FOOTBALL.

Timaru Herald, Volume XCVIII, Issue 15120, 14 August 1913, Page 7

FOOTBALL.

TO-DAY'S MATCH. The annual match between Canter-; bury and South Canterbury will be played at the Caledonian Ground this afternoon, commencing at 2.45. The teams will bo:—' CANTERBURY. J. Bain. A. McDonald W. Simmers H. Taylor H. Watson D. Sandman P. J. Amodeo J. Mehrtens (wing) R. Kennedy W. Maxwell L. Dougall W. Cumminga A. Panning C. Hagerty E. Hasell L/ANTERBUB*. . D. Scott T. Lynch E. Oockroft B. Moore J. Harley A. Spillane , .\V. Spillane (i. Coles (wing) W. Dalton E. Eflminton T. Langford W. Moore M. Horgan O. Cowan D. BurK© Neither side is represented by quite its full strength, but the CanterDury, team is s a very strong one for a touring side. Gray cannot well bo replaced, but the only other important absentee in the visiting fifteen is Murray, whose place is taken by Melirtens, a wing forward with'a big reputation. The heavy rain yesterday has made th» ground, which previously was in perfect order, too heavy for the best football, but Canterbury players are not imaceustomed to heavy going, and they axe intent on avenging their 19~-3 defeat on their last visit to Timaru. As the visiting team is considered much stronger now than then, the home team will need to be on their mottle to escape defeat. AN ALBURY TEAM. * The following will represent Albury Juniors against Fairlio Old Boys at Fairlie on Saturday next:—Full back, W. Angland; three-quarters, B. Ward, J. Dooley, R. Davison; five-eighths, A. ~ Cain, H. Scott; half, W. Higgs; wing, E. "VVaxd; forwards, C. Ward, A. StdliVan, C. Smith, V. Sullivan, E. Dillon, L.., Rowland, W. Barrett. Emergencies, Barrett, Lee, Gallen and Vincent. TEAM FOR CALIFORNIA. Pee Phesb Association. WTBLLINGTON, Aug. 13. At to-night's meeting of the' New Zealand, Rugby Union the following cable in regard to New Zealand's decision to send two extra men to California was received from San Francisco:—• ' 'Agree to extra men if cancel one roof Stanford and California." This.meana that the sending of twenty-threo players will be agreed to by the Californian authorities if Now Zealand will forego itjs decision, so far as Stanford and California are concerned, of insisting on oil members of the team being housed under one roof. O'Leary, the Auckland playor, has notified that he would be unable to take the trip. The nomination of Mitchison (Wellington) for inclusion in the team has been forwarded to the selectors.