THE ASSOCIATION GAME

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIX, Issue 21289, 16 September 1932, Page 9

THE ASSOCIATION GAME

REPRESENTATIVE FIXTURE AUCKLAND AND WELLINGTON RETURN MATCH TO-MORROW Soccer representatives of Auckland and Wellington will meet at Blandford Park tomorrow in what promises to be a rousing contest. Wellington is said to Lave a fino combination and to be fully confident of taking the honours to-morrow." The two provinces have met before this season- nt Wellington, when a closely-contested match ended in a draw, so that both teams will bo all out to-morrow to claim 1 the advantage. The Wellington team contains several players new to the Auckland public. Tho team lins played together • on several occasions this season and its combination is considered high-class. Youth and speed are outstanding characteristics, of tho side. The Auckland team has been training, hard and is confident of talcing tho honours. Providing weather and ground conditions are favourable, to-morrow's game should prove the star attraction of tho season.- ' I'he curtain-raiser match will be a second grade championshin final between Abel's and Comrades B. Following arc tho teams for tho pnncinal contest: — ..... „ _ , Auckland. —N. Zuill. 11. Stone, I. Gerrard. J. Morrison, J. Christie. J. Grant. R. Innes. L. Williamson, .7. MncLeny. .T.- Hamilton. M. Kay. Reserves: G. Wright. F. Blackie. Wellington.—Wyatt, Thomson. Haines. J. McLcod, Campbell, Hanlon,. It. McLeod. Condon. Baker, Kershaw. Craig. . Tho visiting team will amvo by train this morning, and will stay .iit the Thistle Hotel.