RUGBY FOOTBALL.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1231, 13 September 1911, Page 7

RUGBY FOOTBALL.

WHAT STEPS TO IMPROVE THE GAME? (Br Telegraph — Special Correspondent.! . Palmerston, September 12. At its meeting last night the Manawatu Rugby Football Union endorsed a motion passed by tho Wanganni Union, asking the■ N.Z.R.EiU. what steps it proposed to ako to improve the game of Kiigby. ~ TARANAKI V. AUCKLAND. IBy Telegraph.—Press Association.) Now Plymouth, September 12. It is practically certain that tho team to represent Taranaki against Auckland Vill bo. the same as .did duty for tho province against Canterburv. This will be as follows:—Full-back, Hill; three-quar-ters, Prince, Stohr, and Cameron; fiveeighths, ' M'leod. and Mynott; half, Brown; winger, Coleman; forwards, Whittington, Dewar, Tamil, Hawkins, Young, Cain, and Osborne. Emergencies; Smith and Taylor. The Auckland team will be picked on Wednesday. CANTABEIANS HORS DE COMBAT. Christchurch, September 12. Tom Bain, probably tho best forward in Canterbury this year, lost two fingers and part of the third of the right hand in an accident, with a riveting machine yesterday. He will bo unable to make the southern trip with' the Canterbury .team. Oram, who stood out of the Canterbury team against Taranaki on Saturday, is still unable to play. Maxwell and Shadbolt .will fill tho places in the Canterbury team for the southern tour. LOCAL P. AND T. MEN BEATEN. . Vendetta between the Post and Telegraph men'of Auckland and "Wellington was settled at Newtown Park yesterday, and Auckland returns homo with the 6calp of its adversary dangling from its bolt. The Auckland men' romped over Wellington, and won easily by 13 points to 3. It was not pretty weather either from a spectator's or a player's point of view, for a stiff northerly,' with occasional showers; blew- across the ground, and chilled the few enthusiasts who had. v turned out. It also made tho ball an un"oertain sort of thing to handle. Gener-' ally speaking, tho Auckland fifteen were superior 'to the local men in almost every, respect, and the game had not long pro--gressed when it was evident that Wellington had not a millimetre of chance. Trios were obtained for Auckland by Sullivan, B. O'Brien,' and Little, and O'Brien converted twice. Marshall kicked a penalty goal for Wellington. /'•■ Mr. Simpson was in charge of • the game. Last evening both teams and their friends held a ,smoke concert at • Godber's ■rooms, in Courtenay Place. There were 120 present, Mr. J. Alexander presiding. During tht> course of the evening several toasts were honoured, the principal being "The Departments," proposed-by Jlr. J. Alexander, and responded to by Mr. A. Markman; "Tho Post and Telegraph Association," proposed by Mr. Johnston, and responded to by Messrs. Combs and M'Ewan; "Tho Visitors"; and "Wellington Post and Telegraph .Representatives." Tho following contributed to the .programme':—Messrs. Meredith, (X Menzies, Sullivan, Clarkson, J. Carr, C. Gamble, and Porteous. -