FOOTBALL FIELDS

Auckland Star, Volume LXXIV, Issue 106, 6 May 1943, Page 7

FOOTBALL FIELDS

SATURDAY'S GAMES

RUGBY TRIALS CONTINUED

While the Auckland Rugby League and Football Association carry on with their senior championships next Saturday, the Auckland Rugby TJnion'a programme comprises the final series of trial games for grading purposes. The referees' appointments are:—

Rugby League.—Otahuhu v. Newton, Carlaw Park No. 1, 3 p.m.. Mr. S. Billman; Manukau v. Richmond, Carlaw Park No. 1, 1.45 p.m., Mr. J. Hawkes; City v. North Shore. Carlaw Park No. 2, 3 p.m., Mr. J. Donovan; Ponsonby v. Mount Albert, Carlaw Park No. 2, 1.45 p.m., Mr. G. Kelly; Marist, a bye.

Rugby Union.—Gralton-Ponsonby v. Army, Eden Park No. 1, 3 p.m., Mr. L. H. Briggs; Marist V. Training CoUege. Eden Park No. 1, 1.30 P.m., Mr. L. H. Briggs; Grammar v. Manukau, Eden Park No. 2, 3 p.m., Mr. S. Yeoman; M.T.P. v. Garrison, Eden Park No. 2, 1.30 p.m., Mr. S. Yeoman: Suburbs v. Air Force No. 1, Eden Park No. 3, 3 p.m., Mr. K. Preston; Eden v. Kittyhawks, Eden Park No. 3, 1.30 p.m., Mr. K. Preston; Otahuhu v. University, Sturges Park, 3 p.m., Mr. V. Mace: Army No. 2 v. Air Force No. 2, Gribble-Hirst Park, 3 p.m., Mr. C. Williams; Technical Old Boys v. Navy, North Shore No. 1, 3 p.m., Mr. S. J. Exler; District School v. Takapuna, Takapuna No. 1, 3 p.m.,. Mr. E. E. Dudson.

Soccer.—North Shore V: Papakura. Blandford Park, 3 p.m.. Mr. C. G. Edwards: Comrades v. Eastern Suburbs, Blandford Park, 1.30 p.m., Mr. R. Lalley; Mount Albert Grammar Old Boys A v. Training College, Fowlds Park. 3 p.m.. Mr. F. Green; Ponsonby v. Metro-College A v. Western Springs, 3 p.m., Mr. A. Firth; Garrison v. Mount Albert Grammar Old Boys B, DevOnport, 3 P.m. f Mr. A. T. Smith: Air Force v. Metro-College B, Outer Domain No. 1. 3 p.m., Mr. E. Page.

Secretaries of sports bodies are notified that any team intended lor publication must be handed in to the Advertising Department and cash paid at the ..counter.

Private W. J. McDevitt, who lost his life recently overseas, was the only son of Mr. and Mrs. W. McDevitt, of Devonport. A leftarm slow bowler, he was an old boy of Takapuna Grammar School and had some fine performances to his credit for North Shore seniors and Army teams in Egypt. Before departure for overseas Jack won the junior championship of the Waitemata Golf Club.