FOOTBALL.

New Zealand Herald, Volume L, Issue 15374, 8 August 1913, Page 4

FOOTBALL.

THE RUGBY GAME. IIA NnjRLY SHIELD MATCH. AUCKLAND V. POVERTY BAY. Ancsxixr, -.will: again .-be Called upon to-mor-row to defend the Ranfurly Shield. This time the challengers are Poverty Bay. and v C 'rS?' 1 ? 8 "d to be by far the best that has lett that district. "The backs arc a fast and clover, combination, while the pack, which averages over 13st, is composed of some very aolm forwards. The team arrived in Auckland yesterday morning, and are mostly in Good fettle. The teams for the match are •a follows: —* /- . '■;'.:. AUCKLAND. -■- ■■:■■'■:-■." Fullback ' - . : .! ; 'i;';„'l»;':; :^y: 'r J. O'Leary. Thiteequarters ; ' ' McGregor, Stewart, Mackay. .Five-eighths: '.• Weston and Geddes. ■.•..-''■"'■■ ■■■<".:.''■■■■ Halfback: .. Webb. Wing-forward: •',■;.. Hall. . . Forwards: Sellars, Trezise, Downing. Cunningham, ' Wyhe, Bruce, Barrett. Emergencies: Backs. J. O'Brien, Darby, Uisen; forwards, Wilson, Nesbitt, Callaghan. POVERTY BAY. Fullback: , > • Miller (12at 3lb). • " L Threequarters: Byland (13st 41b). Carruthers (lOst 6lb), .-•-'.. h .-"•: Buakingi (13st). -.'..-| ,-:...!.'-■...:;•■ .-. Five-eighths: j T»tt (Hat 101b), Kaipura (10sv 21b). J ■: : ':'r. Hall: .. Pollock (lOst 121b). ' Wing-forward: ' . Duggan (12st 61b). .' -" Forwards: ' "' ; . . Macquarrie (12st 10lb), Murphy (12st 101b), , . Maaa, (lock) (lost 81b), 'Noble USst lllb), ■'■: Kicholls (12st stbJ, Promm (list 7lb), Prickett ; ; i vl.3st .lib), i,r Sexton (list 101b). ■'.' Emergencies: McGill (list Gib), Stubbs (lOst 81b). '■ _*,Tho match will be controlled by Mr. ;L. • Simpson, of Wellington. Tho curtain-raiser ': will;be provided by Three Kings College unci .; King's College* piay starting at 2 p.m. Mr, ..: S. Hacnig&n will be the referee. ' : ■-■~* OTHER FIXTURES. •t — , Osier ';': fixtures for to-morrow are as fol- ■■'■■■■ lows;— '."'v;-',i; : ':,.--.-' '.'•:'■.-. : - '.; . .. ' ■". ■' ':■ -• v ,Second Grade: Marlst rrothsrs v. Newton, No. 4, Show Ground, Mr. H. E. Le Cren; .'Grafton v. Ponsonby, No. 8, Show Ground, Mr. E. Donovan. '; : . ' - -Third Grade (re-draw). West End v. A. Battery, No. 8. Show Ground, Mr. A. Chffe; Grafton v. Remuera. No. 7, Show Ground, , ; Sir. J. Crichton; City, a bye.

; ~ SECONDARY SCHOOLS* MATCHES. . A* Grade (2 p.m.): Grammar 3 v. Sacred ' Heart, No. 2, ' Alexandra Park, Mr. b. - :Bridg*a; Grammar A v. Technical College, := : ; i No. i, Alexandra Park, Mr. A. G. Henries. '•.'" , B Grade: Sacred Heart Grammar C No. ■i-, ■'■:, 4. Show Ground, Mr. T. Marshall Techni- , : ; cal t. Eing's B, No. -!5, ■ Show Ground, Mr. ; T. P. Warren. ■ ■: ■-■■ £'■'■ :■ \,'.- •-•:.'•• C Grade: Grammar By. Sacred Heart, No. 6, Show Ground. Sir. S. Conway; Technical ~ v.' Grammar A, No. 7,' Show Ground, Mr. A. , - 5. Hill. ■,:>■:■■■■■■;■■■: v :',:■•. ! i ,•.':.•:• ■<> ; . „ SCHOOL MATCH. > - ■■'".. r /-.K '" '■■; i; (2 p.m.) . ] •:.:. Newton East '▼. Newton West, ; No. 5, Alex.;;,:andra Park, : Mr. P. R. Wilson. ' '■■'■);■' TEAMS. -Teams which.hiive been ; selected are as fol- ■■'■'■-. lows :— ;'-.;,• :-'■■ ivvi-r :'•■ ,•■.■;.; "\ r -:.".s■:■'"■'-''■'' ■!.••.-•'..•'■':-'■'■' University A v. Grafton . (second grade); .F»a«li;- lloffinie. Campbell (3). Fisher, For*-'- ■ ( dick, - Marks. - Hunter, Baylisa,:•.-. McLean, '-'.:■ Knight, .: Doughty. ; . Nicholson; reserves, Mucky (back), Bcasley (forward). : Three Kings" College: Backs.Thomas, ■ Kati Sriwata, Tame. Lewis, Murray, Wetini; - • forwards,"; Paikea; Eowhatu, Newton, Takawe, v.; ■•.• Hau s Pikirangi, Tsmou, Aupouri. Emergen- ■•- .-.v cios,■ Parti; Keoa, : Kemp. -■■'-'-'- is.;/ \ :'•':£■ ■''■'■ ■■ 1 ' 'Grafton ! (Third Grade): ' Dixon, Menaiaa, ." '■ ,: : : Dunn. 'Molsaworth, V Edwards, .Neibon,;? 'fay-, -. ■■: lor.'McDfttmott, -.Jxnpeyy- Knight, Holii.■•• land, Shand; Cardan, Wright, Carnahan, Glass. OUTSIDE MATCHES. ■■; S'-'-S <;,'' .'■'.;'_: ■*: '/■.'/ ; SHIPPING V. CUSTOMS. ■'':■--' ' : The following feaVs been selected*to;rcpre- ■■■• «nt the Shipping: and Customs at Alexandra Park to-morrow, at 3 P.m.:—■ .. , -■-'Shipping: George, Pam, : Richardson, Car'atens,, Delano, - Barstow, Caseley. Stewart. Hogg. Foreman, Barker, Pehn, O Loghhn, Fadgrove. Poison.;- .-; . ; '~,si * ' _, ■ ' - • • Customs: Williamson, Tanner, Pearce, ; Fletcher, Abercrombie. Buckler, Courtney, ''-/: Fisher; ■ Graham; * Dykes. Hill, Urea, . Beau- ;-'. Mont, Adams, Comes. SABGOOD'S V. ARCH. CLARK AND SONS The following will represent Sargood's in .."' ft match against Arch. Clam- and Sons: — Ridings. Ccljran. Moffitt. Webster, Knox, • Kelly, Virtue, Marsh. ■;■ Dines,; Blytfl, Orr, - Roberts, Robertson. Boyle, Slater.; UNDER LEAGUE RULES. ' NORTHERN UNION CUP '• ' i/AUCKLAND \' V. CANTERBURY. i The first meeting !• between Auckland and Canterbury will take ; place at Victoria Park to-morrow afternoon, and a. first-class .a&iue -should result. - The game has been making > e-itat strides in Canterbury; and some of '■ •■ the best : nlayers ■ are now playing. League football. .The team, which arrives this morn- - ins, is a fairly strong one, though^severalof the beat men—including W. J. Mitchell. AulcL and '■; Shadbolt, who were prominent " numbers of the New Zealand team which r«-ently toured Australia— unable to make the trip. Nevertheless, one may rest ; : assured that the visitors will do their very * test to take "he Northern Union Cup oack '• ' with them. The following are the teams : — ■•:'".'•'-' ■'•" . AUCKLAND. '■' : --- -■ Fullback: ■ v : ; ; " :■■', ' J^ansill. Threeouarters: " Cooke, Woodward. Weston, ' ' ."- .' Five-eighths: , : r : Tobin, If worsen. ' ' ':' y'--"' ■■>: : : '.- Half: - : /;\ ..,:■:.;.:■:. Webb. . '■:.-.■ Forwaids: Ssraltc:'9, Williams, H. lfayward, Frickcr, Mitchell, M. Haywaid. '~'..■:. ". CANTERBURY. ■'/' .. ' Fullback: • v ;■■.-. . Gasson.' Threequarters: Saunders, Koskella, Hardingham. ■; Five-eighths: M. Smith, Stokes. ' . Halfback: Watts. Forwards: Peaice, Morris. Shanks, Campbell, Kirton, Brunsden, Kruse. , Mr. E. Barker will be referee. The curtain-raiser will lie provided by the ■ Olahuhu and Ponsonby third-grade teams, Mid play will start at 1.46 p.m. * The following team will represent Otahuhu:— _ Markwick, O'Connell »2), Farrelly (3), Brunette, Frost, Simmonds, Brown, Ryan, Clark, Ward, Trimble, Montgomery, Taylor. JUNIOR REPRESENTATIVE MATCH. . ' ; The following will jeprcsent Lower Waikato juniors against Auckland junior representatives at tiun*iy on : Saturday: —Fullback, .W. Partitt; three-quaileia, J. Borell, P. Boreli, Doyle, J. Laurence, five-eighths, (.-.•' •' G. Henderson; haliback, Burk; -forwards, ■ ■ A. Wright, T. Labrunm, J. Covde,.G.' Aatell, W. Little, Davis; emergencies, J.,Callaghan .-, and H. Ambler (backs), W. Burt, Greenwell (forwards). Mr. L. JS'ield will have charge '. " of tho whistle. NEW ZEALAND COUNCIL. ;: A meeting o; the Council of Management ■ '''■ of tho New Zealand llagbi League was held • : last evening. Present: Mtaars. D. W. McLean (chairman), E. W. Watts, P. .Gladding, P. S. Ussher. J. 8.-Morton, A. Campbell, A. Powell, W. O. Carlaw, and 11, Oakley (secre'•^r:tary);\ . :.v \ „ ';■■' ■ Perraission was granted Canterbury League ' to play Taranaki at New Plymouth on ■•■ August ■ l'l, Wellington at Wellington on August. 10, and New South Walts at Christ- -'{ church; on August 23. -_- „ Mr.' W. S. Brice, of Wellington, wrote, -'• stating that he '■ would, accept the position ' c* 1 join* selector; of the Nov/ Zealand team, • fit' en condition that he had an opportunity of ' ;; aceing ':- th« AuoUand . team play. It was ■i"'''' tfecidwt to invito- Mr. Bnce to attend the ■ ' IkackUnd- Wellington fixture at Auckland as ■•'.' -X-''■&'*-%><'!<■ ! -'\.-.\" : ' : : '••:'> ''■'■■'■■''l\:'.-"' : '. •■ : s-'":'- ■'.

the guest of 'the New Zealand' League. In the course of Ma letter. •• Mr. Brico said that the Wellington League was able to accept August 13 and 20 ao the dates for the New South Wales-Weiiiiagton and New South Wales-New Zealand z matches >- respectively. The Wellington City Council had granted tho use of Newtown Park for both matches, and were charging 20 per cent, of the gross gates. ' , :-r; .. . Mr. Morton gave notice to move. That the next annual meeting of the Now Zealand League be held in Wellington, ana that the various leagues bear the expense of their respective delegates to that meeting." :■-. • . \ ■ TEAM FOR NEW ZEALAND. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright. Stdxst, August 7. Ray Norman (five-eighths). Frazer (fullback), and Broomham (threequarter) have notified the selectors that they .ire unable to acco-npany the League team to New Zca- , land. It i* rumoured that l'earee (forward) and Messenger (threequarter) will also drop out.