AUCKLAND SOCCER.

Auckland Star, Volume LXIII, Issue 190, 12 August 1932, Page 11

AUCKLAND SOCCER.

SATURDAY'S ARRANGEMENTS. REP. TEAM TO MEET H.M.S. DUNEDIN. To-morrow afternoon local senior competition games will be postponed owing to the absence of the touring team in the South, and-the occasion has been availed of to arrange a fixture with H.M.S. Dunedin, most of the players of which have only newly joined the New Zealand etation from the Old Country. It is stated that the newcomers comprise clever players, and the strongest Auckland side has been selected by Mr. Phil. Neeeham, in the absence of the official sole selector, Mr. A. E. Backhouse. The local side on paper appears as capable as the eleven that is on tour, and there is wiedom in the decision to select the strongest available team against the sailors, who, past experience has taught, are a tough proposition on the football field at any time. In the past two seasons the Navy teams have had the best of the exchanges againet Auckland, and the game to-morrow should prove an interesting bout. Followers of school and lower grade Soccer will find an attractive arrangement of curtain-raieers, when three rep. matches will be played, commencing at noon. Auckland Reps.—Gerrard (Thistle), H. Sloane (Glen Innes), Stewart (Ponsonby), Balloch, Wright (Thistle), Spong (Tramurewa), dimming (Thistle), Dunsmore (New Lynn), Bell (Y.M.C.A.), Hitchen (Glen Innes), Kay (Y.M.C.A.). Teams are:— THISTLE. Senior Reserve.—Brown, Allen, Constable, McLean, J. Kcan. Kennedy, G. Kean, Watson, Williams, Nicol, Marlowe. Reserve: Jamieson. H.M.S. DUNEDIN TEAM. 11.M.5. Duiiedin.—Marine Cale, A.B. Preston, Marine Orr. Telegraphist Wilkes, Leading Seaman Lund (captain), Telegraphist Davles, Stoker Swan, Lieut. Carllll. Marine Clarke, Telegraphist Tite, Marine March. Reserves: Drury, Baldison. Linesman: Bowdon. FRIENDLY MATCH. Fonsonby senior reserves to play Howe Street Church, Victoria Park, at 3 o'clock will be: Fraser, Ilaggett, Green, Quirk, Pearson, O'Hagan, Jones, Ahern, Cole, Morrison, Formau. CHATHAM CUP MATCH. GRANT TO MILLERTON TEAM. WELLINGTON, Thursday. The competitions committee of the council of the New Zealand Football Association has made a grant of £30 to the Millerton Soccer team to enable it to travel to Dunedin to play Maori Hill in the South Island final of the Chatham Cup competition. The Millerton team defeated Thietle, Cliristchurch, in the preceding round, and is now faced with'a return journey of 1330 miles. The winning team at Dunedin will have a journey to play the final at Wellington against either Marist, Wellington, or Hamilton Wanderers. Marist has to make a journey to play the Hamilton team.