LEAGUE FOOTBALL.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXI, Issue 18830, 3 October 1924, Page 6

LEAGUE FOOTBALL.

ROOPE ROOSTER MATCHES.

TOMORROW'S ARRANGEMENTS. DEVONPORT V. MARIST. The Roope Rooster competition, under tho auspices of tho Auckland Ruuby League, commence in earnest to-morrow. though one match was played last week. The principal attraction will be the contest between Devonport and Marist, who met in tho final of the championship last Saturday, the game resulting in a last-minute for the latter team. They will meet on ?\o. 1 ground at, C;*rla'f X'ark. and j'liould provide ar, interesting display of looiba.l. The curtain-rn,i3er will be the match between Ponsonby and Mangere. City and Xewton play on No. 2 ground at J! p.m., nt the conclusion of the Athleticliichmond game JUNIOR REPRESENTATIVES. THE TEAM FOR HAMILTON. The Auckland junior representative League team to play Hamilton, at Hamilton, to-morrow, lira been finally selected as follows: — McManus. (Kicguland), List (K'tigslah'lKllery (Otahuhu), Clark (Kingsiand), Ilapi (Mangere!, Jenkinson (Richmond). Burgess (Richmond), Mc-G-egor (Kingsiand). Carey (Devonport). Vf-rall (City). Home (City), Sadgrove (Devonport), Laurie (United Suburbs), Davis (Richmond), Robinson (Newton), Pagan ' Ponsonby). Tho team will leave by tho 7.10 p.m. express to-day. Player? must i>e at tho railway station at 6.30 p.m. TEAMS FOR TOMORROW. Teams for to-morrow's Leasuo club mutches are:— SENIOR GRADE. Xewton.— Mansill. Williams, Callaghan, Wurren, Kconan, Somers. M. Brown, ('. Brown. Biggs. Stack. Clarke, Poison, Janes, Dyson, Watson, Neeley. City.—Crewther, E. Ruby, Davidson, Brown. Davidson. Wetheril!. Mitchell, Crewther, Brown. Smith, Hawses. Tcwnsend, Cargill, Mackie, Bass. McDonald, Thomas, Purdy. l'onsonby.- Morman, Littlewooo, Goodley, Delgrosso, Donovan, Walsh, Pooley, Lowry, Ward, Shirley. McNeil, Mocre, Cole, Watson, Riley. Snedden, Fagan. THIRD GRADE. Athletic.—Longville, Brett., Ninkic. Mizallene, Christmas, Wilson. Lucas, Cavanajfh. Whaley, Baker, Clark, Steveneon, Seagar, Broad'nurst. City.—Heron, Sandham. Coleman, Thorburn. Purdy. Hamilton (2j, Ferrell (2). i Collins, Green, Ferri. Kemp, Forrest, Blankk-y, Osborne, Cosgrove, Campbell. FIFTH GRADE. Newton.—Clark, Brett, Cas-tles. Draper. Archer. Heapo (2), Boyle. Pool. Dickson, McCloughlin, Dufty, Patterson, Phillip, Whiteman, Farreil, Jogusch. THE RUGBY GAME. Th'E 4TH BATTERY TEAM. The following team has been chosen to represent the 4th Battery in a Rugby match against tho sth Battery, from Hamilton, at this Showgrounds at 2.30 p.m. to-morrow Murphy. Nairn, McMfi.nnemin, Sheen, Oar- j diner, Reid, Teape, R. E.a.dy. Lamb. Jackson. Welsh, Stewart, Coleman. Waters, j Armishaw, Bailey. Eales, Noakes, Dc\s, i Newcomb. Ewen. Stone. A meeting of 'the players will be held at College Rifles chibroom to-day at 5.J5 p.m.

HAMILTON SEASON CLOSED. PRESENTATION* OF TROPHIES. [«r TELECiRAPk.—OWN CORRESPONDENT.] HAMILTON. Thursday. ! A fraok» concert. h«ld ss a, conclusion to Rueby football season, wa-s held in Kumilton last evnning:, when Mr. Colin Sj eight presided over a h\rge gathering. Dunns the the various trophies were presented. All those in the senior and junior grades were iron by the City Football CI ib. Technical School Old Boya and Miirista Old Boys drew for first place in tho third grade, and Marists and School drew in the fourth xrade. The cup for v secondary schools' teams under Sat. was won by the Hamilton High School. Dealing with the primary school competition, Mr. Speiffht alluded tc the great improvement shown by the schoolboys during the past season, making special reference to the striking success of the Marist Brothers team, which not only had won the> trophy for the best primary school team in Hamilton, but ithe Gwynno Memorial Shield, for the championship of South Auckland. The special j;rize for the mo.it consistent back in the Hamilton competition had bt»en won by A. Buckingham, and that for the forwards by P. Courtney. Competitions were held in five grades thi:i year, this embracing the very gratifying number of 600 players. The Hamilton representatives during the season played 15 matches, of which ibey wrn H and drew the remaining one. In complimenting tho referees on the minnw in which they had done tli«ir work, Mr. F. Tooman said it was a matter of ratification I hit so many of them were a.lwayn ready to Ifcko iho lower grade matches in the outlying districts.