LEAGUE FOOTBALL

Grey River Argus, 3 August 1935, Page 5

LEAGUE FOOTBALL

NORTHERN UNION CUP MATCH TO-DAY. ». C Owing Jo a severe attack of influenza,, P. Scott, second five-eighth, will bo unable to take his place in the West Coast team to play Canterbury to-day at Monica Park, Christchurch. in the Northern Union Cup match. He will be replaced♦ by A. Beban, who will play on the right wing, and J. Roberts will bo moved into centre, and H. Morris to second five-eighth. J. Dodds (back) and G. August (forward) are the emergencies. Canterbury is this year a strong side, particularly in the backs, but the West Coast thirteen is a formidable combination, ■with a heavy pack and a fast set of backs, and if the. West Coast win the ball from the scrums, as they should do, the Northern Union Cup should return to the West Coast its new-found home of 1933. A keen, fast open game is anticipated. Mr A. C. Hall, West Coast and sole South Island selector, left last evening for Christchurch, to view the match, and the Sortth Island team will be announced on Mondav. The chosen players for the South Island team to play the North Island at Auckland on August 17, wil] assemble at Christchurch on Tuesday, August 13. A large contingent of League supporters from. Inangahua and the Grey district left for Christchurch by the excursion train last night.

The Runanga A and B third grade trams will play a friendly match at Dunollic to-morrow at 2 p.m. The following are the teams: — A; Clayton, Masters, Mossop.. Hatch, Little. Quinn. Kennedy, Gruning. Morris, Hunker, Higson, Orerar, A. Wright. R: Newton, King, Dalzell, Ainu, Sweeney, Pinn, Pattinson, Armoury, | James/ Hart, Manderson, (Brown, Sheppard.