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Evening Post, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 93, 19 April 1912, Page 2

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CHAMPIONSHIP MATCHES COMMENCE. RUGBY. Following are eonio of the teams selected to play in the opening matches of the season to-morrow : — SENIOR. Athletic v. Wellington, at Petone. — Athletic: Gosling, Wilson (2), Batt, L. M'Donald, Evensen, Kelly, Roberts, Cunningham*?, Hay, Murphy, Rapson, Bell, Levick, and Paton. - . Petone v. Poneke, at Athletic .Park No. I.— Petone: Parker, Daley, Miller, Boyd, M'Kenzie, Ramsdert, Nu'nn, Aston, Ready, Parker, MSFarlane, Ryan, Lindsay, Parrant, and Price. Southern v. Melrose, Athletic Park No. 2. — Southern's team is to be selected from Capper, Maedonald, Bunt, Mortenson, Bradley (captain), Parker, Gallagher. Campbell, Oeborn, -Houlihan, Stevens, Batty, Garwood, Perry, Jolinson; emergencies-, 'Russell and Hetherell (backs), Ritchards and Capper (forwai'ds). Melrose: Marshall (3), Flack. Lamb, Murphy, Bain, Sullivan (3), Gilchrist (2), O'Brien, Oakes, and Miller, emergencies, Rivers, Perkinson, Dee, and King. Oriental v. Victoria College, at Karori. —Oriental : Carmichael, Hale, "Patterson, Manning, Kinvig. Murray, Little, Skinner, Francis, Bunkenberg, O'Brien, Mullaney, Kyne, Shearer, and Barber; emergencies, Walker (back) and Murphy (forward). Victoria College: O'Shea, Munro, Miller, Salmond, Ryan, Alexander, Grey, Quilliam, Da-vie, Danniell, M'Kenzie, Beard, Devjne, Paulsen, and Butcher. The junior and third-class , matches will not commence till nest Saturday. ASSOCIATION. The following aTe *ome of t the team*, fixtures', and referees for 'to-onorrow'e Association football matches : — FIRST DIVISION; Swifts V.' Diamonds, ' Duppa-street No. 2 (6), (Mr. J. Ince).— Swifts: "D. Perilington, G. Wilson, J. Pye-Smith., Sinclair, Rickerby, G. Guise, P. Pye-Smith, D. Scott, H. Roberts, W. Mathesou, and H. Guise. Diamonds: Patrick, Fitzgerald, Burbush, Barnett, Taylor, Collins, Lowe (2), Black, Robinson, and Hathaway. Ramblers v. Rovers, Miramar No. 12 (Ml-. P. O'Connell).— Rovers : Brooke, Bethell, Martin, Croft, Duignan, Elford, Gibson, Grant, Duncan, Bolton, and Robinson. V.M.C.A. v. Corinthians, Newtown Park (7), (Mr. H. Yeoman).— V.M.C.A. : Hollis, Coad, Coate, Shaw, Wilson, Murphy, Phillips, Beavis, and Smith. Wanderers v. St. John's, Kelburne Park (5), (Mr. J. B. Paton).— Wanderers : Webster, Duley, Parsons, ' Turner, Hunter, Parsons, Daley, Shaw, Kettlewell, Loveday, and Harper; reserve, Barker. Thistle v. Hospital, Porirua (Mr. A. F. Newbold).— Thistle: M'Ardle, Mills, Miller, Dixon, Brownlee, Denison, . Houslon/ Jamieson, M'Lellan, Barnett, and another. The team will travel by the train leaving Thorndon elation at 1.20 p.m. SECOND DIVISION. Swifts V. Wadestown, Miramar No. 7 (8), (A. E. Welle).— Swifts : Thompson, Cameron, .White, King, Balks, Percival, Clifford, C. Guise, .1. " tfutner, Mattingley, and E. Guise. Diamonds v." RoVers, Miramar No. 6 (4), (J. ,M.. Wilson) .-{Diamonds: Makin, Roberts (2),^Norgate, Herzog, Coad,. Wheldon,, Alexander, Black, Dumble' ton,' and" Lowe. Rovers : Berg, White, ' Warne, Wikon, Hollow, Hart, Smith, Hall-Kenny, May, Carnegie, Martin, and Evans. ' V.M.C.A.' v. Petone, at Petone (Mr. R. Hutcheson).— Y.M.C.A.': Hearne, • Plant, Page, Robinson, Read, !Nimmo, Stevens, Highman, Hill, Radley. ' Brooklyn v. Wanderers, Duppa-street No. 1 (1), (S. F. M'Lean).— Brooklyn :' Thirkell, Roberts, Furniss, Kellaway, Stores. Keeble, Jackson, Beavie, Smith, Taylorj Pettengell, Ayres. St. John's v. Toa, at Porirua (E. Windley).— Toa : J. Mexted, Ken. Weneera, Ben Weneera, Baker Parata, ' E. Mexted; Son Morgan, W. Mair, T. Rial, J. Scobie, A. Holland, J. Bates; emergencies, A. Wilkes, J. Toi» A. Ashworth. Thistle a bye. , THIRD DIVISION. • Swifts v. Diamonds, Miramar No. 3, 3 p.m. (Mr. M'Donald).— Swifts : Abel, Kutner, Brown, Rowntree, Sanders, E. Richards, M'lntyre, Edge, Jones, Dickie, and another. Diamonds :Bidmead, Shields, Overend, Pym, Meehan, Ede. Hestle, Macdougall, Kelly, Guilford, Bramley (2). V.M.C.A. v. St. John's, Miramar No. 2, 3 p.m. (Mr. Harvie).— Y.M.C.A. : Vann, Hodge, Mabin, Hibbard, Perry, Jennings. Chartres, Mackliu, Baker, Playne, Stirritt. Petone v. St. Davids, at Petone, 2 p.m. (F. Bowles). Brooklyn v." Johnsonville, at Johnsonville, 3 p.m. (T. Thorley).— Brooklyn : Makeham, Shaw, Kean, Robinson, Adams, jartpn, Brown,. Lang, Hill, M'Ginty, Kellaway. Train leaves at 1.20. "Congregational v. Marist, . Miramar No. 5 (13), 3 p.m. (R. T. M'Lean). If the city reserves are not available, the matches will be played on the Miramar grounds, marked above in parentheses.