THE LEAGUE GAME.

Auckland Star, Volume LVII, Issue 203, 27 August 1926, Page 11

THE LEAGUE GAME.

CHALLENGE CUP MATCH. I I CANTERBURY V. AUCKLAND. 1 AT CARLAW PARK TO-MORROW. i 1 Although beaten a fortnight ago by i Auckland the Otago League representa- ( tives put up a fine showing. Just pre- ■ < viously the Dunedin men were beaten s 29 to 20 by Canterbury, which would t point to Canterbury having a strong side < and one worthy to be pitted against i Auckland to-morrow. This will be the i second interprovincial match staged this s season in Auckland, and the Canterbury \ men are very confident of winning. As 1 is the case with Auckland, more than one of the province's best players are s away with the New Zealand team, but 1 even so both sides will field solid com- i binations, and it would seem safe to! : predict a fast, open game. The teams are as under: — CANTERBURY. Fullback. —Blazey. Three-quarters.—Falgar, Warr, Batchelor. Five-eighths.—Tonkin, Mundy. Halfback.—O'Malley. Forwards. —Ellis (captain), Woodgate, i ; Le Warne, Collie, Spencer, Burns. ) Reserves. —Smitli and Dawkins. j AUCKLAND. Fullback.—G. Rayner. Three-quarters. —G. Wade, List, Littlewood . ■ Five-eighths.—Wetherill, Prentice. Halfback.—Ghent. Forwards.—J. O'Brien (Devonport),; St. George, J. O'Brien (Marist), Payne, j Dixon, A. Scott. i j Reserves. —Backs: L. Scott, L. Seager, Davis, Richmond. Forwards: Hutt, Campbell, Stormont. I A Townsend, T. Peckham, Riley and Bass are not available. The team will ) assemble at the Tepid Baths at 1.45. i p.m. to-morrow. JUNIOR MATCHES. In view of the representative game ■ there will be no senior club matches | to-morrow, but the junior competitions will be continued as usual. Below are the junior teams: — RICHMOND ROVERS. j Second Grade.—Wilson, Mat-1 thews, Coleman, Clauson, Olborne, McLeod, Brett, Hayson, Estall, Williams, Astrella, Spencer, Campbell. McKewen. , Third Grade.—Davis, Blundell, Porteous, Jolly. Caddy, Dixon, Swift, Williams, Turton, Bullen. Neal, McMahon, Carey, Chaplin. MeKlnnon. Thompson. Fourth Grade.—Biddick, Verrall, Hyland, Potter, Nicholas, Craike, Jones, Wilson, Payne. Jeeves. Edmonds, Clark, Patterson, McMahon, Mclunarney, Senior. Porteous. Fifth Grade.—Dunne, Burgess, Sutton, Davis (2). Simmons, Rickards, Powell, Turner. Lindsay, McGonagle. Young, Mormon, Mincham, Agnew, Thompson. Sixth Grade A.—McDonald. McKinnon, ' Patterson, Thomas. Gallagher, McMahon. Biddiek. Grubb. Sharpe, Hayes, Deason, Allan, Powell. Verrall, Yon Lubbe. Sixth Grade B. —Coulam, Mclvor, Dunne. McCarthy, Costello, Agnew, Taylor, Campbell. Eaton. Barraelough. Whittingham, Patterson, Travers, Johns, Jones. i CITY ROVERS. i Second Grade.—Hamilton (2), Mackay.! Wpliberley, Cunnold. Kemp, Home, Ferrall, Purdy, Campbell, Dudley, Coleman, Geyde, Lees, Hayter. Fourth Grade.—Baldwin, Whitehouse, Campbell, Donald, Barchard. Maiden. Thompson. Jones, Stock, Noble, Adams. Hill. Sheridan, Wenris, Bates. Sixth Grade A A—Rea (2), Elliott, Laden, Butler. Crewther. Reynolds, Bennett, Wnllace. Ganley, Barker, Crewe (2), Tilby, Sharkey. UNITED SUBURBS. ; Second Grade.—Ha Hon, Little. Stephens, Montague, Henriksen (2), Berryman, Richards, Beere, Sharp, Gutry, McKay, Carson, Fryer, Buffett. i DEVONPORT UNITED. Junior Grade.—C. Casey, Sadgroye, Brier, Cleal, York, Foeter, Paltrldge, Preston, Hales, Morgan, Beattie, Speak, Saxon (2). Third Grade (open).—Meiklejohn (3), Archer, Horeley, Hawkins, Tanner, Brennan, Thorpe, Christian, Anderson, Richards, Hill, Buffett. F. Laing. Strude. Third Grade (Intermediate). —Same as previously. Fifth Grade. —Gussy, Young, Thornton, Johnston. Laing, O'Leary (2), Rutherford. McLaren, Ilimmeli (2), Way, Rust, Waterman, McGregor, Seagar. ' NORTHCOTE RAMBLERS. ! I Third Grade. —Ross. Postlewalte. Giles, Bregmon, Harkins, Chandler, Williams. Bnmbury (2), Cooper, Watson (2). Speight, Shaw. Nicklin, Pugh. (Meet outside Ferry Buildings, 1.45 p.m.) Fifth Grade.—Smith. Olsen, Wilkins, SToore. Mormon, Neal, MeNamara, Banks, McGill, Turrell, Thomas, Robinson, Mills, Uutchinson, Donaghue. GLEN EDEN ROVERS. Third (irade Open.—Wood (2). Arnold (2). Bagnall (2), G. Bartrum, E. Hemming. A. Delaney, F. Cortesi, L. Rodgers, G. Fish, W. Leadbeater. Third Grade Intermediate.—Hayter (2), Montgomery (2). C. Everitt, J. Arnold, N. Shepherd, E. Fox, F. Dome, L. Robertson. (J. Hemming. H. Johnston, F. Newton, Emergency : A. Parker. PARNELL. Fourth Grade.—Simpson (2), Jones, Stewart, Clapham, Clough, Riley, McCon- ] nell. Meehan, Hunt, Sloman, Lott, Tate I Southwell. j AKARANA. Sixth Grade A.—Taylor, Satherley, Trott. Green. Boyle. O'Donnell, Browne, Riddel], Keesing, Stanaway, Matthews, I Henttie, Aldorton, Peachey, Shepherd I Kalph. Tuohpy, Nadin. Munse. Sixth Grade B.—Znninovich (2), Dufty, i (21. Clarke (2), MacPherson, Cross, Ga'l- | lagher. Maurice, (iallngher, Burdett, Shel- ' lain, Mason, Watson, Hunter. • RUGBY LEAGUE COUNCIL. REINSTATEMENT OF" PLAYERS. I At a meeting of the council of the New I Zealand Rugby League held last evening thirty-six members of the Huntly Rup-by ' Football Club, who changed over at the I beginning of the season, were reini stated on their own application to the ' League code. ! j It was decided that the match beI tween Canterbury and Auckland to- , morrow, at Carlaw Park, should be a 1 Northern L"nion Challenge Cup game ' J Mr. R. T. Hill, of South Auckland, was ; I appointed referee, and Messrs. A. Smith J and B. Emerali linesmen.