Football

Southland Times, Issue 10996, 27 July 1907, Page 2

Football

THE NEW ZEALANDERS’ TOUR. THIRD TEST UPHELD. Per United Press Association. By Electric Telegraph—Copyright. BRISBANE, July 26. dho Rugby Union indignantly scout the idea of abandoning the third test match In order to permit another match between New Zealand and New South Wales. TO-DAY'S TEAM. Received 2G, 5.11 pan. The following is the New ZeaL.i J team to i'lay against Queensland to-morrow ; —lsacl.;s : (.!. Spencer, Fryer, Gillet, Wallace, Booth, Kckhold, Roberts. Forwards ; Hogan (wing), Hughes, McDonald. NichcAson, Cunningham, Johnston. •Seeling, J. Spencer.

THOSE PROS. A CLUE AT LAST. Per United Press Association. NEW PLYMOUTH, July 26. The Taranaki Daily News learns on the best of authority that four of th» •‘All Black” team .have, since arrival in Australia, ' offered and had their service# accepted by the promoters of the professional team. These players and others in the team will not return to New Zealand from Australia, but will join the others at Sydney, and aftfer playing throe matches in Sydney, leave by the Ortona, instead of by the lonic, as originally intended. The list of twenty-five of the twenty-six players comprising the team has been secured, hut not for publication meantime.

TO-DAY’S MATCHES. Schools games : Waihopai v. MariSt on Western Deserve at 3 p.m. Players asked (o note the alteration in time. The following will represent the Railway Football Club Juniors v. Wocfllaod Juniors at Woodlands ; match to start soon after arrival of the 1.33 express from Invercargill :—E. Grenfell, P* Fellows, J. Mask-more, G. Wilson, R. Angus, D. Organ, W. Ferguson. A. Lobb. F. Uonifant, J. Taylor, J, Sutherland, R. Kiwfaird (Ucputy-Captaiin); A, Smith, W. Young, F. Scott. Emergencies : W. Little, A. Spiers, G. Lindsay. Tim following will represent the Warehouse Juniors v, Woodware Factory on the Eastern Reserve at 2,411 p.m. Cowie, Fogarty, Henderson, Taylor, Leggat, McChesney, Donaldson, Loc'-> hart, Afldey, Sawers, Croker, Bojx* C., Wilkie, Spence C. H., Boyce W. 1. Thirds V. High School 2nds, Roche’s Paddock, 2.30 -.—Murdoch, Watson, Dffble, Fraser (2), Boyce (Pat), Davis C., Ryder, Barrie, Mayhew, Stanway, Cook, Sampson, Thompson. Reid. Emergencies : Gcorjro, Jfunos B. 13. The follow ng will represent Ihd Wocdware Factory against Warehouse Ti J illo, McMfilan, Broad, Green, Little, Durham (capi.), Wohlers, Broad, What--9011, Towns, Millar, Durham, Fortune, Wilson. Vient, Cockroft ; emefg., Cooper, Corbett.

TRIAL MATCHES, The selection committee (Messrs T, Bennie. A. Godd.-s Ct-d B. Bain) announce the following teems for the country matches, next Wednesday : —Against East* ern District., at Gore (in Brit, colours) ; f'rowthcr, Reid (raid.), E. Broad. Sherborne, '.A/ . Walker, Ikviter, Murdoch,; Hut hie, J. Fraser, Brown, Glasgow, W. Fraser, Owen, Small, D. Hamilton; Against Western District, at Riverton (in: black jerseysi : Edyinton, W. Broad, A, MrXeece, Raines, Pyle, Fraser, BurgCss (capt-). Miles. Froggatt, Hansen. Jhhhs(on, Robertson. Epglttofi, Jenkins, Jt eece. Emeiysaacies : O’Kanc, J» Forde, Reackham, McGrath, H. McKay* Kicmm. Ready, F. Frnjscr, D. Fraser. The team for Corn will travel by 1.33 p.m. train, and the one for Riverton by bus, leaving at 12 sharp. All the players ment nned Wro ro-piireH ■fo Srain. on Monday and Friday evenings at the Britannia hall, at 7.30, End on other evenings on the Western Retcrve at 15 p.m. Tim W.-stern District team is ; —S. Dunn (lOrepuki), G. O’Ciamor (Nightcaps), H. Raines (Riverton), G. Chariton (Orcputi), Herbert (Oropuki), H. Spear (Riverton), W. Delaney (Nightcaps), L. Brown (Otautan), J. L. Prir.tz. W. Rrintz, F. Johnson, F, Turnbull (Orejni'j), W, Egan, T. Webb (Nightcaps'), W. Lindsay (Otautau). Emergencies : J; Dempster, E. Fallow, M. Flynn, Jno. Cassells and J. Adams.

S.R.F.U. At a mooting last evening, it was decided to try to arrange a match bel"JH?u a Wakatipu representative team and a learn representative of Eumsik-n, Dipton, Balfour and Riversuale Clubs, at Lumsdeu on a dale not later than 14th August. The Eastern District Committee notified having closed the pennant matches and awarded the premiership to Albion Club us the highest on points.—Action confirmed. On appeal f?oiu the X.F.C., it was decided to request an explanation from the Athletic Club as to the circumstances of J. Kirwan’s playing against I.F.C. HI., he having qualilied for a higher grade. Tlie Otago Union intimated their willingness to accede to Southland's suggestion that the schools interprovincial match ho played fit Dunedin pn the same day as the senior interprovifncial game, viz., 1-1 th September. Wiuton Club was granted permie-lon to play u game against a South Hillend team (unnfuliated) to-day.

ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL. Invercargill v. Bluff, on Queen’s Park ground at 2.-15 p.ni. ; ]nve*Cargilll—Cavanagh, Hamilton. Stevenson, P. Urea, Dalton, Earsman. G. Fren, Howie, Macklan, Matgregor, McArthur, Gray* emergency, Kelly, Bluff Smith', McKenzie, Wright, Callender, Beaton, Mitchell, Wilson, Mackay, Hamilton, Mac Donald, Wingham. Referee, Mr MePlfail.