LEAGUE FOOTBALL.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVIII, Issue 20867, 8 May 1931, Page 15

LEAGUE FOOTBALL.

SENIOR GRADE CONTESTS. THREE GAMES AT CARLAW PARK PONSONBY PLAYS MARIST. Providing the weather is fine, some fast and close games should result m the senior championship"" of the Auckland Rugby League to-morrow. Three contesta will be held at Carlaw Park, the principal attraction being the match between Ponsonby, last season's champions, and Marist at three o'clock. Marist had a very close call against Richmond last Saturday and may again experience difficulty in taking the points. As a i urtain-raiser Devonport will meet Newton on Ihe No. 1 ground at 1.45. Providing the iotmor can settle down to r, good combination early it should win. A match which should provido nearly as much interest as the chief game is that between Richmond and City on the No. 2 ground at three o'clock. City will have to improve on last week's showing to take the honours. Reserve and lower grade matches will be continued to-morrow. Following are the teams:— PONSONBY. Senior* Grade.—E. Friend, H. "White. C. Thompson, C. Fleming, I. Wilson. P. Skelton, A. Schofield, J. Angelo, C. Thompson. F. Delgrosso, L. Winter, W. Skelton. V. Fagan, L. Stevens. W. Goodwin. D. McLeay, H. Lunn. Reserve Grade. Thompson, "Wilson. Rogers, Sherer, Pyke, Orams, Davis. Greenwood. Thomas, Ashby. Byrnes. Wardrope. Recken. Dear, McDonald, Herewini. Bright. RICHMOND. Senior Grade.—Lee, Willianiß, G. Davis, Pell, Dunn, Prentice, Agnew, Ritchie, Telford, Lawless, Stehr, McLean, Ragg, Lennie, McCarthy. . Reserve Grade.—Valentine. Sale, Mills, Estall, Hobb3, B. Davis, Lindsay. Spicer, Verrall. Powell. Dunn. Goodwin, R. Jones. Blood, Cavanagh, Allen, Ryan, Farroll.