Rooster Semi-Finals

Sun (Auckland), Volume IV, Issue 1075, 12 September 1930, Page 6

Rooster Semi-Finals

TOMORROW’S LEAGUE FARE Champions to Meet Devonport THE grade champion, Ponsonby, will meet Devonport tomorrow in the featured game of the two semi-final matches of the Auckland Tiugby League’s Roope Rooster knock-out competition, and unless Devonport does a good deal better than it did when it last met Ponsonby the match will be a walk-away for the Ponies.

Devonport will certainly have to show a wonderful improvement on the form it displayed when it last appeared on the main area to merit its appearance there tomorrow. It may be that the club has got a new lease of life with the advent of the knock-out, but it certainly seems that the Management Committee of the Auckland Rugby League took a big risk when it set the Ponsonby-hevon-port match down for decision v.n No. 1 ground. At its best, of course, Devonport should be able to make Ponsonby step it out. The other match will be Richmond v. City on the No. 2 area at 3.15 p.m. Richmond created a big surprise last Saturday by outing last season’s champion of champions, but it may be that it will be up against a stiffer proposition tomorrow. Indications at present are that this match will be the pick of the two. although it is traditional that tho No. 2 ground has a damping effect on the standard of football, and the main area usually has the reverse effect. Following are the League teams for tomorrow’s matches in all grades: Senior A. Grade Ponsonby.—Wilson, Delgrosso, Schofield, I*. Skelton. Riley, Angelo. Winter, Stevens, Fagan, Lunn, Goodwin, (Gardiner. Moore, W. Skelton, M. Herewith, K. Peck ha in. Devonport.—Edwards, O’Leary (2), Harding, Smith, Saxon, O’Donnell, Sea-

gar Rhodes. Ruby. Rule, Casey, Scott, St. I Gt'orgi;, Laing, Adams , Jaggi V. City—Watene, Barcharri <-j. ' (2). Reynolds, Shortland, Davidson.W eth- | erill. Pa ton, Lawrence, Hamilton, Ivesen. Hadley (2), Leek. Senior B. Grade Mount Albert.—Bagnall <2>, Wilson (2>, j McDonald, Mattson, Martin. Akeliurst, i Forbes. Jamieson, Griffen, Brough. Ivcrwin, Whaley, Winks, Magee, Gregson. Second Grade Ponsonby.—Wilson, Reason, Francis. ' Rogers. Pennell, Young, White <t).| Fi.-magan. AsM-y. Jones, Spencer,] Thomas, Blair, Orams. Third Grade j Ponsonby.—Thompson (2). Bright. Griffiths. Friend. Pyke, Dear, Grams. Voltz, Byrnes, White, Sherei, Greenwood. Wardrope. Third Intermediate Grade Newmarket. —Meehan, Donkin, McConnel, Hunt (2). Clapham, Clark. Ford (2), Freeney, Daniels, Johnson. Funnell. Stewart, Henderson. Fourth Grade Ponsonbv. —Thomas. Fanch, Smith, James, Preaver, Currie, Pearce, Dudley. Rae, Chalmers, McDonald, Miles, Broxton. Johnson, Patterson. Mount Albert.—Andrews, Bass, Brough, Clendon (2). Giles, Hovern, Hart, Horne. McDonald, McGeehin (2). Pollock. Pope. Smith. Skinner, Thom, Kirman, Broadfoot, Faber. <’iiy.—Thomas, Hutf-h 1 Maiming. Strange. Ax*-i:;;.n, Mc- . . ... A.-liby, Giles, Buchan Gardner, Nicol, Heron, Hannah, Belsham. Johnston.