ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL

Dominion, Volume 14, Issue 288, 31 August 1921, Page 8

ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL

AUCKLAND V. WELLINGTON. "Soccer” followers are to be well catered for at the Basin Reserve on Sat-’ urday next. Wellington has been called upon to defend- the Brown Shield against tho elect of Auckland. Ihe northerners are coming down jvith wli.it has been described as a very strong team. Included in the team are two Royal Navy men (Corbett centre-half, and Hooper, centre-forward, of H.M.t*. Philomel), who are said to be very fine players. ’ Tn addition there are Tremain, Corrin, and Innes, who are well known to the Wellington "soccer” P«Nic. The latter was in last years North Island team which decisively defeated the Soutn Inland Tho local defence has been strengthened by the inclusion of kUKenzie of Thistle. Rowlands (Watersiders), left half, replaces Jones, who is on tRe injured list, and the team is thordug.ily representative. Given a fine day and a dry ground, a fast and scientific game is anticipated. Mr. Thornley, of Nelson, will control the game? . At 1.15 tho two leading teams in the third division (Institute A and Manst) will meet, and as this game will decide the competition there is more than ordinary interest in it- , At 2 p.m. the Aotea Ladies Football Club will place two teams in the field. The ladies have been practising for some weeks past, and are said to have made surprising progress. . The publics rarely has such an interesting afternoon’s sport provided, ami early arrivals at the Basin Reserve are ’assured of getting their money s worth. FIXTURES FOR SATURDAY. Fixtures, grounds, and referees for Saturday are: — . ,: . Senior (Brown Shield)-—Auckland v. Wellington at Basin Reserve, at 3 p.m.; roferee M l ’- Thornley. Curtainraisers’at 1.30: Third division championship. Institute A v. Marist; referee M. S. Press; Aotea Ladies lootball Club, at 145- referee, H. Yeoman. Third Division (Cup), at 1.50.-Brook-Ivn v. Institute B, at Kelburn (D. stirrat) • Diamonds v. South M ellington, at Anderson Park (R. ITrr.dry); Seatoun, Institute A, Mdrist, and Slop-Out, a bje. Fourth B Division (Cup;, at 180.-Stop-Out v. Marist. at Anderson ParK (G. ( Roberts): Institute v Mirmhar, at Kilbirnie (E. F. Stevens!: Ponroa a oye. * Snxth Division (Cup, semi-final), at 1.30-Marist (T.) v island Bay at Duppa Street (B. Beil); Kiibirnie, a bye. Seventh Division (Cup), at I.3o.—Miramar v. 'St. Peter's Mission, at Duppa Street (B. Thorpe); Marist (N.) A v. , South Wellington, at Newtown Park (E. , HeatliT; Kiibirnie v. Marist (N) C_(re- j play), at Kiibirnie (L. Josephs); Pori- j run, a bye. . ; Lyall Bav. at 3 p.m.—George and ■ Doughty v.‘Hayman’s. Phoenix Aerated Waters Co., at Associntion Park; Gov-, ernment Printing Office (re-play), at As- f sociation Park. ’ ’ j Tn the case of a d-n .v io cup matches I (except finals), twenty minutes (extra must be played.