FOOTBALL.

Press, Volume LX, Issue 18141, 2 August 1924, Page 16

FOOTBALL.

RUGBY. TO-DAY'S BIG EVENT. At Lancaster Part to-day the annual match Town v. Country will be played. It is predicted by . those. who witnessed the Country representatives in action last "Wednesday ihat they will emerge victorious from today's match. The Town team is a particularly good one, and can be relied upon to plav <t-great game. It is certain that the match will be a particularly last and brilliant one, in view of the selection of the Canterbury representative teams to tour South. Two junior truii matches will be played at the Show Grounds for the purpose of selecting a junior representative team. A great exhibition should be seen. UNIVERSITY TOUR. SYDNEY MAY NOT COME. (Hi CABLE—PSESS ASSOCIATION —COPYRIGHT) (AUSTRALIA!? AND H.Z CABLE ASSOCIATION.) SYDNEY, August 1. The "Daily Telegraph'' says that, as many of the first-grade University Kugby team will be kept in Sydney by work, the New Zealand tour stands an excellent chance of being cancelled, as it is useless sending second and lower grade players against the fiery New Zealand Universities. _ [The Sydney University team is due to pJay its first match in Auckland on August °oth Hitherto the New South Wales students have visited New Zealand every second vear, a New Zealand University team crossinf to Sydney' in alternate years; but owing to" the difficulty which both sides find in "ett'ng full-strength teams away, it has now been "decided that matches shall be played only every second year, each team travelling once in four years. This is to take effect from this season, the arrangement being that Sydney shall visit the Dominion in the coming vacation and a-New Zealand-team cros the Tasman in 1926.] LEAGUE. TO-DAY'S FIXTURES. The first round of the Canterbury Rugby League's knock-out competition- will be played to-day. At Sydenham Park, Marists A and Sydenham can be expected to provide a great game. Sydenham have been putting in some solid work of late, and they expect fully to extend the champions. The Marists' forwards are likely to play a big hand in the decision, as Sydenham's backs will be as good as Marists', with two men up in Aucklandi for the First Test to-day. Whichever side wins, a fine, open, game, with plenty of thrills, can be expected. At Woolston Park, Addington will play the home team. The speed of Addington should prove too much for Woolston, who can be depended on to put up a good fight. Marists B will travel out to Hornby to play the country team. ' Although Marists B are a very hard team to defeat, Hornby will probably prove too strong in all-round play. An interesting junior game should be that between Waimairi and Marists, to be played at the Aldington. Reserve. ENGLAND V. NEW ZEALAND. (press association TELEGBAM.) AUCKLAND, August 1. The English team for the Test Match to-' morrow is as follows: —Full-back, Knapman; three-quarters, Bentham, Howley, Bix, and Evans; half-backs, Mooney and Gallagher; forwards, Burgess, Bennett, Cunliffe, Darwell, Thompson, and Price. ASSOCIATION TO-DAY'S BIG MATCH. The meeting of Hangers jvr.d St. Albans | at English Park to-day is expected to draw a record number of spectators. Both teams are fielding their best elevens, and a keen, vigorous game is anticipated. The defence on both sides is solid, and the meeting of these two champions has been keenly • looked forward to, and it is expected that ono of the best exhibitions, played in a very scientific manner, will be witnessed. As a curtain-raiser to the big event, Technical and St. Joseph's Schools (fifth* gradft A) will try conclusions. The result of "this match will have a big bearing on the championship, and as the boys are playing splendid, open, fast football, the gam© should lie well worth seeing. , LINWOOD CLUB. The following will represent Linwood Juniors v. Technical College Old Boys at 2 30- p.m. torday:—Wilder, Bird, Woods, Wilkinson, Tanner, Angus, Graham, Spence, O'Callaghan, Atkinson, Nelson. Emergency: Miles. * CHINESE TEAM'S VISIT. A meeting of the ' Entertainment Committee of the Canterbury Football Association was held laEt evening,..Mr K. English presiding. A particularly fine programme for the entertainment of the visitors at the end of this month, and in September, has been arranged. Part of the programme consists of motor trips eround Canterbury, and the following gentlemen have contributed the use of their cars:—Messrs 8.. English, J. A. Robb, E. B. Bunt, E. W. Coop, J. H&wkes, P. L. Davies, A. Forbes, I. R. D. Johns, A. E. Sharman, W. D. Bamsay, S. Thompson, W. Jones, nmd B. O. Priddis.

ENGLISH TEAM'S PROPOSED TOUR. (press association telegram.) WELLINGTON, August 1. The following communication has been received by the New Zealand Football Association from Mr A. K. Gibbs, representing Australia and New Zealand in. London in Association football matters, with regard to the proposed visit of an English teem to Australia and the Dominion next year:— "The proposed tour Btarts at the end of March, and terminates at the end of September. The estimated cost, not including steamer and rail fares and hotel bills, iB £6500. This is to be paid by you, and any surplus will be jfefunded. It is suggested that the party should number 23. The above fi°nres include estimated wages of professional players, outfits, personal expenses, and insurance, Australia and New Zealand to make the necessary arrangements ano purchase tickets for voyage to Australia and New Zealand and return.' Commenting upon this communication, the secretary of the New Zealand Association, Mr B. L. Salmond, said the total estimated expenditure was £15,C00. There would be fifteen playing weeks, of which Australia would get nine and New Zealand five. Worked out in the proportion of ai&fifteenth (on the basil? of the proportion of playing weeks), New Zealand's 6hare of the cost should be about £6OOO, which was approximately the cost of bringing out the Chinese University students' team at present touring the Dominion. There would not be so large a number of matches, but ho did not consider there would be any difficulty in New Zealand's coming out on the right side at the end of the tour.