FOOTBALL.

Press, Volume LX, Issue 18183, 20 September 1924, Page 11

FOOTBALL.

RUGBY.

LANCASTER I >AKh "> TO " DAY - The- fin-..! msti-h o: the tc&son wd:^ place on the Or.u £*• 1 0 * dax, when tfao» two old ri-ls, nr/.i 'i;r\ • - •• these tro ;-,rov;;:c:s i Ifirgc crcwd. To-u,yV match v-1 bo 1:0 iS " TV* ac counted c. x pton in iiv-? rc~;.v, . "\\cn viicn i ic lor bv iljo 5-Jicr.d.u U.-.-" 1 .- •- ♦ •-»« -t '1 h*? teams have- for f-.st, U:1 -' u:ul " i;; rV>v H- !hiit ,lu '" o\>on. s»<-i laciiiar r-l< J•. - Wt \ nr «\ ,Jiy.. r s are '.<> 1(1 ] *.• -,Jiev ro {or to-J-Vi U a„>. T!r: H:o sti cni li i _ ; n so - lt ;o Mvemv^u 3 hit!*-- i-iv.- -- .I - I Mild ii is :r:u!>:v.y ' ;n V .i,i'nub'ic see on; almost certain tha. ,h - 0 f i[ iC of taa uriyhtcit and l>c»- - fol'.owirs arc the tca, " s:_ " L i.: c n Corner and Threc-^v.-.irtcis— I>. Iniuc.i, G V;Sbth R -J. Johnston and C. Gibson. Ha'f-back—M. Warwick. _ A\iry ff,rwiiva--T U J. Swain 1- nrwiiri.s. ; v , v ,.., |. Brown and C. u 's;s<:~£c" n «.••> k. - ITtl , mVlchcs on "the southern -tour. CAXTKHBI^--Full-back---J. H. r^E " r> n Three-quarters —W. Dorccn, h. 0. J_.ibot a pive'.;igUbs-AV. A. Ford and C. Oliver. Half-bacx —J. Krodio. "Wing-forward—A. Dcnneby. Forwards—A. }fcOormac.K and 1-. Partridge (W.kcr.O, G. Lea.hy (lock), U. lurpin ~ and T. Mi'ilikrn (supports), i. iuioy and ,T. Jeffries (back rankers). lleeerves —B'icks : K, .1. Carloton, A. Thompson and 13. Biaekmore l-orwards: J, Ironsides, S. Baird. and H. I>. Oodficy. Mr W. Fuller will ho rcteree. Tito ctu-Uiin-vaiscr. which will he played helwoen thc-Armv Service C'orp<j (Aorthorn Command} and that of thn faouthcrn Command, is a match in which a tremendous amount of interest is hcinu created. \\:tr will ho declared fcciwcen these two teams at. 1.30 on the Oval, and no one shou d miss Iho mancßUvrin?? of thesa conih.Lt.snU in. attack and defence.

ASSOCIATION TO-DAY'S ATTRACTION.

One of the semi-final matches in connexion with the English Cup knock-out competition will ho played! at Knshsh ParK to-day iho contestants will be Nomads and Western These two teams hold the second and thud positions in tlio League championship, and arc very well matched. The Aomads team has always pleased its supporters with its spectacular combined forward play, and is at its best when up against a strong team. The Western forwards oro an exceedingly smart and youthful set. possessing: splendid) footwork and combination, but they will need to ho at their best to shoot past the Xomads' goalkeeper, James- AicDougall, who created snch a< good impression in the recent Brown Shield match at Auckland. The curtain raiser to be played at 1.30 p.m. is between Kangers and St. A3ba.ua, who meet in the scmi-Hnal for tho "\Yatso:a Cup