ASSOCIATION GAME

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIII, Issue 22431, 29 May 1936, Page 16

ASSOCIATION GAME

REPRESENTATIVE MATCH AUCKLAND TO MEET NAVY FAST PLAY ANTICIPATED Brilliant Soccer should be witnessed at Blaiidford Park to-morrow, when Auckland will meet the Navy in the first representative match of the season. The Auckland-Navy games always prove outstanding attractions and, judging by the calibre of the present teams, to-morrow's match will provide fast and spectacular football. With every prospect of line weather, the teams should be able to adopt open and scientific methods. The Navy will be fielding a powerful eleven, the side being powerful both on defence and attack. The Navy players favour the long-passing, open type of game so popular with the spectators, and these methods, as past experience has shown, prove as effective as they are attractive. The Navy possesses an agile and efficient goalkeeper in Furnhill, while the strength of the defence will probably be in the halves, which will be directed by Sliirras, a hrst-class defender and a brilliant, constructive player. The star players in the forward line are Elwell, Leonard and Haines. A large amount of interest will centre in the display of the Auckland team in view of the English trophy and Australian games yet to be decided. All experimental team has been chosen for to-morrow's match, the majority ol the players being young and promising exponents with little representative experience. However, it. is anticipated that the side will mould into a strong combination. . = „„, As an added attraction, teams lepiescntin" the Navy and the French war sloop Savorgnan do Bru«a will take par ill a curtain-raiser match at Blaiidford lark. The teams for the principal game are as t0lloWS: - AUCKLAND Goalkeeper.—Smith. Fullbacks.- Hnggett. Speed Halves.—Watson. Chapman, \\iseinan. _ Forwards. —Wood, Francis, Jepson, t yvie, Mullana „ „ NAVY Goalkeeper.-- Farnhill. fullbacks.—Gatehouse, Howe. Halves —Scott, Sliirras. Orford. . Forwards. —Elwell, Sims, Leonard, Haines. following team will represent the Navy in the curtain-raiser contest;—La vis, Metcalfe, Lonsdale, Smith, Baxter, Luke, Gregory. Yinceut-Jaraes, Garwood, ScottElliott. Haines. LOWER GRADE TEAMS The following teams will represent their respective clubs in the lower grade Soccer matches; — EASTERN SUBURBS Second Division.—Wynne, Stone, Mathews, Hamilton. Caldwell, Flnshiuan, Cnmmings. East, Welsh, Williams, Marlow, Kidd. Gay. Y.M.C.A Second Division.—Hilliard. Mowat. Swift. Ross Sims, Bowmcr. Rollins, Marane, Deok'i. Churchill. Brown. Reserves; Glum ter, Martin. MATCH CANCELLED The second division Soccer match between Onehungu and Maritime has been cancelled owing to the withdrawal of the latter club. AUSTRALIANS' VISIT PRICE REPLACES HUGHES SYDNEY, May OS W". Pries has been selected to replace J. Hughes (forwaid) in the Australian Soccer team to tour New Zealand. Price represented New South wales against the New Zealand team which toured Australia three years ago.