FOOTBALL

Auckland Star, Volume XLII, Issue 135, 8 June 1911, Page 6

FOOTBALL

AUCKLAND RUGBY UNION. The weekly meeting wns held yesterday evening, present: Air G. 11. Dixon ichalr- ' man), aod Messrs C. P. Sti-hbury, 11. Conquer, S. W. Somerueld, aud C. V. La.ugstord ' isecreta iy(. ' A junior player of No. .'" Garrison team, ' who was orueu-il off the held by tne referee " in tne course ol the Nortu Shore v. No. 3| ■ Garrison juniur uiatcU on Saturday, was suspended tin next Wednesday, and will lie I i | called on to IheU appeal bclorc the ioiii- j * J mitlce. i I | The home-nud-Uome matches wilb Thames | < wen- arranged tv be played on lsi July at 1 "ihauies, ami uli 1-th August at Auckiaud. ) The uinich Northern W'aiiua v. Auckland . B was arranged fur Ist July, at Auckland. i The N.Z. i niou forwarded a ciicmar regardlug matches for rep. country players. ; ine teams would consist of: North Island , Three uien each lroni South Auckland, j Hawke's Bay. Poverty Bay. Munawaiii, nmJ I j Wuirarapa. anil two uieu t_eh from Bay of , l'lcuiy, lloiowhcuua. aud Bush districts. I • South Island L- i>ui men each fnun West', tou st. Buller. Nelson. Marlhor.ugii. and j , South Canterbury, ll was proposed to play j, matches with tne North Island team at , Auckland. New- Plymouth, Wanganui, and Wellington, uurl Willi the Souih Island t'-iiiu at luviTcargill. liuueiiiu. anil Chrisli—urch. Both leains ih.-n .play a Noun v. S..iah J country teams niateli al Wellington, when , lb.- selectors uppolllted ill en line, linn with , ; the iiuiiual North v. Smnli match will be requested to alien,l. The following dates , wi-i.- suggested: Ni.rlli Team v. Aueklauil. I', July 29; v. "taranaki (al New Plyuiuutlii, I ' August ."): v. Wanganui. Angus! .".; v. Wei I linglmi, August !i. Maun Team v. Southland | lun 'August •,. v iil.-i-n. An-iisi -".; v. Canter. I I bury. Angus! 1". Noilh \ Smth. at Wei -I ! liugti.n. tui Angusl 1-. Tin- lll.lltlT nf I arranging dale .mil grounds was i, fl in the | baud.- i.l Ihe eliairinaii and si orot.-ny In run I, i si,l,-i they .lis,, i.i eoiisiu.-i- Hi,- dale nf i " Hie null, li againsl (In- Nil!. v. -.-. an,l 111-- ' p I southern r, ami rcpnn al next uieeliug. , The Auckland Centre S.V.. A.A.A. asked lif ihe Union would a--U< by allowing ihe N.Z. live mile cross eouiilry ohiillipmuslllp ' all, ,ii,-, I m Auiklaud. In liuisli mi AI--.an. | , ilia Park, nppc.sln- the giaiid.-l.md. about ,' ;-, pui .In- I enli«- asked what dale would Ibe lllnsl Suitable. Ileciileil in suggest 12tll! i August as suitable dale. i — r tui: i:i-:r. fixtures. ; The Ac,-ki.in.l Union, with its represen- j latlvo ol.lig us iv bnuibein uniuus. add] I Ihe wriglil nf shield challenge games, added ! ; 1,, the re.|iiii-eui<'.iis nf championship club j games, is bulling great dlfßeuby iv in run■lug rep. unit,lies this year. Under the In ; ! cieasing pressure the annual hoiue-and Imme | iiianlns willi Thames are becoming a lilile ' Irksome, and the advisabililv nf discontinuing tlii-ui is .-Mining yearly to be mole seriously diseessed. though the Union Commit. I tee is reluctant to abandon ihe UxHires. Which are recognised as uf cnnsldei able | | a-sislan, c i,, i In- sub.union. The difficulty] of Uttiug in dates for all tbe rep. lixluresi I will pi-niuiMv resuli in Ihe games in the j ! southern lour being >onßi:fd lo Hie big i eeiitres ah - The chairman and secretary I have been depuied in consider the dates for ! this year's end-of season games, and upon jto next meeting of the _xecutivc Comi iniltc — j SATURDAY'S ai;!i.\m;i:mknts. The grounds and appointments nf referees I for Saturday's Itugby matches are us folSK.NIOI! GUADE. University v. City (No. 1 ground. Alexandra I'nrki: referee. Mr A. Campbell. Grafton v. Newton iNo. 4 groillidl; referee. Mr A. Nicholson. Parnell v. Marist Bros. 'No. 2 groundi; , '■ u-feree. .Mr 11. Jensen. SECOND GRADE. | ' ' Cniverslly v. c,,|l,._e P.ines iNo. It, '! -round. Alexandra PaiKi; referee, Mr G. ~ Kinterns. } ] Ponsonby v. Parnell iNo. .". ground); reII feree. Mr C. Oram. Newton v. Maris! Bros. (No. 6 groundi: I refer.-c. Mr S. Conway. TIUKU GRADE. ! University v. No .1 Garrison (No. 7 ground. Alexandra Park); referee, Mr F. J. ! Adeane. I St. Benedict's v. ".alnlaw. Leeds (No. S groundi: referee, .Mr C. Johns-tone. No _• Natives I. College Hides (No. II groundi; referee, Mr T. .1. Fitzgerald. .' Marist Bros v. Grafton (No. In groundi; j referee. Mr W. A. Knox. Ponsonhv v. No. :'. En.ineers (No. 11 I ground,; referee. Mr A. Kcmierley. ] Parnell v. Onehunga Methodists (No. 12 .. groundi; referee, Mr I' MoNamee. North Shore A v North Shore n (at ' ' Dcvuuporti; referee. Mr Parker. Xi iURTII GRADE. i City v. Parnell iN,i. 11. ground, Alexj an-.ii-.-i l'urki; referee, Mr J. Williams. Newtnii v. It..vers iN„. 11 ground); referee. Mr XI. L—-ihan. l'nusonby A v. Grafton (No. i.-, groundi; referee. Mr G. Morau. I Marist Litos. v. Pull—mby 1" (No. 10 [ , ground;; reteree. Mr W. Murray. " FIFTH GKADi-. j j North Shore v. Ponsonby A (at Devonpi port); referee, Mr It. l'.eu.ou. City v. Newt,,n B i Nn. 17 ground. Alexandra Parkl; referee. Mr Mason. Parnell v. Pmisnuhy B (.No. IS ground); referee, Mr Craigie. Newton 1-5 v. Newton A (No. 10 ground.'; referee, Bro. Fergus. Graflon A v. Gralton R (.No. 20 groundj;

referee, Mr I. Mc_lwalu. BECK)NDARV SCHOOL MATCHES. SENIOIt GRADE. St. John's Collegia!-.- v. Sacred Heart iNo. 4 ground. Alexandra Park,; reteree, Mr U. Jensen. Technical College v. Kings College (No. 1 ground); reteree. Mr Mc.Namee. JUNIOR GRADE. King's A v. Saor,-d Heart iNo. <; ground, Alexandra Parki; referee. Mr S. E. Mason. St. John's v. Techni'-al College (No. 7 ground); referee, Mr Fielding. King's B v. Grammar B iNo. S ground); referee, Mr Nicholson. PUBLIC SCHOOL MATCHES. A GKADE Devonport v. Beresford-street (No. 3 ! ground. Alexandra Park); referee, Mr A. liennerley. Newtou East v. Remuera (No. 2 ground); 1 referee, Mr C. W. Oram. Newton West v. Ponsonby (No. 9 groundi; referee, Mr Fitzgerald. j .Mount Kde.n v. Richmond-road (No. 10 ground); referee, Mr Lenihaii. B GRADE. Napier-sireet v. Norm-.1 iNo. 11 groundi; ! referee, .Mr _S. Conway. i Parnell v. Oration iNo. 12 groundi; reI feree, Mr J. Williams. I llaytield v. Mount Albert (No. 13 groundi; reteree., Mr A. Nicholson. , Pitt-street v. liuchuuga iNo. 5 ground); referee, Mr G. 11. I—Uterus. C GRADE. Edeudale v. Newmarket (No. 14 ground); referee, Mr F. J.- Adeane. Grey Lynn v. Ep,»u_ (No. 10 ground; ruI feree, Mr D. Craigic. l'ill-streei v. Avoudale (No. 16 ground).