FOOTBALL.

Auckland Star, Volume XLI, Issue 101, 29 April 1910, Page 7

FOOTBALL.

HTJGBY.

The clubs which will evesatusjly enter ior the senior' championships .have not yet" got Into playing form, but' the keener- players at any rate aire fast approaching i|. Training has been regular in most of the* club halls, and tot-morrow s'o_"e of the teams will hold field "practices. The and Pare—ll Clubs have arranged to play tryingout games £n the outer ~ paddock at Alexr asidra. Part;. ' " "*'"~ The City Football CJub 'have also arranged for a p-aotice at Convent ___11, Pb__—ibv. " Grafton v Herald.—The following players will represent the Grafton XV. team in a match against the -{.era—," at "Mark's paddock, M_ Eden, on Saturday:—lbbertsoh, Wallace, Edwards, Johnston, MeG-nnp—, Askew, Bray, Martin, Herring, Harvie, Hi—tou, Thomas, I_ull, ______ B#ns, Cornaga. AT NORTH SHORE. The iNorth Shore juniors will play a •mutch with a team from the College Rifles on the Devonport Domain to-morrow. Teams have been selected as, follows:— North Shore.—A. T. Hodden, W. Coleman, C. Wilding, R. Harvey, A Haddon, J. Alison, li. Basley, _. Blackwell, T. Atkins, L. Walters, S. Chatfield, M. Grace, C Brown, 'Hattrick (2), W. Marks, A. Stevenson, S. Weston. •College Rifles.—H__ }, Ifwerson, Gordon, Nesb—, V— le, Newell, Clark, Harty, Pomrtney (2), Hel—_y, Jacobi, Clay, Barsitow, Easter, Steele. On No. 2 GTonnd the North Shore third and fourth grade teams will practise as follows:— Third Grade.—Dumper (2), B. Meahen, C. Webber, Woodward, Pi—gei—d, H. Basicerville, iB. Mann, W. Mill-ten, B. Smith, _. Rogers, W. Cranch, P. Stevenson,, S. P. Clark, Campbell, J. D. Wright. Fourth Grade.—R. Newman, J. Corrigan, A. Alfred, T. McGJashan, A. Miller, N. Eraser, E. Jones, C. K. Seager, It. Norrel, A. Colebnrn, J. Douglas, B>. Willetts, G. M-cF_rl_ue, R. Hood, J. Slane. AT ROTOEUA. The 'Rotor—i Rugby season will be opened to-nvorrow at Orawa Park, when the matches of the first ronnd in the cop competition's will be played. Unfortunately, —ore are not bright prospects of a good j year, chiefly owing to lack of players. I Employment is said to be rather scarce in i the town, and the young men have had to leave in search of work elsewhere. As a result of the exodus, it Is just possible that only three teams, all in the senior grade, will -take the field, as compared with seven —three senior and four junior—last year. In order to foster an Interest in the game among the schoolboys, a series of s_—>— co—tpetitions have been arranged for this year for 'teams from each of the three schools at Rotorna. NEW Z_____—) KDXxBY ONION. « (By Telegraph-—Press Association.) WELLINGTON, Thursday. The management committee of the New Zealand Rugby Union met to-night. The New South Wales Rugby Union wrote suggesting that the New Zealand Rugby Union leave the matter of arranging the fixtures for the New Zealand team in New South Wales to the New South Wales Union's con uni ttee, as an adherence to the programme previously suggested was now impracticable owing to the dates fixe„ for the A—leri——i Universities team. It was decided to leaye the matter to the incoming committee.

Mr. Langsford telegraphed from Auckland that he could rot accept t_u> position nl comanager of the _Caori team leaving Auckland on May 13. Mr. Parato wrote in this co-nectlon, asking that a member of the New Zealand Rugby Union be appointed to All this office. The question was referred to the annual meeting. Notice was given by the Taranakl Union to move at tbe annual meeting, "That £100 be voted by the Now Zealand Union to the Alfred Bayley memorial fund." Tbe New South Wales Union cabled approving the arrangements in regard to flaying a match between the New Zealand team which is to visit Australia and the Wellington representatives on June 3. NORTHERN UNION. Newton v. Ponsonby (at Victoria Park). — The Newton team will be picked from the following players:—Winters, Thorn-s, Bradbum, .Ma—Hell, Maki, Bupton. Callashan, Armltage, Allan, Fiirrant, Smith (2j; -Inkborn, Houghton, Haswell, Simpson, Cantell, Htirley, and Parkcs. ASSOCIATION. To-morrow the season for Association football will be opened in real earnest at Eden Pnrk, with a top hat and bonnet match, and a sis-a-side tournament. The teams in the freak match will be Corinthians (top hats) and Olympics (bonnets). The match should be amusing enough for everybody, enthusiasts and mere c—sual onlookers alike and, for those who prefer fast play the slx-a-slde tournament should offer j prospect of a good afternoon's sport. Following are the teams entered to take part in the tournament:— Tabernacle.—A team: G. Grifß ths, L. Clarke, H. Kendon, H. C-tteral, H. GribWe, F. Brookban—j. B team: H. L——beater, CSwales, O. Long, C. Deverick, S. Gribble, 11. Lee. C team: S. Bobinson. F. Baker, R. Booth, B. Webster. C. Isbteter, J. Love. D team: A. Cantell, E. Hall, B. Atkinson,. D. Baker. H. Boyue, T. Brewer. North Shore.—-C. Bennett, Craig, Sutherland, Barrrrclonch, Gardiner, and Plckerif tr. Ponso—by (two teaa_s).rrrJ. 01-nell, W. Ritchie, Johnston, F. -—-hie, Drake, Marshall, Brand. H. Webster, S. Taberner, Stratford, Tatton, J. Dhnery, H. Taberner. j NORTH SHORE. The North Shore clnb have arranged for ] practice matches at Devonport. Following are the teams:— No. 1 Greatid.—A team (club colours): Mr> Kenzle, F. Kent, Samson, H. Smith, % I Woolley, Foreman, L. Smith, Stewart, Wool-ins, K. Macky, Talbot, Morrison, B. team (white shirts): L. Spiriley, Whit-eld, —iight, Brown, Nimnerley, __ Wall ace, Leeward, Owen, Kichmaud, Patexso.u, Lockwood. No 2 Grot—rd- —E- Moore, S. Cardno, A. M__dlar, L. Harty, B. WpoUey, Wild, AHeon, F. Bennett, B_Jey, Brabant, A Wallace, WiUhuns, Weir. Fourth Division, at 2 p,_i.—Richards, —L Moore, C. Kent, Mc——.—.e, Stewart, Douglas, Osborne, Menzies, Needham, K—tg, Waddle.worth, O. Miller, Buchanan, J. Parker. Corinthian v. Olympic (at _Ingsland).—. Corinth—v team will be selected from the foWowUig pl_ye—i: <Barvcy, Boy—c, Mikkle«on, P, C. Rose, Orr, Rickerfcy, Foxshaw, —Jaresnape, JF. Bose, W. "Rose, B- Bond, Sale, and Archer. Teams for —x-a-sid_ contest: F. Bullen, B. B—lien, Greaves, - Cooper, Renfrew, Rodgers, _E. Walsh, Crompton, Punch, Chapman, Collatd, aid _uc—a—a—.

Caledonians.—-The folowing teams will represent the Caledonian" Club in ihe six-a-side tour-anient:—First: j. JJowle," J. Neilson, J. Seath, H. Whittle. Scott, J. Gardiner. Second: A. Callander, W. Galloway, J. I/ornle, K. Barber, J. Johnston, A. LorKie. Third!: H. Davidson, D. McLaren, J. Henderson, J. Shepherd, W. Walker, W. Tute.

Guild I. v. Hotspur {at Victoria Park).— Me—erel!, JJor—ey, B—cicoe (2), Neale, King, McOowan, (HEI, Morris, Matthews, Mackay. Guild 11. v. Carlton (at Victoria Park).— Sw__son (3), ——_ig—rm, 'Sims Ne_son, Morris, Medwell, Taylor. Mutton, Whittaker, Miller.

C-ledonia-s TV. (v. Tabernacle IV., at Dom„_). —Car—le, Jackson, McLaren, Bndd, •T. Ettles, Lornie, Gardiner, Kennedy, Finlay, Johnston, McPherson; emergencies, McDougall, M. Ettles, and Adams.

Tabernacie.—R. Yang—an, A Hogan, W. Smeeton (captain), E. Booth, Hailing, N. Tucker, S. Webster, E. Boyne, A. Massam, D. Blomfield, and S. Yonid—Q. " ,

W.Y.M.i. (v. Gordons, at Donlain) Booth, Campbell, Gosnell, Lea, Lov—tl, Mar—i_U, Metcalfe, Mcßoberts, Patrick, Pomeroy, Stewart, Whitehead.

W.-.--I. (v. Gordons, at Dom-in, 2 p.m.), —Caradns, Dai-low, Greenland, Haddock, Inkster, Beady. (2), Rosser, Wilson, Wad-ding-am, Jackson; emergency, Garland. Carlton (v. Guild). —J. _&ti__a_* Hume, E-miston (2), 'Barton (2), Dongl—y, : __-_y, Sut—lffe, Clark (2), Hacvie, Reid, ______

THE AU_______A_r GAME. EDEN J*OC<-—_LL CLUB. The members of the above c—lb will meet on the Victoria Park on Saturday for a practice mat!—.