FOOTBALL.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 631, 7 October 1909, Page 8

FOOTBALL.

WELLINGTON RUGBY UNION. -A raeoting of the Managinlent Committee ot i the Wellington Rugby- Union, '.was;-held .last oveniug»: Mr.. 8. 8/ iirowii; presiding. • There were also present: Messrs.*?. fPetors, J. F. O'Sullivan, J. Burns, J., Sw.eetley, E. O. Hales, W. Perry, W. Hardham, and "\V. G. Talbot, secretary. • The Wellington Cricket 'Association was granted the use of four- wiftkeis ou the Athletic Park each Saturday' during the ;crickct season, at: a rental .or 225. per wicket.,. The Wellington South Club: was granted the use of three practice wickets on the. park at a cost of '<£12 12"?. per'season, and the lied Cross Club was given tno use .of one wicket: for'.£4 4s. allocation of the profits resulting* from the Charity Cup match was held over until next meeting. , . ... ... . • ' 'It was decided that .'a deputation from the union should wait on the itaron Borough Council on Tuesday noxt> in referenceto' grounds for next season'. re ply to' the union's suggestion that a „ T a ?}P°^ u Gh representative, team might' visit Wellington, the-secretary of the Marlborough Union wrote stating that it was impossible to. get- a . team together,'• as .the senior, players .are all scattered." The.union' pointed "out further- that; Wellington.• really owed' Marl. , borough a . visit, which it- hoped would bo •paijt early next season. ' •:•

THE CRISIS: IN RUGBY. . (B* TolecraDh:—rresa Apßoclatlon.l Auckland, October 6.' .'A of the Auckland Rugby Union was held this evening for the purpose of discussing_tho present crisis, in the game. Mr. A. E. Devore (president of the Auckland Union) occupied the cliair,' and .thorn vrr-re a S? u z Present, the gathering-being., copstjtnted'. of officers'of district cluos, delegates to the Auckland Rugby Unions, and member? °t_the Auckland ftugby Referees' Association. The position .of affairs was freely' discussed, and the. abolition of the • district scheme .was proposed as an amendment to a proposition to make the residential qualification more' strinmeeting after considerable discussion decided to recommend to the special.meeting.to be held before tho annual meeting of the Auckland Union that the qualification be . extended from four to twelve months;... ' . Considerable discussion also arose over the government of the game in New Zealand,' and many comments ■ were made, as to, tho . laxity of the methods of the Management Committee of the. N.Z.R.U. One of the suggestions put forVrard was in favour of the removal-of the headquarters of the, union- from Wellington. In order to assist in, making Rugby, more popular, tho following resolution was carried:— "That in the opinion .of .this meeting: the N.R.E.U. should be urged-,to take immediate steps to carry out the provisions of the motion passed at a meeting of delegates at , Wellington in October .last in' reference to a conference being held between New-Zealand and Austtalia in. regard to the'modification of the laws'of the game of Rugby football," It was also decided to send a copy of the resolution,to the affiliated unions throughout tho Dominion.

ASSOCIATION. i . THE 'MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE.' *A meeting of the Mai)'acement;,Commitfe« of ■ the Wellington I'ootball Association, waj held last evening; There were present:, Messr'a H, N. Holmes (in the chair); H, 'Godber, R, Pye-Smith', J. B. Paton, H. Waters,. W. Auld, L. White, B. lu.Salmon, J. H. Oilier, arid A. Williams (wcrotary). ••• •"•-!/■> - It was decided that the match-between Y.M.C.A. A and Petone in the semi-final of the .Junior Second Division Challenge Cup- competition should be played at Petone, provided that if the suburban team win they ' must come into tho city to' play the, finaL , >. , Permission was given for the playing of;,a game between .St, John Bible Class- and a combined. St. ,James arid ; Kent* Terrace/team on Saturday,, notwithstandingthat a rule .-,0 l the association prevents affiliated players from taking part-in .any match oh tbe day. of the Charity Cup. final. • . Mr. Williams gave notice that he will riioye at the next annual meeting of the association that club secretaries be instructed', to-send in the result of all matches not later than , the Wednesday, following the playing of the games. : SATURDAY'S FIXTURES. .The following fixtures and referees have i been i,dj4wii!ji'oE)/)Satnrdapimext»dJ -idyi'iavi ' Charity- tiup final-Swifts v. T.M.CJL.,- 6 Miramar, Mr. W.- Wood.' • , Junior Leaguo Second.'' Division ' ChalleDgt -Cup: - Newtb'wh Congregational '"v;" Statist' A',*. 3 ' ; Miramar, S>p':m'„.'MrV P. O'Connell.' Petone v. Y.M.C.A. A, Petone, 3 p.m., Kev'.- J; D. Bussell,i ■ ■ : , ' *'-■.' ;. ; . Junior League Third A ' Final: Marist, A. v. Y.M.C.A., 6 Miramar, .1.45 p.m.", Mr. A. Newbald. ; : '," .' Otiier. match:. St. James-Kent Terrace -v. 'St •John, Bible Class, 4 lliramar, 3 p.m., Mr; -,H. S. Bernard. >. . : ; -y. NORTHERN UNI.OOgLES. ■IHy Toiccrapb— P'r«i» AnjoclnUon.i 11 Auckland, October fc The final football tho season; un-dor-Northern Union rules, will I>e: played'at Victoria Park on Saturday , when. the interprovincial' match, Auckland ' v. Wollingtqni will l take place. Mr, .W., Wyriyard. lias chosen ,the following, to represent Auckland jback,. Chorley;; three-quarters, Woodward,' •A slier, Papakura, and; Staiiv.-ay;,'five-eighths, Jackson; half-, J.U: Wyny'ard; forwards, Griffin, Dunning, Mackrell. Tvler.: Grand* .and' Seagor., Emergencies: Back, Smith; forwards, Bradburn and Winters. . • GOLF. ' V MATCH AT, MIRAMAR. ': r:A match/will be played, on the Miramtr Links ou Saturday afternoon between teams froii).tho Wellington and the. Miramar Golf Clubs.;. The. matches v, ; ill\ start': at 2' o'clock and a special car will, leave the Government btation at 1.15. p.m.r returning from the links at half-past five. Following are the teams, the names, of.- th<v AVeHing'ton A players .beingRiven first.in- each cose:— • - A. I).: S„ Duncan plays A. 'J;-'Abbott. :IC. !b.n j t J v?» r W i- G V Aalzjoll -piavs--. J/. H.'.fe; Ualw, L. CJ Hales plays Colonel Trtsou. G ?r ros.&''?- « C'- Cioro plays H. (.1. Didt-bury, E., S. l'earce plays L. P. WatT n s ml I Clark-plays'--W. .fi..-P«SMI), •i; o. Weston plays' C. R. C I?.ohip«Ah* ; 'F--T Chaffcy plays T. Brodie, C. Elzar nlavs'E Liddle, D. B. Howderi'ploys A.-Erskine E r" Dymoek pla j;6 A. A. Chapman, ( S Mackenzie?' bu ' Kajio plays C. Hay