FOOTBALL.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLIX, Issue 15025, 21 June 1912, Page 9

FOOTBALL.

THE RUGBY GAME. J TEAMS FOR TO-MORROW. ! j The Auckland Rugby Union's champion- i fillip matches will be continued to-morrow. Teams which have been selected arc as j follow. . SENIOR GRADE. COLLEGE RIFLES V. IJONSONBY. College Rifles: J. Hiues, K. Ifwerson, W. King, C. D'Audney, L. Weston, E. W. Gordon, C. Webb, L. Nisbet, R. Pountney, R. vSellara, L. Harty, P. Bedford, L. Hartland, It. Jacobi, A. Walker. MARIST BROS V. PARNELL. Marist Bros.' Old Boys: Herring (captain). White, Callaglian, Harris, Barrett, Shea- | nan, Gleeson, Carroll, Little, Walshe, Cornaga, O'Brien (2), Clarke, Tapsall. UNIVERSITY V. CITY. : j University: Mark,- Macky, Fryer, Pearce, j Cray, Stewart, Mac don aid, Bilkey, Dinneen, MeKenzie, Mac Duff, Barn ford, Wills, Sexton, I Hunt; emergency, Thompson. j .SECOND GRADE. j College Rifles (v. Pukekohe): Alexander, Pratt, Laxon, Mark, Reed, Stewart, Taylor, Pountney, Proud,. Gray, • Stevenson, Blomfield, Steele, Clarke, Birnie. - . Marist Bros.' Old Boys (v. Newton): Fitzgerald, White, Owens, Nicholson, Little, Codyer, Parkinson, Nolan (captain), Fitzgerald, Dennehy, Cairns, Courtney, Coakley, Harris, McMillan, Mulling, Dolieny, Blade. University (v. Parnell): MeDavitt 11., Middleton, Campbell 1., Johnson, Forsdick, Blundell, Ross, Fawcett, Needliam, Fordyce, Blomflold, Revell, McDavitt 1., Nicholson, Munro; emergencies, Campbell 11., Doughty. ... THIRD GRADE. College Rifles win by default from Ponsonby A. " University (v. Young Maori Party): Hone, Takame, Newton, Morehu, Puea, Adanu» Macky, Hunt,' Murray, Ohleen, Rakena, Lewis, Tangipo, Ilall 1., Hall 11. FOURTH GRADE. Marist Bros.' t>ld Boys (v. City) from the following: Slade, Smith, Prendergast, Campbell, Buckler, Montague, Culpan (2), McCullough, Courtney, Fitzgerald, I.onergan (2), Valooi, Earley, Burns, Fisher, Crawford, McNaiigliton, Blackmail, Tucker, Downing. FIFTH GRADE. Marist Bros.' Old Boys (v. Grafton) from the following: Armstrong, Barker (captain), Culpan, Flynn, Enwright, Greenan, Griffin, Howlett, Hing, Keenan, Murphy, Minogire, Mulvihill, Moir, McGovern, O'Grady, Temn, White, Davidson, Rice, and Ellis. - ■■ Newton A (v. Newton B) from: Forde, Black (2), Hobson (captain), Elder, Haines, Cleal, Sheerar, Neil, Murray, O'Lachlan (2), James, Savoury, Monoghan, Coles, Bushel, Cantcll, Walters. Newton B from: Saunders, Robertson, . E. Poison, O'Connor, Bundle, Fenton. Arneil, Nicholson, Tredrea (captain), Sutcliffe, McConnell, Over, Rowlands, Carter, Culpan, Gribble, Delaney,' Harvey, Edwards, Cleal, Grant ley, Cullen, Neilson. A RAILWAYS MATCH. ' A match between the clerical staff of the railway traffic manager's, office and a team representing tile locomotive, maintenance, and : stores departments was won by the traffic manager's department by 17 points to nine. Tries were scorfed for the winners by Hornibrooke, Wheeler, Aickin, and Aldridge; a goal ifrom the field was, kicked by Hornibrooke, -who also converted one of the tries. Mason and. Lambert scored for the losers, and Tangney kicked a penalty goal. KARANGAHAKE V. PIAKO. The following team will represent Karangahake against Piako for. the sharebrokers' cup to-morrow at Te Aroha:—Fullback, Alexander; three-quarters, McCollum, I McGonagle, Keating; five-eighth, Bunting; halfback, Bain; wing-forwards, Bramble i and Johnstone; forwards, Molvor, Sparks?, Handfling, Gill, Meagher, McNamara, W. Laurie; emergencies, backs Rodewald and Hawkins, forwards Gribble and Watts. 1 KAIPARA AND .THE LEAGUE TEAM HALL DENIES ALLEGED LETTER. In a telegram published in yesterday's IIEftAW), from our Cisborno correspondent, reference was made to an inquiry held by the 'Gisborno Rugby Union regarding an offer of- a place in the New Zealand League touring team received by Kaipara, the wellknown Gisborne player. In his explanation to the union, Kaipara spoke of having received a letter from J. Hall, asking Trim to join the team. Hall, who is a well-known Ponsonby Club reaver and Auckland Rugby Union representative wing-forward, is very indignant at his name having been drawn into the matter. He denies that he wrote' such a letter, to Kaipara, or made any effort to induce Kaipara to 'join the league. Ho adds that if Kaipara received any such letter bearing his (Hall's) signature it was written neither by him nor with his sanction. INTER-ISLAND MATCH. [BY TELEGRAM,OWN COimESrOSDEST. Rotorua, Thursday. G. Rogers (Botorua). Rongo Nuku and 8. Darby (Whakatane) have been nominated by the selectors of the Bay of Plenty Union for the inter-island match at Napier,