OUT OF LUCK

Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 168, 6 October 1927, Page 8

OUT OF LUCK

?f»r* rjr Hr The South Island schools have contributed amazingly to the strength of the team. Dailey, Burrows, and Alley were all in the famous Moascar Cup team fielded by Christchurch Boys’ High School in 1919-20. Timaru, Waitaki and Southland Boys’ High Schools each have two old boys in the team. Strang and Johnson are the Southlanders, while the Timaru products are Lindsay and Stewart, and the Waitaki men Hazlett, and Scrimshaw. CLUB REPRESENTATION The Old Boys" Club in Christchurch has done well, with four men in the team, easily the best club performance. Wellington Club has two, Ponsonby two, Christchurch two, and the Hastings’ Club, of Hawke’s Bay, three, consisting of the two Brownlies and Grenside. The usual array of varied occupations bears testimony to the democratic spirit of New Zealand Rugby. Lindsay is a dental student, Burrow's a .secondary school master, Alley a divinity student and Ward a barman. Swain is a soft goods’ salesman, Grenside a drover, Harvey, Finlayson, Scrimshaw and the Brownlie brothers i*epresent the man on the land, while Strang, Sheen, Lucas, Dailey, Stewart and Johnson are employed by various wellknown mercantile organisations in the Dominion. Hazlett, another farmer, is probably the wealthiest man in the team. His father is a prominent Southern sportsman. New to All Black honours are Hadley, McWilliams, Rushbrook, Lilburne, Scrimshaw, Burrows, Strang, Snow, Ward, Grenside, Swain, Lindsay and Hore. Of the above, Hadley, McWilliams, Rushbrook, Lilburne, Scrimshaw, Burrows, Strang and Hore have not, or had not before this year, represented either Island. The leaven of new blood is therefore seen to be substantial. Snow played for the South Island in 1923. WHO FOR CAPTAIN? One almost startling surprise is the manner in which Porter, one of the 1924 certainties, was eclipsed by Scrimshaw. His non-inclusion leaves the captaincy open, and the most obvious candidate for the honour is M. Brownlie. Others iri the running are McGregor. Robilliard and Lucas. Then there is the managership—another very open position. Auckland has a strong claim for the appointment of Mr. V. R. Meredith, who would be the right man in the right job. Another outstanding man for the important post is Mr. E. McKenzie, chairman of the All Black Selection Committee.