LEAGUE.

Auckland Star, Volume LVII, Issue 238, 7 October 1926, Page 11

LEAGUE.

■ ■ ■ ENGLISH LEAGUE'S REQUEST. THE RESIDENTIAL QUALIFICATION'S Members of the Management Committee of the Auckland Rugby League were not unanimous in their opinion of the continuance or cancelhitiou of the tw<? years' residential qualification, which at present is necessary before a Rugby Union player in Xew Zealand can play, Xorthern Union in England. The discussion followed the request of the English League's request that tha residential qualification should be removed. This was brought up at lust meeting and it was tlieu decided to forward it on to other Leagues in theDominion and their opinions obtained. These had not yet been received, and until they were to hand the Management Committee allowed the matter to stand over. _ ' On the motion of Mr. W. Davidson it was decided to fix the charge for tha Xorthern Union Cup match to the sti nd at one shilling, instead of 1/ti as hithetto. The Xew Zealand Rugby League wrote that the appeal of the Parnell Club against the suspension of L. Lawrenca had been dismissed. FIXTURES FOR SATURDAY. Following are the arrangements for Saturday's League football rtiatches in Auckland: Northern Union Cup Match. —Auckland V. South Auckland, No. 1. Carlaw Park, 3 p.m. Stallard Cup.—Parnell v. Otahuhu, No. 2, Carlaw I'ark. 3 p.m. S-ecund Grade.—Richmond v. Grafton, Outer Uomain, •".."<> p.m., Mr. A. Kae: Devonport v. Point Chevalier, Grey Lynn, :i p.m., Mr. T. Chernside ; Kingsland v. City, Point Chevalier. 3 p.m.. Mr. 11. Inues; Ponsonby v. Mangere, Mangere, 3 p.m.. Mr. T. Hill. Third Grade. —South Auckland v. New. Lynn. No. 1, Carlaw Park, 2 p.m., Mr. Coulam: Grafton v. Suburbs, Outer Domain, 2.3u p.m., Mr. C. Smith. Fourth Grade.—Ellerslie v. Grafton. Parnell, 2 p.m., Mr. Neill: City v. Point Chevalier, l'amell, 3 p.m., Mr. Gedye. Fifth Grade. —Kichmond v. N'orthcote, Outer Domain, 1.30 p.m., Mr. McKubrey. Sixth Grade.—City v. Itichmond, Grey Lynn. 2 p.m. Morrison Shield Match. —"Herald" v« Leightun's, Devonport, 3 p.m., Mr. EmeraJL SOUTH AUCKLAND TEAM. The following League team will represent Soinh Auckland against Auckland in tha match for the Northern L'nion Challenge Cnp at Auckland on Saturday :— Fullback, C. Raynor; threequarters. B. Paki. Everest. Smith ; five-eighths. Whorsby, Miller: halfback, Davies ; forwards, Stevenson, Metcalfe. Allen, Mason, Timms, McDonald. Reserves: Backs, Abbott, Jackways; forwards, Daley, Shaw. SCHOOLBOYS AT LEAGUE. Mr. A. R. Turner, hon. secretary of the Parnell League Football Club, writes: In reference to Mr. F. Murphy's letter on. school boys playing League football, and on refusal to recognise same, I have to note the contents, and in reply I wish to state that I interviewed the master and he raised no objections, mentioning, however, that he would not be a party to consenting to the boys playing. I then saw some of teh- boys who were ' eager to play League, and the game was then arranged. Mr. Murphy's letter does not alter the fact that the majority of the boys in the school team that - played against Otahuhu were the same boys that played Rugby Union all this • season.