League Jottings.

Auckland Star, Volume LXVI, Issue 272, 16 November 1935, Page 2 (Supplement)

League Jottings.

News and Notes from. All Sources in the Game. It is reported that tlio TTa wkeV Bay Rugliv League is .aoinpr into the matter of having erected a, grandstand on it. s around, League l'ark. near Napier. The Leeds team ot' Yorkshire is at present on a short tour in France, the Lyons Club having recently concluded a series ot matches in England. Ciitbush. the Wellington player, who played consistently for two season,-> as i an inside back for Halifax, has trans- j 1 erred to the Acton and Wiliosden Club in London, where lie lias shown abililv as a centre three-ipiarter. The I'unsoiiby United Club in Auckland altered its constitution to enable its annual meeting to be hold this month instead of early next year. With its ollicials all fixed it is in a position to get things ready well in advance for the HKiti reason. 'J lie latest development in the inarch of progress in London, where tlio game is attracting considerable attention, is the organisation of a comprehensive schoolboy competition under the auspices of the two strong clubs already established with their own stadiums. Auckland Rugby League patrons received a surprise this week to learn that A. 10. Cooke, the Richmond Rovers' international, had been appointed selector-coach to J'onsonby. Since 1931 Cooke has learned most of the line arts of coaching from .Mr. A. T. MeClymont, and should make a great success*of his job for a club which has big. ambitions. The ex-Hawke's Bay and Taranaki Maori Rugby Union representative threequarter, Albert Falwasser, who three years ago went to England to play for Roelulale Hornets, and last year accepted terms to become a player-coach for the Bordeaux Club in France, is reported to be playing grand football and making

the best of his responsibility. Tlie selection committee of tlie English Kugby League to pick tlie team to tour Australia and New Zealand next year is: ,\lc<ssrs. T. A«hcroft (St. Helens Kecreatioii) chairman, A. A. Bonner (Wakefield Trinity), G. J l '. Ilutchins (Oldham), K. F. Amlerton (Warrington), 1!. Gardner (Widhes), W. Popplewell (Bramley), J. Lewthwnite (Hunslet) and If. Coleman (York). They have been attending matches since the beginning tif the present season, and give special attention to the county games and the international tournament which begins )ii the 23rd inst. when Wales will meet France at Llanelly. The manager will lie chosen next month, and it ia expected that Mr. Aijderton, who was here in 1932, will make his second trip, which is in accordance with a custom that one manager from a previous tour should be issociated with the new man chosen.