Semi-final Of The League Championship Played To-morrow

Auckland Star, Volume LXXIII, Issue 137, 12 June 1942, Page 5

Semi-final Of The League Championship Played To-morrow

The unbeaten City-Otahuhu XIII will be challenged to-morrow by Manukau in what Is "billed" as the Auckland Rugby League championship semi-final. The combined clubs are, however, unbeaten, and as Manukau fell to "City," the game will actually prove to be a final unless Manukau win, because City-Otahuhu has a chaw in. Provided the Maoris are victorious, the adversaries will play off. . The future programme will not be deCK 3tk unt N next Wednesday night. itie League arrangements for to-mor-P=?iT"-£ anu , ka }J v " City-Otahuhu, Carlaw Park, Iso. 1, 3 p.m., G. Kelly; Richmonci v. Marist-Nortn Shore, Carlaw Park x*°" ♦ ' iv 45 P«m., H. Tate; Ponsonby v. •Newton-Mount Albert, Carlaw Park No. 2, .i p.m., S. Billman. 'the other main football attraction tomorrow is the second challenge by Navy for the Drummond Cup, when the sailors will put into the field a far stronger team than that defeated on the King's Birthday, i he second Xi's meet in the curtain-raiser, and there is an earlier fixture still (Technical v. Training College). Teams selected: Auckland A.—Gordon ( Metro-College), Ressell (North Shore). R. Speed (Old Boys, captain), Ward (Old Boys), Fincham (Comrades), Hutchinson (Old Boys), Richards (North Shore), Wood (MetroCollege), Hope-Ede (Metro-College), M. Speed (Metro-College), Masters (C.R.0.). Reserves: Gurr (North Shore), R. Welch (Suburbs). Auckland B.—King (Suburbs), Haycock (North Shore), Gilbert (Suburbs), Murray (North Shore), Kerr (Metro-College), It. Woodall (Old Boys). Brass (Metro-Col-lege), Nettleton (North Shore), Fleet (Comrades), Walters (Comrades), Svmcs (Old Hoys). Reserves: Atkinson (North Shore). Wilkinson (Old Boys). In addition to the Garrison-Manukau Rugby match at Eden Park, two other Gallaher Shield (first division) games have been scheduled for headquarters. The other (C.R.O. v. Training College) has been allocated to Stafford Park, Northcote. The hockey engagements at Hobson Park are:—Grammar Old Boys v. University, No. 2, p.m., P. White, C. Gutry; Ist Comn. A.S.C. v. Wesley, No. 1, 1.45 p.m.. N T . Giles. W. Fanthorpe; Owai Rovers v. Training College, No. 1. 3.5 p.m., E. Michel. W. Jones; Mount Eden v. Somerville. No. 2, 1.45 p.m.. E. Michel. W. Fabling; St. Luke's v. Air Force, No. 4, 3.5 p.m., R. Avery, W. Fanthorpe.