INTER-COLONIAL FOOTBALL

Auckland Star, Volume XLIV, Issue 203, 26 August 1913, Page 6

INTER-COLONIAL FOOTBALL

AUSTRAIXA. V. AVCKUHHH. TO-MORROWS GAME. Some night yoaT» ha%-c .paused ttirice on Australian team last \-i.sited Xew Zealaiwl, and einco then Rugby football has pass<yl through a cTitic;il tfanc in Aus tTttlui, bitt it l»u« Kurvrvod, and good Judaea Atrico the opinion that the old μ-aiue lui-s renohed Uie hiyh KtaudtiTd that obtained Ix-fore, the dofccUon of the " WjUlnibiee." YV'he.th<-.r tliis i* ho or not, tfie present tour will tell, but one thing jis certain, <iml that lit out visitors themj selves hold that opinion, suid they are ! t-onildcjit cf looking against Aiick- ! Htkl to-worro-w (W««iiicaday), a t Alex-I nrndra Park. The. Australians practwed y«Jter<lay and this morning, and the form shown was very satisfactory, and oven if they nre defeated by .-Vuckland, Iho exhibition of Jtnpby abouM he « hiph-ulaea one Unfortunately the match i< set down for an btit in order to get over i tire difUcJilty ti» tuikJi us cpossiblc, it has I been decided t<> make a Inte start, and I Hie kickolT haß ibecn timed for 3.15 p-m. At 2.15 a cuTtainraisr-r will t>e })laywl between tptun* from St. Stq>bftn'< Native f?c}iool orml Tl>ro<» Kiii<»'« Collegf. Mr. O. ho-s been selected Dy t4io viuitoTH to control the pamo, and tho tea-ran art- iv» /frllow*; : — ADOTRMjIA. IMH-iack: Dwyor, emptain (VJS.W.). Thrcfi-quaTtcM: E. Carr (K-S.W.), L. Wogiiii ISA.V?.), W.J. MeMn.hon (Q.), D. Sutt«r (N'.S.W.). Pive-eijjirtlie: W. D. Ta«k<T (X.S.W.). Iln-lf back: V. Wood (NJS.W.). For-irarde: \V. Wataon (X.P.W.), C. 0. DotmcJl iNiiff.), 11. TrCOTRU E. J. Fatej- (X.S.W.). C. Wallach (SS.W.), B. I). Hughe* (V.S.W.), F. Thomteon (SAW.), P. Marp» ly (Q.) AUOKLAN'D. Fullback: OTjoary. Th nyc-qoiarters » McOrogor, Stewart. Maoky. Fivn-oif»hth«: •■ Oeddee, Wriiton. Il.Ufl.aok: Rote. Wtee: IlaU. Forwards; Seiliirs, 'ppwriao, Wil.ioii, Ctiniringbani, CalLiphan, Barrett, Bruc«. ATJCItXAJTD TOTHUnCG TEAM. I Geddce and Macky liavo noUftrd Mr. | D. Gullaher, the sejector of the Atick- i livid Rxrgbj- Union teams, that they! are unable to make the trip South. J and a reorganisation was necessary. The t'\%m as now chosen is as followu: I FttJl-lba t :k: Lambert. "nirce-<iuarters: McGrcfTor, O'Brieji, Stewart. Five-cighthe: OTicary, Wcston. Ualf: Roes. Vf'tßg: Hail. Forwards: Scflare, Treeize, Downing. Cunningham, Wylie, Bruce, Barrett. Emergencies: Moffltt. Xesbit. The team lcaro for Wellington by the Main Trun-k express to-morrow evening, after tho New South Wales match, playing- Wellington on Saturday next. They leave Wellington on Monday for Now Plymouth, where they play Taranaki on September -Ith. reaching homo njr.iin on September 6th.