FOOTBALL.

Taranaki Daily News, 24 August 1918, Page 8

FOOTBALL.

TEAMS FOR TO-DAY'S MATCH. The following are the teams in the match to be played to-day on the sports ground, commencing at ii p.m.: Auckland Grammar School (dark blue). —Full-lack, Cox; three-quarters, Stret■ton, 'Badeley, McCrystal; five-eighths, Grierson (captain) and Crawford; half, Wright; forwards, Liutott, Miller, Harty, Brown, Peart, Gregory, MeCiillougi; wing forward, Kronfeld. New Plymouth Boys' High School (black and white).—Full ibach', (Harrison; three-quarters, Haniling, Meuli.Beekbessinger; five-eighths', Renaud'i and Wills; half, McKay (captain); fofftards, Osborne, Mackie, Buchanan, Burklardt, Saxton, Boulton, Atkinson; wing forward, Boon.

OPU'NAKE v. STRATFORD. The play-off between these clubs -will take place at the A. and P. show grounds on Thursday next, play commencing at 3 p.m. This will give visitors from north and south ample time to catch trains. Both teams are in hard training, and a keen struggle is anticipated. The team has had a very •successful year, as the following results indicate: —Versus Rovers, played at Stratford, won, 11—0: v. Technical College, at New Plymouth, won, 8—0; v. High School, at Stratford, lost, 3—G: v. Technical College, at Stratford, won, 18—0; v. High School, at (New Plymouth, won, 10-MJ: v. Waitara, at Stratford, won, 9—o; v. Rovers, at New Plymouth, won, 3—o. Plnved 7. won 6, lost 1; points for, 62; against, 12.