ATHLETIC SPORTS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LX, Issue 18425, 14 June 1923, Page 5

ATHLETIC SPORTS.

FOOTBALL

THE RUGBY GAME.

MANAGEMENT '. COMMITTEE.

■ Tha ■. Management Committee of the Auckland ';' Rugby Union met last ' evening, Mr. H. Frost presiding. i ' ' ; v The:'" application .;; of '■ the A Thames Valley Union ; for ai ■ representative match ..against Auckland -was referred to the Match Committee. .A similar application from the Kaipara Union was i; also:, referred to . the ,' Match Committee. !}

'■'The/matter of the proposed j. match.. Auckland Training : College'";• against';-■ Wellington Training-College; was held over for a week-) _ The Wellington ; Union wrote v suggesting September 15, instead of September .8, , for the match against Auckland at Auckland. It was decided to agree to the alteration -Two players of : the Newton senior team, who were ordered off the field by the referee in the match between Newton and College Rifles at No. 3. ground at Eden Park on ■ Saturday, appeared ; before > the committee. After hearing it was resolved to reprimand~one .of the players, and to dismiss the second case as there ; was •- a doubt aa to the identity of the player. : ''An application from the Grafton club for the transfer of W. Gasparich from North Shore to Grafton was granted. \ __ An application from the North Auckland Union for a match , against ; Grammar Old Boys on ■ June 21 was granted. It was (resolved to advise the Junior Advisory Board that careful consideration be given to the question of regrading players from this date. ' ,

MATCHES FOR SATURDAY. The following '; matches (have ■> been arranged, under the auspices of the Auckland Rugby Union, "to"- bo played cm . Saturday :—-

' GRADE. , Marist Bros. .v. Grammar Old Boys, Eden Park No.; 1, 8- p.m.; referee W. J. Meredith; Eden v. College Rifles. Eden Park • No; 2, 8 p.m., H. Moore; University v. Graftcm, Eden Park No.. 8, 3 p.m., A. Coltman; Ponsonby: v. Newton, Domain No. il, 3■ p.m., F. E. Sutherland; North Shore v. Suburbs, Devonport, 3 p.m.. J. F. Potter. Matches at Helensville, referee Mr. J. Boggs. • . .;'.., SECOND GRADE.—A SECTION. Grammar v. Suburbs, Avondale No. vl, 8.15 p.m., referee' C.F. Paull: University. v. i Training College, Domain No. 3, 1.45 p.m., F. E. Sutherland; Ponsonby v. Swanson, Swanson, 8 p.m., E. Donovan: Harbour Board v. College Rifles A, Domain No. 1, 1.45 p.m., G. P. Saunders. " „. 1 SECOND GRADE?— SECTION. King's Old Boys v.: St. John's. 1 Domain No. 3, 3 p.m., referee G. F. Saunders: Col' lege Rifles B v. North Shore, Victoria Park No. 3, 3 p.m.. E. Dudson: Grafton a byo. '■... , T . •, . GRADE.—A SECTION. ' Grammar B v. Gordon. Avondalo No. 2, 2.16 p.m., referee G. Longville; Mount Albert v. Technical A, Avondale No. 8. 2.15 p.m., G. Hancook; Y.M.C.A. A v. Marist A, Eden Park No. 2. 1.45 p.m.,-; C. = Moffitt; Grey Lynn v. Suburbs. Avondale No. 3, 8.15 p.m., J. H. Muldoon. >•-,:; ,-" ; THIRD GRADE.—B SECTION. College Rifles v. Ellerslie, Mangore,: 3 p.m., referee, S. J. Haydn; Eden B v. Papatootoe, Papatoetoe. 3 p.m.. A. M. Mac- j kay; Grafton v. Marathon B, Avondale No. 6, 8 p.m., G. Longville': Ponsonby ;A ;; v. King's Old Boys, Avondale No. 4, 3.15 p.m.. G. Hancock. ;''■; ; '•_'-''"-; ' _~ THIRD GRADE.—C SECTION./;■/ Grammar A v. Po3t and Telegraph, Eden Park No. 1, 1.45 p.m., referee H. Cliff St. Heliers v. Kohimarama,: Kohimarama. . -. 3 p.m., G. Peace; Eden A v. St. David's, Eden Park No. Q, 1.45 p.m., H. Thomas. THIRD GRADE.—D SECTION. Mount Albert Grammar v. Training College. Avondalei No. 4, 2 p.m., referee C. F. Paull; Grammar B v. - St. Stephen's, Show Ground No. 1, 3 p.m.. J. Rasmussen; Sacred Heart - College v. King's- College, ; King's College, 3 p.m., ~A. ; Paull: Grammar A a bye. . .'".!'' :: ":' " ' - ■ , - THIRD GRADE.—E SECTION. ;,■ Marist Bros. v. ; Philomel. Avondale No. 1. 2.15 p.m., referee J. H. Muldoon; North Shore v. - University, • Victoria Park, : 2 ■ p.m., E. Dudson; Marathon a bye.' .',.; y FOURTH GRADE.— SECTION. ; Ponsonby v. Ellerslie, Show Ground No. 1, 1.45 p.m., referee A. Y. Miller: Green Lane v. Grey Lynn, Richmond No, 2, 3 p.m.,- T. Kellan; Marathon - a bye. " FOURTH GRADE.— SECTION. North Shore v. Suburbs, North Shore, 2 p.m., ;■ referee .J. F. - Potter; -s. Swanson U v, Marist, Swanson, E. Donovan; : Eden ;v. Post and Telegraph, Show Ground No. 3.;2 p.m., C. Thomas. ■■' .'FIFTH GRADE.—A " SECTION.- - : Parnell v. Green Lane, Show Ground No. 2, 2 p.m., referee J. Rasmussen; Ponsonby v. ' Eden, Avondale No. 4, 8.15 p.m.,' E. Gasparioh; I Grey Lynn :v. .; Ellerslie, Show Ground No. :3, 3 p.m., C. - Thomas. FD7TH GRADE.—B SECTION. Grafton v. Newton, v Avondale No. ; 5, 2.15 p.m.. referee E. Gasparich; Post and Telegraph v. D.R.Y.M.1., Show Ground No. 2, 3 p.m.. A. Y. Miller; 1 Suburbs a bye. . . HOUSE MATCHES A.M.C. v. Hobsonville, Hobspnville, 8 p.m., referee G. Norton'; Craig v. Council, Richmond No. 1, 3 p.m., A. J. ; , Wakefield: : Court v. Macky, Logan, Avondale No. -6, 3.15 p.m., M. Krohfeld; Hancock a t bye. : ■ SECONDARY SCHOOLS., ■.. , Juniors,—Sacred Heart C v. King's, King's College. 2 p.m., referee A. Paull;: Grammar B •"■ v. Mount Albert, Avondale Noi j 6. -.2.15 p.m., M. Kronfeld; Grammar A v. Technical, Richmond No. 1. 2 p.m., T. Kellan. Thirds.—Sacred ; Heart C „v. King's, Mangere No. 1, ,2 p.m., referee S. J. Haydn; Grammar B v. Mount Albert. Domain No. 3 10 am., E. Dudson; Grammar A v. Technical, Domain No. 4, -10 a.m., T. Marshall. '->.-; Fourth?— Grammar A v.' Sacred Heart B, Sacrnd Heart College. 2 ' refer»e W. J. ■'■ Crichton; Grammar B ▼. Kowhai, Domain No. 1, 10 a.m., : : W. Hammond: Mount Albert v. S.H.C. .A, Sacred Heart College. 8 p.m., 'W. J. ■ Crichton; Technical A v. Technical .B, Domain : No. 2, 11 . a.m., T. Marshall. CHURCHES ASSOCIATION. D R Y.M.I. v. St. George's, outer Domain, I.Bo* p.m.. referee F. Martin; Kingsland v. St David's, outer Domain, ■ 2.30 p.m., E. Howard; Epsom " v. v; St. n;; James', outer Domain, 3.30 p.m., E. Howard.

NEW' ZEALAND ;;UNIVERSITY TEAM

RETURN OF AUCKLAND PLAYERS.

' The four'members of the: Auckland. University team, Messrs. Brooker, | Hopkins, Miller and Arkle. who : were -included \p the New, Zealand University team on the tour ,of New South Wales, returned to Auckland yester« day by the *TJliroaroa from Sydney. .;■ Owing to ■; the steamer not being ' granted, pratique they were net able to land.

PRIMARY SCHOOLS COMPETITION.

TO-DAY'S MATCHES " CANCELLED.

Owing to the state of the. grounds at; Eden Park all matches under tho/auspices. of the Auckland Primary Schools Rugby Union set down to "be -played "there's to-day have been, cancelled. Teams concerned must make .mutual arrangements to play during the follow, ing week.

] NEW : SOUTH WALES TEAM. •

A STRONG COMBINATION.

[by'.. TELEOEAPH.-rOWN. correspondent.] . WELLINGTON. Wednesday. V

In an interview to-day, Mr, J; C. Leitch, manager of i'the .New Zealand ..University . Rugby ■■ team'< which has ,'just;; returned from Australia, referred to* the ; v possible .. strength of the Now South Wales* team which is. to] visit the :Dominion this; season. Mr. .■■ Leitch' said that : the teams in .'; Sydney '.-'■', were " very strong'. in'■■inside backs,- . F New::' South ■;Wales is going v to have ,a, really good, back team, provided '■; that players can- geti away. J,;? He remarked that Wogan. Stanley, Shoehan, Erasmus and; Raymond will be a very strong back combination.. The whole side . will !be a formidable one. : and by the time it reaches New Zealand ,it: will have had the • advantage: of. working up its' combination. -New South Wales have already J; tried! out. their players in two matches.' and they will be further benefited \ by i matches'with ;the Maori ■;team; Evidence thai, they should be -; able to'•;work; up a very fine'.combination; was civen in the matchf with the combinedi universities. i .The, forwards : will, not be ■as strong as the : New ' Zealand pack, but they may.be able to hold' New:';' Zealand;; and ; ; give , their, backs ; opportunities which will be taken.- ' Of course, it. all depends,; whether the best team can-get, away