Stuart. Perkins, says that the Maoris revealed promise of triumphs to come. J Even if they did not at all t imes reveal | perfect understanding and cohesion, they are. already Hie nucleus of a menacing combination. • Nopia was the Nejiia of old, often jilaying the role of three-quarter and, • at other times, leaving would be tack lers grasping the air, but. he was rivalled by Hemi. who is all Hint, reports had made him out lo be. Smith bounced tacklers from his hips ami looks like showing a big dividend in tries. There, was no end to Chase’s tricks, and this swill mover is going to be a nuisance to the opposition. There, was a ton of |>ower and |»ace about the Maori forwards, but there were scrummage weaknesses, which, no Idoubt, can be quickly remedied. The fact that Hie tourists’ line was not crossed is a testimony lo the quality of their tackling. JOCK RICHARDSON PRESENT WARWICK. July 11. 'aking his only chance of seeing the 'Maoris in action, Jock Richardson, | \ ice-captain of the 1924 “ Inviucibles, ” 'motored thirty miles over muddy roads from Ligune, where he is st a I ioned, to all end yeslerdn v's ma (ch.

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