FOOTBALL.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVI, Issue 2195, 20 May 1908, Page 3

FOOTBALL.

The following players will represent West End Football Club in the junior and third matches against Takitimu on Saturday next:—Juniors: R. Somervell, Olsen, Burke, Clark, C. Somervell, R. Campbell, Riwai. Olsen, Martin, Saunders, Pritchard, McGuffie, AV. Hepburn, G. Peterson, M. Osborne. Thirds: J. Patterson, H. Hepburn, A r . Oman, Alakoari. AV. Smith, AV. O’Meara, E. AVlutfield, V. Peterson, Newton. Yeates, lortcr, Kokiri, G. AVhitfiold, P. Hepburn AV. AVliitfield; emergencies, forwards— File, Marflett, backs—Cockenll and Heeney. _ , The team to represent Takitimu against Kaiti-City next Saturday will be as follows: Callaghan, Leah, AA. Sharp, Adamson, Tc Reinga, Mcssenger, Bowman, AlcKeuzie, McKee, Lvons, Kemvay, AVilkinson, C. Taylor. L AValkor; emergencies, backs—l ita to Plan, H. Gibson, Bartlett, AVatcnc ; forwards —Cooper, Tulioe, Lasker, anil P. Cookery. THURSDAY COMPETITION. The following will represent the Star Club in tlieir match against tho Gisborne club on tlie Domain to-inoi-row, at 3 p.m: F. McFadgen, Karaka, R. AVilkiiison, F. Burke, Ivaipara, Patiliaiiga, lliwai. C. Davis, D. Perguson, L. Nicholas, J. Richards, Heke, A. Newton, J. Dore, and Bowman emergencies, backs—W. J aeicson, Bowman, and Pa Edwards; forwards—F. Danielle, Tulioe, 11. Lam--OUThe following were chosen to ])lay for tlio Gisborne Club: Whitfield, 1 ollock, McLaehlan, Austen, W i RepaMorse, Brown, Seymour, Scott, 1 ox, Davies, Harrison, A. McConnell, J. Newton, and F. Higgs 5 emergencies, backs—AVylie, Henley, Conroy; forwards —Ansell, Lyford. Morgan, Bannistor, Brett, and Cowlnck. HASTINGS TEAM FOR GISBORNE. (Prose Association,) NAPIER, May 19. The Hastings Rugby Football SubUnion have resolved to iiifoim the Poverty Bay Union that they. wouh. solid a‘team to Gisborne early in September, subject to the approval j 1 the Hawke’s Bay Rugby Union.

BRITISH TEAM AT PRACTICE. INJURY TO VASSALL. Press Association. WELLINGTON, May 19. Tire British football team had a "ood practice on the Athletic lark this moriing, and th-s afternoon gymnastic work was gone through. Tire visitors have expressed a desire to have the Athletic Park entirely to themselves for the purpose of training, and the New Zealand Rugby Union is doing all It can to ensure the visitors’ desire. In order to enable the visitors to grasp any differences that may exist between the rulings of New Zealand referees and those of England in regard to the laws of football, a special meeting of the Wellington Referees’ Association is to be held next week, when the British team will be invitee! to attend to discuss with the referees any points that may seem to require elucidation. “While the British footballers were practising at Athletic Park, this afternoon, H. H. Vassall, of Oxford, scored two tries ,and oacli time he injured his right shoulder. It may bo a month before ho is 1 able to play, and this is particularly unfortunato for the visitors, because Vassall is considered to be one of the most brilliant men of tlio team.