A HEAVY DAY EXPECTED

Southland Times, Issue 23307, 17 September 1937, Page 11

A HEAVY DAY EXPECTED

THIRD RUGBY TEST AT AUCKLAND

14 SPECIAL TRAINS AND 5 EXPRESSES

(Special to The Times) AUCKLAND, September 16. What promises to be one of the busiest days ever experienced at the Auckland railway station is anticipated on Saturday, September 25, when approximately 8500 Rugby enthusiasts will travel by 14 special trains and five expresses from all parts of the North Island to witness the third Test match between the Springboks and the All Blacks. These special trains will be additional to the normal services, and it is anticipated that probably upwards of 11,000 inward passengers will be dealt with on Saturday morning. For weeks past the officers of the train-running staff at Auckland have been working on train arrangements for this occasion. A close watch has been kept on all the matches of the tour with an eye to gaining information about the support likely to be accorded the game at Auckland. Particular attention was paid to the result of the second Test at Christchurch and the attendance there and it was then anticipated that the demand for passenger accommodation and for special trains from all parts of the North Island would be absolutely unprecedented.

That these expectations were more than fulfilled is evidenced by the fact that although it was at first considered that three special trains would adequately cope with the traffic from Wellington it has been found necessary to run five excursions from that city alone. A further special train will be run from Palmerston North, while yet another excursion will be run from Wanganui and Stratford. Other special trains will be despatched from ■ New Plymouth, Ohakune, Opua, Whangarei, Taneatua, Rotorua and Hamilton. On no previous occasion has such a large number of special trains been arranged for any one-day event in Auckland. Yet already those from the south have been practically booked. An official remarked that there would not be a spare seat when the time arrived.

CANTERBURY TEAM TO PLAY WEST COAST

(United Press Association) CHRISTCHURCH, September 16. The Canterbury team to play West Coast on Saturday is as follows:— Full-back—Nolan. Three-quarters—Chinnery, Pawson Eathome. Five-eighths—Mortlock, Brooks. Half-back—McAuliffe. Front-row forwards —Hattersley, Fleming, McPhail. Middle-row —Herman, Williams, Milliken, Rankin. Back-row—Foley. Emergencies—Backs: Garrett, Busfield. Forwards: Coll, Burke. _ Brown, Pablecheque, Hooper and Cobden were not available. WELL-KNOWN OTAGO PLAYER MARRIED (United Press Association) DUNEDIN, September 16. Mr E. J. Green, the well-known Otago University and Otago footballer who has been selected to train for the third Test against the Springboks was married this afternoon at Knox Church to Miss Isobel Stewart, of Gore. Ml Green, who was licensed by the Timaru Presbytery on Monday, leaves on October 1 for England to continued his theological studies at Edinburgh University. TEAMS FOR TOMORROW METHODIST BIBLE CLASS Against Presbyterian Bible Class.—Shirley (3), McLean (2), Kennedy (2), Jaquiery. Castle. Grocott, Fraser, Spence, Grenfell, Clark, Stewart, R. Brown, Eastlake.'