FOOTBALL

Huntly Press and District Gazette, Volume XV, 26 July 1929, Page 2

FOOTBALL

League RESULTS AT A GLANCE Huntly A Juniors 18, v. B Juniors 0. Marist 26, v. Huntly Colts 2. QUEST FOR LEAGUE CUP. SOUTH AUCKLAND CHALLENGE STRONG COUNTRY THIRTEEN FIRST REP. GAME A prolific field for the development of Rugby League talent, considering that such fine exponents of the thir-teen-a-side game as B. Laing, T. Littlewood, Len Mason, Lou Hutt, A. Payne, T. Peckham and L. Stewart have come from it, the Waikato has selected a side to play at Carlaw on Saturday that should fully extend the elect of Auckland. The team is as follows: Full-back.—G. Raynor. Three-quarters.—B. Paki, B. Jackways, G. Tittleton. Five-eighths.—J. Farrell and D. Whorsky. Half-back.—E. Abbott. Forwards. —J. Jones, J. Hogan, T. Timms, J. Menzies, R. Stephenson, and R. Trevetta. Emergencies.—S. Muir, J. Muir, J. Daley and J. Monteith. The provincial players will engage the Auckland team in the first representative encounter of the season, and the fixture is being looked forward to by League enthusiasts with keen anticipation. Given a fine day the match should bristle with scintillating movements, as many of the the visitors’ side have been tried and tested, and demonstrated that they are particularly adapted to the fast, open, passing game. Their forwards can always be relied on to combine with the backs, and at the same time lend every ounce of weight in the pack. Men who are particularly well-known in Auckland because of their fine performances at headquarters in the past are George Raynor, B. Paki G. Tittleton and E. Abbott—a quartet of clever and versatile backs—and J. Jones, J. Menzies, T. Timms, R. Stephenson and R. Trevetta—a set of battling forwards, who play hard and clean football.

Commenting on the team, Mr. R. Hill, president of the South Auckland Rugby League, states that the team is a particularly good one and capable of putting up a good performance. Should they get off the mark at the start, the Auckland team at the death will know that they have been playing and the spectators will get their money’s worth. “There is not a passenger in the thirteen,” he adds, “and every man is deserving of rep. honours. Given a fine day (or even a wet one) the match should rank as the best on Carlaw Park this season. The players are very confident, and are in excellent form after two trial matches played before the final selection was made. The team is as good as any that has been sent out of the district.” The Waikato team will arrive in Auckland at 11 o’clock on Saturday morning, and be met at the station by their delegate on the New Zealand Rugby League Council (Mr. W. J. Taylor). They will return south by the second express on Sunday evening. Rugby RESULTS AT A GLANCE Te Akau defaulted to Huntly Seniors. Huntly Juni rrs 6, v. Glen Afton 6. SATURDAYS MATCHES. All senior competition matches will be postponed this Saturday as the sub-union is playing a representative match in Hamilton. Huntly Juniors to play Orini at Orini at 2.30 p.m. Lorry will leave Post Office at 1 p.m. : M. Ralph, Yates, Ward, K Tapp, Hill, Burke, Leeming, H. Ralph, L. Harris, V. Harris, Bryant, Waikato, Deverall, Berriman, Hildebrand. Soccer Hamilton Wanderers 2, v. Huntly Thistle 0. BROWN SHIELD. South Auekalnd will have to be at their best at Sedaon Park, Hamilton, to-morrow, when Hawke’s Bay play off their challenge for the Brown Shield, and given a fine day a large crowd from Huntly and the surrounding districts will no doubt make the trip to Hamilton to view the game, especially as their are so many local players included in the South Auckland side.

The following team will represent South Auckland : Goal—R. Smith (Waitoa). Backs —T. ‘Dodds, captain (Huntly), W. Engl sh (Oltudelands Ravers). Halves—J. White (Pukemiro Junction), G.’ Deacon (Claudelands Rovers), R. Beaumont (Pukemiro Junction), W. Li idle (Huntly), I{. Dodds (Pukemiro Junction), Dave Hall (Huntly).