FOOTBALL

Hokitika Guardian, 22 September 1937, Page 3

FOOTBALL

THE FINAL TEST. TIFF REFER FF. (Per Press Association —Cooyrigac). WELLINGTON, September 21. Air J. S. King, of Wellington, lias been selected by the Manager of the I South African team as referee for the j Third Test at Auckland. ' ALL BLACKS TRAIN. AUCKLAND. September 21. j indications of the likely personnel of 'the All Black fifteen which is to nieet Springboks in the third and final test at Eden Park on Saturday were * given this afternoon at the first full combined training operations 0! the 21 jdayers at- present assembled at Takapuna. After all of the* players had done about an hour’s light training work on fjlve Ti.ika.puna Football Club’s ground, the following fifteen practised solidly as a combined unit for the final 20 minutes:—Full-back, J. M. Taylor; three-quarters. .). L. Sullivan, ’ N. A. Mitchell, T. C. H. Caugbey; five-eighths. 1). Trevathan, .J. Hooper; half-back, H. Simon; forwards: front row, F. S. Jackson, A. Lambourne, L>. Dalton; middle row, R. M. McKenzie, S. T. Reid, R. R. King. R. 11. Ward; back row, A. A. Parkbill. It now appears certain this team will represent New Zealand on Saturday, following the precedent established at the training camps for the first and second tests, when the actual team to take the field practised together throughout the final week. Great interest- was shown in the practice, approximately 3000 spectators crowding the sidelines to watch the players in action. SPRINGBOKS REACH AUCKLAND AUCKLAND, September 21. The members of the Springbok team, who arrived from Rotorua this afternoon, were obviously delighted | to reach Auckland. The players looked a little weary, which was not surprising after the amount of travelling that they had done during the past few days. The Springboks will train at Eden Park to-morrow afternoon, alter which an announcement will be made of the team to play the All Blacks in the third test match. j Probable selections for the Tost are now mooted, ft is stated du Toit is likely to go into the Springbok fifteen. RUSH TO AUCKLAND. AUCKLAND, September 21. As the result of a lead given by the Mayor, Sir E. Davis, offers to take paying guests in suburban home's are poufing into the Special Bureau Office of the Tourist Department, and -upwards of 1000 beds are now available for Rugby Test visitors. Already two hundred beds have ybeen allotted. \T Requests for accommodation are pouring in from all parts of New Zee.-land-F ' ..NEW RECORD EXPECTED. WELLINGTON, September 21. Although he is not yet aide to indicate' the amount of the revenue which the tour of the South African Rugby team-has brought to his De-

pariment, the Minister of Railways, lion. D. G. Sullivan, expects records to be broken, lie said that flu: arrangement for the third Test at Auckland iias eclipsed anything that has been demo- before. It was expected that the bookings would create a record for any sporting event in New Zealand. The Department had arranged for fourteen long distance special express trains to travel to Auckland from various parts of the North Island. Those would include live trains with an aggregate of fiftyseven carriages, which will run from Wellington, and which already aro ' almost fully hooked. It was estimated, he said, that ten j thousand people will travel to Auckland by train to witness the match. , Si’ll ING BOKS’ M ANAGER. AUCKLAND,.September 21. ■ Mr Percy W. Day, manager of tho Springboks’ team, left for Sydney by the Aorangi to-nudit, on route to South Africa. Mr Day wits compelled, ; for business reasons, to return home before the conclusion of the tour. The members of the foam, in charge of Mr A. do Yilficrs, Assistant-Man-ager, carried Mr Day shoulder high from the lounge of the hotel to his ear. There the entire party stood and sang the Hawaiian melody “Aloha—--00.” There was a large and representative assembly on the Aorangi. Owing to a postponement for -an hour of the departure of tin* Aorangi, Ibe All Blacks were unable o be at the boat to join in the farewell. WEST COAST RUGBY UNION. At the weekly meeting at Grey mouth last evening, Mr Williams reported that the Coast team had a good trip to Christchurch, there being no trouble in any way. In the first spell they were unlucky to mis.s two tries, whilst both sides improved in the second spell. The Coast tackling was outstanding and he had never sben its equal. A draw would have been a good indication of the game. The dinner was very ’successful, and the hotel proprietor asked him to convey to the Union, his congratulations on their conduct. The Blanket Society wrote stating that £4 os had been raised from the sale of the Springboks’ autographs, and thanked the Union for its assistance. Star Cluf) advised that its juniors defaulted to Kumara because of the break-down of a ear. Cobden Club advised that owing to having only ten players available they were unable to fulfil their fixture against Celtic.- The explanations were accepted.