ASSOCIATION GAME

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXII, Issue 22183, 9 August 1935, Page 9

ASSOCIATION GAME

• SENIOR GRADE CONTESTS " ■ • : - f OLD BOYS TO PLAY SUBURBS PONSONBY AND METRO-COLLEGE The senior Soccer championship will he continued to-morrow, .when with the prospect of dry grounds fast and interesting games should he witnessed. Two' niatches will bo decided at Blandford Park, the principal being the meeting of Mount Albert Grammar Old Boys and Eastern Suburbs. Both teams are capable of producing open and exhilarating football, and the contest should provide an even struggle. On form Mount Albert Old Boys should get the decision, but Eastern Suburbs has had some surprise victories at . Blandford Park in the past and must be considered dangerous rivals. The curtain-raiser game between MetroCollege and Ponßonby should also prove interesting. Judging by its performance against Thistle last week, Metro-College should force Ponsonby to reveal it« best form. North Shore will meet Y.M.C.A. at Devonport. Y.M.C.A. has shown distinct improvement of late and should bo a good match for the North Shore team. Thistle will contest the points with Comrade* at Western Springs. Lower grade cpmpetitions will be continued. Following, are the teams: Y.M-C.A. Senior Grade.—Smith, Mowat, Dobson, Bridges, Ross, Sims, Murane, McFarlane, Humphreys, Churchill, Donaldson. Second Grade.—Swift, Clanaghan. Roper, Garner, Morris, Collinson, Furnell, Page, Deoki, Brown, Hill. NORTH SHORE Senior Grade.—Cowie, - Gerrard, C. Ekman, Colebourne, Archer, Walters, Scott, Stevenson, Biackie, McGregor, E. Ekman, Hitchens. Second Grade.—Murray, Beasley, Moorcroft, Saunders, Chubb, James, V. Smith, Bentley, Moore, Hankins, Wylie.CHATHAM CUP REFEREE , []BY TELEGRAPH —PRESS ASSOCIATION*] WELLINGTON, Thursday Mr. W. P. Smith, of Dunedin, has been appointed referee for the Chatham Cup final between the champion teams of the North and South Islands respectively here on August 24. Messrs. G. Forbes and W. Duncan, both of Wellington, are to be linesmen.