FOOTBALL.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2506, 20 May 1909, Page 3

FOOTBALL.

TO-DAY ’ S MAT CUES

At Victoria Domain to-day Gisborne will meet Alhambra at 1.45 p.m., anti Citv will play Star at 3 p.m. Tim Gisborne team against Alhamb a will be chosen from Blake, McConnell, Seymour. Lyons, Scott, Higgs, Delaney, Harrison, Newton, Gikm , Rvan, Blewden. Pollock, Campbell, Neill. Swain, Kelly, 'Knowles, and Morse. Players are requested to be on the ground "at 1.30 sharp. Members can pav their subscriptions to the secretary " Mr. M. B. Ansell, at thc ground. . L r ,. ■ The Alhambra team against Gisborne will be as follows: Full-back, Stubbs; l, ree-ouarters, McLacblan, Anderson, ■ iempton; ire-eighths, Oman,AA illiams; half, Popple; forwards, Olsen, McCorm, H Cram, Muldoon. Paltvidge, Gillies,’ Parked Tiiroi, H. Carter; emergencies. Hobbins, Carter, Stei oils, L<. mont, Marlow. S ATIJRD AY’S MATCTIES. Tbe matches on Saturday will. he as follows: —Seniors, Unitecl v. Kaiti-Gitv ; juniors, United y. Y.M.C.A ; thirds Kaiti-City v. Y.M.C.A. The somoi and junior matches are to start at 3 p m. sharp, and the thirds at 1.40 p.m. REFEREES APPOINTED. The following have been appointed to act as referees at this wee* s; mutches —For Thursday matches: Messrs Osborne and Olson. For Saturday matches-: Seniors. Mr W. Howard ; jnmors, .Ur. L. F. Williams; thirds, Mr. Cail ‘ WAIAPU RUGBY UNION.

The management committee o the Waiapu Itugby Union met m the hotel, Tologa Bay, on Tuesday evening. -In© president, M. J'. P. Murphy, occupied the chair, and there were present iepresentativos from the Tokomaru, Mana tun a and Tologa football clubs. "The representative team was select-* cd as follows:—Full-back, late; thiecquarters, Newton, Aororc, and■ Ky'and, five-eighths. Watehorn'and Eiekana, half, Gcrrard ; wing. Callaghan , wi wards, K el sail, Gilbert J. bmcoln, Fletcher, B. Lincoln, Crook, and Buka, emergencies, (backs) Gillies and ial .’ (forwards) J. Oates and Brown. Beic reo Mr. H. M. Walker. Ordinary business was gone through <lS The °Tokomaru Club’s application to have the date of tlieir matchwith Mangatuna altered fro pi the 29th to the 22nd inst. was refused. It was decided to allow the Poverty Bay Union £6 from the -‘‘gate. . J The offer of the Hamti Brass Band to plav during Monday afternoon the date of the representative match lwertv Bar v. Waiapu, was accepted, and the secretary instructed to write and thank the band for their oiler. A c,ul)-oommittee was appointed to make arrangements for the entertainment of the visitors. . Two players were reported foi lOU « nlav'hv the referee in the .lologa VMnngatuna match. -The secretary was instructed to. writ- and caution then the referee was commended for Ins * J.ITW decided to fall in with the

Poverty Bay Union’s; suggestion to play a return match at Gisborne at a future elate. The application of the Tologa Bay Club to play a match against ono of the Gisborne clubs, if arrangements could be made,, was granted, provided the match did not interfere with the Union’s fixtures.