The Football Season

Waihi Daily Telegraph, Volume VIII, Issue 2346, 8 September 1908, Page 2

The Football Season

Ranfurly Shield

. Auckland v.. Otago

■■ Special fo t|ie Daily Telegraph. , AUCKLAND/this day. , - The final interprovuicial'fixture of the season in connection' with the contests for the Ranfurly Shield will bd played at Alexandra Park on Saturday next, the contending sides being Auckland and Otago, The selector, Mr. D. Gallagher) has chosen tho following team to represent Auckland:— Full-back:. Miller, ThiWqiiartors; Remvick, Murray, Wilson. ■. . , " ■ Jive-eighths: R; Magec, G. Bator. Half-back: Morso, Wing-forward: 6, Gillett (captain). Forwards: J. Maguire (City), F. Herring, A. Francis,.C. Cunningham G. Nicholson, H. Hayward, and G. Seeling. Emergency forward: J. Maguire (Grafton).. .. '... •'■,,'" ,■:>'' . There is only one .quango in the team which has represented Auckland in tho previous shield 'Contests,' Johnson, tho Goldfields: three-quarter, being unable to como to Auckland on Saturday. Renwick has thorofore boen shifted up to three-quarter, and Millor earns his cap as full-back. ' '

THE JUNIOR REPRESENTATIVES. AUCKLAND V. THAMES. Special to tho Daily Telegraph. , ' AUCKLAND,-# day, Tho following team has -been chosou by the selector,-Mr, H. Jones, to represent Auckland against Thames, at Thames, on Saturday next:— (Full-back< Hoaloy, 1 . . Three-quarters: Cross,' Smith, Sergeant. ' Five-eighths: H. Wynyard,.Tkonuuv Half: Dick.' ,' • Wing forward:' Derail. , Forwards: Baker, Frickor, McKinlion,' Callaghaii, Grundy,-Shaw, HayAvarfl.'; .•■■'.;• ',',,■' Emergencies:, Forward/ Gardiner; hack, Carlaw. •'.' >,.;;■;•.■;