FOOTBALL.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 602, 2 September 1909, Page 7

FOOTBALL.

THE BROWN SHIELD MATCH. -i' AUCKLAND V. WELLINGTON. ;;!Ncvt baturday's fixture between Auckland and Wellington, to.be played on the Athletic ;Park,-is ■attractin(s''cbn.siderable''attention! :and; 'given'.fino'weather, the "soccer"-riuthqrities.*3:-i pectia!, good;: attendance.: ',wlt j niay : , : be"pointed ■out. ; that AueWnndi'wbn'Jthe/Brown: Shieia. at; "Auckland\"J.n-i.l9o( ( "but'; did '.pot': cbnipete .-last 1 season 'iri.>Dunedin; ; where -the Wellington team:' wns iTictbriqusi-so i-,that; Auckland ;.will...uii T : ,- doubte'dlypHtitsbestfobt -foremost to regain ~the'.: -shieldiSTha ..Jyisitprs ;':are,'ieaid : fto '-be . a'•;■; strong ■', 'combihationj"" consisting;: a5 , ..-.'.they'.' .db| : i of■■ipleyer-.'exponents'::of itheYgame/'; who ! are . right'-? on ;: -the.i;.topY9£\:their.'.^qrm;.'V-,Sfil<i' : and' Forcshaw ■' 'ara'.iwen-knqwn' ■β-i; members :of tho: , NeW;;Zealanav;tehni3^ad';fat'!; ; fcack T 'Js'' j i?Oi'v.iiiid!. ;1905i::and.:.bothi'are .'playingj-'well tins; year.:\..'. j|:< .-v/rhe ;tho;Aiickland: team,:.wliich: by ,theVMain '■Trunk'--' express, this, afte'rriobn;'will.-tei'tcriderwl an, officialVre"oepfion'a't thb Comhiercial:Hotel-at7.3oo'cloclc'.; ■-Local -to Vattend.-:'■;,-To.-; ' morrow 'Ovcnirig; 3the ,t«ani jwill ;be r'the\gnests of.theiWellingto'n.Tootbnll'AssbciatiphiatvHis, Maie'sty.'s.■ Theatre.'-'^On ; Satiirday'ovening, thb \isitbis = ivill:;:bb■.entertained ! .to. dinner,'byl-Mr.' , . :H.vN.V-Hgl)ncs.i(chair.roan - of :;thc Mnnagoiuent 'Committeo.■ of ;the::"VVellingtori-Football .Assb". :cia; tion),':.a f; ther.YiM.C. A;,'> nhd' 'af (cr'wartls \ dered°.a. obinplirhentflryysmoke; concert,vby- , the ;Wcllin'gtoii'; Football jAsso'ciatibn Vat ■ thb,' pqmY 1 , ihVroial-Hotel. '.i-For-Siinday; , : an :exbnr'sibii:' : tb TrenthamHs f> - ;:■-;;>'/?- Mi ls;;^g'(By i-; A. i; 6bntntive-,teath' : leftiby the .Main Tt!ink.,ek'preßa : this evbniiiß' 'for'iWellington;. : -iri ' qucst;.'of -the .Brown.Shield; :The}team-ie.nndpr,tho,'manage ; ,motit of Mr.--Tak'le, andjis-,as"follows:—Beti-;nott,: ;Borthwiek/i Shergolt,"- , . DaVis, -.'. 'Marshall/ Dvflke/SeatU, : .W,hittlc,,Qttrdinbr,iE,.Sal.o, WebHer, .•Mikklesen,;-'ands;ForMhaw, i •.:'Mr.:-';Speed. yill'act'asreiercef^J.iV:;):,';;:-: ..■■■;,■ ::>;: : ;::-::, :

:vOfcS:wEil,iMtbN : ;ASSqciATibN.";;'s^^^ ,'.,'Th'e": Jinnngeineht/Cpramitte'e 'of 'l the •'Welling■tp», Football-'Association? met'last ■night, .therP : ,beihg present:--MrJ;Hi'N.'Holmes, (chairniaii), iAndvllesjrfl.VJ. ; M:vollier,;':'J;i : B.; PatonV'B.-:!; , . Salmon, i-W^--Aiild,«Hi-Wators,;; H.;X.VGpdber,' BKJl'EeovpniiE/vPyi-Sniith^andi'J^'Jj^Rob-erts^;y't"t!S-eft^v.K'.-i::;-W--^Si:!;v-',;'::"vi;' '■/■ The'X'ity, 'Goitncil toMthb. assbpiatfon-,td' : fly-".streaniers. 'on 'two, 'dpuble-deckedi , cars-:on-'September;.3.:a&d-.4,; in:. > cphntctidn:.\with ; ; the '"-BtowftiY;^hield.>" - -niatcli',t A'uiklarid- i ■• jM'Wfe i' '- ■■■ <?•?£: ■: '•/iThe , 'referee.-'for-,".'"lβ'' ..^ahilercrs-Samblers' .•'match 'on:^b; .'at-'Miramar ori;Sat-' .jirday'last,- reported that,on : procecding.tp.the; , ground'.; he.-found'ipnljf one:/member, .of,-the 'Wanderers'vteamVnndv.eight:of-; the Bamblcrs-•.tenm-preseniVli;wa3,decided.'that'.thp::m'atch. be■■awardbd ; V) ; v'.- -,l ■■- ;'.'; :•>:■ '•''An'- opplication ,;from the; New.town'-.Cpn^rb-. : l 'i;atibnal|tClub' , to.. i bp allowed- tb'Jlay/Khandal-' lahLoii>aj;oity reserve-.at.',2':p.ni...:. 0n Saturday,. nostras ideclined;^/"i^-V'fri'i'-n'v ,";■:; The Teqiiest ; ibf.-the ,SputH:'Wellirigtbn:' Clubto- hayo'thoLMarispßros.'A.T. , South..■W.eHing-'. ■tpn:.'mstoh-;-replay«u--:>aaVnot;'granted,--:»-.:^wiii; 'ibsing' given to.'Marist•■'-Bros.-TA;• ;■'■'': ,'; ■:■'!: Vi'v : 'i; ..llarist :Old -Boys Applied to: have; their match'.' ■ with;PoriruarToatß";played'in 'town. ■'Tho' ; ap-'.' plic&tvin'-was;granted;;^.V' , ''' , ;* '■'■' %:;=.'V ■:'; ,J '.'? / *' ; ' i^The^su^gestipn-; of'-:the ; .j;ll.C.iVi : Club that .witfea-'.view'iitoVsßdrtiiningvthp period'of.'the; junior ythirdiK'divisioa^cbmp^Utipiij'-^YIM.G.'A.' 'A;''play':olf.;with , vM&rjißtvßi6iyA^-\.T»ae'"pon3idr'; : cred;. It-w'tt's'jcxpUihod that if' Marist•■ ibeat. bo: declared/ dosed and llarist bo awarded- the championship. : ;K;''6'nH-:the^6th'eT.i:ha.ndj'^-Tf.M.C!iA;Ao i iyon'v:tSe , ;-| nmtoh,V that', tdam. would :jthen: ; complete^.:it3' 'series;, of- fivp.-iinplay'ed, inatches,'.;. and"; if ;Vit if ailed, to;win 'thorn ; all, Marist 'would,win';;thq championship.' 'The' inattor :was: referred ■ to ■ the, ' Boys'. ;Sub-Gommittee ■.'. to at ithe,-:nest; , ;>-"v:'^;" : i1-} A'^'-i-:':'-:^-^^'^';-':^:.;: '!■ The- tender';of ; ,Mr.lWi r ;H.'Stewart 'for'.the ■ offioial .prograinmeof the-BrbwnV Shield match,: ■ v;- Aucklandi: on .Saturday, next,at ,aVcost:.of £2 Zs.i- was : 'accepted, 't ■"::■.■.■;: V j ; i*,;''- •';•■ -It ':Wds l ?oebided • that:. Y.ltC;A;■> play/ Eovets: in'the.nextset.bf^soniorvfirst'division.matoliee. SwiftsVto'■havp">a -bye,.-isb- that , .each' of;,these loading, teams "will :'haye; played the wme hunibef :ot- mfttbhes.', ■' 'i"\\ : r/'<:i';yf.f'- f '"■•- ':.'':■■■;. ■':,?■ ■' '■':. ?;The Y.M.C.A:;CIA-intimated that-it-didinot" desire to enter -team -'for- the .'Junior, Second Dhisipn Challenge Cupls-i:-'.. '~- '■,'■'>..hv-' , ' jj'Several Wilis' /by'defanlt were allowed against •. ioarns, which;failedi.to:appear :liiet.Saturdayi'- ; ' y.'The .Now.';Zealand:..Football Association:ih^:timated \that:'the>,OtaßO /Football 'Association. ■had:challenged : for-the i-Brown ;Shield,: '.pro-/ vided' , Wellington/6tiU retains:,tho;shield after, tho - phallengp'..matohes already; fixed have' beeri ; .pVayed.'-" , -'.'V''-v:;v>i-^-;...'.O:v;Vr''l : .-V:'-'^'--.' : . :V -' U X : ~'' ■;f' : ;' : . ■'"A •!subcommittee "consisting ,'.'of;.-.-; Messrs^ M'Kepwn,.Salmon,. , the;phalrnian > ''and^the sec-- ': retarv was 'appbinted; to'go into the question . of'-ft-. Wednwqay.-fiioinpotihoh - for next Reason. .