FOOTBALL.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 523, 2 June 1909, Page 9

FOOTBALL.

WELLINGTON RUGBY UNION. . PLAYER SUSPENDED FOR THE SEASON. The Management Committee of the Wellington Rugby. Union met last night, Sir. Brown presiding. It was 'reported by the secretary that all the. olubs had now paid their subscriptions. . The selection of G. Howe for the position of referee of the Wellington-Wnnganui match was approved. , ■ u . . Members. agreed that referees should bo asked to make , mention of accidents on the teams lists. Notification 'was received, that the referee for the. fourth class match, Wellington v. Aaron, did no put in an appearance.' It was pointed outhy tho secretary that the omission might have arisen owing to a mistake regarding grounds. ' _A transfer was granted to R. At'lbraith from Oriental Juniors to Oriental Wednesday team. Permission was granted to several Athletic S T e ? ™°> t' ay for Wellington Technical Sohool Old Boys.. versus Masterton Technical ™™ 9 ,d Boys; also for a use of a Miramar team between two of its junior It was agreed to draw the attention of the llZtl f Hvt i, Co r cil rt to the K"""»d' arrangeWiH ™J h ? *& Ora-Petone junior match. With regard, to this matter, tho Referees' Association pointed out that.'durinf the game spectators encroached-on tho field of plaTm large numbers. ■> u. «. ymi m ■»Sj ie , nt ( al Clu A^^ s Rented permission to ffl a^ m T°. f t thl F d nnd f"Mth-grado players to meet he Liberal team at Featherston Ihis .The Wellington i Club drew attention to an mcident which occurred in tho Wellington than^^^'K, o^ t0 wmeoVSTrtffi slon Jd nl,i ereo - b I ?WUIK a ,vhistle both sides «rr, P ?. d m Paj i <?XCeP^ a n ! !!mljer °f «io South-, em team, who went on and scored. The result was that Southenj.won by 5 poinfa to 3 PoiSs IL ?•«■' res ? lv ? d to info™ fine club that the ofthe-^T«w b Wktet.-Wto* tie result or the St. Johns v. Rarori match, when St John s were returned winners Weight to three nn l e r,i g r« nild ™* mt the decision.,'of the too: SfVl™ sucU as to seriously affect the result of-the game, and that one line-umoire had a bet-of 10s. on St. John's, and tha™ Us decisions were grossly unfair. St. John's Lh? VZ V'- • So ? red T wlw »' «"*<> shouhl hive been ftrows-in. It was decided to ask the An allegation made by Mr. Hutchen +W W re % % fc eWne ' a r Karori played had harassed him in tho fourth-class match hi tjreen Karori; and Petone was inquired into Neville admitted that ho had said that it was impossible for; them to beat Petone,as S had the assistance of tho referee. It' was true %?*} h \ "/<*<* previously warned Sra ShW S !,S la s- •? ople . ad<!d thit the refeWs actions andl. decisions ustified his comment cauti'o S n= < d Cldetl that N6 I iUo should bo '^'J ■ H. Card, referee in tho junior: match Kia C , rS n' S m eton «' wroto Stating.that h" i"d field L l ',^ 11 "' of ■ K hpra team, off the nelci tor striking ono of the Petone plavers Turner sta ed that he might have struc? an : °S ent: >&■ vory «oiW"lt the time -statement, the- re fe eo said inn twlp* *"*£ t0 b0 de "bMate. ' A.motion that. Tumor he suspended for two yearV .was not seconded. .Ultimately it was decided •to suspendiim tUlthe.end df thelason"' ■ OP'REPRESENTATIVES; . . WET WAS M'LEOD OVERLOOKED? .Among the communications dealt with'at the meeting, of the ■ Wellington K.F.U. last ni"ht was one iroin the Oriental Club, in whtch it was pointed out-that sinco the representative team had been chosen there had been per•.sistent rumours that.Jl'Leod, a member of their' team, wag overlooked owing to the alleged fact wn- ,S0 d Itho1 tho mtoh between Otago and Wellington last year, or at loast had received to play, "stiff." As it was-a «wteH f x, ( « lk i an duo d e f erenoe to the .selectors) that M'Leod was ■ "streets ahead" of the player selected for tho position, some oredenco given to. the rumour. Tho olub asked the committee to • official]v deny ■that Uie alleged, "soiling" of tho mitch in question had any weight with the selectors. If Mleod was set on one side becauso.of tho al-, leged selling- the clnb requested tho committee to make inquiry into, tho matter, as. such an' act would j amount .to professionalism. If :MLeod had been set on one sido without sufhoient proof, then it was a great injustice both to himself and the olub. : The ohairmm thoiight the committee shonld emphatically -deny that;the' mmour cmanatej from it. ■ ■ ■■■. , -■. " ; It • was mohtioned by Mr. Price that the sTurd"" TraS cnrrent at the Athletic Park on Mr.. Sweeney was of opinion that tho club should be informed that tho selectors had received no instructions from the 'committee in ; rcpard to the selection of. tho team. . further, discission it was mentioned ft at ot the alleged "selling" of the Otara-Wellmgton match was fully inquired into at. the timo. The evidence was not sufficient to justify the committee .in, taking action. 4s far as the committee) was aware there was no Truth Mn the statement: that Jl'Leod or any other playor had.'fsold". the .match.' In fact th<To was no evidence to show that the match had been sold. ... ..-.'■. Upon the. motion of Mr. Sweeney it was resolved that, the Oriental Club be'informed ;that tho .'feloctors had recoived no in«tructinrts for the committee with rerard to M'Leod. who, as a matter of faat, had been exon-rated a.s_a result of the inquiry that was held. \r- „ fnt, ther agreed, on the motion of Mr. Hardham,. that tho selectors bo asked if thevnmptirlmd'nny bearing, in connection with their deliberations. . ■ '.-■■■ THE ASSOCIATION GAME. Yesterday afternoon the bovs' match; -Pori-rua-v. YJjr.CA, was played at .'the Basin Reserve. Tho game, which proved fairly fast* for some of the payers, ended in favour of X.H.t.A. by 2 goals to ml, Ith'a scorers being \yorboys and -W'alker.. Tullett and. Walker Played well for Y.MIC.A., while Mairs, Windley, and Ean.Rennie did good work for Porirua.Mr.W.Woods controlled.the game. After the match the boys, were entertained at tea .by Mr. H. N. Holmes. ..,. . ■■•' An Association match will be played to-mor-row niornmg at Newtown'Park between South Wellington and Congregational representatives.