LEAGUE FOOTBALL.

Auckland Star, Volume LXVI, Issue 157, 5 July 1935, Page 13

LEAGUE FOOTBALL.

TO-MORROW AT CARLAW PARK PONSONBY ENGAGE RICHMOND CITY-MARIST CURTAIN-RAISER. The principal attraction to-morrow at Carlaw Park is the meeting of Ponsonby and Richmond. If the former can manage even to draw the championship will be given another interesting turn, as the bracketed leaders (Mount Albert) with Richmond, will be looking on, having the bye. In the curtain-raiser the contestants will be City Rovers and Mariat Old Boys. On the No. 2 ground at three o'clock Newton Rangers and Devonpoit United •will try conclusions in the remaining major engagement. Ladder positions:— Points. Ch. Richmond .0 7 " ISI <i!> 14 Mount Albert... 0 6 12 i:i-_> 10!) 11 Marists 8 3'B 2 04 lor, 8 Nfewtoti ... 8 ■ .'! : 4 1 121 0!) 7 Devonport i) 3, ■'■ 5 1 W2 135 7 Ponsonby S::! ■ 5 — 1:20 135 6 City Rovers. ... 0 2 f — 88 luG 4 Teams announced:— ~ DEVONFORT UNITED. Seniors.—Seagar, XA Scott, Hall, Powell, Hunt, Rhodes, Adams, Cowan, Simpson, Mllicieh, Souter, Rodgers. Donald B. Scott. Senior Reserve. — Fredatovich, Hill, Thorpe,- Archer. Radonich, Wicks, Haniill, Neighbour, Wobli, Lynch, Ilolloway, Briggs. Thompson, Double, - Williams, White, Massey. MARIST OLD BOYS. Seniors. —Uunn. Okaue, Rhodes, Laird, Keane, Woods, Carter. Chalmers, Glover, Kerr, Loader, Bakulieh, Furlonger, Camphell. Webber. Senior Reserve. —O'Shannassy, MelCea, MeLennnn, Bailey. Grotto, Corbett. Kerr, List, Stevens, Strahan. Webberley, Miskel, Rogers, Barfoot, Ulover, Robinson. ' MT. ALBERT. Seniors.—Cran«h, McNiel, J. Schultz, B. Schultz, Morrisey, McAdams, Martin, List, Shadbolt. Herring, Campbell, Gunning, Spiro, Wilson, Callaghan, Sliippe., Meet bus for Taupirt at 12 o'clock Saturday. KEWTOX RANGERS. Seniors.—Kerr, Franich, Young, Brady, Mlddleton, SchlesKger, Silva; W. Brinible, Kelleher, Johnsto.., Lunn, Kelsall, Quirkc, Nathan. Senior Reserves.—Donaldson, Kiihu, Awhitu, Thurlow, Butler, Ellis, Silva, Gibson, Miller, Wilton, Gabriel, McMulu.n, Sharp, Davenport, Smith, Dufty, Mason. RICHMOND ROVERS. Seniors.—Cooke, Young, McNeil, Mincharn, Mitchell, Couper, Fletcher, Blckcrton, Powell, Tetley, C. Satherley, Lawless, Xolford, J. Satherley, Metcalfe, Broadhead. Senior Reserves. — McKinnou, Walts, Rateliffie, Gemmoll. Sale, Deason, Holmes, Divers, C. Verrall, A. Verriill, Metcalfc, Avery.Crookall, Robinson, Davis, Williams, Smith. PONSOXBY UNITED. Senior.—Bright, Coyle, Davis, Hutt, Holland, Hallomn, Hill, Jones, Kay, LeatUerbarraw, Murray, Morau, Payne, Rogers, Riley, J.. stocKley. Senior Reserve.—Barry, Blood, Browne, Berryman, Grieve, Keesiug, McGuinness, McLeny, Maher, Perry, Phillips, Rush, Reeken, Shaw, Small, Welch. CITY ROVERS. Seniors.—Wiberg, Thompson, Brown, Turei, Mahe'r, Ford, Johnson, O'Louglilin, llira, Clarke, Ragg, Johnson, Watene, Dye, McLaushlin; Herring. Se'uior Reserve.—iSalsham, Purtly (3), Maher, Brown, Coburri, Olsen, l'eckhani, Donovan, Mugee, Dolly, Thompson (2J, Hughes, Burehard, English, Peachey, Collins. . ; PLAYER FOR' ENGLAND. (By Telegraph.— ; Press Association.) CHRISTCHURCH, this day. The Sydenham and Canterbury Rugby full-back, F. T. J. French, has accepted an offer to play Northern Union footbail in England. He will leave New Zealand this month. Besides his skill at football, French is a prominent athlete.