FOOTBALL.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 18452, 1 May 1928, Page 6

FOOTBALL.

THE RUGBY GAME.

AKAROA CLUB. The Akaroa Football Club opened the season on Saturday. A match against old Timers ” had been arranged, but jls only a few of them turned up, a scratch match was played and a good game ensued. The first round of the Peninsula SubUnion’s competition will be played on May 12, the draw being as follows, the ground of the team mentioned first to be the playing ground : —Te Kotahitanga v. Akaroa; Little Akaloa v. Little River; Okains, a bye. THE LEAGUE GAME. DRAW FOR SATURDAY. Senior—Waimairi v. Sydenham. at Monica Park No. 1 (Mr H. Laurence); Addington v. Woolston at Monica No. 2 (Mr E. Jones); Hornby v. Marist, at Hornby (Mr H. King). Second Grade —Addington v. Marist. at Jerrold Street Reserve (Mr R. Keller); Hornby v. Linwood, at Linwood Park (Mr B. Stapley); Ex-West Coast v. Waimairi, at St James Park (Mr P. Kirton); Sydenham a bye. Third Grade—Marist v. Templeton, at Woolston Park (Mr J. Underwood); Sydenham v. Linwood. at Sydenham Park (Mr P. Saunders): Woolston r bye. Fourth Grade—Sydenham v. Addington at Jerrold Street, at 1.30 (Mr J. Stevens) : Hornby a bye. Fifth Grade Woolston v. Marist, at Woolston Park, 1.30 (Mr E. King); Templeton v. Addington, at Templeton (Mr C. Allan); Sydenham v. Linwood, at Linwood Park, 1.30 (Mr C. Stiles); Waimairi a bye. Sixth A Grade—Riccarton v. Hornby, at Hornby (Mr C. Hill); Marist v. Addington, at Monica No. 3, at 1.30 (Mr C. Johnston). Sftkth C Grade—Riccarton v. Linwood, at Monica Park No. 2, at 143 (Mr W. Lagan): Aldington v. Marist A, at Monica Park No. 2, at 1 p.m. (Mr -W. Desmond); Marist C v. Marist B, at Sydenham Park, at 1.30 (Mr E. Falgar) ; Waimairi a bye.