FOOTBALL.

Hokitika Guardian, 27 July 1926, Page 4

FOOTBALL.

BY TEJ,ECRAI>n PRESS ASSN., COPYRIGHT. . N.Z. LEAGUE' TEAM. SOME ALTERATIONS. AUCKLAND,' July 2G. j Word was received-officially that the Canterbury forward L. Vivian is not available for the tour to England with the New Zealand League football team, and .L Mcnzies. South Auckland forward, will take bis place. At the moment there are one or two other players, who have ,not yet completed the arrangements for their passports. In t.lie event of a winger among the hacks dropping out, the next man to he selected will he Littlewood. If an inside back drops out, the reserves are -Eekhoff, Prentice and Riley, in that order. ' Should any more of the forwards drop out. O’Brien (Shore) goes in the team.

Tlie team is due to arrive at Vancouver on August 20t1i.: and they will spend a day at Montreal on the journey.

They leave Montreal by the Minnesota on August 25th., and will arrive in England on September Ist. The first match is to be played at Dewsbury, on September 9th. On Sunday, January 16t1i., a match will he played at Paris. There is no certainty as to the route of the return journey, but,* from the date of the match in Paris, the chancer are that the team will take train Marseilles and there board a- boat "for honie via Suez Canal.

The team selected to play against Auckland, at Carlaw Park on Saturday. lias been somewhat changed, and is now a.s follows:—Duffy, G. Gardiner, AV. Desmond, L. Brown, 11. Cole, A. AA r . Hall, F. Delgrosso, F. Henry, A. Carroll, E. Herring, L. Mason, Tl. Thomas (or A. Sing) and B. Avery. PLAYER SUSPENDED.CHRISTCHURCH, July 26. H.;M. Blazoy, captain of the Marists B. team was suspended for one playing Saturday by the Canterbury Rugby League to-night for repeatedly questioning the decisions of the referee.