SOCCER GAME

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXV, Issue 23150, 23 September 1938, Page 18

SOCCER GAME

"STARS OF YESTERYEAR" ATTRACTION FOR TO-MORROW FALCON CUP COMPETITION Leading Auckland and New Zealand Soccer players of 15 years ago will take tho field in the principal attraction at Blandford Park to-morrow, when the Auckland Football Association will stage tho "Stars of Yesteryear" match, starting at 2.30 p.m. The game will be limited to spells of 20 minutes. The contest was arranged following a challenge issued by Mr. N. McArthur, an old Wellington and New Zealand representative, and considerable interest has been aroused among Soccer enthusiasts at the prospect of seeing the veterans in action. Thistle will .ineeit Abel Skin the semi-final of the Falcon Ca;p knock-out competition at Blandford Par It. commencing at 3.15 pjnv, and this gams .ijioultt produce interesting cuptio football. C'lictmnga will engage tho Navy side at Onohiwga in the other semi-final. As a. contrast to liio old-time players' (janie at Blandford Park, the early curtain-raiser will be the final 6t the eighth grade knock-out com. potition between Y.M.C.A. Rovers and Comrades. Tho teams tentatively chosen for tho "Stars of Yesteryear" game are as follows: — NEW ZEALAND Goalkeeper.—R. Craxton. FullbucKS.—P. Neeßbam, A. Reid. Halvfe&r—JT. McArthur, J. Oorbett, D. Jones, J. Tinkler. Fortran.—-W. J. Lyon, G. 0. Dficre, H. spfinoer, Wi Knott, A, Williams. AUCKLAND Goalkeeper.—J. Batty. F. T. McAneny. :Fom>ackß<—W. WaJlwork, J. McElllgott, E. . Simpson. Hualves.—F. H. Baker, R. Baxter, E. Carter, D. McLaren. —S. Pitkin, W. Palmer, R. Boyne, J. Sterrart.A. Woolley, R. Webster. Mr. L> C. H. Dawson, a former international referee, will pontrol the, game, and 'tho- llbeemen will bo Messrs. F. C. Jacobs and L. sfl Check. ONEHUNGA TEAMS The folloirtring teams will represent the Onehunga Association Football Club tomorrow.:— First Division. —Mprris, Hariick, Owens, Blocklcjy, Befttley,, Wiseman.;JVLi' Lindsay, R. Wallace,vß. Lindsg#,' Cotton. Second Division fat OneUunga, 1.30 p.m.). —Parks',. D\ Wallace, Capcf, L, Phillips, W. Phi 11 ips.-Hitfjpnpon. Douglas, McGhie, Woods, H. Simpsonr Obatham, Parkinson.