FOOTBALL.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 585, 13 August 1909, Page 2

FOOTBALL.

NEW ZEALAND UNION. A meeting of tlio management committee of tlio New Zealand Rugby dnion was hold last evening, and was attended by Messrs. G. Dixon (chairman), W. Perry, D. Isaacs,' N. Gulbraith, 11. Kelly, G. Lusk, and V. Mcrodith. In regard' to the' disqualification of Ryder and Herbert, players for tho Tramways (Wednesday) Cluu, Ml'. H. O'Leary appeared, on behalf of the Tramv.-ays Club, to ret tho facts keforo tho committee, and to ask (lint tlio decision should bo reviewed. .Tho ground for ; disqualification was that Ryder hail received £2 frohi Herbert, and it was alleged that the payment vms made to Ryder for playing for tho Tramways Club. Mr. O'Lcary said. that the Tramways Club wished to dispose ot'tho ban o( professionalism placed on them, through Ryder's foolishness. Tlii transaction between Ilc-rbert and Ryder was a purely innocent one, and tho money was given as a loan. Tho committco decided to uphold the appeal of thr players, on the ground that, in their opinion, the cvidoncn brought before tlic Wellington Union was not sufficient to prove a chargo ol professionalism.' ' . Nelson Rugby Union asked for a ruling .an to the position of players taking part in a. practice match 'tinder Northern Union rules. The committco decided, to ask for full par* ticulars. ' . Information was received from tho Auckland Union that a number of former ltugby. players had taken up tho Northern l Union game, and the committee decided to ask tho persons named to show cause why .they should not be suspended The committee also, issued directions to tho .Otago Rugby Union for deal- . in? with Rugby players >vlio had taken parf . in tho Northern. Union ganio ■ SCHOOL REPRESENTATIVE TEAM. '■ The following boys have been selected to ro« present tho Wellington Schools ugainst Waira- ■ rapa on Saturday, at .Feath'crstonFull-back, E. Smith (South Wellington);, three-quarters, Forth (Terrace), Ctidby (Hutt), Knapp (Newtown); five-eighths, Routley (Hutt),, Gray (Newtown); half, . Hugh /Terrace);'wing forward, M'Girr (Clyde' Quay); fohvank Walker.(Thorndon), Sl!ittiieiv3 (niitt), Sim (Clyde Quay), Martin (Newtown),',AV right '(Petonfc), • liinneberg (Terrace), Aickin-. (Thbrndon). Emergencies, Cnrrie (Mount Coolt), M'Carlie (Te-Aro). ; ! A GAME WITHOUT A WHISTLE, , (Uy TolcgrapU.— Spcclal Correspondent.) ■ Auckland, August 12. At a meeting of the Auckland Rugby Union last night'a letter was read''from the secretary of a club affiliated "with the Miuiiopoto Union, which disclosed a peculiUr position. According to the letter, a match wis played between- the Mokauiti and Nekenckenui' clubs at Mokauiti Oil July 17, under the 1 -control '01, • the Manionoto Union. The referee was clected ~ by tho Jlosraiiiti Club* but that official had nc whistle, and both teams agreed to>. play ; with. ' out a whistle. -Nekenckenui won by 8 points t& 8. • ■ | AUCKLAND RUGBY' UNION. (By Telegraph-Press Association.) Auckland, August 11, . ' . At' a meeting of the . Auckland Rugby Union this evening, it. was decided to iorward a copy of'tlio. following resolution .'to tlio New Zealand Rugby Union in,refcrcuca to tho fixing of tlio boundaries of the South Auckland Union;—" This union regrets that 'tho New Zealand Rugby Union thought fit to alter tho boundaries of .- a metropolitan union. without first consulting that body.'' The letter rrcoaivwl by , the New Zealand: Rugby Union from tho English' Rugby Union referring to the International Conference on tho laws, of 'tlio ,game, a resume'of which was telegraphed to Auckland; -was discussed, and it was decided to respectfully- ask tho New Zealand-Rugby Union , to, forward ■ a copy of tho letter.. It was also decided t» writu to the various affiliated, unions of tlio ■ Dominion, asking their views on tlio matter, and in relation to taking concorted action, in regard to tho question, of the alteration of' laws of the gaino. 1 .-