LEAGUE FOOTBALL.

Auckland Star, Volume LIX, Issue 218, 14 September 1928, Page 14

LEAGUE FOOTBALL.

OTAGO TEAM'S VISIT. GAME AGAINST AUCKLAND. THE SELECTED TEAMS. The Northern Union Challenge Cup, at present held by Auckland, will be in dispute in the game between the local representatives and the Otago touring team at Carlaw Park to-morrow afternoon. Containing as it does several well known players, including Eckhoff, who wore the New Zealand jersey against the Englishmen in the final Test at Christchurch,'-the Otago thirteen is expected to make a good showing against the holders, although it will as a surprise if - they succeed in; capturing the trophy, f ' / The teams are as follow:— •• •°tago- - W. Clydesdale. .TjhWe-quarters: E. Watson, T. Wood'u' "■ '. house, R. Cosack. v. '•u Five-eighths: B. Echoff (captain), J. / ' i. Timlin. Half-back: E. McEwen. T. Hicks, A. Townsend, C. Kirk, J. O'Connor, T. Hunt, M. Cameron.

Auckland. Foil-back: Dufty. Three-quarters: Handgrave, List L. Scott. Five-eighths: Brisbane, Delgrosso. Half-back: Peckham. Forwards: Moisley, Somerß, Hiitt, v Clarke, Hall, Ruby. Reserves: Backs, Seagar, Longville; forwards, O'Brien, Payne, St. George. Wetherill and Prentice were unavailable. The team >is to meet at the Tepid Baths at 2 9'clock. Games in the lower grade competitions will also , Teams:— ' ' PARNELL. n «2i or . B J °* ade l at Hikurahgi).—Kerr, Patton, Anderson, Paries. Perry, Seagar, Clearer, Mal)oy, Wilson, Rhodes, McKay! Rockliss, Purdy, Sloman, Ritchie. . |.WWW)N RANGERS. ' ' 1 Grade; (to meet Abattoirs at Otahuhn) Wragge, Pnrdy, Harrey; Sherman, Sallen, Dyer, Reid, Scott, Campbell, Pauling, Jacobs, Hayman, Maher, Veart, Johnston. (Bus leaves Grafton Bridge at 1.45 p.m.) J ■, ; Ci . PONSONBY UNITED. v T » Third Grade.—Dear (2), Short, -2 a « Simpson, Lunn, Wilson. Greenwood. Fullerton Somerville, Cox, Henderson, FiaveD - Third Intermediate Grade. —Thompson Poster, Cowsell, Orams, White (2), CallinanCasey, FulUrton, Wil- ®°®; Glenn (2), Jopson, Pyke, Reed. Fourth Grade.—Matson, WrathalL (2), Snedden, Bailey, L«ydon, Berry, Robinson, Elder, Olwer, Glass. White.CargUl, darken Blakey, Bowden, Slulcock, Whitley. • MOUNT ALBERT. J®T* tr Wil-