FOOTBALL.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 558, 13 July 1909, Page 7

FOOTBALL.

WELLINGTON'REFEREES' ASSOCIATION. : The Wellington Referees' Association met last night, when' there: Were about/twenty members present, Mr. J. Brown'presiding. Mr. Hv..B.,Card..wrnte-tendering.his resignation- as- chairman.-of ■■the.' association, as : ,he would be out of ".town for .some weeks. It was decided, that, the, resignation .be , held over iiview.of.Mr.'Cara's.return.to. Wellington.,,. -The Wellington Rugby Union lonvarded.a; cony of r fhe'lettor'sent'by'tho' cyitaih of tho • Kin.'Ora football- teim"(Mri W. WelcliK< chare-ing'-tho referee irr'tho'. Kia v: Ora-AthleHe"match L with-unfairness:aiid:pttrtiiility..-' On tho'mohon of Mr.Laws it wiisfresolrgd thatithe W;R.F.U<bo written: to W.eloh.- beasked to. attend the nest.'.meeting-rof the.asso-. ciation., and either substantiate his-statements or- ttpologisD.a,-'■•'.■■,■.,•;«' ■•/'. \ii-y ■*.*<] ■■•!, of: a,-, copy l-o.fv thoMotter- for' ■ warded by..Mr,,- J,:' P.-lfrth,to mM.VL.VM., hi regard to the Welljngton.'Coßege-Epuni. third-class match, was. .held 6yer..-iU view of; the absence of 'the referees whcT controlled the On the recommendation of the Classification Committee, Messrs. T. H.,Jones,. R.. Fordyce,-, J.- Manning, -.-1 , . Martin',; J.'Mahbttey;- and-.W.J Spencer wero' appointed:senior referees. :•--.' ■'.• ..-;SATURDAY'S RUGBY EVENTS." '• The following Eugby and- {] referees have been arranged for'.Saturday:—; " •' Scnior.-Athletic .v. Melrbsey-Athletic Park . No '2. ,Mr. W. Roberts;-Petone y. Oriental-, ;Petone--flo. .1, Mr. J: iCondorS Old v. Sbuthern,- Polo No. -1, ,Mr. ,Oj. Sicvers; .Wei-, lington-v.-Victoria College, Polo No. 2,, Mr. J Woyboume; Poneko,v.;St. ;Jaines, AthleticV'ark Np.;.l, Mr. G. Howe: . ; ' ~,,v; - .,-.'"■.; ■ Third-class.-Vifitona .'• College t. .'.Exchange, Mirainar Park No; X Mr. J. J. Mahoney; Kia Ora v. Wellington, Hutt No. 1, Mr. ,T. Jones; Star Boating v. Johnsonville, Johasonnlle,- Mr. L: ' Simpson; • Vitont v,: Wellington College,. Wollington College, at-31 p.m., Mr.F.Laws: Orients v. Polhill, Polo N0. , 3, Mr. J. Francis; St. James v,St; John,.PMo.No. 4, Mr,.A. Hawthorne; -Kpnni v;. Upper, Hutt .Hutt, No. 3, Mr. A. Connoll; Karon r.. Athletic, Karon Becr€ation > -,Mr..G..irKay;,Ponekei a., bye, . Fourth-class.-Athletio .v. Pftone, ' ketone No 2 Mr;' T. Daley; Epuni v.. Oriental, Eutt No! 2 Mr.' A. Neilsori; Boys, ; Berhampore, Mr. A. Thompson;_St. James. v. Karori, Knrori Cricket Ground, Mr. H. Wilkinson; St. John v. Southern,-Miramar Park No -. 2'•: Mr. C. Bolt; • Selwyn v. Wellington, Miramar Park No, 3,. Mr. ( L. ■ Keye. Poneke,. a : College I t.* Selwyn, College' 'at 3, ;Mr. W. Spencer; Potonev. MeMse,' Petone No. 3; 'Mr, E, Trcgear; Athletic T. Wellington ■ College 11,- College, 1.30 p.m., Mr.>J.'Hannan;iSouthern-. v. St..James, Athletic Park, .4.153..p.m., Larway ;- ; Stic. NewMr. Talbots Butchers .y. Oriental, Polo; NoV■ 1/JHr. W. M'Kenzie...; . IDENTIFYING ,L piSQulLi|iED ;PLAYER. . (By Teleitcaph.-l'rßsa Aseoglation.) • : , . . ■..:'■''■ -v-i-i DiMiadin, July 12. ' Mr Fraser, secretary; -of ,Me > Canter-■ bnrv-Ruebv Union.-reported to, a .meeting of the Wo\ugby Union.lo-n ght ,that ; he had identtnea,Duval, :a ;Kaikorai player,,- as the Duval who had been-dlsquaifiea by the South Canterbury Union. :,I)UTaI had -denied N tho 'whole thing, but made no • pretence of not rtcognising hini (Mr. Fraser):.. Dttvnl-sated also that it whom Mr. ,Fl-aser was in. search, of. :Qn«stionfed by) mombors of the OtogoUnion.as'to why he stated in a letter/that Duv.il (who is j dark): was : a fairX ti.U>man/' Mr. Fraser said that he-had rohedl, on his niemory. The' Otago Union ultimately 'resolved that the-'New^Zealand■. Umott be informed that Duval Jvad;been .identified hy Mr., Fra*er, and that -he :be pending, instructions' from the New.. Zealand Unijim..