FOOTBALL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXI, Issue 9082, 6 May 1908, Page 6

FOOTBALL.

The Victorian Football League has issued its programme in connection with the Australian Jubilee Carnival, to commence on August 19th. The carnival will last ten days on the Melbourne Cricket' Ground. and the programme is:—August 19th, New Zealand v. New South Wales, Queensland v. Tasmania; August 21st, Victoria v. New Zealand; August 22nd, Tasmania v. New South Wales, South Australia v. West Australia; August 24th, New Zealand v. Queensland; August 25th, New South Wales v. winne-sof W.A. v. S.A. match of 22nd; August 26th,New Zealand v. Tasmania, Victoria v. losers of W.A. v. S.A. match of 22nd; August 27th, Queensland v. New South Wales; August 29th, No. 3 v. No. 4 team, No. 1 v. No. 2 team. (Final match to decide positions on championship list). The Melbourne Cricket Club has lixed the charge or hire of ground at ten per cent, of the gross takings, and the estimated expenses are £363. In addition to this the total allowances to be made to tho visiting teams amount to £1,680, prorata to the balance of prolita that aecrus. li any feurplns then" exists, each enrnpetinc; Stat<\ and, of course, the dominion of New Zealand, will divide it equally. In view of the Wairarapa - Bush match to be played on May 16th, the following teams selected from Bush players will'meet at Pahiatua on Saturday next:—A team: Full-back, D. Yule; threequarters, Twentyman, Qollins and Lowe; five-eighth, Kin-

zett; half, Poppelwell; wings, Trengrove and P. Bissett; forwards, Cowan, Bateman, Johnson, Robinson, Manahera, Henry and W. Anderson. Bteam: Full-back, E. Main; threequarters, J. Thompson, Cavanagh, and Connor; five-eighth, W. Smith; half, D. Malmanch; wings, J. Quinlan and Lyle; forwards, S. Smith, Verry, .„ A.' Harvey, G. Smith, Pratt, Alex ander, W. Hurst. The-following will represent Albion Juniors against Albion Seniors, to-morrow, at* 3 p.m., on the -Showgrounds:— Pull-back, C. Bowen; threequarfcers, P. Haftka, T. Ellis, H. Shuttleworth; five-eighth, H. Jpnes; half, G. Barr; forwards, L. Paul, L.Coyle, A. Keeble, W, La Roche, W. Jones, C. O'Brien, A. ' Benge, B. Morris, T. Green, V. Torio, T. Tomlin, E. Osmond.