FOOTBALL.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CXX, Issue 14976, 23 April 1909, Page 3

FOOTBALL.

At Lancaster Park to-morrow afternoon the llrs t series of matches in the Canterbury Rugby Union’s senior competition will be played. Old Boys will meet Sydenham, on the east ground; Albion ‘and Christchurch will play on the west ground, and Linwood and Canterbury College will meet on the south ground. Play will begin at 3 p.m. , The annual meeting ox the n annate Rugby Sub-Union was held on Monday evening. The balance-sheet showed a credit balance of £lO. Officers were elected as follows:—President, Mr C. J. (loldstono; vice-presidents, The Rev Father Tymons, and Messrs W. Lee and Rattray; secretary and treasurer, Mr L. Sinclair; general committee, Messrs Wills, J. Scott and Miller; selection, committee, Messrs Goldstone, Loo and Prosland. It was decided to open the season with a ton: —merit on tile following Saturday. : i resolved that any player wl; omoved into a district before must play for that district dark the season. RUGBY UNION’S COMPETITIONS. Tito following will represent the various clubs ill their mutches on_Salurday: — CHRISTCHURCH. ■Seniors v. Albion—A. G. Burns, R. Morrison, A. R. Jacobsen, F. C. Fryer, D. E. Millar, F. Tosswill, M. Moore, E. O’Brien, J:\ Lunsford’, A. L. Ross, W. J. Morgan, F. Talbot, G. Anderson, G. S. M’Cully and F. Green. Juniors l , v. Old Boys—E. Button, C. Winny, T. Fisher. A. Morrison, Clarke, A. L. Jones, S. Alwright, C. Craddock. J. TonkinH. B. Hamilton, A. Sapsford, R. Thomson, E. Denham, W. Langford, and R. A. Tims; emergencies—V. Potts, Parkinson and Beck. Presidents A v. Richmond, at Richmond — Mullins, Parkinson, Crawshaw, W. Berrell, ) j. Meatson, Fraser, H. J. Thompson, Fc.ldwick, Gibbons, Cogan, Birch, Bridgemon, Mottram, Hart and F. Barrel!; emergencies —Bruges, Beck and Mosley. President's B v. College, ot College—Parson, England;, Forbes, Russell (2), G. Phillips, Bod’dington, Wallace, Cooper, B. H. Johnstono, Cannon, Clirystall, E. Robins, R. Johnston and Piuwill. The names of the Fourth Class team will bo placed on the notice hoard. LINWOOD. Seniors— E. Dingle, C. P. Granger, A. Wilson, S. Loader. W. Hawkins; J. Prosper, H. Wilson, G. L. Bull, J. Harvey, L. Oram, A. Buckley, W. Shaw, L. Bromley, J. Boroughs and T. Read. Juniors—C. Spinks, R. Maloney, G Dixon, L. Osborn, R. Piercy, L. Price, F. Sales, D. Gtcoh, W. M'Crackon, C. Howard, H. Howard. A. E. Ward, M'Qnillan, J. Vivian and J. Halo; emergencies—Bailey and Parker. President’s A—F. Bridges, N. Payne, A. Hunt, Davis, C. G. Baker, F. Woodham, W. Caldwell, W. Birmingham, R. Shanks, R. Coulter, A. Dunn, A. Fox, L. Edmonds, Barker and Cummings. President’s B —VV. Fletcher. J. Jack, J. Fraser, D. O. Priest, V. Tims, IT. Honey, W. Gray, Champ, A. Hobson, A. Fanning, G. Petersen, Cation, J. A. Boswell, Empson and C. Jones', emergency—J. Collins. Fourth Grade —R. Overend, O. Dunkloy, Common.. A. Winchester, L. Alexander, D. Ay son, H. Cowlin, L. Callaghan, G. Frame, 0. Fletcher, V. Lano, S. M’Quirm, R. Slapley, D. Turner and H. WitheJl; emergencies —J. O’ConneU and L. Neate. SYDENHAM.

Seniors, v. Old Boys—Doell, Fraser, Patrick, Collins, M’Pliail. Hutchings, -Mahony, Lyes, Mahony, Auld, Kixton, Mahoiiy, Nelson, W. Clemens and Love. Juniors, v. Linwood., at Sydenham Para— C Graham, Freeman. Thompson, Brinkman, Hall. W. Bussell, H. Bussell, M’Qnillan; Trndgcon, Johnston, Aldridge, Hamilton, Henderson. Holehan and Bathurst. President's A. v. Linwood B, at Sydenham Park—Savage, Ellwocd. Forrester, Burgess, Gibbs, Davies; Guy, Milligan, J. Mathews, Great-patch, Brunsden, M’Nciil, A. Allan, A. Hall and Hartland. President’s B, v. Belfast, at Belfast —O. Malley, Clemens, Brittan. Seabourn, F. Matthews, Howison, Hill, King, M’Quinn, Burley, Kiddey, Clements, Ayling, Smith. Thornton. Drag will leave Maddren’s at 1.30 p.m. Fourth Clasp v. Christ’s College, at South Park—Beckett, Columbus, Cooper, Wilson, Smith. Mullin, Adam«. Hale. Penfold, M'Craeken, Drummond, Dickie, Greatpatch, Shrimpton and Vernazoni.