THE LEAGUE GAME.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXI, Issue 18716, 23 May 1924, Page 6

THE LEAGUE GAME.

■ ... PLAYERS FOR TO-MORROW. REVIEW OF THE TEAMS. :.. .. l - • ' -■■ ■■

The principal attraction of the. programme ■-■• .' at ;Carlaw';, Park to-morrow will .be the , ...' match, between ■ City., _, and , Christchurch Marists at 3 p.m. ■ ■ , ■ The game has been eagerly looked forward .: • to; '"'■. The visitors are at full strength. \ Since turning to League they have played and ■ ■:•■•■ won' the four games \ in open competition in •:: vChristchurch. scoring 122 points, and having only 24 scored .against them. In their '■ match : 'against Hornby last Saturday;" C. '-":>•'"' Fitzgerald, ;, the. five-eighths, kicked ; six'; goals. A feature of the match last Saturday was the back lines , attack, 'and with ' enterprising-'backs'sand': a good ; pack to sup- ' port; them, the" locals team'.' will be hard '7 pressed to stave« off defeat to-morrow. v: A typical Boorihg effort of the side wan ■ evidenced on Saturday, when ; Gilroy raced across - the line for ; a 'try; with three oppon- .'■' ents hanging to him. - - . '■■'•: The City .team Vf combination;is /unbroken." > It was feared* that B. Davidson and Mitchells w#uld - be unable ; to f play, _ but they will both take their:, places, which leaves Flynn at I his ;i accustomed ; place •of fullback. There may be a slight chance in ; the pack, ' "but -it -is; safe to assume' that the : loose end men will retain their places. A;:.-,/ V,, > A;: fast open game ;of sparkling football, comparing < with /.any, game .:for .-.■; the ,year.should be the.■ result.v:'..' There •should* be a ; very narrow margin in the result., _ Should 'the visitors emerge victorious it will give . ' a .decided 'impetus -'to' the '-'■. code in .'; the ■ Southern ./ province and -,-! give :- the selectors : much food fori thought" when choosing the team; to oppose England. Whatever the result, the "Auckland :■ team is rising to the ■.'. occasion in a 'true sportsmanlike manner , .--land will. present the' visitors .with a small - - club flag prior to; the match. ■'-;•> .: '. ' :.:'. ■/■■■ The Auckland lariats will oppose, their '", old* rivals Athletics for the first time this season and will plav the .earlv came prior to the big match r Marists. will be strength- '..-". ened by still another recruit •in Gardner, - '•<■ the. well-known New Zealand representative ■'■■' -forward, who toured Australia on the last ' visit, and L. , Stewart, the craok South Auck--"•'"ip :: land' l back. v 'r/ ■=:■•">; ■'"-^V -:■-■'■ .-.;-. ■•■■.:■■■';..•. V-'.',";- ''■ . Athletics '-; will f field their strongest ' r side. ■' *hich will inolude B. Casey. arid &a this is v their first ■ appearance for the season on -No. 1 ground they wilk be well received and well tried out. ■ \ .■:'•''•'•'-■; 'V'i,;,- ■ : ,."" .'■■■■■ | Ponsonbv will be opposed to Ellerslie on \ No. : 9 ■ ground. Carlaw,; Park, at 1.45 p.m. J ..■-•-•: The Ellerslie ; side is not ' further - strength- ;; ened, but has a good bustling pack of for- j Trardn who might npaet : the combination of j . the' blue' and;, blacks, particularly if the | ■-'■■''. going is heavy., ; On paper : it looks as if ;"■■'.- the.. Ponsonby ... team should win. ' ;- : --y.-- ''■■•':■ A "■■ more v even game will be , played at 8 p.m., - between Newton and' Maneere. If the '" red and whites; field t" "Brown he will .-':-.; gi.lJ____JCir ~ backs the impetus thet need. :| "'• __,- ' 'lamiere side will bo .strenethend bv i ; L. Movie, of South Auckland, who played •for Hamilton reus. ?; with. L. Stewart." He •will be~a : .decided acquisition ' to the ; team. The - pack ;> will ; be;, strengthened bv the in- - clusion of E. :Housham. who made the trip to Australia {with the 1922 Maori team A ffood game should bo the result. :'. , ■ The .; Devonport : side*. will .be : opposed to . Richmond ion :' the : former's;, ground at .3 .' p.m. D«vonpb,rt ; will; * field : 'v Coulter and ■" : Pits" Webb, 'and will be at full str»»nnrth. - -Pirhmond.are pln-vint good 4 football and will be& thorn in the Shore's side. As each '.- team is • ouietlv ;•;■■ confident - of ■- annexinc premiership ; honours, a keen : ; struggle for sunremacv is expected.' The following are the teams!-— . SENIOR GRADE. - .

• City.—Flynn.-, G. > Dovid»on v Crewther. vB. ■ Davidson. .; Sutton. i WetherilJ. Mitchell. . Thomas.;;. Townsend. : Reid. ; > Hawkes. Mackie. McDonald, .Bass,; M. ; McDonald. :'.;•' Christchurch. M.0.8.—E. Brosnahnn. H. ; : F. Midline;' E. Fitzgprnld, T Gilroy, C. Fitzgerald. ID. 'McCormick v (captain). R. Kir;s f wan. E. H. . Ellis;:! G. . Rutherford. B. F. Flood. W. r Devine.. H. M. Blazev. L. ■:Petersen.*.,;: Emergencies: Back. F."; Lyn- : tfkey: forward. J. 8.-McCormiok." , L V Auckland '<' ' Marists.—Gregory. ;:.'" Sherlock. ':■"• Brisbane. Lane. Stewart. Sweeney. Kirkf land.^Stormont"" (2). Carroll. ; O'Brien. Gard- ' ner, Johnson. % Ghent. , Nelson. Grant. ; !■. " -Athletics.—Avery. Austen. Cox. Carroll. •".; : .y.,'"Dnfty,'.'-iGraham';-';j-Herrine. Hetitt. •: Wlpon. Hall. McGregor, McKenzie; . TLmmins. Townsend. i.Woollev. Webb. YarcQev. Bur-:;-'l-.; Cess. - , • -■■ :' Pdnßonby.—Lowry. 'Delarrossfti v Littlewood. ; j :.C' Cole. Norman. Larsen.-Walsh js Nelson; 1 . Mot Donovan. McNeill. Peckham. Moore. Shirley. Noolev. Cook. ■■;■ ' Ellerslie.— Ryan -f Brian. Williams. :: Ross. Peebles. Baker, Slater, Norton, Owen, -?;-Fitzgerald. :; Hanlou;>- Wynne. Noble. Penni.cook. Dance. ,;Veart. Pilkiiigton. •.':. Pase. " Churches. - —Lipscombe (3).;; Paull. - Wilson* ,•''.; Jan.. ''- Rewha. Tutaki. i; Digger. Hani (2). Ansel!. Pe*»r Roberts. Housham.- Rukatai. . Pai (2); Moyle. "/ ' ," -• Newtom-r-Williams, Sorrensori*,( t 2)," Call - :•;- ghan. ,'- Warren. '« Poison. O'Donnelly Clarke.: .A." L. Brown. Stack. Somers. Lindsay. Quintal,; Biggs. S. Ansell. Fitzgerald. Wil- i ■■ liams. ':'.'."■.'■ -■■:.. '"■ ■■"-"■.. •.;„.■. i . Richmond.— Avery. ; McMillan. McDonald.;: ; Butler,', : - - McKewen. Parked, Hyland= (21. Little. 'Paid. Hinsu McLean (2). WhittinKton. Hanlon. ? Camcney. *-f-Kr,; Devonport ,' United.—Taylor, . Godick, I J Webb, Smith. : ' Coulter. B. Laing. Garrett, •':'■- Douglas. '■$ J. ... Laing: Proctor. ;;'* *Veart; ; • St. •■"• George, O'Brien, Scott,-: Hawkins, -; Hand, - Earner."Butland.' • i •• v f •."--;.,.' ..:- .-• .; .-.i;.;-,'!,. ::•■■•■ .'..-;-.-■.--»-. - --:.-,'■-'.■-: ..'-.-. .•; I" I' SECOND GRADE. ~ '■■''' 'Richmond.—Bass. Devon. " Ayera."'- Wil- .. R»ma, Berauiat, v ; ; Deenng.': Cunnold. Hodge. : ~VEdwards. Bridge. Shaw. Rickerby. Stan- ■' ley. Stokes. Telford.' Moore. Davies. ;. [j'-r^J ■*- ' ' - Ma*ist.—rGeard. Kirk. Robinson. Gallia^, ' irher,''' Osmond. Keogh:'.--'i: Beddick. Dunn.: i ! ! Stewart, ' Cornwall, ' Moore ' (2). McLean.*; i '<' Coon, '.-& Batler.. , WragjKv Barron.':; Finnerty.' .. McKenzie. ; ' ; ' '•>■-* —Young. ,- Huia, ..*. PaulL " Dunn. % Hani. Roberts (2). Wilson. Sneyd, - Grubb. ;- i' Lawrence, Paul!. .Dougles."-..-.Pai.;,-.Wilson,' r Marsh. ' : . , | -.; ' '-'• Ellerslie.—Hurray..:Fowler. ■ Herbert. Har- j rison. ; Gavin; Main. Keehan .: (21. Dunn. Thorpei Clark. Shand. Bush, - Chapman, Burgess, Hayes, = Stewart. . ' '" ■* Newtoji."—Thompson, >; Robinson, : Fiadlay. -. Carey,;^.Gilmore, Martin, Graydon. Cooke. .Bragg. McCarthy. Waller. Hindman. Veart' ■'.':.'*'; Broomficld. Buckley, x Oliver, Birch, : Winks. ''?■■ '■ City.Allen, Ver?aD, Hart. v ; Curgenveni Home, Purdy. Whitcombe. ; Mitchell. Fairvj-'-':■•:: lev"-: Carroll. % Ruby. Brown. '{ Quintal. / Keene. " O'Sullivan. r , r , ■'. ■ Devonport.— Mann. •'• Monteith. Sea^ - §er. i Laing.*; Hales, fy Williams, Casey. Sad- , ; Orove. Rykers. Rule. Rodeers. Hayson., :- - Ponsonby.-— . Burelcv. Fagan. '.■'■•'-SawteH.'-" Stevens, Hadley. Hunt. Scelles. '- Peltridge. O'Hi.ulon;;; McWbirter. Goodley. * Riley/ Wilson, Sneddon, O'Shea. . . United ' Suburbs.— Moros. Wrath--5 «:■ oil. Whineray, Laurie, Cole, Lloyd, > Lavr»urnei^Madd:fen,''«Stephens, .Cooper, Mon- - tyene, -Mndgway/i Buffett. MeCormick. Mc*24illan, Fryer.' - ;; Doronnort', United.— Bolyer, :.-• Monteith, "- 'Mann, Patterson,- Hales,.,,, Seagar.. Lamg, - 7 Rogers. vJWilliams," Rule, r Brake. ; Rykers, Sadgrove, Casey., ,- ;- ' -;-'.»-•' ~ ' ' THTKD GRADE. "- ' ■ ■ ' 'f, • , . Athletics.—Lnoafl.. Wilson.. Wipkie. -- '•; \9h'aley.»? Segar. 5 Draffin. % Demrwey. ?? Christ- '■ mas. Mazzolin. Brett. Johnson. Broad- '• hurst. Stevenson. Cavanash; '{>■ Clark. ,_ Arm- -';'.■:■.•; strong, Coleman. • - :*CiW—Heron '."f2).V.Sandham:'^Coleman. ; Thorburn. Shaw; Purdy. * Armstrong.:rHamiU ton (3-). Green. Ferrv Kemp. Forrest. Coserove, Ellis, • Dew. Fferrell, Hayes. ' Mangere.—Hapi. Robinson. "Archer. Nich- . olas. Ferguson. Harriman. Barry. Wattie. .'.-.-Rangi. Glasgow. Oti. Hume. Rewho. Tutaki, Lockwood. Marsh. ' i , . '-~ i.-.,' cv, ■'>'. P&rnell.— ' (2). ■-' Perry. Walsh. ■a Lawrence. K. Smiths-Bines.- 1 . Simpson. Mann. ; O'Brine, Wilson. i^anderpble/i^Baggßtrom.i WibLleyiHodgson. Gardener. -' ' '->■"'■■ Richmond.—Telfbrd.,-- Mills. Boneham. ' ■ Campbell; - Warnock. Lee.. V- Stephenson, r j 'Donald,: Lat?sdn;v-DuaneV'Smith ;(2}.; Young. Bell. Thvimpson. ; v ■ . .-_• - , £p '■' - United Suburbs.—Gardertor, McKay,. Mar- . shall. -Paltridge; : ' -Davison. 1 ;: Barrow, Tate. t ; : McKeown. ';' Ritchie. -■■■- -•;■ Berryman, Dean, . t Howard, -Murray,'A.; McKay, Tate, Keesing,Foley • Devonport v ' "•' United.—' : Thorpe. ' Pickering, Ridings, Sutchffe,. Ol'phant, • Thompson, t -VMassey,'---;.-i-Flemming; " : Bri"r ( ;.----Davis.'-.-v; Seagar ,: McAeit, Munroe, York, Mathieson. '-.-;, ----'

■- FOURTH GRADE. ' ' ■-■■■■ City.—Crewther. MeQuoid '(2). Donald. ■'?■'' Colons. Robeson. J \Wales. .. Lees. Blank Campbell. Krmtzpr. Pie'rco Somerville. Annan. F*r*-«'3, finchay. Odborne. Howitson. Mc Williams. ■ . '--, .■:■..,•' '.-, ;• •-,;■■ vi~-oPaTn"ll^^^ark- i T/S)rHJtn*on.-.--HosKinff9,-::-B.. Simpson.' O'Donsi"!!. SniilH. Kellv. Wonns. - P. Simeon ■ •■/ -'■'Frecncy.'/.-Bushell.: "- •. Gbont. - Bond. -Kellett;* Henderson; Pnttoii. - -f f . Ellerslie.— : ; ; Whrelor, - ' McDonald., v Blackburn. Ptewart (2V Hull : Foote.,Frost. ■.-■■.■:<^anlin.UK''l«»or-.-' .Mifclicll. , Blewdcn 12)1 fJrpy. PTitv. e -fo"1. ;/i,j, co ,. Smith. Kellett. Patteii.-.Pilkiri'jften. Smith. Lvnch. <'•"'-'• ■;• .-.'■• • Manger*.-—^fcTforizie. '■■■ : Linco'n.'-i-.E-dwaWu;. ::-'-;-.: eHni>?. -; J; S"m<*-vnv ■■*,'. Heron - - (2), FnithMl.' - J"ii|»rt. Smith. v Wilson; •': Young (2); Bai. Morton. , ~:\. ■ T-^nsonby.—PrjoT-.cer. • Chaplin.^-- Bn.*'*nd; JtfihFiVh*-. (2). "Rumbv. Parclav "FTowitt. White. .- pr,»yVler.. -WbnV- Moore. Brighton. P-CW", Tif-'-T RV<.w. ,-*--••'- "-•*». PnntW«icht.-Mc-' Slesinger.'vMartin; .Lambert;? Stor- '- Dunn,>Petere,yCooper i CowtH«*..- . ;,:.< , - . I!Srttey, Slesmser. Hat-tin. Lambert. Storni. M"."; '• - Uumi, Peters, Cooper (2), sWBKH&Sl't'i, r .5 j> . . ..

Richmond —Porteous, , Dixon, Tnrton, Swift Caddy. McKinnon*-' Peckham. MoITivrlaaae. ,;,' Ballon. > Neal. . ■ Heath. Taylor. Thompson, Jones. v Newton.— • Howarih. Veart Hvland. ; Jones; • Phillips, - Cawsill.. Dyer. Biebards (2),Neal.- Noble,^Williamson,' r Jasusch, Salient 1 United „. , Suburbs. \ — Henri •. (3), Stephens, ■■■■- < Katton, ?i Murray, 5 ? Chandler, Hogan, Leslie. Fletcher, Cunningham, Little, , ; Coster, ; Nicol,;:; Wainhousa. Corteai, Osmond,: .Brown, Lee. SisDevonporfr United.—-Roman,' Poster, Boy, Howard, James, : Hammond, Sullivan, McLaren, Clarke, Simpson, ;; Wells. Baillie, Grant, Eaton.

FIFTH. GRADE. ■ Newton.—Clarke. Pearce.V Brett, J Castles. Draper. Areher.^Heanes. Boyle. Poole. ; Dickeon,, McCloughin, Daffty, Paterson,;:; Philup, .' tr.iiternan. F&rreil. ' : ; j_llerslie.—Burgess, Downing,: Double, MoWilliams, Webster, Johnston. i, Fletcher (2), Bellson.": Anderson. ; Carruthers. Lawrence, Lynch, Kilgour, Beetson. Bird. ,Blewdcn. v Athletics.—Bessett. fe Oatten. 1 O'Sullivan, Griffin, Burgess, Nightingale, Harris, Camp-: bell. Lumm, McGrath. Hall. Craw. White. Forbes, Metcalf. "■■'■>■'?■■■■■:. .*,'• -"r-'.-: '■■•■-■■..■■:;{•■■ ■-","''''•■'. : Richmond.— : ■ Biddick. • Craikio, Menzies, Batty. Scott. Lane. Nicholas. Edmunds. Lauder. Payne., Hayes.-; Schroder. Rennie. Brett. Brown. ;

; SIXTH GRADE A. •; 'City —Johnston (2). Gyde. Cato. Burchmore. Brown. Leydon, Barker. Campbell. Hendry. Johnson, Barohard. Alberton. Madden. Halford. ParnelL— Clanham. Kerr. Webster. Davies. , Callender. Irvine. Sandham. Packer Pearson. -BushelL Gerrosa. Haulston. Olliff. ' ' ' „,,',.' City B.— Purdy. Herk. Sharkey. Lamb. Tilby. Crewthor. Jones. Ryan. Cummines. King. Lotfc, Eepie. Crew (2), Kneebone. Newton.—Leathern. Young. Geal; Palmer. Archer. Wiles. Robertson, Moore. O'Connor. Stansfield. Watkins, Marrett. '■:■" McCallum. ■■ Cummings. . - : ■■••".'.'■ •'- Marist.Bush. Peters. Anderson, Adams, Phillips (2). drainer, Collins, .Edmunds. Weaver, Thomas, Richards, McArney. Smith. Agnew. ..- , r „ ■■;. . ' -j : Richmond.—Davis : : (2). Jury. Simmon. Verrall, Thompson, Lindsay. Sutton (2). Gilchrist. Clarkin. Wild. Biswell. Turner. Galbraith. Richards. . „ . , Athletics.—Dodd. Angelo. 'i Christmas. O'Donnoll. Wilson. Hotter. Kirk wood. Robinson. Sandall.; Whittinsrham. Birch. Wilcox. Henderson, ita-rtin, Healey. ';'">'"•.;•".■': .." Ponsonbv.—Beesh.. Janveson. Norsrrove, Dunn. Robinson. Patterson. Wilson. Murray. Rogers. Gardiner, Johnston, Martin. Lusty. -SIXTH GRADE B. City—Rea (2). Wallace. Cook. Volty. Bennett. Walker. Robinson (2). Mann. B«id. Nicolson', Butler, ■ Anderson, Howley, O'Brien Everitt. . - Ellerslie. —Mears. Phillips. Kennedv. Hotbam. Johnston. Beetson. Kellv (2). Svmes. Ganley, Biegs. Chapman. Wells. Arthur. Munro. MoFarlane. Watkins. Lynch, Patterson. Arnold. : .;■■;■:!>£'• ■. -~■'"■''- ' •'■ -i'''';,''-"'« ' . Parnell.—Worms. Meehan. Hov. Ball. Con-i-T McCarthy. Wakefield. O'Donnell. Riley. Olliff. McConnell, Tate. Callons. Kerr. Judd. Hunt. -■'■.■■■-■■ '■ '; ?;-;7' __ „. 77; ■Richmond.— Biddick. McKmnon, ■Wi^chtim. ■' Powell, Fuller,' Dee«on." Simmons. Verrall. Moras. , Griffiths.';- Nicholas.v Dunn. Pr*Uton."' M«<*lfthoju Rennie. Thompson. •Marist.— Moo*-*. Le«. .Turner. OanW. En«li, 1 Hauler, Cox. - Row*. '; McCown, Annan. Oram. Thomas. Sims, Reid., ; ; : NEW . ZEAL LEAGUE. The ■ New Zealand Rueby. League met la«t evening, Mr. J. Cnrlaw. presiding. : ; . It was decided that the price of admission to iCarinw Park for the > English matches would be: Gate, 2s: grandstand, 33;. no reserved seats '. to bo sold or held. ~