FOOTBALL.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 18547, 22 August 1928, Page 14

FOOTBALL.

THE RUGBY GAME.

CONGRATULATIONS SENT TO SOUTH AFRICA. Per Press Association. WELLINGTON. August 21. The New Zealand Rugby Union has cabled congratulating the South African Union on winning the third test. CANTERBURY UNION. The Management Committee of the Canterbury Rugby Union met last evenmsr: present —Messrs A. E. M’Phail (chairman), A. Barrett. E. V. Phillips. A Duggan, W. Maxwell. W. Brittan. St J. J. Dunne, A. E. Flower. R. H. North. L. Thompson, J. K. Moloney, R. W. Britton, C. S. M’Cully and Dr W. S. Seed. An application for the loan of jerseys by the Addington Workshop apprentices, who are to play the Hillside (Dunedin) apprentices’ team on September 1. was granted owing to a shortage of REPRESENTATIVE MATCHES. It was decided to arrange for a match between a Canterbury under-age representative team a.nd a team from the North Canterbury sub-Union, at some future date. The North Canterbury subUnion was unable to field a team for August *5. the date originally arranged. It was decided to send a Canterbury Coasi PreSentatiVl! team to the West The chairman pointed out thrit such a trip would benefit football in the West Coast. Only one match, at Greymouth. would be played. Mr Maxwell was appointed manager of the Canterbury touring team, in place of Mr Dunne, who would be unable to go. TEST MATCH ARRANGEMENTS. The Lancaster Park Board of Control advised that it would, provide additional temporary seating accommodation in front of the new stand for the New South Wales Test match to be played on September 15. It was decided to give the net gate proceeds of £23 from the Waitaki Christchurch High Schools match to the Christchurch High School’s grounds funds. A donation of £5 5s was made to the Sumner lifeboat fund. The usual grant of £3 3s was made to the Canterbury Progress League. Mr Brittan, on behalf of the Competitions Committee reported that the Merivale Senior B team has defaulted lately. Last Saturday the North Canterbury side urmotified of the default, journeyed to the show .grounds. The committee recommended a penalty, as such a thing should not occur. The Merivale Club was fined os. COMPETITION WINNERS. The Competitions Committee recommended that the third grade competition be declared closed and the plav-off between the A and P. sections take place at Kalapoi on Saturday between Old Boys and Kaiapoi. The committee recommended that the grade competitions be closed and the following teams declared the winners:— Senior B—West Old Boys. Junior Grade—Old Boys. Third Grade A—Old Boys. Third Grade B—Kaiapoi. Under Twenty—Boys’ High School. Under Nineteen—Sydenham. Under Eighteen—Technical. SELECTORS CRITICISED. The third grade selectors forwarded the names of thirty players to participate in a trial match next Saturday for the selection of a third grade representative teajn. As the third grade play-off takes place on the Saturday it was decided to inform the selectors that a trial match could not be played. Dissatisfaction at the selection was expressed by several members of . the committee, t.be main criticism being at the fact that eighteen players were picked from two clubs only, and that no players from the B section were included. It was decided to ask the selector? to pick a team from both sections, and to see the Kaiapoi-Old Boys match next Saturday. SATURDAY’S MATCHES. The following is the draw for Saturday's matches under the control of the Canterbury Rugby Union—(Challenge Round). Senior A—Albion v. Christchurch, Lancaster Park South, 3 p.m. (Mr E. E. Luttrell); Merivale v. Old Bovs, Lancaster Park Oval, 3 p.m. (Mr K. H. Perrin); Technical Old Boys v. Varsity, Lancaster Park West, 3 p.m. (Mr L. Ca.de ) ; Linwood, bye. Second Grade—Wellington v. Canterbury. Lancaster Park Oval, 1.30 p.m. (Mr S. Hollander). Third Grade—(Winners of Sections); High Schtrol Old Boys A v. Kaiapoi, Kaiapoi No. 1 (Mr I», A. Clark). Under Seventeen-—Merivale A v. Technical A, Merivale ground No. 6, N.P. (Mr J. F. Stokes): Boys’ High School v. Linwood A. Old Boys’ ground. No. 12, N.P. (Mr N. Steele): Iltgh School Old Boys v. Sydenham A. Sydenham Park (Mr C- M'Lachlan). Under Fifteen and a half—Merivale v. Technical A, Opa.wa. Park. No. 1, 1.30 p.m. (Mr F. Sinclair); Boys' High School v. Sydenham, Sydenham win by default: Linwood v. Technical B. Ensor’a Koad, 1.30 p.m. (Mr A Woodsford).

CANTERBURY TEAM. The Canterbury representative Rugby team will leave on its southern tour tomorrow morning, and will play the first match of the tour in the afternoon against South Canterbury at Tima.ru. On Friday the team will travel on to Dunedin, where the second match will be played against Otago. On the following Wednesday the touring side will meet Southland at Invercargill in the concluding match. The following players have been selected for the trip. A. Y. Montgomery (Varsity) was not available:— Full-back—G. Mehrtens (Old Boys). Three-quarters—C. D. Chesley (Varsity), C. Oliver (Merivale), L. G. Loveridge (Varsity), N. Dorreen (Merivale). Five-eighths—D. G. Grant (Varsity), D. ITay (Old Boys). Half-backs—M. L. Page (Malvern), T. F. Multan (Christchurch). Forwards— V. Clark (Old Boys), A. I. Cottrell (Christchurch), R. Anderson (Ellesmere), T. IAWRon (Ellesmere), J. B. Jackson (Varsity). J. Manchester (Christchurch), Toby Robinson (Peninsula), Tom Robinson (Peninsula), S. F. Fookes (Varsity) and S. Baird (Old Boys). THE LEAGUE GAME. ENGLAND V. NEW ZEALAND. SATURDAY’S- MATCH. On Saturday the English Rugby League team will meet New Zealand in the third • and final test, match. This contest should prove of great interest to thousands of local football patrons. The visitors have completed a very successful tour of Australia, winning two of the three tests played there, and drawing a total attendance at their matches of well over four hundred thousand. They have played three matches In Auckland before a total attendance of over seventy thousand people, who were thrilled with the hard, scientific play of the teams. The essence of success in League Rugby is fitness, possession of the ball, pace, and combination. Once having gained possession of the ball the Englishmen seldom return it by kicking, but begin a series of passing rushes, and relv on their speed, backing up and elusiveness. Only deadly tackling can prevent runaway victories under these circumstances. and by winning the first test the New Zealand team have proved they have the necessary qualifications in this direction. In the first test the New Zealand forwards succeeded in beating the Englishmen for possession of the hall from the scrums, which was a most important factor in the decision of the game, for the obvious fact is that to score a team must have possession of the ball. The Canterbury League hope to provide acooromoda.t.ion at English Park for up to thirteen thousand spectators. Proceedings will begin at approximately 1215 p.m. when an Auckland fourth grade team will play Canterbury. to be followed at 1.30 p.m. by the Otago v. Canterbury third grade representatives, upon the conclusion of which the big game will commence. All League patrons are looking forward to seeing such famous players as A. Ellaby (wing three-quarter), 6ft, and 12st t2lb. with exceptional pace: J. Sullivan.

English champion full back, and holder of the world’s record of points scored; M. Rosser, Welsh Rugby Union International: J. Parkin, half-back and captain of English teams in 1921-24-28; and others almost equally well known. This match will decide the Rugby League championship of the world. To date honours are even with one win each, and with such a big issue at. stake, combined . with the undoubted ability of players in both teams, it should be a day of many thrills.

ASSOCIATION GAME. MEETING OF EXECUTIVE. The executive of the Canterbury Football Association met last night. Present: Messrs C. H. Bascand (in the chair), H. Smyth, C. Jackson, E. E. Lancaster, C. Buist, F. Bennett, C. Jennings, W. Wardell. C. E. Keyes, J. Duncan, J. M’Lacblan, M. R. Anderson, J. Stout and R. B. Bunt (secretary). An application from the Marist Club to send a third grade team to Wellington to play in the Brennan Shield was granted. It was decided to play two sixth grade games which were defaulted last Saturday later in the season. It was decided to write to the Westland Association inquiring for a date for a match for the Peter Dawson Cup. SATURDAY’S MATCHES. On account of the test match there will be only two games on Saturday. They are:— Humphreys Cup, second round. 2.43 p.m.—Thistle B v. St Albans. Hagley No. 3 (Mr Crew). Replay, 2.45 p.m.— Western v. Spreydon, Hagley No. 2 (Mr Jennings).