FOOTBALL.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 513, 21 May 1909, Page 7

FOOTBALL.

- NEW ZEALAND RUGBY IiNiGN. ..A : meeting of the; Management Committeo of tho New Zealand Rugby Union was held last evening. Mi'.. Geo; Dixon was elected cKaifmah for the year. There were present: Messrs. ,H. Kelly, J.; Laughton, N.-.Galbraith., R: Isaacs,Geo: Luskj W., Perry,-,V.; R, Meredith, and J. B. Avery (secretary). / ■:. , .Mr. Isaacs threw out a suggestion that a Now .Zealand team should tbttr .Now Zealand'at the" ' end of the season. Mr. Gdlbraith said thrit the idea would ho welbohitkl by the smaller liiiibiis. It .was also pointed ou't that such a totir might way-back players' to light. in case they should ,be needed if a..South Air'can team, visited New Zealand in 1010 i .The general opinion was that such a toiir could be made to pay: its .way. . ■; The' Hawke's. Bay. Union asked for pertnis-, sion tq:hold_a soven-a-side tourney and amateur sports. meeting oh. May 'ii.'' The, secretary.advised .that he .had replied to tho effect tliaf tlibi tbufiiainent coilld / Application was made, by the" 1 West CofiSt Uriibri' asKiiig' that tho; North y. SdtitH' Isfdrid niatch be.played at Greymbuth' this yiaf: TUB lihioh intimated its willingnes's to give a s(lb : stahtial guarantee towards- expenses and agaiiist loss. • ; . .■./■: " ■ ' :.. . _•', A similar application was Teceived. froni Canterbury, ' • ■ ''■;■■' ,: .. •" . •'". i': ; ' ''. ;'■ /.Referring, to the• datb^of the match, the chairman expressed the '.opinion that the match should.bo played life in theseason; and this idea ivas- ligi-cenbld to v fhe Meeting. .../'' ■'! Duririg : the' discussion it was pointed ou't that the (iliestidh was a largo dhc; and it ivas de.cidedib hold'over the allocation of the inatcli fof a month; : ;;■ ,'vThb Auckland Union forwarded a letter from tlib Poiis'dnbjf Club asking for permission lb accept ah invitation frbin the Sydney Metropoli-tan-Union to visit. Sydney, and play, four/or five. matches; tho visitors "to rcceivo' .travelling ahd';bqitrd expenses, and leave in July.', The 'chaifhiijh.sdggestbd .that' (lie question to be considered wis ivhethbr such tours' Were conducive :to good. football, anil another dele-gate-.-Suggested .that Mich a'tbiif hf a club -tended fo fill .dp thb cldb with gdbd Mayors at the,beginning of thb seftsbri; iit anticipation of :the.four; It was decided tliiit ilia amplication shbilld be granted bn coiiditißH that-the mtitche's .do not' exceed five; the manager appointed to .-be'.approved -by the Auckland. Union; and an audited, cbpy of feceipti rind.expenditure to be supplied promptly on tho return of the team to New. Zealand; ■ " ■ ' • : It was decided to write to the South African Union rehewihg the invitation hlrea'dy exiendbd tb thtlt lihibn to send a team to New Zealand, aha hskirig for soriib deflhite advise if 'possible'. The.-Southland Union applied for a further loilil of bri its iie'iv grounds.' It was decided tb reply that the insney is hot availdble at. present, but that thb', matter will bo con'.sidered when funds are,in hand. .: .-'..-

■ Sbuthland also fbnvafded amapplicafibh ■ fforri 'D''{3:;--Hamiltohi.ttiid-E. Hugbfeslor thb removal of,, the. expulsions, imposed on thein'for taking part./ina Northern TJiiibh. game. It was deemed' tliiit'the union had hb'pbwer'tb remove thb shsperisibns. ', • ;;jTlip. sebtbtary of, the' gbiith Aiicklahd ifnioii, ivritiiig with reference" tb tile northern boundary of thduhitih'siibwlyifbriued district; forwarded a 'plaft shpwihg.sainb,/ which rndUb' thoiuhidii lncludb thbj<vllola.' : of :tho'Edglan and Waikato and tlloi southern ,'nbrtioii bf the Otiiieirtiiri 'connhes bbnridary'. The,matter was rofe'fied to ;the.'BotiitdftHes',Cb!rimitte. .. . -~'■■■ 1 It waidecided thftti.the allocation 'to uhibhs tho British tour bb distributed —,£567. Us. 7d.—in.tho same ."proportions as in the listjubmitted..td/the annual meeting. A I »er.,.silM:;.e(f,. 'JUOu ;is ,still diio from -tho Qu'eehsldhd TJHioh. ' - .' . ~'■ -.

"/ j.SATt)RDAY?s'RIfGBY .GAMES.•,'',■ ",''! ; MloWing piayefs will 'reprbseht tile Welllngton'. Cllib in the various grade matches bit Saturday.':—Senior v., OHohtal,,Athletic Park, ■No. Bridge (2),', Milcddhald, Hill J Sellars, .-MalfrbyV Carr, Shiythj Syme's, Jtiihrb, AVils"on r M'Kellar, Qrhyi Kirkwbod.. Jtlliibf v. Southern, at, Easts .No.:- Gr-Irons'. (3),' -"Morris, Fe'rnahdbsi Shanks, Paiili/Weir, Palmer, Ryan;l ■Diirie, Treahj-,.ltonayhe, lliley,.Power. Third V.'.'.JSpUni; at ,Nowtowh'l?ark—Jlaiseyi'Webb, M'Lea'n,--Ctthlpb'oll,- : Malcblih, . Miirrayi ' St; i George; Harvey, Gbuldihg, Fi'aser, Westbrman, Forbes, Brobks. Hillidiiy, Huma; emergency, | , cntoii../I , blirthv:, Melrose,, at BerhaihporerScott, j Ronaldson, Amos, Morris,-''Stewart, Hob?on, Chapman, M'Kay (2), Butcher (3),Tanner, Toner; emergencies, Cox;, Miller. : TllevfoUowinfr SHU represent. -Petbrio , serubr team- against Victbrii .CblKgb' on Petdh,e lie-' creation cGronnd to-iiibrrow afternoon:—Sniyrkb, Corson, 'Jifa.Pvyaii.'irob Eyaii. J; : M'Kbnzie, C' Grden, .Hardham, .Silllivilii," Shatdldw, D'rnhv Jno'ri'di D., Price, W.VBydnj Nailkiville, Bent, Lindsay, :;• - •/■ :> - - /',■■ u The following, will repr'esehl; . .St; John's Biigby:Football Cllib to-morrow:—Third-class v. Star.Boating,.oh.Miramnr Park, Nd. Bert,. Duhii,- Elliffe, Martin,: .-Meighan, Darby, Lovell, AhdfeW.Fdwcett,. Crawford, Dyett, Hal' las,' Sherwood, Nich'olsdit, Bertihshaw-. Fourth: class :v.',:Scr*yfai -bh EastSj' M' MLeay,; Saipn,. Crdfrford, KedgrSvci/Pr'aiii, ;H«id,-Howe, Bradley, M'Kay (2), Andrew, MurJ ray,' MtAforran, Mcyhard; . •-.-'"■': .The .Biigby fixtures., for Satnrady ;were hot 4ltcrcdj as stated ycfetetday, ■obly tlie grounds bn which.they woro to be played being changed The. fixtures,'romaih as follow:—Poneko v. I 1?, 1 ? 0 ??' Atbletic Park; Wellington-v. OHentnl, Athletic Park.;/ /.' . -;■-,.. X ■ ASSOCIATION^-GAMEi • ■: The following teams havo been sole'ctbd to, play in Saturday's Associatibii '.football' matches:— , : . ' ' /'"■ : Senior League—First Division, .' X '"-•',,'.' . Diamonds y. Rovers (No, 2, Miramarj] Diambnds—Hutchison, Roberts, fJvcrend, Bariiott, •Taylor,'. Thorley, Rdddj- (2), . Lbive (2),; and M'Callum.; Eovers-Oldilall, Martih;. Duighan, Bethellj' Perks, Barnett; Gulespib, Barry, Duncan, 'Croft, Miller.■■'••■• / ~, ■Swifts y. Thistle,,.at .ketone; - Stt-ifts-fJ. Robinson, J. Pye-Sihith, G. -Wilson, Kctsblv-berg,-.H. Graves, Q. Gnise, P. Py^Smith,.D; Scott, ,W. Sparrbw,. W. Sanders, D, Twohill; "f'Flk .J... M'Calltihi. Thistle-iVnlingtbn, M Ardlb, Hall,' Cumiiiings, M'Lellah, Birss, M Kenzie.Galbraith, Phillips,, Fleming, Black-, wood; eiliofgehcies, Sniith and-O'Brien.: ••■-, TrM i( J- A: TT'n. -Wahderbrs, BWin Reserve T.M.C.Av-Hollis; Dyke,. Pettett, Gbwail, : IrTint', R. Gihsbn, Norman, Phillips, W.-Gibson Kiiigwbll, and Berteiishawi ,-.-.. . -'.., ,-'..: ■ ■',/' Senior League—Second Division: ' /. v. Wanderers, at Miram'ar No. G. Diambiids-Mafsli'all, I'ltzgerftld, Roberts, Riley,' Ella,,Collins (2), Robitismi, Hall, Mageo", aiid Lowe.. "Wandbters—Hilditch, Barker, Wallis, Hunter, Holt (captain), Lahibert, > Pickering, Hart, Benton, Heather, ,and.Holland.. / Rovers r. Porirua United B, at Poriiua (1.20 p.m.'train). Rbvers—Befg, Fraser.king, War-rington.'-ReyiiOlds, Kirk*bbd, Devbhport, Robin: son" (2),. Robertson, Martin.. ~-■-. ,/;■,.. Mentar Hospital v., PorirUa'tlnitco''Ai . Mental Hospitals-Hicks, MbrgKh. (2), Jacobs) Shand, Conrick,.Mitchell, Smith, Elliott, Reid,, Walker. •Letter-Cafriers j. Mftrist Old Boys; Letter-CaiTiers-rLawrence,, Quilter, Roulstoti,' Stokes, Turner, Miller, KltcliiiVg, Shofter, Bowles, Patterson, t Norfis. Matist Old. Boys-Dohbrty. Hogsdeh, -Dyrye'r, Murphy, . Clements,' Bblger. Hill, Mutton, Campbell, Dooley, Bowie; emergency, Fobie. , .. '.;,'■'■. ■ . ; XM.C.A. v. Thistle, jNo.', .3,-; Miramar. Y.M.C.A,pßaker, HoOsbn, :Chapihah,' Bailie, Adair, Elford, Bibkerstaff,:.. Wilebh, Macklin, Self, and King. ... •'.,;. '...:■■. .; ', . Junior Teams; : : , . " Diamonds vA St, David's,' at Cuba Street,' 1 Petone.—Diainonds—Makin: Cornfoot,. Harrison, Bowie, Milfpky', Walsh, : Rcddy, 'Black', Adams, Mdcfarliihc, and Trout; reserve, Caldwfell.'■■. •';--. : ... - .

Swifts v. Marist.Brbs. A team, it Miramar, No. 8.-S-.vifts-Adaihs, King, Kiither, Scbock, Luxtom. Abel,: Guys, Wiuin; Wareham, Hamilto'n,'Ward; reserves, Durney, Biirgess.- „ -Brooklyn/-(1) v. W>destoWn.^Brooklyh—S. DhVidson, J.. Iloole, C: Robinson, W.Midgely, A; Davies, F.; Fiimess,. C. Herzbg.A-. Brogan, A. Kellaway, li.'BaVton, oildA. :Beavis. New.town Congregational, V;'.' Diamonds,: at No. 10, Miramar.—Newtown ' Cbngtegatiolial— MapleSj/'Haycrofti. Little. Bold* Plane, Aitken. Johnson, Froljcit, ,Fi' HayCi'bft, Bryant, ■ and Eyans.,., .'-,■■. -,-;■' - ■ -

■ Swifts -v..;Marist A, No.-8, Miramar.—SwiftsJ. Adam's.'M. ; Kin.g, J. B, Schpck, J. \Yareham, A. .Hamilton, S. Wifiih, H. K'uther, C. Guise, J. Abel,. S..X'u'xton, and ,P: Ward; rcsbrvee, Durney slid Burgess.-,. ' .■'.. Brooklyn (2) v. Rnhiblers.—Brooklyn—Flocton, Calvart, .Molvlil, HoWio, Brown, Keebtc, Wakchain, LoiVe, Shaw,. Kellaway, Laing, Shadboit. Brooklyn (3) ,v. T.M.CA.-Brboklyn-B, WalE. Thomas; W.Davis, E. Smith, p.' Baldwin,/F."; Thomas, F. Banks, R. Morrison, J., Brown, P. :Tarr, and, ,C.-Dixon, : ' Brooklyn (i) v. , Miirist Matthews,. N. Mather, C. Short, D.'.T.'oi.oy, S. Dbwdnoys W. A'riiVstrohg, tt; Kcoble, K. Reeve' H. Batchelor.-V: Reeve, and B; Archer. ■ 'Ramblers v,. Institute. B.—Ramblers—Wilkes, Jackson..Rpscs:(3), M'Caule.vi .ThoiVipson, Dun' oih, Mulcahy.. Hugh, and Campbell j reserves, Fi'nlayso'n iihtl Welch. ,'' y.M.C.A. teams, A v, B, at Pclone. A leamMilnc, C'oato, M'Gii'r, : , Scainbury,. \Vi]«oh, Wcckley,' Warlie, Hughes, -AVilkins, / Mqwby, and M'lvay. ■• B teaiii—Cbad, Scott, Haughton, AVaid, 'Purdie,' Hamerton, Lennox, Grant', Ufqiihart, M'Gihuity, and Jowett; emergency, Coull.