LEAGUE FOOTBALL.

Waikato Times, Volume 105, Issue 17787, 12 August 1929, Page 3

LEAGUE FOOTBALL.

TWO LOCAL TEAMS MEET. FAIRLY SUBSTANTIAL MARGIN. At Ilinemoa Park on Saturday two local League teams met and a fairly exciting game was witnessed. r l’he class of football was not over-brilliant but some bright patches of play were witnessed. The A's defeated the B’s by the fairly substantial margin of 19 points to 6. GAMES AT AUCKLAND. SENIOR GRADE. Ponsonby 5. beat Devonport 0, and the Monteith Shield. SENIOR B GRADE. Otahuhu 7 beat Northcote 3. Point Chevalier 13 beat Mangere 0. IN OTHER CENTRES. DUNEDIN. Pacific 37 beat Athletic 3. Christian Brothers 32 beat Kaitangata 8. City 48 beat Kaikorai 15. WELLINGTON. Petone 2 beat Thistle 0. Diamond 3 beat Waterside 2. Marists 8 beat Institute 2. CHRISTCHURCH. Addington 17 beat Waimairi 11. Hornby 12 beat Sydenham 8. Marists beat Woolston by default. THE AUCKLAND TEAM. TO MEET NORTH AUCKLAND. AUCKLAND, Saturday. The selectors, Messrs E. .B. Fox, H. A. Avery and E. Asher, have chosen the following players to go into training with a view to meeting North Auckland next Saturday:— Backs: Watene (City), Gregory (Marist), Carter (Kingsland-Athlet-ics), L. Scott (Devonport), List (Kingsland-Athletics), Brisbane (Marist), Riley (Ponsonby), Seagar (Devonport), Delgrosso (Ponsonby), Prentice (Richmond), Mclntyre (Ponsonby) and Shortland (City). Forwards: Jenkinson (Richmond), Francis (Newton), Skelton (Ponsonby), Ruby (Devonport), Moisley (Marist), Fagan (Ponsonby), Campbell (Marist), Pascoe (City) and L. O’Brien (Marist), A. Scott is unavailable.