SOCCER FOOTBALL.

Auckland Star, Volume LXV, Issue 128, 1 June 1934, Page 13

SOCCER FOOTBALL.

SATURDAY'S FIXTURES

FINISH OF FIRST ROUND. SHORE AND THISTLE AT BLANDFORD. The seventh series of matches in the Auckland senior competition cm Saturday will bring the first round to a conclusion. Two hard games should eventuate on Blandford Park, where the first-, will be between Eastern Suburbs and Mount Albert Grammar Old Boys. The Grammar Old Boys are a point better than Suburbs with a total of seven from six games, while the latter have but half a dozen. The teams are evenly matched, play a forceful panic and are both able to maintain ;i fast pace for the full 90 minutes. Shore United will pay their second visit to Blandford Park for the main game against Thistle, the undefeated leaders of the competition. While the Devonport players never seem to take to the conditions at headquarters, they nevertheless are capable of springing a surprise. Their vigorous style is in striking contrast to the combined tactics of the Scots. Shore has a sound defence, and the attack is virile and speedy, and should certainly offer strenuous opposition to the leaders.

Y.M.C.A. and Comrades will try conclusions on Western Springs, while Ponsonby are called upon to make the journey to Onehunga to play the locals. In both games the struggle for points is likely to be keen. Teams are as follows:— PONSONBY. Seniors.—Watson, Mnggett, Stewart, Cooke, Grant, "Masters. Ellis, Innos, Wilson, Farnan, Scott; reseive, Woodhall. Meet Grafton Bridge 1.-15 p.m. Second Grade A. —Fraser. Edwards, Diamond, Gray, Potts, Craig, Ilolman, Swales, Norris, Mulholland, Morrison ; reserve, Guest. Second Grade Tt. —Harper. Wilkins, Eastoe, Curson, Barclay, Jones, Rotlwell, Crooks, Diiuery, McCarthy, Porter, Hodgins. THISTLE. Seniors. —Gerrard, McCosh, Williams, Watson, Wright, Wiseman, Woods, Dunsmore, Williamson, Hislop, Kay ; reserve, McLean. Second Grnde. —Brown, Haycock, Polwin, Nicholson, Kennedy, Jormosen, Watson, J. Kean, G. Kean, Nicol, Carter; reserve, La ing. Third Intermediate A.—Atkinson, Barrow, Fillmore, Sneddon, Bunting, Kneebone, Dixon, Clarke, Clarke, Bundock, Wats On. Third Intermediate B.—Fraider, England, Millins, B*llclianiber, Bell, Thornes, Chaney, Brackcnridge, Watson. McMeehau, Callaghair; reserves, Cole, Wild. Sixth Grade.—From : Clark, Avenell, McCartney, Ridley, Wallace, Ralph, Pearson, Stone, De Maus, Snwers, Adams, T. Adams, O'Connor.

ONEHUNGA. Seniors.— J. Gavan, T. Webster, A. Blockley, J. Sager, D. Buss, K. Lindsay, N. dimming, M. Lindsay, A. Gavan, W. Forrester, H. Donaldson, W. Price, F. Ahcrn. Second Grade. —A. Parks, I. Harlick, L. Jackson, A. Wilson, T. Quigg, A. Barnes, M. Wolfenden, J. Willis, T. Chatham, a , . Darwin, H. Heatley, V. Koy. COMRADES. Seniors. —Page, White, Hooton, Jones, Hayward, Kgen, Forman, Fletcher, Cole, Francis, Evans. Reserve: Young. Second Grade.—Yearbury, Saunders, Paul. Crockett, Cashin, Kinnaird, Hewlett, MacKehzie, Frater, Smith, Turner. Keserves: Edmonds, Curtain. MOUNT ALBERT GRAMMAR OLD BOYS. Seniors —Turley, Lawrence, O. Holdeworth, Spry, G. Ilold.sworth, Horrocks, Healy, Spencer, Jepson, Angus, Woods. Second Grade.—Williams, Robinson, Cosslett, Robiesou, McMiirchie, Allgopp, A. K. Turley, O. Turley, Treniain, Bellamy, Wlldman. NORTH SHORE. Seniors.—Cowie, Gerrard, 11. Sreith, Walters, Bach, C. Ekman, Chubb, Moore, Blackie, McClußky, Tite, Cheator. Second Grade. —Wylie, I'orteous, Bowen, Parkinson, V. Smith, Saunders, Williamson, Fergusson, McGregor, B. Ekman, Hitchin, Mart>n, F. H. Stevenson. EASTERN SUBURBS. Seniors.—Warren. R. Stone, H. Stone, Darwin, Ward, Gay, Mullaue, Flaehman, Welsh, East, Austin. NEW LYNN. Second Grade A.—Harvey, Munro, Hitchens, Low, Jones, Twinn, Houston, T. Carr, Reid, J. Brown, McDiarmid, Galloway, J. Carr. Second Grade B. —Hart, Myers,- Rudd, Davies, Twiun, Do Rose, Russell, Watson, Yates, Mellor, E. Braunan, W. K. Munro. ABEL'S. Second Grade.—Hall, La very, Armstrong, Owens, Meek, Kolleston, Hare, Elmore, A. Hunter, J. Hunter, French, Tilton. MONDAY'S REP. GAME. NAVY TEAMS MEET AUCKLAND.

The annual King's Birthday friendly representative match between the Navy and Auckland will take place on Monday at Blandford Park. This year there will be an innovation in the shape of a junior rep. match as a curtain-raiser to the main attraction. In the Service teams this year there are. several new .faces, due to the changes in personnel in the past year. In the new drafts that have been posted to the New Zealand station there are several very capable players, and both elevens-contain a liberal infusion of recent arrivals. In the practice games that have been held the high standard of fast, open Soccer which has always characterised the Navy elevens has been main tained, and on Monday there is certain to be bright and attractive Soccer. The first game will commence at 1.30, and the second at 3 o'clock. The teams are:— NAVY. Jiunio,rs.—Boyes (Laburnum), Balderson (Diomedc) captain, Wilcox (Diomede), Armstrong (Dlomedo), Davlson (Dunedin), Atton (Diomede), Sttfan (Dunodin), McFadyen (Dunedin), Busk (Diomede), , Price (Diomede), Blain (Laburnum). First Eleven. —Lavis (Dunedin), Preston (Dunedin), Scars (Diomede), Buss (Diomede), Lund (Dunedin), Wilkes (Dunedin), Sevi (Dunedin), Heut.-Commander Carlill (Dunedin), Clark (Dunedin), Mr, Lawrence (Dunedin), Tite (Philomel). Reserves (both teams). —Saddington (Diomede), Thompson'(Dunedin). AUCKLAND. Juniors. —Cameron (Abels), Speed (Metro-1 College), Saunders (Comrades), Fletcher (Metro), Haggo (Henderson), C. Flyger (Metro), Robinson (Abels), Kean (Thistle), Cleal (Metro), - Hasnlp (Swanson), Carter (Thistle). Reserves: Edwards (Ponsonby), Haycock (Thistle), Mills (Henderson). Seniors. —Watson (Ponsonby), H. and R. Stone (Suburbs), Watson (Thistle), Chapman and Thornes (Y.M.C.A.),.Woods, Dunsmore, captain (Thistle), Angus (Mount Albert Grammar), Kay (Thistle).