FOOTBALL.

Auckland Star, Volume XLIV, Issue 196, 18 August 1913, Page 7

FOOTBALL.

southern xmxrxsf. THE COMING LIGHT E.LrK.S. The secretary o£ the >"s>w Zealand Rugby Football league £Mr. Henry Oakley) received a letter 'by to-day's mail from the secretary of* the New South Walri- league anent. the tour of New Zaa\and. upou which :i representative lenm started out on from Sydney on Saturday. The letter; states" inte'raHa:— "Re proposed third test at Canity bury. I am afraid that the members oi the party will find conic difficulty ' in staying the extra time, neoeasarv* for auoh a .Tratclt. How«-°r; the matter will he before the general committee here to-night, and. no doubt, the managers will be instructed on the point. Herewith is the complete Seam. You will note that six of those originally selected found it impossible 'h> make "the trip,. vid., Eraser, Bromelain, Norman. Hallo-way saA Pearce. Thcrr places have been filfled by men whose ability thoroughly <warran±s their inoluaion in any team. So that tlie strength of the side- is in no way weakened; in fart, there are many who think the new men strengthen the combination, ion will find that the very bast in the way of the Northern gamo Will be shown, and. you need have no misgivings in booming the team. ""Six only of tJie team are new to representative hnnxHurs. Harold Border who starred here while the tf.ara was in New Zealand last season, will be found to come m> to the highest expectations they formed. Early in this year he seemed to be 'not quite up, , bat "now he is the fastest and triekieet threequarter here. He won -hie club's lOOvda f-h.inipionehip last week in 10 l-10s " Of all the others, too, Leagiidtes 'here entertain no doubts as to their success, Jβ a word, the team is a beauty, and must .bring back the 'Ashes.' 1 trust the tour rail tbe highly succeesful from your point of view, and will result in the further .eprcad of the game in the Dominion. The .New South Wales team is:— Fall-backe, H. BaUctt and G. Challis-three-qnarters, H. Horder, \X. Collins' S. Deane, D. Krawley, L. R. Algie H Jhompson. fl nd O. Deane; five-eighths", H. (~ Xayior and h. Cabitt; halves n°\?l and r A - JoIu »»«>«>! forwards, W. Haddock, B. R. Craig J M v J? W. O Koord, and A. Curran; Messrs. S. C> o . Ban an<J R y "v^s trainer J, & Henneeey. TWs £$£*• party otitwcnty-eewen. ' • BTTGBT. - ; / AUCKLAND B V. aajBANAJn B.