SOCCER

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 79, Issue 156, 3 July 1936, Page 5

SOCCER

MATCH WITH AUSTRALIA WERE SELECTORS ASLEEP? Our local selectors, they had a great dream; They dreamed while they slept they could pick a team To beat the Aussies at the end of July. Alaybe they w«ll, in tt.e sweet bye » and bye. The trial last Saturday clearly did show

How much about football they really did know. For they picked a team that they thought the best, But it was outplayed by a team of the rest. Oh, please do not wake them, it would be a shame, For it’s only in d?earns they will win this big game. “BANKS O’ CLYDE 0 WANGANUI ASSOCIATION SENIOR CUP COAIPETITION TOMORROW’S MATCHES The AVanganui Football Association’s Senior Cup competition is being resumed to-morrow. The teams opposing each other arc evenly mat-ched and it is expected that* two closely-contested matches will result. Eastbrookc are in the lead at present and meet Thistle for the first ttime in this competition to-morrow. So far this season Thistle have been successful against Eastbrooke and are likely to make every effort to obtain another win and so commence the second round on even terms. Rangers and Athletic are on an equal footing so far as previous encounters are concerned and will decide the issue to-morrow.

The Junior Shield competition will be brought to a conclusion with tomorrow’s matches, but the result has been settled by Athletic, who arc undefeated so far. They will meet Technical ami will probably b keen to maintain their run of success. Eastbrooko are improving and should extend Alarist.

Special interest is being taken in games locally because of the rapidlyapproaching date of the match with the Australian team. The names of those selected for training have been announced and their performance tomorrow will be keenly watched. The ease with which the Australians have ran their matches to date is proof that they are playing football of the highest standard and that no other team their equal has ever visited this Dominion. The fixtures for to-morrow are:. — Seniors Rangers v. Athletic, on No. 1 ground, Victoria Park, at 2.45 p.m. Thistle v. Eastbrookc, on No. 2 ground, at 2.45 p.m. Juniors Athletic, v. Technical, on No. 1 ground, Victoria Park, at 1.30 p.m. Eastbrookc v. Afarist, o-n No. 2 ground, Victoria Park, at 1.30 p.m. Rangers the bye. Thirds Technical A v. Rangers, on Melmore Street No. 1 ground, at 1.30 p.m. Technical B v. Intermediate, on Helmore Street No. 2 ground, at 1.30 p.m. Fourths Y.AI.C.A. v. Intermediate B, on He) more Street No. 1 ground, at 2.15 p.m. Eastbrookc v. Technical fourths, on Helmore Street No. 2 ground, at 2.15 p.m.

The alteration in the time-table is to permit a trial match to be played for tihe primary representative team selection, foil the curtain-raiser to the Australian match.

The following teams will represent their respective clubs:—

Athletic Seniors.—Barron, Thomson. Wade, Thomas, Robinson, Gambibsis. Carter, D. Archibald, Wilson (2)’ Thomson, J. Archibald, Kurth. Athletic Juniors.—Hubbard, Thom son, Loach, Kendall, Farrell, Alclnteer. Marchant, AVilliams, Crowe, Davis’ Jackson.

Eastbrooke Seniors.—Stokes, Ward, Taylor, Cooper, AA’ilsoq (2), Spence, Jones, Heath, Cavaye, Quinn, Gray, Regan, Dear. Eastbrooke Juniors. —Barnes, Clark, Dennis, Healey, Henderson, Kerwin, Nelson, Robertson, AA’an, Whiteside. Rangers Seniors.—Alclnnes, Duke, Head, Nixon, Alacdonald, Proudfoot, Tasker, Hoskins, Rusling. Fairclough, Cunningham, Mclnnes, Gibson. Rangers Juniors.—Bates (2), Afc Kenna, Alurray, Fairclough, Hoskins, Kay, Rush, Dollow (2), Hutv.hens, Blackmore, Croucher, Heron, Trow.

Rangers Thirds.—Coughlin, Limpus. Kendrick (2), Fisk, Aleck, Kenny. Smith, Crawford, Rush, Boss.

Rangers Fourths.—Springer, Raine, Boss, Fitch, Doyle, Hillier, Hancock, Ginn, Kay, Scott, Cox, Dornbusch, Drewery, Loveridge.

Afarist Juniors.—Bates, Crutchley (2), AVrigley (3), Dear. Corps, Petherick, Afyers. Harrison, Dnlev