FOOTBALL.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 163, 3 April 1908, Page 9

FOOTBALL.

NEV/'ZEAiiANn^RSiff^v-'tiitoitnfo.'?- ■ ■ vvaoMlvy.ny:. •• ,«<• A I'LEA FOR ■ A meeting o£-the..MaW<pi^BV l of the Now' Zealand Rugby ;Uiiioiv'wiis 1 lield ; ■ lust evening, Mr; 'GooA'DiwnVocoup'ying. the' clmir. ; The Otago Unlbn. fortfat'ded; sWbi-hl' notices of. motion to 'b(J h 'btd(igl(t'.'fbij,vft?d-i at' the annual, meeting .oP'tlfe Union...iiohei»6f« tho motions has; ot-' test matches to bo .i}KyE"(^J)^..tl!s : *EJfKHslr : team. '.. Tho Southern Vnifew intor-island matches should, sba*''substituted; by tost games., .They also'''pYopo3¥-that' j ' ; thcr rules of the ? .».l CT ! r v^ ; their'iu^srovonientY , .'aiu?'tli<w !; t : ho «u||jesti(jn6 bo forwarded to tho English Unionyj-Tt. WitK< also asked: that. tlio Association'.be asked itf rcftttdV^tthgiAjjsq'iiali l ; fication imposed on- •tlle 3 :tjrreeu' l !stail .Club- ; last season. ; "^3 r : -' :l " The proposed inter-G&WRS] eompet'mpn t?aSi "nppi'ove'd on dohditioft : '.'tliafc',-'t-He' 1 ci'iiteeht'l "or: all Unions < concerned db'tiiheU.>'n A ; The 'Wellington.. lloticesiot motion; in referenco '4S".co i iii'Og fessioniilism,' and sskM lhat''- tlio'-'matteiv be, brought up at the 3 riVfi©tirig. .' Tho following lotter, .ltselfi was received from .th'ffij&retary'- of. the Red Star Chib,. Mast ert-on - ,®6 -Red Star Club of Masterton have decided to make application to your Union for the fdmo?a3's£thsdisqualification imposed upon E?Wj%l§yi7,Wei-■submit that your IJipon would by so doing, and wo' are'^T"opiri r foii;'tlMt! ; if'the Union removed, all absolutely bring about {h§dd\vliTfilt; Or. professionalism. \ Wrigley. and was anxious. to Ho iStoffeiP thusiast' in, tho :gamepSn3?®if»®rtiart9d,-.bj your, Union ;from 'lose a ;promjsing\,rcprc^®ti^y r ffiid' i , rit'StlM same time debar in from taking part • iu:'tße c •fore, '-pray' that .your UnT6li"<\WU bififiagltiml•mous,' and. extend,, '"bf again; donnitag. tho - jsrSg; fyv,6tii\ /Slid your ranks." >' .'•■'" t • It.iwas pointed 6ut : "£Ti'at,tVaS , r 4^ma'tt6r-'}ot courtesy,' the letter' sbiSijU lilive cphfife'tlftttTgh the ■ Wa'irarapa;Uniqn.: SYtf'tj&Jtf me Union.under it3.rules.hM'lio"power t-o" rih\ibyo the disqualification;; ■•.A ■■ ~ / . • • nf.Vv- . "". ;; k.'.; ; . - ; vßOVEß^&rarprr^-p^sa . Last. iiighfc ; . the: : 'imual;%eqtmß : I Rovdrs Asspciation FpotbalrCM,,.waS -held in ArmitV Robins.. • siding.' •-Tho<'-anriual?%^g , the': senior tcam.'-on its to winning the Charity. Cupn poorlyin : the'- +£l r ub. was'-' roprtesentcd' : last by Messrs.- C. o,'Shea,: St;■ Reliaij iV a,na J• : Reid. , The thanks•dcred ; to , Messrs. ; C. JS1 U '-Kirkwood fort-heir lielp past" season., ■The" report 1 and balani^^fe,^o..>dopM' v , Tho following. word; electelyfpr c the .'ensuing j ; oar.:—Fai'ibn,.;Mr..A\--. J.. Ati-. hot; * prc-sidont, Mr/'J.'BV dents, Messrs. R. G. C. Godbeiy-M. Q.„S6eyen? t H; L. Godberj F. 'Williams;. T-vE/.-Roynoldsj . 11. Roy, and T.. ShieliK;; : .'sepre^y r Mav.;-'S., Martin; .treasurer', Mi;i; Gi/,Ma'r,tiji,; merit committee, Messrs. ; TJJhitp^ Duignan, JCing, and ;Peniingtori-j- club- eap;. tain,, Mr.. 6'. Martin.selection committee,.. Messrs. &.[. Martin, T. D.uieiwn> Sud-,;A, ; , S, • Pcnlington.. /' '.;o