FOOTBALL.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 922, 15 September 1910, Page 6

FOOTBALL.

WELLINGTON RUGBY UNION.. A meeting . of the Management - Committee of the Wellington Rugby Union was held last night; There were present: Messrs. S. S. Brown (chairman), J. Sweeney, J; P. O'Sullivan, A. B. Wilson, J. Burns, W. Hardham, E. 0. Hales, and W. G. Talbot (secretary). On the 'motion' of Mr. W. Sweeney,' it was decided to : suspend' the Johnsonville Football Club- until such time as a satisfactory explanation was received: (1) Regarding members alleged to have played in wrong grades, and (2) as to why the Rugby Union's communications' had not been replied to. ; ; It was agreed to allow a collection- to be taken up .'inside the , Athletic ; Park gates next Saturday for the stitute. Fund. .. . The ' names or Messrs. L. Keys, R-. Everison, W. Church, and' H, Larwny; were selected, to be forwarded to ■ the manager of the Wairarapa junior. representative., team as referees available for the Wairarapa v. Wellington junior representative !match. \_ : A letter •. was ■ received from the;. Wairarapa Rugby. ..Union stating . that it, was found impossible'to send an A representative .team to Wellington on September 24, as sufficient players were not able to, trayel' at-.that; late'date. ' In connection with a ' complaint : that' "the Karori' Pobtball Club/were j playing unfinancial - members,' it was decided to . ask the secretary and captain to appear before the. union, and explain the matter. • A sub-committeo ..was appointed to go. into . the. question, of representative uniforms, to ■ see if the : tinibn's; expenditure in this direction- could not be considerably reduced. . - " , . . The Wednesday competitionwas ; declared closed, the Tramways team being declared winners. ' ; '■'; ■ • . THE SOUTH. ISLAND TEAM. ~ (By TeleisraDh—Press Association.. ... ' DuiWin, September 14. . .'The following, team has .been selected to represent tile South'lsland in, the North .Island. match at Christchurch on September 2-1:— ' . Full-back: Scott (Otago). . , Three-quarters: Wall- (South Canterbury), Anderson (Greymouth). and Colvin (Duller). ; - -'j Fire-eighths:; Cleary (Canterbury) and Cole (South Canterbury). . ! Half-back: Green': . .. ' , -Forwards):' Bain (Canterbury), -Ridland and Knight' (Southland), . Patterson' and. Pa ton (Otago), Fitzgerald (South Canterbury), Forbes (Marlborough), and Murray. (Canterbury). "v •••'■ i Emergency: Webster':(Marlborough).. , PLAYER DISQUALIFIED. ■ Dunedin, September 14! The-North Otago Union last night dis--qualified till the end .of-.-.the 1912 season' R. Scotti-who 'struck- Paton in the game at'pamaru against -Otago's touring team. ' A.GOAL IN THE WELLINGTON ,v;MATCH. i" , • Dunedin, September 14.;. The Otago '.Union;. intend, to ' appeal against the penalty , goal 1 obtained: ; by: Wellington -; in., the match Wellington .v! Otago—where /the* ball- was, not thrown-in, ■five yards.''-:-J;■.•• • ' NOT STRONG ENOUGH FOR THE MAIL MliN. ;, A football. .match;- was'; played at Athletic Park yesterday between teams re-; I presenting the.; Wellington ; Letter . Carriers Wellington;, drivers of, taxi-l-cabs; v The ' letter-carriers by .' 33 points to 8. The letter-carriers' team, included -.several members' i of;; thol-.mail-room stafTandvthe ''taxi-cab" 'team- drew players from, all, sources. , -Thefifteen, included a Wellington A. representative player,' ; a 'Wednesday', representative, and .Wednesday; "and -.Saturday ;.players, but the••. combination was.. not. for the Post Office team. ' - - - ASSOCIATION. MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE. A- meeting of the Management Committee of the' Wellington '-Football - Associa-. ( tion; wa's held. 1 last .evening,', Mr. PyeSmith presiding. '■ -A letter -was received;., from r Mr. L. White,'declining• the office : of---tre?surer. 'It.-was';(lecided- to ask'Mr.;Williams,,' the. secretary, to take up -the joint : duties of . secretary. and ..treasurer' ,until ■■ -.the annual general meeting. •• ' ! Owing, to the'Marist Club not playing their .match with Wanderers; bn- Saturday last, they' were ; requested to pay the expenses.' incurred- in, marking out . the ground.,,. ■ ; .'-.'■/■V-'.:' Jt was /to isend.: a sentative ; team to,"'Blenheim, ..to ! play,* the Marlborough . Schools';' representatives, on; Saturday,'' September; 24. . - ; . '>8r0., : Frederick wrote regretting not being' able to a'ccept 'apposition on .the Management' Committee. . It . was decided' not to fill the -'position .at present.',; ,

ej .',■ : ■'. The'. -:'f olio jvingV, are .the grounds-;' -and referees, for; Saturday's games:—/ .; '. ;•;,:; .' Senior: Charity^Cup^ifinale-Swifts;vV Diamonds, at Newtown.-Park, at 3'.p.m.; Mr.. E. yeoman.'::;'- ■■■:;'. .%. , : ■■;.'■■■":■. .: Second Division 'Challenge.. Cup:.'semihiials—Hospital v: YiM.C.A.i atiPorirun,, Mr. H. LI .Godber; St." John's v. : JVVan- ; •lerers, at Duppa. Street, Mr.' 3. B. .Patpn; ...Fourth' Division-Challenge-Cup.—Swifts : ■/. .Brooklyn,', at Newtown' Park, 1.45 p.m., Mr.' E.'Haytoiij Y.M.C.A.v. Marist.at Duppa Street,: 1.45 p.m.,; Mr. A.,-Newbold. '/■iScouts' -final.- I^Petone.' v.:lnstitute, ,: -at Petone,' Rev, J. D. Bussell. 1 ;.'.'..;,.;'..: ;:■' ■' l .r : - Taking advantage 1 of the visit of H.M.S. Encounter :to this/port, the'executive of. the Wednesday Football-Association . arranged a ; match between their representatives and a team from the warship. This match took place on Newtown Park: yesterday;'when the' sailors ■ indicted .dofeat .on-their opponents: by 2. goals', to 1. The game was an interesting one throughout, all the scoring ibeing done .in thefirst- half. ■'-■ Towards .the latter end of •the second spell; however, the men-o' r f warsmen- had 'the 1 :, local: team-': hard pressed/only the efforts' of Wellington's goalkeeper. averting a score. .For. the winners Alexander and Coleridge notched goals, Mawby being .responsible -for the .only, goal,on Wellington's side. , . ;. : WELLINGTON .BEATS MANAWATU. ; - (By Telegraph.—Press 'Association.) . :Palmerstdn,: September'l4,: The Wellington.-' Association football, team defeated Mariawatu by two goals to one. ■ !:•'./" ...';.-. :.■.-'■'" ■ ' ! ■"•:!!"';!: .'.-