THE LEAGUE CODE

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXVIII, Issue 23966, 16 May 1941, Page 6

THE LEAGUE CODE

CHAMPIONSHIP PLAY THREE GAMES TO-MORROW PONSONBY TO MEET MANUKAU Three championship games will he played under tlie rontrol of the Auckland Rugby League at Carlaw Park fo-morrovv. Marist and Richmond, which met last Saturday, and North Shore have byes. In the piincipnl attraction Ponsonby ami Manukau should nro. vide a sparkling exhibition, as boih teams rely to a great extent on fast back play. Manukai] i.-, rapidly improving, while I'onsonby showed sufficiently good form against Richmond to justify tho hopes of its supporters that if will beat she Maoris Whichever way Ihe decision re*;s, patrons should tie assured of a fine exhibition of the code. Another excellent aflr.niion will be the meeting of City and Mount Albert in the curtain-raiser on No. ] ground. The exchanges should he fast and open. Newton may find the improving l'ap.ikura team a difficult proposition on X:j. ground at three o'clock. Following are the teuns.— North Shore,—-Senior I? grade: Waite, Di\er. Faing. Parsons, .Tones, Xesbit, Penman Arthur, fi. Sullivan, Thompson. Kadonich J fleazley, R. Beazley, Brown, Balcombe. Far' •inharson, Bennett. At Devonport, li p.m.