FOOTBALL.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LI, Issue 15693, 21 August 1914, Page 8

FOOTBALL.

THE RUGBY GAME.

ARRANGEMENTS FOR TO-MORROW.

Thb arrangements for to-morrow's matches of the Auckland Rugby Union are as fol lows : —

Taranaki v. Auckland representatives. Eden Park. No. 1, 3 p.m., referee to be chosen by the Taranaki team. Hokianga v. Auckland B representatives. Eden Park No. 1, '2 p.m , Mr. E. Donovan. Waika'o v. Auckland Public Schools representatives. Eden Park No. 1, 1 pi"., Mr. A. S. Cliffe. _ , Second Grade Cup Tie City v. Ponsonoy. Eden Park No. 2. 3 pin.. Mr. F. Wilson. Outside Matches: John Court. Ltd. v. (.co. Court and Son?, Eden Parle. No. I 2 p.m.: Central v. Maori Combine. Eden Park No. 2, 1.45 p.m.. Mr. A. Keiuiorley. PUBLIC SCHOOL MATCH. A representative match lween the Wa • kato and Auckland l'tiblic School present." tivo teams will bo played it; Eden Park '0morrow. The Auckland team is a? follows. —Fullback. Ivil; thr*-.-fiuar;-fi-<. Anderson. 3l»ttsop, Delgroaso: five-eightns, Shepherd, Ford; halfback, Webb wng-'orward, Coleman; forwards. Emirnli. MiCullouth. I/.(k. Noyes, McNamara. Hadwin, Smith. Emergencies: Backs, Alexander, Stonne. Donald con: forward?, Dickson. Williams. Mussel. Alexander.

HOKIANGA V. AUCKLAND R. Tho Auckland B team to play Hokianga, tomorrow is as follows.—Fullback, D'Audncy; threequartors, Stewart iPonsonby). Barker, Candy; five-eighths. Gray. Barclay, half. Godfrey; wing-forward, Pounlney; forwards, 11. Sellars. H Harris. McLean. MeHugh. Campbell 'Ponsonbvi, Mtwro. McN'ab Emergencies: Backs, Slieahan, Earlly, Burns: forwards, Griorson. Walters. Pcsrce, Sullivan WIN FOR SOUTHLAND. [bt ICEOIUJ'H.—mess ASSOCIATION".] Timauc, Thursday. Southland defeated South Canterbury by 20 points to 5. The name was played in a thick fog.

RANFURLY SHIELD MATCH. CANTERBURY'S BAD LUCK. [BT TELJiOilAl'ir. — PRESS ASSOCIATION'.] New Plymouth, Thursday. Though putting up a bettor exposition of football. Canterbury, the challengers, failed to wrest the Ranfurly shield from Taranaki to-day. The match was played on a dry ground in sunny weather. Realising that the challengers were a force to be reckoned with the laranaki Union bad arranged for Roberts and Cain io motor through from Wellington on the arrival of tho Maunganui on Wednesday night, and they arrived just in time. The Canterbury men proved far 100 nimble for tho slower forwards of the home side, and after tho first, few exciting moments, when the yellows had charge, they governed the first spell, but only managed to notch one try by Hegarty, which was converted by Crawshaw. The second spell saw the defenders more aggressive, and keeping the Southerners mostly defending, though periodically the latter swept aLmost the length of the field Stohr place-kicked a fine goal from the field. Whittington scored a try in the corner after crashing through alongside the line, near tho closing stages, the preliminary to which involved clc or work by Brown, Column, Roberts, and Cameron. The final scores were: Taranaki, 6; Canterbury. 5.

UNDER LEAGUE RULES, . WELLINGTON V. AUCKLAND. The following League football team has been chosen to represent Auckland against Wellington at Victoria Park to-morrow:— Fullback: Hardgrave. Threequarlcrs; Corby, Woolcy, McClymont, Weston. Halfbacks: Rogers, McDonald. Forwards: Savory, Walters, Bennett, Denize, Hayward, Clark. Emergencies: Wynyard, Cross, Seagar, Warner.

AUSTRALIAN VISIT CANCELLED. A meeting of ' tho Management Committee. of the Auckland Rugby Football League wag held on. Wednesday evening. Mr. R. Benson, chairman, presided, and there were also present: Messrs. Pollock. Strong, Baker. Cummins. Tatton, McDonald, and Spinlcy. A cable messago, read at tho meeting, stated that owing to the war the suggested •tour of the Dominion by the Sydney club teams had been postponed until next year. It was decided not to send a junior team away this year, and that tho WanganuiAuckland match be postponed indefinitely. It. was decided to hold the goal-kicking competition for Mr. P. W. Roopc's medal oh September 12. Mr. Calthorpe was appointed referee for rfhe Wellington-Auckland match.

THE ASSOCIATION GAME. ARRANGEMENTS FOR TO-MORROW The arrangements for to-morrow's matches of the Auckland Football Association are as follows:— First Division. North Shore v. Everton, North Shore No. 1, Mr. Guest; Corinthian v. Thistle, Domain No. 1, Mr. Martin; Adult School v.. Carlton, Richmond. Mr. Dawson; Y.M.C.A. v. Brotherhood, Domain No. 2, Mr. Wright. Third Division.—Tabernacle A v. City, Bayswater, No. 1, 2 p.m.. Mr. Culbon; Everton B v. Wild Rose, Bayswater, No. 1. 8 p.m., Mr. Culbon; Tabernacle B v. Everton A, Bayswater, No. 2, 3 p.m., Mr. Swindall. Fourth Division M.C.A. v. Everton. Domain, 2 p.m., Mr. Martin; Richmond v. Tabernacle. Domain, 2 p.m., Mr. Cox: North Shore v. Y.M.C.A. Rovers. North Shore, 2 p.m., Mr. Howie.