FOOTBALL.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LIV, Issue 16538, 14 May 1917, Page 7

FOOTBALL.

* THE RUGBY : GAME. v- '-.:, > r ' ' \ Jr * / }'•>'> ' t i I ' TEAMS AT PRACTICE. \ £.•. 'The - Rugby Union competitions not yeb $ havirig: opened, tho majority iof the clubc 9 indulged \in practico tats the : Show); Grounds t - on ' Saturday. \ There ; was' a ' full muster of § players, and good form J was' shown generally. '" King's: College - played ,} the ;i,University, v second team at the Show Ground, a good i; same resulting in a win for the school team t by 3,points;to 0, Macky scoring a try. ; •' • t Sacred Heart College sent two teams, to St. Stephen's. Parnell. ■ Both.visiting teams 11 won, ; the A team getting the < decision by 8 i- Points to 3, and the B's by 12 to 7. I, .1:1.: ... !. PUBLIC . SCHOOL MATCHES. '■ v c - The ' draw for the season has ' been ar* a ranged by the Auckland Public Schools' Rugby Union as follows:— <;• .: , - •• ;' : A • CfiADE.

.First Round: Mount 3den v. Epsom, ' formal v. Te/Papapo,,Mounts Albert 'v. I Ponsonby, Devonport .v. :' Remuera, - Newmarkot ■• v. Vermont '• A. ■~ ; -... - : •v < ■■'-:'•ss; % : Second I Round:* Mount ' Eden v. Normal. Epsom v. ; Vermont iA. Mount Albert v. Te Papapa. Devonnort v. Ponsonby. Newmarket v. Remuera. , ! . ' Third Round: Mount Eden zv. Mount Albert. .Epsom " v..- Normal. -,Devonport v. To /, Papapa. : Newmarket v. Ponsonby. Remuora. v. Vermont A.- •- ■'*■■:';$&& '. " " Fourth Round: Mount. Eden v. Devonport. Epsom; v. Mount Albert.« Normal v. Vermont A. -Newmarket ; v. To Papapa. Remuera v. Ponsonby. 1 - ■•'. -;.'' ;■ Fifth Round: Mount Eden v. Newmarket, ED6om« v. Devonport. Normal ''/.v.- Mount Albort,; Remuora ■'-; v. .Te , Papapa,:. Ponsonby v. Vermont A. jv _, ■ Sixth -• Round: / Mount - Eden v. . Remuera, Epsom v, Nowmarket. Normal .v. Devonport. Mount ■•■ Albert, v.- Vermont: A, -Ponsonby v. Papapa. • .; ',-,*£ , Seventh Round: -Mount' Eden v. Ponsonby, Epsom v. Remuera. Normal v. ■ Newmarket, Mount Albert.v.. Devonport, Te Papapa v. Vermont A: - " . > '„, > m Eighth Round: Mount Eden v. Te Papapa; Epsom v. Ponsonby, Normal v. Remuera, Mount 'Albert v. Newmarket. Devonport v. Vermont A. :: _ ' •./' '*' Ninth Round: Mount Eden v. /Vermont A, Epsom v. To Papapa, Normal; v. Ponsonby. Mount Albert v. Remuera.-Devon-port v. Newmarket. < . • $■ ';'•'. V B' ; GRADE. )\ "■;." I First Round: Grey / Lynn v. Beresford Street, Avondalo v. Richmond Road, Onehunga v. Point Chevalier, Parnell v. Mount Roskill. ■: „ . ,■• ' ~ ", , Second Round: Grey.Lynn v. Avondalo* Beresford Street v. Mount Roskill, Onehunga v. Richmond Road, Parnell v. .Point ChevaThird Round: Grey Lynn v. [ Onehunga, Boresford Street v. Avondale,- Parnell v. Richmond Road, Point ' Chevalier v. Mount Roskill. ■ _, „ Fourth Round: Grey Lynn v. Parnell, Beresford Street v. Onehunga, Avondale v. Mount Roskill, Point Chevalier v. Richmond Road. '• ; ' •,> ' _ . '''_,'' 'i Fifth Round.-Groy Lynn v. Point Chevalier, Beresford Street v. Parnell, Avondalo v.' Onehunga, Richmond , Road v. Mount Roskill. _, , , Sixth Round: Grey Lynn v. Richmond Road, Bereaford Street v. Point Chevalier, Avondalo v. Parnell, Onehunga, v. , Mount Roskill. ' . , I-.,, l ..'.'. t, Seventh Round: Grey Lynn v. Mount Roskill, Beresford Street v. Richmond ■. Road, Avondalo v. Point Chovalier, Onehunga v. Parnell. --" :, -. . :; V C GRADE. ', , ,-.-;.:■'_ First Round: Newton : East v. Napier Street, Newton West v. Maungawhau, Bayfield v. Ellorslic, Vermont B v. Nelson Street. Second Round: Newton East r "' v. Newton West, Napier Street v. Nelson Street, Bayfield v. Maungawhau, Vermont B v. r Ellersi;., i , ». . - i '. ; '.

lie. x *"».•*•■:.■•-•, ' ■■ * • it- ■• Third Round: Newton' East v. Bayfield. Napier- Street v. Newton West, Vermont B v. Maungawhau. Ellerslio v. Nelson Street. ; Fourth Round: Newton. East v. Vermont. B, Napier Street v. Bayfield, Newton West v. Nelson Street, Ellerslio v. Maungawhau. Fifth Bound: Newton East v. 'Ellerslie, Napier Street v. Vermont B, Newton West v. Bayfield, Nelson Street v. Maungawhau. Sixth Round: Newton East v. Maungawhau. Napier Street v. Ellerslio, Newton. West v. Vermont B, Bayfield v. Nelson* S 4 reet Seventh Round: Newton • East v.. Nelson; Street, Napier Street v. Maungawhau,'Newton West v. Ellerslie, Bayfield v. Vermont B. ' : . UNDER LEAGUE RULES. ~. DRAW FOR , COMPETITIONS. , The Northern Union club competitions will open next Saturday afternoon. Entries closed on i Saturday morning,. a total of 3» .teams having entered in all grades, representing 10 clubs.- Six senior teams have entered.; nye second grade, five third- grade, nine fourth grade.'six fifth grade, and four sixth grade. The complete draw is as follows:— ;■■ '/ Senior Grade.-May 19:-Grafton Y. North Shore, Newton v. Ponsonby. City v. Otahuhu. May 26: North Shore :v. City, Ponsonby v. Otahuhu, Newton v. Grafton. ■ June 2: North Shore v. Ponsonby. , Newton ?v. . Otahuhu. Grafton v. City. June^tf» v. Newton, Ponsonby .v. , Grafton, , North Shore, y Otahuhu. June 16: ■ Newton v. North Shore, Otahuhu v. Grafton. Ponsonby v. City. -■, Second Grade.-M"ay 19: Otahuhu v. Newton, Ponsonby v. Thames, City, a bye, May 26' Otahuhu v. Ponsonby, Thames v. City, Newton a by. June 3: dlahuhu v. Thames. Newton v. City, Ponsonby a bye. June 9. Otahuhu v. City, Newton v. Ponsonby, Thames a bye. Juno 16: Newton v. Thames. Ponsonby v. City: Otahuhu a byo v , ~ - Third Grade.-May 19: City v. N*thcote Pumike v. Newton, Ponsonby; a bye. May 26 City v. Pupuke, Newton .v. Ponsonby, Northcote a bye. Juno 2:, City v. Newton, Northcote v. Ponsonby, Pupuke » bye., June 9: City v. Ponsonby. Northcote v. Pupuke, Newton a bye. June 16: .Northcote v. Kew-1 ton, Pupuke v. Ponsonby, ai bye. , Fourth Grade.-May ,19:, Grafton v City, Newton v. Ponsonby. Richmondv..North Shore, Thames v. f Sunny side, .Otahuhu. a, bye. May 26: Grafton :v. Newton, City v. North Shore, Richmond v. Thames, Ponsonby v. Otahuhu, Sunnyside, a. bye. June, 2- Grafton v. Ponsonby, Richmond v. Ota-: huhu, North Shore v. Sunnyside, Newton v. Thames, City a bye. June, 9: Grafton v. Richmond, City. v. Ponsonby, Newton -v. North Shore, Sunnyside v. Otahuhu Thames « bye. June 16: Grafton v. North Shore, City v Otahuhu, Richmond v. --Sunnyside, Ponsonby v. Thames,, Newton,a bye.; v - June 23- <Grafton v. Thames, City v. Sunnyside,, Ponsonby v. Richmond. Nebcin \._ Otehuhu, North Shore a bye. June 30: Grafton v. Sunnyside. City v. Newton. ■ Ponwmby fv. North Shore. Thames v. Richmond a bye. July 7:,'Grafton v. Otahuhu, City v. Richmond.' North Shore v. Thames, Newton v Sunnyside, Ponsonby ,a. bye. ■ July 14 City v. Thames. North: Shore v. Ota, huhu, Newton v.: Richmond, .Ponsonby v. f Sunnyside, .Grafton a-bye. '•■ lL Fifth Grade.-May 19: City: By Northcote. North Shore v. Otahuhu. City; A. ( ,v. Telegraph. May 26: --City B v. 'North Shore, Northcote v. Telegraph, Otahuhu v. City A. -■■; Juno 2: City B m■& Otahuhu, Northcote v. City A, -North Shore v. Telegraph. June 9: City B v. City A. Northcote v. North ShoTe, Otahuhu v. Telegraph. June .16 v City B v. Telegraphy Northcote v. Otahuhu, North Shore. v. City A... Sixth Grade.-May 19: "City v.;. North Shore, Richmond v. Telegraph. May .26:. City v. Richmond, North Shore v. Telegraph. June 2: City v. : Telegraph, North Shore v. Richmond. . .-. r ,.„ ■. .'. ? ~- - ... THE ASSOCIATION GAME. H '. •' I PRACTICE MATCHES.. • : No ! competition matches were '.played under , the Auckland Football Association on Satur- •- day. In a practice ? match, the Wild .Rose I senior team beat Brotherhood' by \6/ goals .to . 3. The winners' goals were scored by ; Mortii mcr (2), Stewart, and; Walbran, j while for Brotherhood, Stewart, Harrison, and Kayos In the third grade'"- Tabernacle, 8 goals, beat Wild Rose, 1. Goals were , secured for • the winners by Hayson (4), Moore (2), and Swales, while one came off ~ -a Wild Rose . player." -.;■ -■ . . A .->-