LEAGUE FOOTBALL.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 19366, 29 June 1926, Page 6

LEAGUE FOOTBALL.

SATURDAY'S TRIAL MATCH. A AND B TEAMS CHOSEN. The following A and B teams have been chosen to play in the trial game as a cur-tain-raiser to the North and South Island League football match at Carlaw Park next Saturday:— A Team.—Fullback, Gregory ; threequarters, Brown (City), Brisbane (Marist), Delgrosso (Ponsonby); five-eighths, Kirwan (Marist), Lewis (City); halfback, Poison (Newton); forwards, Menzies (South Auckland), St. George (Devonport), O'Brien (Devonport), Thomas (Otago), Payne (Ponsonby!, Scott (Devonport). B Team.—Fullback, Raynor (Grafton); threequarters. Parkes (Richmond), Webb (Devonport), Mansill (Newton); five-eighths, Prentice (Richmond), Mundy (Canterbury); halfback, Cleaver (Devonport); forwards, Thomas (City), Geison (South Auckland), Avery (Richmond), Dixon (Devonport), Douglas (Devonport), Bass (City). Reserves.—Backs: Riley (Ponsonby), Wade (City), Liss (Kingsland). Wilson (Mangere), L. Scott (Devonport), Nicholson (Marist). Forwards: O'Brien (Marist), Stormont (Marist), Campbell (Richmond), Cooka (Ellerslie). V Both teams were selected by the Auckland selectors, co-operating with the New Zealand Selection Committee. All players chosen must attend training this evening and on . Thursday. Those not available must notify Mr. E. Asher immediately. INNES MEMORIAL SHIELD.' [BY TELEGRAPH. —OWN CORRESPONDENT. ] HAMILTON, Monday. The third round of the Hamilton Rugby, League competition for the Innes Memorial Shield was commenced at Hinemoa Park on Saturday. The chief attraction was the game between Frankton and United. United won by 26 points -to 5. The game between Whitiora and Athletics provided an evenlycontested match, the former team winning by 18 points to 13. j