Four Rugby Matches To Be Played On Marton Park Tomorrow

Wanganui Chronicle, 6 May 1949, Page 3

Four Rugby Matches To Be Played On Marton Park Tomorrow

There will be no lack of Rugby in ' Marton tomorrow when four club games will be played on Marton Park. Of the eight Marton teams in the competitions, seven of them will De appearing on the park, the other team, Athletic seniors, having drawn a bye. There should be plenty of action between the Marton Old Boys and Bulls senior teams who will supply the 3 o’clock game at headquarters. Both teams have extremely useful back lines, and if the ball is dry play should be fast and open. The star in the Bulls team is M. O’Connell. who last year played for Canterbury. He is a five-eighths. Old Boys, in their only appearance this season, gave an impressive display and it will be interesting to see their form against stronger opposition. The curtain-raiser will be supplied oy the two unbeaten teams in the third - grade intermediate High School and Old Boys. This likewise should be an interesting game with perhaps the schoolboys supplying the most fireworks.

On No. 2 ground the two local junior teams —Athletic and Old. Boys —will provide the main match and this game will be preceded by the same clubs’ third-grade teams. The Rugby programme offered Martonians tomorrow is first-class and if the weather is fine another excellent crowd should be at the park. In the remaining senior matches, Ohingaiti will play Ohingaiti, at Ohingaiti and Hunterville will journey to Kakariki to play Rangatahi. Teams are: Marton Ohl Boys Seniors: I. Barton, A. Bush, T. Goldsmith, M. Gray, G. Judd, K. Lampp, D. Morrison, E. Henderson, R. Fittler, N. Miles, B. Cockran, C. Muir, O. Partridge, D. Stewart, I. Stewart, G. Sutton, E. Zander. Players to assemble at Marton Hotel at 2.30 p.m. I Juniors: D. Aparani, R. Coleman, •M. Downs, B. Jones, G. Kan.?, D. (Kingham, R. Knight, P. Lovelock, 1 Rex Lourie, Russell Lourie, A. Mc- | Donald, E. Rowan, A. Stewart, A. i Thompson, G. Thompson, L. Thompson, T. Taylor, W. Williams. Players to assemble at Marton Hotel at 2.30 , p.m. Thirds: J. Abraham, R. Andrews, B. Bertram, L. Dailey, M. Follett, G. Hammond, L. Hainsworth, R. Ingle, r. Kinloch, P. Kelly. J. Melsop, R. Munroe, D. Murray, T. Scott, J. Sergeant, L. Simpson, G. Wing, K. Thomas, Ross Cameron, J. Twigg. Players to report at Marton Park at 1.15 p.m. Thirds (intermediate): A. Cockran, J. Cockran, J. Fittler, J. Gardiner, L. Hammond, P. Holtham, R. Hausetnann, T. Ireland, N. Lobb, C. McGregor, J. Mormon, B. Paget, K. Poppe, W. Thompson,* T. White. Players to assemble at Marton Park at 1.15 p.m. Athletic Juniors: G. Pull, K. Follett, W. Welch, K. Zander, O. Gleeson’, D. Cairncross, T. Wigglesworth, N. Wasson, C. Stantiall. E. Dally, I. Clark, A. Smith, O. Main waring, T. Toa, A. Bostock, N. Nicholson. W. Hai/s--worth, W. Keeble, W. Downs, L. Henderson. Players to assemble at Marton Park at 2.30 p.m. sharp. Thirds: G. Hogan, C. Velvin, B. Phillips, P. Butler, B. McChesney, J. Downs, D. Wasson, N. Martin, R. Hunter, I. Buchanan, L. Chrystall, U. Donald, R. Newman, D. Sutcliffe, G. Adam, T. Gray, W. Standering. Players to assemble at Marton Park at 1 p.m. FIRST ROUND OF WILSON CUP DRAW FOR HAWKESTONE The following will compete for the Wilson Cup Stableford competition, i the first round of which will be played on the Hawkestone links tomorrow: Mrs. Baxter v. Miss Finlay, Mrs. Kendrick v. Mrs. Sexton, Mrs. Stantiall v. Mrs. Stewart, Mrs. Fogelberg v. Miss Holder, Mrs. Gracie v. Mrs. Ritchie, Mrs. Grey v. Mrs. Bryers, Mrs. Watt v. Mrs. North, Mrs. Ball v. Mrs. Whale, Mrs. Franke v. Mrs. R. Galpin, Mrs Pickford v. Mrs. Marks, Mrs. Signal v. Mrs. McLean, Miss McDonald v. Mrs. J. Hunt, Mrs. Campbell v. Mrs. Wilson.

Tuesday’s bisque bogey was won oy Miss McDonald, 4 up; Mrs Campbell, 3 up, and Mrs. Pickford, 2 up. BASKETBALL TEAMS I Basketball teams for tomorrow are: I Athletic A (to play on Marton .green): J. Towler, R. Paurini, B. Kendrick, R. Wasson, M. O’Shaugh|nessy, Y. Southby, M. Hunter, N. Paul, S. Heywood. Athletic B (to play M.D.H.S.): E. Hunter, V. Adams, J. Munroe, M. Cockran, J. Andrews, D. Johnston, B. Clarke, J. Mazengarb, M. Dickson. MARTON GOLF CLUB The following pldyers will represent the Marton Golf Club in a match against the Bulls Club at Marton, commencing at 1 p.m. tomorrow: A. B McFarlane, L. Coleman; R. G McConnell, D. B. Sladdon; R. H. Todd, C. Twist; J. Simcox, M. Willis; G. G. Oliver, H. Slocombe; A. Todd R. Crawford; A. Duncan, V Simcox: M. Ingle, V. Frost. Players are asked to be at the tee promptly at 1 p.m. There will be a draw at the clubhouse for members not participating in the inter-club match. All members are asked to assist in providing afternoon tea. BUSHMAN SENT T O GAOL FOR THEFT IN MARTON. Found guilty by a jury in the Supreme Court at Palmerston North on a charge of breaking, entering and theft al Marton on March 9, Leo Sylvester Hannan, a bushman, single, aged 49 years, was sent to gaol for 12 months with hard labour by Mr. Justice Hutchinson. His Honour warned Hannan that, if he did not turn from his criminal ways he would end up as an habitual criminal. Hannan has had 31 previous convictions. 15 of them for breaking, entering and theft, or receiving stolen goods. A plea for leniency was advanced by Mr. G. Crossley, counsel for the prisoner. He submitted that a majority of Hannan's previous convictions were for minor offences or petty dishonesty and that they were i not a scries of serious offence.;. 'Phe I prisoner had not been before the I Court for a serious offence since 1944. He was a hard worker and while engaged in the bush gave no trouble. 11 was when he was in town and mixed with the wrong type of people that he got himself into trouble.