LEAGUE FOOTBALL.

Auckland Star, Volume LVIII, Issue 158, 7 July 1927, Page 13

LEAGUE FOOTBALL.

* lifting of the ban.

f T HE AUCKLAND ATTITUDE.

yDBTHER INFORMATION AWAITED,

"VERY SERIOUS QUESTION."

«It is a very serious question, and it j looks as if Australia is going to cut v e J Zealand out and turn over to professionalism," said Mr. E. Stallworthy a meeting of the Auckland Rugby League last evening, in referring to a recent discussion at a meeting of the Lncil of the New Zealand Rugby Tgamie anent the lifting of the resitoSl tan by English Rugby said that it lad been reported that the Australian Board of Control was endeavouring to arrange home and home matches with the English Rugby League. It looked as if New j££d'™ going to be left "on its own" Mr. Stallworthy said that he had moved a resolution suggesting that the # dvice of the Australian Board be sought #g to the advisability of "cutting the painter' with the English League. ]yir. W- Solomon said that ins clud iook "exception to the reported attitude of the New Zealand League, and added that the impression given was that they fcad behaved .like a lot of children. The Auckland Rugby League was not unanimous in regard to the transfers of Brown , D d Davidson to an English club. He | considered that, the Auckland clubs, ahould have a say as to whether they j ahould withdraw from the English I League or not. Before making any j threat the New Zealand League should consider the best interests of the code. Mr. Stallworthy: It was not a threat, j We were only asking the Australian Board o! Control to consider the advisability of withdrawing or otherwise. Mr. C. Adamson said that another proainent Auckland player had been approached by an English club, and it iras not going to stop at that. If joint actios were not taken the best players would go every year, and the game wonM be left at a standstill. He added: •England has broken faith with us, and Bo action would be too drastic." Mr. W. J. Davidson said that it would be unwise to cause a breach with the English League. Mr. J. J. Sullivan urged that hasty action should not be taken, and said that they should wait until they got further information. Mr. T. Feiling: It is a waste of time appealing to Australia. They tried to undermine the last New Zealand team. They "pat it across us" and they will it serosa qa every chance." It waa decided to defer action nntil information was available. Mr. Stallworthy said that if his attitude on the New Zealand Council was not approved he would tender his resignation. The delegates assured Mr. StaUwortby that they were perfectly satisfed with his attitude. Mr. Stallworthy: All right. f AUCKLAND LEAGUE. MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE MEET. The Management Committee of the Auckland Rugby League met last evening, Mr. W. J. Hammill presiding. Player Reinstated.—R. C. Empson, who played for the Ellerslie Club five years ago. and has been playing the sister code in worth Auckland, waa reinstated to play for Ponsonby. Transfer Granted.-—G. Thompson was punted a transfer from the Newton senior team to the Northcote senior team. A Waikato Complaint—The Waikato JngbyLeafue wrote stating that the Auckland Ragby League had taken up an unfair and unsportsmanlike attitude in connection Wo the playing of Menzies, a Waikato representative, in the New Zealand rep. faaie at the opening of the season. It **» eUimed that the Auckland League's atatade was not In the best interests og the code, and that the Waikato League ahould be encouraged, as it was having a nam fight.—lt was decided not to reopen the natter. . PIST-the-ball Rule.—lt was decided to an expression of opinion from clubs, tje Referees' Association, and the Janioi Management Committee, on the play-the-«aU rule as now in operation. °tood Down.—The Judicial Committee recommended that J. O'Brien (Devonport), f ™ was sent off in the recent senior game *nfi Marist should be stood down for one Staying Saturday.—The recommendation "was approved of. ARRANGEMENTS FOR SATURDAY. ,Jfl*jfoDowing fixtures were arranged for SENIOR GBADE. -Section A.—Newton v. Ponsonby, Carlaw *"£No. 1, 3 p.m., Mr. Bull. w£! c H on B.—Northcote v. Point Chevalier, S™>ria Park, 3 p.m., Mr. P. Rogers; *mgSland v. Otahuhu, Domain No. 2, 3 Mr. W. Mincham; Mangere v. Ellerst trottlng track, 3 p.m., Mr. SECOND GRADE A and B trial match, Carlaw Park. 1.30 fw' Sim Pson; Kingsland v. Marist, water Domain, 3 p.m., Mr. C. Smith k THIRD GRADE OPEN New Lynn v. Ponsonby, Outer Domain, £®>pjn., Mr. C. Smith; Athletic v. DevonDevonport. 3 p.m., Mr. W. E. Simp2®» ®en Eden v. Mangere, Otahuhu trotrag track No. 2, 3 p.m., Mr. W. Stock. THIRD GRADE INTERMEDIATE. Richmond ▼. Newton, Point Chevalier, P*m., Mr. H. Neal; Richmond A ▼. 2^S D Chevalier, 3. p.m., Mr. i wX o i sP erßlle v - Kingsland, Grey Lynn rhi !« p m -' Mr - s - Billman; Poinl Si 7- Cit y. Domain No. 6, 3 p.m., **• v. McLeod. FOUBTH GRADE. A v - Ponsonby B. Grey Lynn «o. 2, 3 p.m., Mr. A. E. Smith; Richmond * Rranera, Domain No. 6. 1.30 p.m., Mr. «■ McLeod; Ellerslie v. Devonport, Otaanhu Reserve, 3 p.m., Mr E. Bailey. ' . . _ FIFTH GRADE. 9 o^S mon d v- Akarana, Grey Lynn No. i ~30 p.m., Mr. S. Billman; Ponsonby v. New Lynn, 3 p.m., Mr. B. Men SIXTH GRADE. Section A.—City v. Devonport, Victoria LSO P.m., Mr. W. Weston; Richmond *• Akarana, Domain No. 2, L3O p.m., Mr ft,.™#! Point Chevalier v. Athletic, "whuhu Reserve. 1.30 p.m., Mr. E. Bailey 5- —Marist v. Akarana, Grej hio. 2, 1.30 p.m., Mr. A. E. Smith *wat Chevalier v. Devonport, Devonport i r - E. Simpson; Richmond J Grey Lynn No. 3, 1.30 pjn., Mr PRIMARY SCHOOLS. Convent ▼. Otahuhu, Carlaw No. 1, i p.m., Mr. T. Chernside Newmarket v. Papatoetoe. Domain, 1 p.m. j??: Sanders; Richmond v. Onehunga, niaio, i p.m., Mr. C. Thompson. < JUNIOR TRIAL HATCHES. '*** rs A AND B MATCH. trial match will be played as i j " ra Same at Carlaw Park nex when the teams will be picket 4_^ 11 , awlll ß Players: Wilson, Fisher Ferrall. Cleal, Davis, Payne BJmJ? tji Mldgley, Harper (Ponsonby> OhenP/n ' Eoss (2)< Crawford, Harlford Bh«v '? €nmera ). Paltridgc, Casey, Hunt CSik'. Meicklejohn (Devonport) t SS'tt'tenS." 8 ""' T " r " ;