LEAGUE FOOTBALL

Auckland Star, Volume LXII, Issue 225, 23 September 1931, Page 14

LEAGUE FOOTBALL

MEETING OF COUNCIL

TO OPPOSE: EASTERN SUBURBS

. CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONS. • After careful consideration a meeting M the Council. of • the Xew. Zealand Rugby League last evening decided that-the'din-ners of the champion ■of -champions match on Saturday }, week will meet . Eastern Suburbs on Ocfoher 10. , The question of. the second match-was also- considered-and it was resolved that, the-club 1 team to meet the visitors "be decided upon at. a special meeting' of ' the • council to'- be held on the eve .of the-first fixture.- • It was decided that ; the, Wednesday side for the mid-week fixture (October '21) should be a- thirteen of colts, 23 years and under. -An-indication-of- the possible talent was-given by' one -of the delegates.""' iTlie Auckland League-was "asked to make provision for: the selection of ■ the colts team. Reports were - dealt .with in regard to progress of arrangements'for the staging of the Eastern Suburbs , matches at .Wh'aitgarei and Hamilton. ; ■ •-Correspondence from ' the Canterbury, West Coast and New South-Wales Leagues was dealt with, while-particular' attention was given to~"dei"elo"pmeriTs at Wellington J The.reinstatement of F; K. Amos <Christchurch,) was approved. ■ The clearance of, F. Paul (Waro) to rejoin Devonport was held, pending confirmation "from the 'Northland League. .'■•■-..;

JUNIOR MANAGEMENT

REPS. AGAINST RESERVE. CHAMPIONS. The junior management oemmittee of the Auckland Rugby League met last evening. p .' The final of the, sixth- grade championship, -Newmarket and Richmond, ■it was reported, would be.the curtain-raiser on No. 2 ground on Saturday.'• ■.'■'. • •The following, players'.ha.ye been selected by Messrs. A. ITopkinson .arid T. .Chermside, with "a view to the choosing, of the junior r.eps. to meet the reserve grade champions -as ■ a-. curtain-raiser ■ draw on Saturday next:—F. Martin, Winks, Kerwin, Whaley, P. 11. Bagnall (Mount Albert). Monaghan, .Duncan, .Schlesinger. ..(Point C'lievalier). Baker. Fitzgerald, C. May (Northcote), Lou Wilson, Young (Mangere). S. James, Francis, and I. Wilson (PapaUura). The players are to meet at Carlaw Park at 7 p.m. on Thursday evening'for training. ■ ■•■■■- "• -- ■ ,' • . It was reported that the junior reps, are alsoto' meet the Wednesday afternoon reps, on October 17,■ as a-curtain-raiser to the Eastern Suburbs match. - A special match between Marjlsts and Northcote-fourths will be staged the same day on -No. 2- ground.

JUNIOR REPRESENTATIVES.

The following junior League football nlayers have Keen selected to play the Dovonporf Club's' reserve \ grade team at Cfirlaw Park on Saturday:—F. M«rtin. Winks. Kerwin; Wluiley.. 11. Bagnall (Mount -Mhert). Mohaghan. Duncan, Schlesinger (Point Chevalier). L. .Wilson, Young.(Man"ere) S: James, Kiances, I. Wilson (Papalaira). Daker, Fitzgerald, C. May«.(North- . Players'are requested' to tricot "at Carlaw Pnrk 'to-morrow evening at.: seven o'clock i'or training. . " • .. •• ■ ■•«•.'. ■■•■•:•■,■

FIXTURE FOR OCTOBER 3

Vnproval of a nliifcll between Linwood (ChristclHirch) nud a.Wellington team was ••panfed at. a meeting , of the maniiKement rommitfee of "the Wellington Rugby League last- evening (Tuesday). The fixture was made'for Saturday, October 3. Mr. N. I'aton will be the referee. Reference was made.to the progress of the code in the Hutt-Valley, and congratulations were pxtended .to the, Petone team upon winning the championship last Saturday.