LEAGUE FOOTBALL.

Auckland Star, Volume LII, Issue 166, 14 July 1921, Page 7

LEAGUE FOOTBALL.

MAN A(:KMEXT COMMITTEIa. The Manaa'cmoi Committee of the Auckland llugby l-"Utliill 1-fnsue met last evening. The chairman, Mr. .1. I pi esided. Matters relating to forthcoming Southern tours by i-eucue teams ivere discussed. Tue chairman said olio team would go South on August 2i and play matches at fhristchurch, llreymonth. aud WellingtonAnother team would piny games ut Hamilton, Tauuiaruiitii anil .Napier. Mr. 1. Culpnu was appointed mauager for the team to visit llie South Island and Wellington. Mr. K. Stalhvorthv was appointed selector of the U>ague representatives i" place ot Mr .1. Kukutai. who has been absent in Australia wiOl the New Zealand League team. Telegrams were received from ihe Wellington and Hawke's Bay Leagues notifying acceptance of the dates -proposed f" r games in Auckland by the Welllng-ton nnd Hawke's Buy I/cague representatives specilvelv against Auckland. Wellington will play Auckland oil July .'«>. and the ■Hawke's Hay match has been uxed for August (>. » A challenge by the City Club to play IVillsonhv for tile Tbaeker Shield was referred to the New Zealand Council A lei lor received from tin unci] relating to ihe challenge i»f the Maritime Club to play the POUSOU-by flub for the •l'lu.|a>r Shield stated that the amended rules governing shield gaiiies> had been forwarded to Christen urcli for approval. The chairman explained that until the amended rules were adopted no matches between local clubs could be played for the shield. A deputation from the il'onsolibv Club requested that the date fixed for the Tbaeker Shield game between d'etone and I'onsouby be nlterciJ. as It clashed with trfe Springboks' Auckland fixture. It was decided to endeavour to alter the fixture to September 10, failing which to lix the match for September 17. In t-he discussion that followed, several divergent views were ox-pressed. in respouse to a question the chairman said he Wanted to disabuse all clubs of the idea that the Auckland League was a very financial body. After <"arluw I'ark was made the Auckland League would have spent £31100 on It this season, and the two Auckland teams would i-ost the Auckland League fully £«*> to go South. That would leave the Auckland League without sixpence. Mr. Longbottoin: It has. boon the clubs that have made the League. The chairman: It has been the club.-'. We know that. And we do not want it any way else. And in all our dealings we remember it. The following addition to the rules was adopted on the motion of Mr K. Stallworthy:— "That players deserting fhe Kugbv Lengue aud playing any other llughv code shall automatically become disqualified, and ttfat he.fore snch player can be/reinstated he shall appear personally before the league and make a sworn declaration that he has received no financial consideration for leaving or returning to the League code; provided that the rule »hall not apply to any league player playing the Rugby "code in r. district where the league game is not represented." A further clause was added that any player getting reinstated should he required to rejoin tbo cluU-and play in the grade to which he had formerly belonged. A. 0. Ciodick and .1. L. O'Brien were reinstated ns members of the North Shore 'Club. The transfer of R X St tleor-e from Mnrist Old Boys Club to .North Shore was approved. FiXTCRES FOR SATUKDAt. The following jatnos have been arranged by the Auckland League for Satnrdav (Seniors. _,Roop e (Rooster <-omi|iot.ition"- City v. .Newton, Cariaw 'I'ark No 1. :; p.m. Mr. A. Ball; Marist Old Boys v. Maritime (v.- lrlaw Park .Xo. 2. .1 p.m., Mr. W. Ripley: ■Ponsomby v. North Shore. Domain No 1 :i p.m., Mr. T. Hill. 'Second 'Grade.—il'onsonbv v. Maritime. Domain Xo. 2. A p.m.. Mr. A. Saunders: •Xewton v. City. Victoria Park Xo. 2. ;! •p.m., Mr. Pullen; Mannkau v. EUerslle, Mauukau. .1 p.m.. Mr. L. Farrant: '.Northcote v. Otaliuhti. Xortlicole, H p.m.. Mr. f M<i(r]iire. Third Grade.—Xorth Shore v. Kingrdand, Devonport. :' p.m.. Mr. W. Mincham: Kllers-j lie v. Point Chevalier, Kllerslie. 3 p.m.. Mr. Holmes: Xewton v. Ponsomby, X>omain Xo. 1. 2 p.m., Mr. A. Ferguson. Fourth Grade. --'Kingsland v. Parnell. ißiolimond Xo. 1. ;t p.m.. Mr. Coulani: Manukau v. Richmond, Point Chevalier. 3 p.m., Jfr. T. Dixon: Otahuhu v. Point 'Chevalier. Otabiihn. 3 p.m., Mr. Vause: City v. Ponsonby. Victoria Park No. 2. 2 p.m.. Mr. C. Thompson. , Fifth Grade. — otaltnhn v. .Ponsoithy, (Jrey thyiin. 3 p.m.. Mr. E. Houvaird: Kingsiand v. Takapuna. Kingsiand, 3 p.m.. Mr. McCowatt; -Richmond v. Marist Old Boys. IRiclililOlid Xo. 2. .'! p.m.. Mr. P.. Houvaird: ■XortlAShore v. City. Xorth Shore, 2 p.m., Mr. Stock: Xortihcote v. Maritime. Xorthcote. 2. p.m.. Mr. M<<"uire. Sixth .Grade.—A: Takapuna v. Richmond, Takapuna. 3 p.m.. Mr. L. Bull: Maritime v. Manukau. Domain Xo. 2. 2 p.m., Mr. T. I IPhelan. -B: Manukau v. Maritime, Rich-! mond .Xo. 1, 2 p.m., 'Mr. L. Hemming; City j ,y. .Ponsoniby, Grey Lynn, 2 .p.m., Mr. Clay- ; ton: Kingsiand v. Martist Old Boys, Kings- i land. 2 p.m.. Mr. McCowaU: Ellerslie v. ■ Otaiinhu, Ellerslie. 2 p.m., Mr. Holmes: .Richmond v. Parnefl, Richmond, 3 p.m., Mr. B. Bouvaird. ' I Cadet Competition.—l3th A Company v. 13Ch B Company, Point Chevalier, 2pm Mr. T. Dixon: 34th Company v. 4>th .SeniorCadets. Don Sain Xo. l.*l p.m.. Mt. A Ferguson; 18th Company v. Sust Company Senior Cadets, Domain Xo 2,1 pi Mr iPhelan, * "' "J