FOOTBALL.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LVII, Issue 17543, 7 August 1920, Page 5

FOOTBALL.

j .•4'"j- WJ: V;v s .; THE " KFGBY &AWE. *' V ; AUCKLA2n>V. WELLINGTON. ' A icoat' atfeartiva" Bugby- match, is promised at the . Domain this afternoon, -when « • Auckland •will, play Wellington, holders of the Eanfutly Shield. -. This, gad® has a", way g created a- great nount ofc interest, • and given, fine weather the highest standard of football should result. Th.£y Wellington team 11 a3 x successfully- defended the shield; -on." ;th£eo"'*\, occasions this, season, and. forms.a. very*--' strong «d&. ~ The : forwards are particularly Kood. md with " Bssii " Wilson Shearer among them they • will take- some- beating. Tb«* Auckland team :imdades-some- of the best" players in tie province, and if'they traly 1 repeat th« form shewn? against New Zealand recently Weffingtan will have some difficulty „ - - in retaining the shields The- " curtain-raiser" will be Grammar School v. Sacred Hearty and this game will by -well up to- the standard of secondary; school football in- Auckland, J-ae primary schools • match. Auckland 7v. Vermont- Street, . has been cancelled owing J? th ® two Vermont Street five-eighths and the fullback De:ng unable to play through illness The final of the C grade primal schools, competition. " Newton Westv. One- - nunga, will be played instead. -Following ' - match-—*™ the Auckland-Wellington ' '. AUCKLAND. Fullback: Kingston. '?*' . —■»——;. r *~- Xhreequarters: Nicholson, Badeley, Murray *** "» hive-eighths: Grierson, Laxon. Halfback: Earlly. ._ . . . l?Z Borer: Singe. *. , .- - " ~ v '- \ a Forwards: Copras. Taylor, M. Hayward, ? Alexander, Hamilton (Waikato),: Arnold. Gre«vur>eenc'T S i. " Cnropbell, if core, SommerTiUe, Boss, Johnston (Waikato), Moiloy. -- "'- - WELLINGTON. Fullback: F. Malin, - - - -i T ' Ttreequarters: McCabe. Tilyard. Barker,■'" Five-eighths: Corn sr. M. Nichols. Halfback: E. S. I.icholls. ": - ~*C-<E ■* " Bover:- Fitzgerald., ' r jfz*. ' • D Jy^ R "2™, s: Shearer, Hughes*. HtrknesA. Wilson (captain),, Calcinafo-- Pea*ee * Emergencies: O'Sultfvan. Dq CUfWW, UNDER LEAGUE UTILES, " MATCHES POR TO-'DAY.^" The dub of "the t Auckland Rugby League, after a lapse of tvi. - weoks -" owing to the visit .of* the - Er.elish. team; Soli' - aftt T?°_? n . / when three good ' games will be psrerr lded *4 Victoria &ik. City will play Gratkm or, No. 1 grotnsd. a £st V 4 ', a Jf 1 eetiv/s match • should ; re-. City - beat ; Grantor, by .7 points only - on tha last occasion aa --arhich they xaet,-a«d.- ' m Grafton. ha* since, b eaten Maritime City may find their opiwmyr ,t s difficult . to. Ssposo i' .. °** ,Bi the first round Newton defeated "Ponsonbjr by 1 point, and this afternoon's gain©,. SnTO! 8 t ?J 3e •'« interesting. Maritimewill play Devonporl >i on . No. 3 ground ""Tlw-; v mei 4 had mi i- che better of J the game . when they met <37. May 29. tut, as.tho it en .-showing - improved- 1 form recently tli% scores should be closer to-aay. ■j. ~ •-■■-. .." . " ~ ENGLAND, .J. NEW ;!.; "• . TEAMS FOB TO-DAY. " } [BT TELE! —TRESS .ASSOCIATION. ] / ; " , <yjfiISTCHimCH. Friday. ' Ti» ? n League football team w*aaccordcd a civic reception to-day. r,3?d-mdr- ' • row a team-xa/as:—. .. ~'.; n„.. , M f ; - " " ENGLAND. - Z ,' ZZ " c " I Fullba'i: S. -'Staoey.-'. " c-f r • Throes/uartens: W. J. Stone, H. Wagstafie, A. £. Baoon. - - —* Halves: E.-W.jrones. J. "Parkin. T*~*> _For iraxda:: J- Csnclifie. J. Ca*terichte:S;^>' Skelhorn. B. G*oaow, J. Hilton. 7. Clark ■' ' NEW ZEALAND. fullback: M. W. Xioveridge. ' ffhreeQuarters: - K. Ifwerson, J— Sander^— C>_Wooley, A. McClymont. • — — f Halwe*: W. 3_ Mitchell, J. Poison. . . * -Forwards: S. C. Walters, .. W. .Somers, W. ■ Stomwnt,; H. Avery, 3". Bennett. Nx Bass. The referee -will be Mr. A.' Hooper;