FOOTBALL.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LIII, Issue 16298, 3 August 1916, Page 5

FOOTBALL.

THE RUGBY GAME. * i ! MEETING OF UNION. i ! I I A VEETixr. of the Management Committee of ! tie Auckland Rugby Union -eras held last . ; evening. Present : Messrs. P. Mackie, . I chairman. 6. Nicholson. M- O'Connor. J. H. . j Pagni. H. Frost. S. Hinton, A. Twiname and A. Tilly, hon. secretary. '. The Grammar School Old Boys Club has I been invited to send its A team to play the ; I Hamilton Union's representatives at Hamil- : I ton. on September 2._ The- club applied to ! the Auckland Union for permission to play I the match, and ike application was granted j provided the date is found suitable and the i name of the manager of the team is subj mitted for approval. 1 Three players who wire ordered off the ' field in the Ponsonby • Grammar School Old I Boys B match on Saturdar were before the i I committee, but owing to the absence of the j referee the hearing was postponed for a week. j Captain J. C. Alien, officer commanding I A Company, seventeenth reinforcements. ' , i wrote staling that the football team from his ; company, which is to play against an Auckland team on August 12. would arrive in ' Auckland on In© day prior to the match. I Ho stated that so far the team had not beer, ] defeated. lie suggested that some portion | of the proceeds of the match be forwarded | .o him to provide comforts for the men ! wiien abroad. The committee discussed the latter suggestion, and decided to make each provision, if possible. The whole proceeds fc-,,7 Promised to the Children's Hospital .Fund, but. it is cow proposed to j confer with the. organisers of the fund in | regard to Captain Allen's suggestion. ! The committee of the Secondary Schools' nugby Association wrote stating that their ™ tlon ~l rcd to *™ d * combing secondary schools team to Wellington to play wfflS b '. ned from the St - Patricks and Wellington Colleges, or, as an alternative, to bring a Wellington team to Auckland. t. was decided to invito delegates from the varioussecondary schools to meet the union next \\ eonesaay evening. ARRANGEMENTS FOR SATURDAY. i .„«"£% "°y">? arrangements have been . made for Saturday's Rugby football matches. but. as it is probable that Eden Park will ; be unpayable, members of teams drawn to arrangement"!- K>QUe3ted *° Watch for *- I l I F^ St rad .° : Grafton v. University A. No pJriS, Pat V? ' m " rc " fer6e Mr. MeredithMr wJ L'h Ci, tV >°- 3 - Eden Park. 3 p.m. ' Ko' o V v3 erJ |, : V'jersity B v. Grammar B No. 2, Eden Park. 3 p.m.. Mr. Crichton. j SECONDARY SCHOOLS' MATCHES. | First Grade: Sacred Heart v. Grammar A. Wether P h rk - *' ' Pm ' refere ° Mr - A - I Coli£? <£ nd % Grammar A t. Technical College. Show Ground. No. 1, 3 p.m.. referee I „'; r) 4- Q , s - C\ißo: Grammar B v. Sacred Heart. Snow Ground, No. 2, 3 p.m - Mr J I .tsoggs. " ' "I \ T Rk^ G p* ae: Grammar A v. Sacred Heart I T fc ™nd. No. Up m referee Mr. r™,7 ? B Ij Grammar Ev. Technical. Show i No^* °- !» 3 pm T Mr - H- Frost- Sacred ' Lm M, V T ngS -\. Show Ground. No. i. 3 p.m., Mr. M. Lenihan. SENIOR CADET MATCHES. p£!, St^ C ? mp S lly , v ' 18lh Company. Show &« d iN °- S i-, pnl " Mr ' J- Corner: 30th Company v. 35th Company. Show Ground j £o. 9, 3 p.m. Mr. B. W. Hayson; 26th Company v. 29th Company. Show Ground I ! n-n,-'V iF.'i m r- Mr ' E ' Donovan; 4th Com- I pan ■ i. l).!i Company. Snow Ground No. 6. i • • ■"-. Mr. R. S. Webster. PUBLIC SCHOOL MATCHES. -,'. '• r: '' ,( ' lorisonby v. Devonport. Devonv Pirn»n «i Mr V.' Ensor; Napier Street vi v rue! ' « how Ground No. 2. 4 ! p.m., Mr H Frost: Mount Albert v. Vermont Street, allow Ground No. 1. 2 pm. Mr R S r™?rv New , to East v - Mount Eden, Show Ground No. 3. 2 p.m.. Mr. J. Long: AvonMr Tir E ?? ra - Eden Park No. 3. 1.15 p.m.. ! ■Mr. W. Cnchton. *"—*•• i F^ G p ad i e:Ne „ ton Weßt v - Grey Lynn, ! ' Nl^.r, P^ k ?* V 2 pm - Mr - 8. Conway; r nm bI M I' v Ep ?° m - Show Ground No. . 4, Normal Mr. A. Nicholson; Beresford Street v. Normal. Show Ground No. 1. 1 p.m.. Mr. . £; Nicholson: Richmond Road v. Bayfield Clifie GroUnd °- "'• 2 »■"-. Mr. AT Si Kh^ Grade: J Mount Roskill t. Newmarket, T« P» GUDd i°' B ',? ? m " Mr E Donovan: I vL. P * Da '"' <?°" Convent, Show Ground ' p£ni Pm " • U i J J ' Coraor; Ellerslie v. 1 oint C.ievalier. Eden P*.rk No. 3, n p m Mr. D. Stewart-.

THE LEAGUE GAME. -MEETING OF EXECUTIVE. j ,„J'f Auckland Rugby League held a meet- j ing last _ evening Present: Messrs. J. Endean J. Fel.owes. -?• Pollock, N. Culpan. ! j <-. Baker, and K. McDonald. P ' I A medal has been offered for the most j popular Lea-lie player in Auckland, the ! choice to be ! dc L>y the public by means ol a ballot on Aueust 12. On Mr. R Pollock 8 motion it was decided that each club be requested to nominate a player, and that the public choice should be made from the nominees. The Hon. Arthur if. Myers wrote agreeing , to become one of the trustees of the pre- ' posed memorial athletic park, to be estab- : lished by the League on the Auckland hos- 1 pital endowment property, now known as . the Chinamen s earden.s. The other trus- \ tees are Messrs. J. tndean and J Car]aw rr 1 , t « W , a Vr? crtßd th °t, last Saturday the ♦«™ « ViT ? a £ " nable to » ut a *nior : team m the fie d owing to the number of , 1 men who had enlisted tor the front. j .The City Rovers Club was given permisI sion to travel to Nparuawahia to play a. I team from Lower Waikato on a date to be arranged. The Junior Advisory Board informed the I .League that the protest lodged against the I I Manukau fifth grade team, in connection !• j with the match played on Julv 22. was upI held owing to the Manukau team being over- | weight. The match Telegraph Messengers v. I .Manukau fifth-grade team, played on July I j 29. was awarded to Telegraph Messengers ' I after consideration of the latter team's proI tost against the referee - decision. Two j other protests were considered, but no action was taken. Permission was -ranted to | Richmond and Thames Old Bovs' teams to | ifurney to. Themes to play matches there. I | It was decided to uold a knockout round in the junior grades The decisions arrived at by the Junior Board were approved by I the League. I ARRANGEMENTS FOR SATURDAY. i I The arrangements for Saturday's League! i football matches are: — Senior Grade: City v. Ponsonbv. Xo II i \ ictoria Park. 3 p.m.. referee Mr. Herrick 'Second Grade: Thames v. Grafton. No 3 , Victoria Park. 3 p.m.. Mr. Weston. !_.Third Grade: Richmond, v. Newton. No 1 | Victoria Park. 1.45 p.m.. Mr. Hill: Thames j j v Sunnyside. No. 2 Victoria Park. 3 p.m.. | I Mr. Clow; Rivernead v. City. Domain, 3 j p.m., Mr. Dempsey. I j Fourth Grade: City v. Newton No » victoria Park 1.45 p.m.. Mr. Tyson: Pon- ' jsonbyv Xorlh .Shore. Devonport. 3 p.m., I . Mr. F. Thompson: Northcote v. Sunnvside, i i Devonport, 3 p.m.. Mr. T. L. Thompson. j 1 Fifth Grade: Telegraph v. City. No. 3 ! Victoria Park. 1.45 p.m.. Mr. Aughton- I , Manukau v. Otahuhti. Otahuhu. 3 p.m. Mr Fielding: Grafton v. North Shore. Devonport. 2 p.m.. Mr Whitley. I .Sixth tirade. chraond v. Manukau, Rich- ■ mond. 3 p.m.. Mr. Ferguson. | THE ASSOCIATION GAME. j j ! MEETING OF DELEGATES. i A meeting of the Auckland Football Association was held on Tuesday evening. it -.in M.--..-. 1). A. Williams, chairman". C annichae.. lurley. Harrison, Bannister Gr.bble. F. Campbell, and L. Warren, hon' secretary, and delegates from several affiliated . .U!J-. The re-piay of the match Mount Albert v. hvert.iii. set down for next Saturday, has lx-en postponed. several members of the Everton team have been celled upon, to parade. The application of the Everton Club to nave a member regraded from the first division to the second was declined. : The association decided to play the match ■ nirainst the team from the nineteenth reinforcements, arranged by Mr. F. Baker at ■ iiie North Shore ground on August 12. The I Auckland team will be selected from the present first division. A collection will bo j made .n aid of one of the patriotic funds, 'Ihe mi.-ml.Ci-* ol A F.A. will watch the play of the senior teams a; the Domain on Satur- ! day. and will sr'.eit the representative team ] on the following Tuesday. j Application for mission to plav the .annual Married v. Spm . <i .• c ], was",,,,He .by W.Y.M.I. Club :»,,,) .., », anted. The : match will he played at the Domain on j August 17. ARRANGEMENTS Foil SATURDAY. The arrangements for Saturday's Association football matches are: — First Division : North Shore v. Richmond. No. 1 Domain. 3 p.m.. referee Mr. J. Howie; Everton v. Y.M.C.A., No. 2 Domain. 3 p m., Mr. K. Sutherland. Fifth Division :_ Richmond v. Technical College. No. 1 Domain. 2 p.m., Mr. H. [Gribble: Everton v. Devonport. Presbyterian, No. 3 North Shore 3 p.m.. Mr. Kpn?:. Sixth Division: Devonport Presbyterian v. North Shore B, No. 1 North Shore. 2 p.m., Mr. Lockwood; North Shore A v. Northcote, No. 1 Domain, i pjn. v Mr. H. Gribblo; Belmont v. Takapuna. No. C North Shore, 2 p.m.. Mr. Km;, St. Hollers. a by*.