LEAGUE FOOTBALL.

Auckland Star, Volume LIX, Issue 224, 21 September 1928, Page 11

LEAGUE FOOTBALL.

THE ROOPE ROOSTER.

INTEREST IN COMPETITION.

SEMI-FINALS TO-MORROW

Interest in. the Auckland Rtlgby League's Roope Rooster competition •is heightening, and bright exhibitions of the League code should be the order tomorrow, wßen the semi-final will be played. Newton meets Ponsodby ou No. 1 ground at C-arlaw Park in the principal match at 3 o'clock, while on No. 2 ground at the same time Marists will engage Devon port. With the grounds in first-class order, the games should be unusually fast. Teams are as follows!-— PONSONBY IMTF.tr Seniors.—Delgrosso. Gardiner. Feekhaiß (3), Revel, Allen, Payne, Moore. Steven*. Thompson, llutt, Fagan, Scliofield, Letton. Crooks. Third Grade Opfn.—Dear, Sbort. Tlartlor. j Simpson. L«nn..\Vi!san. .tlrerunowl, Fuller ton, t'ontervflle. Tlendersoh. Cos, Mills. Fisher, Murray, Flavell. ciemtn. McLachlan. Fourth Grade.—Mat son. Wrathall (2). SneUden, Bnllcyi Leydon, Berry, ltohinson. Elder. Oliver, Glass. White. Cargtll. Clarken, Blakey, Bowden, Whitley, Sbllcock. DEVOXPOBT UNITED. Seniors.—Simons. Scott. Seagar. Cleaver, O'Lieary (2). Preston. Webb, Casey. SL George, Dixon, Couglan, Rule, Ruby, Hunt. Clarke, Wells, Beattie, Third tirade Intermediate. — Lalng, Pennel, Palmer. Archer, Smith, Darrach. Stallard, Scott. Grand, Chester, Harris. Smith, McKee, _ Hutherford, lievinc, Edwards. Sixth Grade B. —Seagar, Youns. Fredat«vich, Eagles, Foreman, Green (2), Fennel. Knott, Held, Anthony, Wilkinson, Tonuor. Ueldt, Scott, Hall, Allison. GRAFTON ATIILETIC. Seniors. —"Longvillo, Christmas, Lucas, Ilaydon, Stephenson. Angela. Martin, Voysey, York (2), Nelson. McClougheu, Wilcox, Allen, Burke, I'allridge. PARNELL. Senior B.—Perry, Patton. Kerr, Hoiking, Anderson, Davies, Kelly, Little, Molloy, Brockliss, Ritchie, Wilson, Sloman C), Clark, Smith, Keane. SENIOR B GRADE. Following Is tlie draw for matches in the senior B grade to be played to-morrow ; — ParneU v. Point Chevalier, Point Chevalier, 3 p.m., Mr. B. McKubrcy; Kingsland v. Athletic. No. 1 Carlaw Park, 1.4-} p.m., Mr. T. Chernside. IMPROVEMENTS IN PLAY. STATUS OF TUE SECTIONS. Improvements iu the standard of play and the status of the A and B sections iii the senior grade competition next reason were further discussed at a s|<ecial "meeting of the Auckland Rugby league's Management Committee last evening. The suggested procedure of improving the standard of play by the transfer of the best B section players to the A grade wag opposed by several B section delegates. The suggestion that financial inducements be offered to senior A grade clubs only received support from a majority of the Management Committee. It was stressed throughout the debate that this would undoubtedly prove attractive to players of mil grades. The chairman. Mr. G. Rhodes, pointed out that direct professionalism would not be tolerated. A sub-commitee consisting of Messrs. B Longbottoui. W. J. Ltyvldson, M. Soloiuan A. Brown. K. W. Probert and the chairtnat was appoluted to confer with the Advlsorj Committee and report to a further meeting