LEAGUE FOOTBALL

Grey River Argus, 17 June 1927, Page 3

LEAGUE FOOTBALL

TRANSFERS TO ENGLAND. MASON GOING. (Per Press Assn.) CHRISTCHURCH, June 16. L. Mason, of tlx* Hornby League Club, and the New Zealand rep, received an offer by cablegram yesterday, to play for Wigan Club, England, and Las accepted, leaving on June 29. BLACKBALL TEAMS. The teams to represent the Blackball Club in their week-end’s fixtures are as follows:—

Seniors v. Runanga at Dunollie at 3 p.m. on Sunday: A. McDonald, J. Haisty, \V. Kelts, J. Dando, J. Dodds (capt), AL Smith, L. KinselJa, D. Rogers, W. Parsonage, W. Hansen, H. Long, T. Skilton and R. Williams; emergencies, W. Allen and J. Neilson.

Juniors v. Runanga at Dunollie at 1.30 p.m. on Sunday: W. Oliver, Jas. Kerr, T. Crooks, G. Nuttall, E. Shee han (capt), E. White, J. Meadowcroft, E. Hudson, S. Lewis, C. Gilman, A. Gray, A_ {AlcGee; I emergencies: P. Flynn, N. Hill, H. Mills and Crosby. Third Graders to meet Grey at Omoto at 3 p.m. on Sunday: S. Whitehead, A. Lamberton, H. Caldwell (capt), E. Dumpleton, E. Sorrenson, R. Neilson, F. Hoy, W. Clark, W. Ross, S. Ivey, J. Gray, J. Hartshorne, A. Jamieson; emergency, Ted Leitch.

Sixth Graders v. Alarists B at Rectomorrow at 1 p.m.: A. Bowkett, 11. Ritchie, F. Lowe, John Weir, A. S. O’Brien (capt), Jas. Weir, D. Kirk, S. Mcßoberts, N. Davies, AL Meadowcroft, AV. Driscoll, D. Weir, E. Tuck; emergencies: L. Tuck, T. Naylor and G. Stenhouse.

RUNANGA TEAMS. The following players will represent Runanga teams in their games during the week-end: — Seniors v. Blackball: Pinn, Conned ley, Cust, Alanderson, Henderson, Grif fiths, Purnell, O’Brien, Tallentyrc, Armstrong, Hands, Timlin Garvey; re serves: Stevens, Hambley. Juniors v. Blackball: Hall, Duggan. Amor, Baddeley, Hambley, Currie, Isherwuod, Pntler, Timlin, Pattinson, Ileslin, Muncaster; reserves: Alarshall, Freeman.

Fourth Grade v. Grey at Cobden: Alanderson. Mossop. Purnell, Afodlin, | Alalpass, Naisbett, Doherty (2), Tallentyrc, Glym, Adamson, Currie, Douglas; reserves: Murray and Simpson. Fifth Grade: Finch, Swallow, James. Shaw, Kendrick, Doherty, AlcPhee, Warwick, Boote, Wright, Pattinson, Kennedy; reserves: O Donncl and Neilson. GREY TEAMS. The following will represent the Gmy Club this week-end: Seniors v. Marist at Cobden. Sunday, 3 p.m.—Sex ton, Bond, Lpps, AL Alason. J. Afason. Johnston. Smith, Gordon, Harris, SliP'.’lock, Petrie, Aloffitt, Leach; reserves,. Frame, Hogg. The team is to assemble at the Dominion Hotel at 2 p.m. Juniors v. Kotuku at Kotnku at 3 | p.m. (Bus leaving at 1.30 p.m.)—Mor- j rissey, Page, Harrington. Kiddy, Tlelem Mcllirus, Russell, Currie. Crooks, Nasi; Harris (2), Gordon, Lee, Williams. Fisher (2), Allan. Third Grade v. Blackball at Omoto at 3 p.m.—Wills, Crooks, Cairney. Bond (2), Twohill, Lynch, Hartshorne, Codyre, Ross, Afatthows, Garth, Ro berts, Winn, Aforrissey, Burke.

Nelson Creek team to play Marist as follows: E. O’Brien, Craig, Alayne, Juniors on Sunday at Nelson Creek are Tobin, Butterworth, Greer, Hines, Ingram, Sweetman, Bennett, Tibbles, Saddler, Al. O’Brien; emergency, N.Z. LEAGUE COUNCIL. TALK OF BREAK WITH ENGLAND. AUCKLAND, June 16. Criticism of the action of the English League in lifting the ban of two years’ residential qualification on players from Australia and New Zealand, was voiced at a meeting of the Now Zealand League Council to-night. The New South Wales League cabled asking whether the League was in favour of requesting England to make the lifting of the ban non-operative until a conference had been held with the Managers of the English Touring team next season. It was decided to co-co-operate with Australia in the matter, and to express the Council’s disapproval to England direct. The President, Air. C. A. Snedde.n, said subsequently that if English League persisted in its actino ,tho cancelling of the English tour of this Dominion next season, and the secession of the New Zealand League from the English body, would be considered.