SPORTS CONTROL

Auckland Star, Volume LXXIV, Issue 136, 10 June 1943, Page 7

SPORTS CONTROL

FOOTBALL CODES

RETURN GAME FOR WAIKATO

After hearing the report of Mr. J. S. Taylor, manager of the Auckland representative team which beat Waikato 37 —6 at Hamilton on Monday, the Rugby Union last night arranged tOt a return match to be played at Edea Park oa July 31.

Tba annual competition for the Fletcher Cup (presented by Mr. J. Fletcher, of Northcote), which is played annually between the Northcote and Takapuna Rugby Clubs, will be held on Saturday next at Stafford Park, Northcote. This is the sixth year of the competition and will be played by the third grade teams of the respective clubs. Auckland Rngby League Mr. J. W. Probert, deputy-chairman of the Auckland Rugby League, presided at last evening's meeting of the management committee. "Upon the suggestion of the Senior Officers' Association it was decided to play the second round of the senior competition with nine teams, as at present. Permission was granted the City senior team to play a match at Wellington on the occasion of its bye in the second round. Fixtures for Saturday:—Manukau v. City, Carlaw Park No. 1. 3 p.m., S. Billman; Newton v. Mount Albert, Carlaw Park No. 1, 1.45 p.m., J. Donovan; Ponsonby v. Richmond, Carlaw Park No. 2, 3 p.m., J. Hawkes; Marist v. Otahuhu, Carlaw Park No. 2, 1.45 p.m., H. Tate. Elevcn-a-Side Speaking at last evening's meeting of the Auckland Football Association, the chairman, Mr. Frank Baker, expressed pleasure at the fine form shown in, and the generals success of, the representative engagement on the King's Birthday, j when Combined Services beat Auckland, 4—l. The control board decided to offer the Services a return game on July 17. i The senior division committee recommended that j the first six teams in the qualifying round should play off for the championship, the points gained to be carried forward. The board expressed the opinion that this was not its policy when the competition was framed, and it decided that the first six teams should start the round for the championship from "scratch." Mr. R. Tally, referee in the senior game between Eastern Suburbs and Metro-College B, reported that, to illness, he had abandoned the game with 30 minutes to go. It was decided to replay the game if necessary (Metro won 5—4). The absence of a club linesman at Blandford Park on Saturday wan criticised and it was decided to ask the senior division delegate to brir;g the matter before the clubs. In this respect the Referees' Association reported that it had decided that referees would not take the field until both linesmen had reported. Saturday's Arrangements:—Garrison v. MetroCollege A, Blandford Park, 3 p.m., F. Marino: Eastern Suburbs v. Papakura, Blandford Park, 1.30 p.m., A. Firth; Training College v. Metro-College B, Outer Domain No. 1, 3 p.m., F. Green; North Shore v. Air Force, Devonport, 3 p.m., T. Smith; Comrades v. Ponsonby, Western Springs, 3 p.m., C. Edwards; Mount Albert Grammar Old Boys A v. Mount Albert Grammar Old Boys B, Fowlds Park, 3 p.m., E. L. Woods.