SOCCER FIXTURES

Auckland Star, Volume LXXV, Issue 140, 15 June 1944, Page 7

SOCCER FIXTURES

GAMES V. COMBINED SERVICES Auckland A and B teams will meet Combined Services A and B teams at Blandford Park on Juiy S. This was decided at a meeting of the control board of the Auckland Football Association last evening. It was also decided that the second of the three games between Auckland and the Navy for the Drummond Cup will be played on August 5. Naval Depot and Garrison forwarded challenges for the Leo Munro Services Trophy, held by Air Force (Ardmore), and it was decided to accept Ihe challenges in that order, tlie arranging of the matches being left in the hands of the fixtures committee. The late starting of the main games at Blandford Park was referred to by several speakers, and it was .'greed to place a conspicuous notice in the referees' dressing room stating that the iirst game must lie concluded in time for the main match to start at 3 p.m.

Following are the fixtures for Saturday;— First Division: Ponsonby v. Melro-College. Blandford Park, 3 p.m., Mr. F. Green; Naval Depot v. Mount Albert Grammar Old Boys, Blandford Park, 1.30 p.m., Mr. A. Kyle; Eastern Suburbs v. North Shore, Devonport, 3 p.m. Mr. E. Page; Air Force v. Comrades, Western Springs, 3 p.m., Mr. A. Firth. Second Division: Onenunga A v. Air Force (Ardmore A). Domain No. 1, 3 p.m., Mr. R. Lally; Mount Albert Grammar Ola Boys v. Training College, Fowlds Park, 3 p.m., Mr. A. Haycock; Eden v. Air Force (Ardmore B), Domain No. 2, 3 p.m., Mr. J. Hitchens; Onehunga B v. North Shore, Domain No. 3, 3 p.m., Mr. R. Page; Thistle v. Comrades, Grey Lynn Park, 3 p.m., mutual arrangement.