FOOTBALL.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 508, 15 May 1909, Page 10

FOOTBALL.

; > RUGBY TEAMS FOR TO-DAY. ■ The meeting of .two such teams as; Athletto and IPetonens, expected to attract a big crowd, ; at'the Athletic Park; this afternoon, and. judging from tho form displayed by the two teams during; the - season a game of more. than ordinhry interest'should result.-' .The first indication'that - the Athletio team . had any. claim to be. reckoned with was when thev defeated ,Oriental,'•and/von that day's 'form,. they should bp. able ltd hold their .own against any .team:in tliD.Jcompetition; ...-Since-.then'/ tliey have. only, had.to.play the comparatively weak',team's, and . their struggle /against .the - ,suburbanites will :givc ~"a; good indication;, asto, their .-ultimate ;ohattces.for : championship.'honouis;._. - ..."it' ; ;Oii*;No. .2 - ground edthusiasts will-". have-an opportunity "for., the- .first ' time, this season: of Efeeiug Poneke in aotion,. andms Old Boys-have proved-themselves"to be'a -pretty solid proposi-; tioti this game..will doubtless attract-some.part of 'the spectators. , ';.At; the Hutt, play, St/ James,; arid ,yiipt6ria ;.Gollego play Wellington, at Petone.,, ; ■ -The following Reams' are announced for today's matches:— < . 1 .. v•/'• ■ f fit- jh'•;■.-. . ••''Melrose. ■■■y'-'- v' ■:' ' Senior"-y/ St. ;Jame£ .at. Hutt: .Ryder, Beans', ; Marshi)ll,; Murphy' (3), Tivoiiiey,; Greeks, Eeid, Sullivan, 1 M'lnnis, XJewar, ; Marshment. ,;' ■''.'Junior v., Southern, at Polo Ground: Jones,' Bradley, Patersori,- Mye'rsi \Twomey, "Martini .Melhiusli, . Short, Eodgefs, ■ Greeks, Hoare; Smith; Tonka, Rolls, O'Donoghue.; <Fourth-olass.;v. Oriental;/ at : ;;,Berhamporo: : . Bott,, -Cartmeri .. Gilchrist, Hoare, Bramley, , Coulsori,' Moffitti Barton,; Goochj ' .Hardyment, -Spearman, 'Perris, Lindsay,.Cotter, -M'Carthy. : : ,;Pifth-olass-.v. St/ James, at Athletio Park:' ■Wallace; Marshall/ Davis, Scott, "Lo , Coiripe, Wilton, Helliwell; (2), Spearman, Lennon, Jones,. Barber, Grey., . - -'~ . Wellington Club. .. . Seniors v. Victoria' College, Petone; No.: l; Wyinks, Hill, Macdonald, Bridge.(2),: Sellars, Malfroy, Irons, Symes, Smyth, Munro, Wilson, .M'Eellar, Gray, ICirkwood. ; Juniors v.-St.,Patrick's:old Boys, East's No.' 1: Smith,- Thompson, Fernandos, Shanks, Irons (2), ,' Cai'r, Paul, . Palmer, Ryan, Sheridan, Treahy, Eonayne, Durie, Morris. - Thirds v. Kia Ora, at -Newtown Park: Maisey, Wety), Campbell, M'lean, Weir, Malcolm,. Murray, Harvey, Goulding, ■ Fraser, ■Power,' Forbes, Brooks, Halliday, Westerman; emergencies, Hobson, 'Morris, 1 Sb'Gcorge. ' •ifourths v. Old Boys, at' Bast's: No. : . 7: ; Kennedy, Butcher, St.. George, Walton, ;M'Kay, De' Bakker, "Butcher, Scott, Tenor, Chapman, Eonaldson,'.: Ames,Hobson, . Stewart,- Morris, -Miller;. emergencies, Butoher, W; M'Kay, Tanner.:;' : >. : /: ;-- Southern' Club. (l ; • .Senior,-v..-Oriental, Polo No.- ,1-:; Gallaway, ■Burns;'Mortensen, Harris (2), Elton',, Campbell' (3),;'. .Houlihanj Naylor, ) KiohaTds, Leahy, O'Flaherty, Eichardson, and. Hawker. Junior v. Melrose, Polo No. 4: Lush, Johnston (3), Mitchell, Cowan, Davis, Wilson, London, Green, M'Guire, M'Govern, Edmonds, Fraser,: Campbell, Marsden, and Dalv.. . Pour-olass'v.'Selwyn: Eussell,(3), Parker(3), Gray, Wetherall,. Flauagan,, -Taj'lor, Miles, T\vomey, Eowe, Capper, Morrison, Pope. . -. St. John's Club. 1 .. - Third-class, v. Athletic,' on East's: No. 3: Lambert, Dunn, Elliffo, Martin, Darby, Meighan, Lovell, -Andrew. (2), Sherwood, Nicholson, Dallas,-' Dyett,' Bertinshaw, .Fawcett, . -Pourthrolass v. Star Boating-Club, on Crawford's: No. -2: Watson, M'Leay, Saxon, Craw- . ford,' Prainj Eedgrave, Eeid, Rowe, Bradley, M'Kay (2), Andrew; Murray, MacMorran, Menard. ' . i Oriental Club. - -Fourth-cIMB.; v. Oriental:. Moroney. Imrie, Homok, Stevens, Daley, Bailey, Gilligan, Jackson, Murphy, M'Comisky, Boyle, Fisner, Galvm, Sievers, Prideaux. • ,- A match between teams representing Terrace and Mount .Cook schools was played yesterday, the game resulting, in a win for the former by 16 points to nil. ...