FOOTBALL.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 554, 8 July 1909, Page 6

FOOTBALL.

WEDNESDAY fWCBY MATCHES. ■ A.. mnddy ground end a grehey ball did not tend to inipxovo play in tiro Wednesday Rugby championship matches. From lrick-otf to caul of time tho order of play was kick, scrmn, and scramble, Tramways scrambled bottor than Bufchers, and had an easy vie- . tory, and fho same may bo said of Oriental, who defeated Stars. ORIENTAL (15) V. STAR (3). In tho first spoil of tho■ Oriental-Star contest there was only one team 'in it, and that team (Oriental) rapidly put on 12 points. Tho •». . first sooio was the .result of a mark eecured by Logie in front'of tbo posts, Gos&g placing a goal Next, from a scrum on t£e lino' ... Sinclair got the ball, lucked over the lino, and followed up. Gosling converted tbo try, and a little later potted a rather neat goal. ■' liv the second spell Star endeavoured to reach'-, their opponents' score, and succeeded in socuring one try, Bailey scoring from a scrum '. five' raids out. Whether. Oriental were tired I or whether Star gained heart by this advaa-' ", tage ie not oortain, but from that time on' the game Was more even. Only one more try (by Schurtz) was added to the former teahr'e sooro. The game thus ended—Oriental 15'' point®, Star 3 points. ■ Mr. Gfllespie was the ; referee. V \ . . ■• •'- . ' .:. •■ ■'; '■■" TRAMWAYS (34). V. BUTCHERS (0). ■ .- Tramways lost no time in setting rofling in their contest against Butchers, and ■ sept it rolling over their opponents line , with auoh persistence that by Salf-timo they • had a lead of 25 points. The first try was ~a the result of a passing rush, Porkinson soor-;, ■■>;. ing and Ryder converting, but after this tho .. ball became too heavy for back work, and almost aU' the trios wore the result of forward rashes. Buckeridge touched down soon after ; Peddnspo, next Mowatt scored, then Perkh> . eon again, and.the final try of the first spell : was-to the credit, of Parker. Ryder, who was in. good looking form,. converted the first four tries and Perkinson the fifth. In tlie "->■- second spefl. further trios were seenxed for Tramways, by Parker, Martin, and Bramley.. The final.result of the game wa»—Tramway* 34, Botcbora nil. Mr. Fordyco controlled too' game. WELLINGTON RUCBY UNION. A meeting of the Management Committee of the Wellington itugby Union, last evening, was attended by Messrs. S. 'Brown (cliairman), W. Hardham, W. Perry, J. Burns, • J. H. Pnce, J. Sweeney, P. Peters, and J. O'Sullivan. " :, : ■•'. "Mr. .M. W; Welch wrote exonerating th* Kia Ora Ctob from any. blame which might' bo likely to fall upon it, as the result ofhis letter to, tho union, declaring that a recent match at the Hutt was "a pufHip job." , The writer did not wish it.to be thought' that he cast any reflection on the union, and admitted that it was possible that he had been mistaken in his opinion. -'■■"■''':■■ -' (Complaint .was. made by Kafori , Crab in regard to a statement by the referee (Mr. Butler), to the etfect that disgraceful scenM had occurred in, a match on the recreation ground. The club desired to bare a fall inquiry made, s at which witnesses from the . club, should be heard. It was agreed to ask the referee for a report. . ..; Poneke Club applied for-permission to-play a benefit match, against Ponsonby, in Auckland,: early in September. The Ponsonby Club ;\ had; intimated that the match was to be a benefit to George Gillett (All Black and Near Zealand and- Auckland representative, now retired from football through accident). The club was prepared to.allow the visitors £50 towards their expenses. Permission waa granted, subject to tho Auckland Rugby Union approving the date. The Tramway Club reported that, a spco tator at the Tramway-Oriental match, on June 30, had used objectionable language to one of the club's players. The club recomnionded that stops should, bo taken to debar the spectator from, admission to the union's x grounds. It was resolved to request witand' L the rcforco.'to attend-at next meeting. . An admission was forwarded by Mr. T... Nuttall, refcroo in ' the Upper Hult-St 'John's match, that he.had given, an,err*.„ neousj. decisibn. "■ Another try should havo~ boon awarded to Upper Hutt, who had, lost the match by'three % points to five. Members remarked that this would alter tho result of the match, and, on the law, the protest of Upper Hutt would have ,to bo upheld "What, about the kick< at goal?" asked 1 member, but a satisfactory answer to tho quory was not forthcoming. It was agrood that the ; mntch should be replayed. An allegation of "shameful treatment" from tho referee (Mr. Hill) was made by tho Epnni Club in connection with their match against St. James. Mr. HiU attended, and stated that his decisions were fair and jast. Ho had learned, prior to tho match, thai rough play was to be expected from ,the Epuni team, and as soon as the game commenced he found it necessary to enforce the _ rules strictly. The ground, Melting's Siding No. 1, was unsuitable for football, end the lines were misleading. Mr. J. P. Firth wroto again in regard to his allegations of rough play in the third-, class match, Wellington College v. Epuni, and stated that he did not. anticipate any support from fcbo referee or from the Epum captain, as the former had tolerated tho rough play, and the latter was directly responsible for it. A letter was from the Epuni captain, who denied that dh-ty play had oe-,. curred. It was agreed that tho Epuni team should bo severely cautioned. It was resolved that tho junior champion, ship should be doclarod cloeed 'this wook, providod that tho Kia Ora CJnb had a win. or a draw on Saturday. LEAGUE FOOTBALL. < NEW; ZEALAND REPS. RETURN; After ( a six weeks' tour of New South Wales and Queensland, during which thoy played ten matches, the Now Zealand Nor-, them Union football team returned by the ' Ulimaroa from Sjdney yesterday. v A record of the tour shows that tho team had five victories and the.same, number of defeats. They lost two of tho three matches against Australia. The detailed results are: June 5, Sydnoy, Now South Wals3 (26) v. Now Zealand (21); June 7, Sydnoy, Now South Wales (27) v. Now Zealand (20); Juno 9, Sydney, Metropolitan team (28) v. New Zealand (18); Juno 12, Sydney, Now Zoaland>(l9) v. Australia (11); Juno 16, New- - cabtlo, Now Zealand (6) v. Newcastle (3); ' June 19, Brisbane, Neiv Zoaland (40) v. Queensland (25); Juno 23, Brisbane, Now Zealand (27) v. Queensland (19); Juno 26, Brisbane, Australia (10) v. Now Zoaland (5); • ' Juno 30, Sydney, New Zealand (20) v. Now South Wales (8); July 3, Sydnoy, Australia (2o) v. Now Zealand (5). - The team comprised:—Backs, H. Rowo, A. Asbor, P. George (Auckland), E. Buckland, B. Hooker (Taranaki), A. House, 3. Bar* ber, G. Sponcor, IT. Knight (Wellington); forwards: C. J. Pearco (Christchurch), S. MDonald, W. Trevarthen (Aucldand), a Byrne, A. T/ilo (Petone), J. Spencer, B. King, 8. Gilchrist, and C. Sullivan (WSllington). Mr. D. G. Frasor accompanied the team in tho dual capacity of manager and secretary. ' ASSOCIATtON. ' BROWN SHIELD MATCH. ■ Tho most important event of the present "soccer" season is tho Brown Shield ChalI leiigo matoh, Wellington v. Taianaki, to bo I played at Ncwlown Park on Saturday next, i All lcaguo championship fixtures will bo doI clarod off on that day, and tho intcrprovincml 1 match should prove a strong attraction, as the public will have on opportunity of witnessing a fine exhibition of-' tho Association gamo. A junior match will be pkived at I.3o'pjn. nfi a "curtain-nvisor." Tho Taranaki reprosentativee wil| arrive in town to-morrow ovening, and will stay at the Trocadoro Hotel. On Friday, tho team will get in some practice on No., 6 at Miramar, and in the evening will lie tho guests of Hie Wellington Football Association. On Saturday ovening tlio team 1 will be entertained at dinner by Mr. H. N. Holuvos, chairman of tho Wellington Football Association, and will afterwarde visit the theatre. During their stay in town tho members of tho team will be accorded tho pfivilogos of the Civil Sorvice Club. Tiie Brown Sliiold i« at'prosont on view in tlie window of Mr. t, Shields, Willis-Street, ■.'••.■.