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Press, Volume LXXIII, Issue 22073, 22 April 1937, Page 7

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TECHNICAL HEADS TABLE NOMADS FIELD PROMISING TEAM With two rounds of the Hurley Shield series finished. Technical Old Boys leads the table in the competition, The. Technical team, with the exception of G Browne, L. Fleete, A. Porter, and 1. Lannbn of Hamilton, is the same one that finished second to Young Mens Christian Association in the reserve competition last season. Fitness has been the main reason for the success of the team in the matches played; but before a match against either Western or Nomads the team should remove two weak points. First, complete understanding is essential among all units of the side, and, second, the shooting must be improved. Nomads created a surprise on Saturday by heavily defeating the strong Thistle team. Nomads this season appears likely to challenge Western strongly for the championship. The forwards in particular are showing more dash and combination than they have dqne for many seasons. The only weakness is found in the halves, but it is expected that this unit will show improvement as further matches are played, „ J , Rangers and Thistle.. on Saturday played poorly in comparison with their form of last season. Neither team is yet at its full strength and both should improve as the competition advances. Western found the young Young Men's Christian Association team a harder team to beat than was expected. In the second half, however, Western played at full speed to remove any doubt of the outcome of the match. The Young Men's Christian Association's performance was far better than the same team's showing against Technical. Continued improvement may be expected.

Championship Table Goals

TOUR OF ENGLISH TEAM FINAL ITINERARY APPROVED (TBISS ASSOCIATION TSLEOBAM.I WELLINGTON, April 21. r The final itinerary for the tour oi New Zealand by the English Amateur Association football team was approved by a meeting of the Council of the New Zealand Football Association, as follows: Mry 23—Arrive at Auckland on the Tamaroa. May 27—v. Hawke's Bay and Poverty Bay, at Napier. May 29—v. Wellington,- Wairarapa, and Manawatu, at Wellington. June 2 —v. Otago and Southland, at Invercargill. June s—v. New Zealand, first test, at Dunedin.

June 9—v. Canterbury, Westland, pud Buller, at Christcfcuxcn, ~ _,

June 12—v. Auckland and, SQUtfc Auckland, at Auckland, •" June 16—v. Wanganui and Taranaki, at Wanganui. ■ „ June 19—v. New Zealand, second test, at Auckland. June 21—Trip to Rotorua, June 26—v. New Zealand, third test, at Wellington. June 26—Leave for Sydney on the Maunganui. PROTEST BY AUCKLAND REPLACEMENT OF INJURED PLAYERS (MUlt ASSOCIATION riLIQBAII.) i AUCKLAND, April. ■». I The Auckland Football Association Board of Control considered at this evening's meeting the New Zealand Association's decision to allow the replacement of injured players contrary to the law? of the game. It was stated that the New Zealand body was affiliated to the Football Association, whioh allowed replacements only in friendly or charity matches. It was felt that tl)e alteration was dangerous and it was agreed to play it under protest until a decision was received from England. TEAMS FOR SATURDAY

NOMADS CDUD Senior A v. Y-M-CA., at Spreydon Park—Mcßea, Waddell. Fail, parle. Calder, Gordon. Sharr, Billcllff, Wilkins. Beale. Waddell, Cockle. Senior B v. Technical, at Richmond Park, ?.46—J, Mitchell, W. O'Brien. T. O'Brien. Holmes, Lee, Gouldlng. Fleming. Cowper, Smith. Barrie, pouglas. Reserve: Rossiter. ■ —9

P. W. D. L. F. A. Pts. Technical O.B. 2 2 — — 8 4 4 Nomads 2 1 1 — 11 4 3 Western 11 — — 7 3 2 Rangers 2—11451 Thi$tte 1 — — 1 2 9 — Y.M.C.A .. 2 _ _ 2 5 12 —