FOOTBALL.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LII, Issue 15911, 7 May 1915, Page 4

FOOTBALL.

VHE RUGBY GAME. } i , SEVEN-A-SIDE . TOURNAMENT. ;pji' T--si y! j- •;//• SEASON OPENS TO-MORROW. -> j • • - ci':i i' 'V. > • I>% _J . * -'y Ist Etigby football season will b# officially opened to-morrow, when & - aevon-a-aide tournament will be held at Eden Park,' under the auspices of Auckland Rugby Union. The games will commence at 2.30 p.m. The teams are as follows: — ,/ .. >•?' University; Forsdick, Pmssinsr, Holland, Swaffield, Milliken, McLean, Nicholson ; reserves. Wells, and O'Connor. I College Rifles: A team—L. ; Westin, .E. Sellars, A. E. L. Scantlebury, N. J. McHugh, E. L. Barker, A. JTisbot, W. Laxon. B team G. Clifton, L. Bevins, P. Stevenson, N. Marshall, L. McGregor, W.rFowlds, V. MaxWell. Reserves, C. Clark and Boucher. , Poneonby A and B teams, from the following players: Avery, Sellars, Irancis, Candy, Boon, .Sutton, Dance. Pears, Wilkinson, Liiidrum, Sago, Hanlan, Hancock, Iremnin, Walters, Alfred, Dannol, Robertson, Hall, McGee. Swanson, and Bavanson. City A team: u. Moffitt, D. Stewart, 0. Stewart, D. Cashman, A. Barclay. G. Camp, bell, A. Campbell, K. Purcell, P. Warden. B team: T. Sainsbury. E. Taylor, Martin, B. Harlev, H. Barton, P. Castles, W. Johnson, T, Keary, J. Rassmussen, J. Parker. SENIOR CADET MATCH. The following players will represent the 88th Company senior cadets against the 4th Company, at Epsom to-morrow, at 2.45 p.m.:Beeh'an, Biroh. Peace. Hunter. Emtio, Augur, Ellisdon, Kayee, Williams, Sparke3, McCready, Matthews, Law, Rockland, Green, Payne, Gillespie, and Young. THE LEAGUE GAME. I ■ - ~ MEETING OF EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. . A meeting of tho management committee of the Auckland Rugby League was held on Wednesday evening. .Present: Messrs. U. Benson, chairman, N. Cuban, A. iat ton, J. Endcan. McDonald, R. Pollock. H. Fellows, A. Cummins, and R. A. Spinley. secre- \ welcome was accorded Mr. Fellows, who had been appointed tho delegate of the Newton Rangers Club, in the place of Mr. it. Strong,- resigned. , On the application of the Otahuhu Club, tho registration of A. Richardson, an exHawke's Bay representative player, was approved, subject to his clearance being granted.- Other transfers granted wero: a. Sheehan, from Ponsonby. to City; L. Newman, from Newton to Thames Old Boys: v. R. Simpson, from City Rovers to Newton. The Newton Club having declined to transfer Hogan and Schofield to Thames Old Boys, consideration of the applications was held over for : a week. The proposed transfer ,of two Remuera third-grade players, F. Collins and C. Orams, to Grafton seniors was ciefwrod, while D. Young, 0. Grubb, and C. Davis wore re-graded. Tho Nowton Rangers gave notice of registration of 67 players, 41 new players were registered by North Shore Albion, while 14 nowcomers wore notified by tho Manukau | Club. North Shoro Club also gave notice of the registration of two new senior players, Clifford »and McKeown. ' A letter was received from .'he .Railway Department intimating that a special train would be run from Auckland to Otahuhu at 210 p.m. on Saturdays for the .accommodation of football players. 1 At a recent meeting of the management committee applications were received for tho uplifting of the suspensions on Messrs. Knox. Harker, and-'Child. t Tile committee decided to forward . the applications to tho New Zealand Council without comment, but the parent body returned them with * a request that tho Auckland League should-make a recommendation thereon. Accordingly, the committee decidcd to oppose tho uplifting of the suspensions on the threo applicants, in ' question, and forwarded a similar ' recom mendation to. the council in respect of an application from Lower Waikato lor tho uplifting of the suspension on Mr. Brigham. The Lower Waikato League forwarded a request- that the Auckland League ' should send a representative team to ' play ii match in tho Waikato, and the suggestion was hold over for further- consideration. On tho recommendation' of the junior .advisory board it was decided to allow fourth and" -milt gfft<k~-piftyers ,19 he weighed in | football attire, an allowance\of Bib being made for clothes. < '. '• "V.,., The committee decided to issue badge#-to executive members and -members of the" junior advisory board, and to again : notify clubs that strictness in regard 1o uniform ■would bo observed during the coming w,>a»on. Referees had been given instructions that no man should bo allowed on the field unless uniformed in accordance-with the requirements of the league rules. v ! .. Grounds for • Saturday's ; junior practice games Were allocated as follows:—Ponsonby,No. 1, Victoria Park,f 1.45 p.m.: City, the Domain, 1.45 p.m.; ; Thames Old Boys, No 2 Victoria Parle, 2 p.m.; Newton. No. 2, Victoria Park, 3 p.m. CHAMPIONSHIP MATCHES.; , TEAMS FOR " TO-MORROW. •_The senior grade matches of the Auckland Rugby. Football League will be commenced to-morrow, The teams are as follows:— , 5 } NEWTON RANGERS. Senior Grade (v. City Rovers), at Domain, 1 at"3 p.m.: Clark, Bennett, Ingloy, Mills, O'Grady. Simpson, Williams, Perry, Tobin, Potior, Lowe, Postlowaitc, / Virtue, Muller, Biggs, Rope, Thomas, Farrant. Tho juniors will practice at Victoria Park, at 3 p.m. CITY ROVERS. "- The following practices of the City Rovers will bo held at the Domain to-morrow:— Second, fourth, and fifth grades, at 1.15 ii.m.; 1 third grades, A and B, at 2.15. p.m. -OTAHUHU. ' Senior Grade (v. North Shore), at Otahuhii, at 8 p.m., from the following:— McManus, Fischer, Eustace, 1 Farrelly, Brennan, Olsen, Frost, BaskivillOj '■ Browne, ytannaway (2), McCallion, Richardson, Sharps,' Doherty, C. Farrelly. , •//.' NORTH SHORE ALBIONS. kf v N Senior Grade (v. , Otahuhu): Miliar, Morgan. Cogan, J. Pane, C. L. Nicholson, J. Connaghan, R. Wilson, •- Stewart,,, Wynyard, McDonald, Ardetson, Wallers, Chatfield, Vella, Clifford, Griffin, Bailey. - , The third, fourth, and fifth grade players will practice on the Dovonport Ground. A full muster iß.dcsirod, as selectors wjll bo on tho ground. : v/:, Vi - ; ' jfC .' PONSONBY UNITED; • Senior Grade (v. Grafton), ®at Victoria Park, at 3 p.m.: Arneil, Corby.' Montgomery, Cross, Jonesi McClymo.nt, ; Pahi, Webb, Walsh, Turner, Manning, Cook, Mc■Whirtcr, Longbottom, Edwards, Lowry. The second grade and fourth grade teams will play » curtain-raiser to the senior match, at 1.45. p.m. Second grade: Ramsay, A. Boswell, ;311ia, Baddiloy, Tickner, Fife. M6rgan, Grundy, Boswell, Southernwood, Danrell, Innes, McCarthy,'Joyce, Cammoll. Fourth grarb: Girven,' Baume, Vauso, O'Conndl. Hagan, Wintors, Davios, Neal, Nonmor, Ryan, Taylor, Norgrove, Nicholson, ■Tredrea, Monomto, Hunt. JUNIOR MATCHES. Northcoto Ramblers (v. Rcmuera at Northcote, at 3 p.m.: Llewelyn, Rpcy, Knloy. Binna, Morris, Horsfall, Hall, , Gillard, Wriffhtson, , Lonnon, Donohue, E. Jordan,.. E Tho Slo fourth grade players aro requested to attond practico at 2 p.m. «