OUR FOOTBALLERS.

Auckland Star, Volume XXIV, Issue 100, 29 April 1898, Page 2

OUR FOOTBALLERS.

PRACTICE MATCHES < To-MORROW

.The Grafton District F.C. Avill hold a practicjp match .at.Potter's Paddock. All •players in the district are requested to attend. . A 'bus leaves the top of Wellesleystreet at 2p.m. , . ■ . .... i .;The Parnell District Football Club will hold practice at Potter's Paddock. .The election qf officers for 'first- and second juniorswill take place on the ground.

City I. v. City 11. (at Potter's Paddockl.-Eirst; Fifteen: • Pallant, G. Smith,- Siddle, Moroes, W. E. Young, Corles, Oliphant, McMillan, Loggie, Williams, Watson, Tyler, Holt, Shepherd, Tuohev andßeaston. The Second Fifteen will be'picked on the ground; when all intending players are requested to be present; The City A. and B Third Fifteens will meet for practice at Potter's. The Ponsonby District Football Club Avill play NeAvton at Potter's to-morrow. The following are, the jplayers:—Masefield (2), Harrison, Lendrum, Braund, Riley, Graham, Gallagher, Carder (2), Rule, Blakey, Greenhough, Leikis, Hemingway, Sinclair, Belsham, Baddily, CarlaAV. Slyfleld, Madill, Gannon, Upton, W. A. Graham, Rylance Cossar (2), Morpeth, Rees, Stokes, Ross, Hunt, Wilson (2), Webber (2), Williams, Hales, Stephenson, Cole,> Howard, Payne, Griffln.. ~ *■■ The North Shore Football Club Avill hold a practice match on Saturday when the following teams will play :—A. Team : J. Cardno, Lipscombe, J. Gerrard, D. Shaw, H. Gerrard, Nicholson, Marshall, Binney, Dacre, Kett, Fulljames, Pitt, Sullivan, Frankham and Mays. B. Team: H. Frankham, Doyle, Bell; Willetts, Sutton, W. McKenzie, Mann, Dent, Quick, Bull, Clarke: Pitt, Mitchell, Woodward, Wrigley and Neighbour. C. Team ;W. Baird, T. Binney, Shaw; Fraser, McKenzie, Harp, E. Alison, Baird, Wells (2), Reid, Norris, Keefe, Dunn. Beeston and Graydon. The following teams Avill represent Newton District F.C. to-morrow at Potter's, against Ponsonby -.—Newton I.: Heath, Roberts, Kirkwood, Woods, Mynott, Freeman, Clarke, Williamson, Richards, Benjamin, Way, Eaton, Lewis, OtAvay, Wilson (2). Newton II.: Hill, Davidson, Annan, Courtney, Conroy, Mills (2), Dinnelly, Buckley, Verral, Heath, Jenkins, Hennessey, Oram, Braickie, Sulhvan, Johns, Tomlinson, Allan. Newton III.: Coyle, Long, Pillinger, Freeman (2), Davidson, Tucker, Gladding, Ebert, Walsh, Cain, Noble, Hunter, Hinton, Long, Conquer, McLaughlin. Ponsonby Druids v. Auckland Druids (at Potter's Paddock). — Ponsonby : Todd, Lendrum, Gillespie, Fielder, Oliphant, Corles, Wooller, Carson, Greenhough, Blomfleld, Noble, Stone, Oram, White, Hitchcock, Appleby. Emergencies : Woods, Dorrington, Campbell, Knight. Auckland Team: Webber, Freeman (2), A. Braund, Farrell (2), Annan, Cosgrave, Young, Barton, Gunthorp, Downey, Peace, Smith, Roseman, Gallot, Hitchcock, Wilson. ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL. ■ The V.M.C.A. Club will hold a practice in Mr Lawry's Paddock at 2.30 p.m. to-morrow afternoon. The following playere will play the rest:—Goal: G. Totman. Fullbacks: J. Clark and Butler. Halves: A. Cowan, Clark, and Totman. Forwards :W. Cowan, L. Clark, Rotherham, Carpenter and A. Wilkinson. H.M.S. Tauranga v. Grafton (at the Metropolitan Ground, Symond-street).—H.M.S. Tauranga :—Goal: Cox. Backs: "McCreadie, McKenzie. Halves : Smith. Campbell, Bridges. Forwards: Morrison, Acton, Willis, Wilkins Tibbie. ' Grafton :—Goal: Hansen. Backs: J. Wright (capt.), Hawkins. Halves: Armitage, Hulme, Martin. Forwards :. Holland, Brodie, Jury, McDougal (2).