OUR FOOTBALLERS.

Auckland Star, Volume XXVII, Issue 179, 31 July 1896, Page 5

OUR FOOTBALLERS.

AUCKLAND V. THAMES,

The firsb match of tho presenb season botween the Auckland ropreaentatives and the representatives of an outside Union takes place to-morrow at Potter's Paddock, against the Thames. Provided the weather is favourable, visitors may expecb to see a very interesting game. Tho Thames Union aro sending along this year an unusually strong fifteen, and though it can hardly be expected that the visitors will prove victorious, they will at least give a good account of bhemsolves,. As to the local fifteen, if those originally chosen are all prosonfc, they should have no difficulty in effecting a win. A great deal of interest, however, is being taken in the match,, as ib will tend to show the strength of tho Auckland " rep. " team which will play against Queensland nox't week. . The fallowing are tho teams : — Auckland.—Full-back, Masefield ; threequarters, Surman, Clavton, and Absolum ; five-eighths, Elliott; half. Braund ; winga, Oliphant and Mills; forward., C. Brady, Hancock, Wilson, F. Murray, McLean, Gallagher, and S. Brown. Thames. — Full-back, Smith; threequarters. R. McGregor, Paul, Robinson; five-eighths, W. Carter ; half-back, Wilson; forwards, Laing and Billing (wings), Cornthwaite, Mclllwain, S. Smith, Brownlee, McMillan, Ddwnes.

OTHER MATCHES,

Wharf v. Gas (at Ellerslie).— The. teams will bo picked from the following :—Wharf: Oliver, Sims, Hill, ' McGinnoss, Hales, Murphy, Downey. Mann. McCluskey, Brabant, Breen, Hayden,- Keefe, Eaton, Kirk, Cox, Brown. Chalmers and Cammel. Gas Company: Thomas, Cole, Beleham, Atkinson, Purdy, Finlay, Dunn, vYardill, Laane, Somers, Shaw (2), McDermott*, Nicholson, Rabbidge, Lawford and Cosgrave. Cousins and Atkins v. Panmure.— Cousinß and Atkins : Freeman, Lendrum, Bruce, Munro, Riley, Rogers, Greenhougb, Cossar, Rule, Grabame, Patterson, Hickey, Emery, Hargreaves and Young. Takapuna A. v. Takapuna B. (at Devonport).—Takapuna A. : Francis, Clark, J. Gerard, Walkor, Gerard, Philcox. Mays, Quinn, Nicholson, J. Mays, Sullivan, England, Frankham, King, Hynea. Emergencies : Scott and Shaw.

ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL,

United v. North Shore (Domain. — United : Williams, Thomson. Henderson, Todd, Heather, Rudkin, Hulme, Speight, Niccol, Rice, Heather. North Shore: Roberts, Chamberlain (2). Campbell, Cave (2), Jamießon, Allen, Williams, Dacre, Burgess. West End 11. v. Grafton 11. (Domain). —West End : Graham, Bond, Ryland, Booth, N-Slyfield, Stephenson, Ballanbyne, Johnson, Macindoo, Poster, Main. Emergencies : Bealo and Slyfield. Grafton : Harding, Hawkins, Devereaux, Laird, Talbot, Martin, Cowan, Pilkington, Brodie, 7.1 in ton, Stokes.

Noeth Shore 11. v. Grammar School (Niccol's Paddock, Devonport). — North Shore : Reberts, Kent, •H. Burgess, RUave, A. Honld, Redmond, S. Besb, Bakewell, Baird, Waters, Cofces^

SCHOOL MATCHES,

The following public school matches will be played to-morrow :—Wellesley-street v. Davonport, at Devonport, 11a.m.; Grafton Road v. Newmarket, Domain, 12.30; Beres* ford-street v. Mount Albert, Domain, 11 a.m. ; Napier-street v. , Epsom, Domain, 12.39 > Parnell v. Newton West, Domain, 11 a.m.; Mount Eden v.Ponsonby, Domain, 11a.m.; Mount Roskill v. Northcote, Domain, 12.30.