FOOTBALL.

Waikato Times, Volume LIV, Issue 6408, 5 May 1904, Page 3

FOOTBALL.

HAMILTON RUGBY UNION. The usual weekly meeting of the Jianagement Committee of the Hamilton Rugby I nion was held in Bright's Hotel last evening, Mr Grigg in the chair. On the proposition of Mr Gwynne, seconded by Mr Grigg, it <vas decided that no registrations be received after Wednesday next, with the exception of new players coming into the districtIt was decided that the captains of the competing teams must hand in to the referee a complete list of their teams before the commencement of every match. Several small accounts were passed for payment. Messrs E. Williamson and H. Johnson were appointed to take charge of the senior and junior matches respectively. SATURDAY'S MATCHES. )n Saturday next the football season will '>e formally opened, when the No. 1 and City seniors and City* and Suburbs juniors will meet. The following are the players of the competing teams : Seniors.—E. Williamson. City—Full-back, Wallace; three-quarters, Packer, Pike, Castleton ; five - eighths, Chalmers; half. Greenwood : wiring, P. Innes ;tn'l Taylor; forwards, Mullaney, Lovell, Wheeler, Pureed, McNicol, Stapleton and McGarrigle. Emergencies: Lyrnburn aud Peat. No. I.—Full-back, W. Rogers; threequarters, T. Houghton, J. Mandeno, J. Moore; five-eighths, T. Hughes; half, C. He very ; wings, J. Radford and 1. Moore: forwards, Watt (2), W. Hyde, E. Tebbs, J. Crowley, \\. HarwoO'l, S. Hughes. Emergencies: Forwards, W. Evans, F. Swarbrick; backs, H. Edgecuuibe, R.Cole. Juniors.—H. Johnson. City.—Full-back, Bettley; three-quar-ters, Tristram, Lymbutu. Brinshew ; fiveeighths, Castleton; half, L. Munro; wings, H. Innes and Chappell : foi wards, A. Hill, Peat, Reid, Bastable, F. Williamson, Tristram. Suburbs.—Full-back, W. Green ; threequarters, K. Allwood, Livingstone, J.Goodwin; five-eighths, Speedy : half, H. Prince; wings, T. Prince and L. O'Neill; forwards, Dey, Poynter, Kanstead, Penuiket, Callaghan, Windsor and Hunt. Emergencies: Clarkin and Thompson. NGARUAWAHIA FOOTBALL. The football match, held on Saturday, Ngarua*ahia v. Outsiders, for a dinner, resulted in a win for the former by 6 to nil. An excellent dinner wa • provided in the evening by Mr D. Jakeman, of the Waipa Hotel. KAWHIA CLUB. This club has been formed on a fresh basis, the following nffi ;ials being elected for the ensuing season Patron, Mr F. W. AI.H.R. ; president, Dr Jenkins ; vice-presidents, Messrs Hamilton, Jonathan, Hustler, Taui Wetere, Gosling, Mason, Mann, Morgan, Sircouibe, Hartin .n, Lundon, King, Durham and Turnbull; committee, Messrs W. Coe, Sturmey, J. Fal wasser, Pearson, and Beamsley (three to form a quorum) ; secretary, treasurer aud captain, Mr E. Falwasser ; vice-captain, Mr G. Sturmey : selection c mimitcee, captain, vice-ciptain and Mr Pearson. '1 iie English footballers leave Sydney for New Zealand on July 30th and play five matches in the -colony, beginning ou Augusttith. The fixtures are to be arranged to-morrow.