MERELY BANK GOSSIP.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1764, 31 May 1913, Page 12

MERELY BANK GOSSIP.

CLUB NOTES AND CHANGESThe Wairarapa team which is to play /Wellington here on Tuesday will nrnvo •• on Monday evening. Mr. A. L. Booth (chairman of the Wanrarapa Rugby .Union) will manage the team. Ihe Wairarapa Union has chosen Air. W. J. Mere- " Idith as referee. Marlborough Union is asking Wellington to send a team across the Straits this year. « Ota«o Union has formally agreed to September 17 as the date of the renre- * sentative rantch between Olago and Wellington, at Dimedin. Mr A Kitto will manage the Wellington representatives who meet Wairarapa'on Tuesday. Southland Union has acceptcd September 20 as tho date of the annual match with Wellington. The match is to be played in Invercargill. The charges for a representative match on,' Tuesday will be: Ground, Is.; staiid, Is.;' ladies pay. i Oriental and Victoria .College seniors are, to play at Johnsonville on Saturday next. Tho reason for this is that the union is under an obligation, to play tivo matches at tho suburb during the season.' It is verv doubtful if Killing /wing three-quarter) will be out lor Vjctona College to-day. Knting was hurt in the match with Melrose last week. The Kiigby Union is thinking of buyins" a horao to do somo toil on tho park.

Some of the members of the union arc on the look-out for ft quadruped which can: pull tlio roller nearly every day in tho week and pick up a few thousand on the. race .track in its sparo time. Tins is tho best idea to dato for pulling the finances of tho union out 01 the live. -A- 'well-knoWn Petone supportor states •that last Sunday was a busy day tor 'local-doctors, and at least half-a-dozen survivors from the I'otonc-Athleiic game lycre "repaired" in the one surgery.

Christchurch is running a big tournament on Tuesday. Hatches (seven-aside) are to lie commenced at ten o clock in tho morning and there will be games going all day. Ono Wellington team has entered, for tho junior competition.

Petone Club is making insurance claims in respect of E. Ryan, C. Ramsden, and T. Price, who got hurt in the match against Athletic on Saturday. Ryan Jind an' arm badly bruised, and Price has a seriously damaged shoulder.

'•"Bennett will bo back, in the Tanks of tho Victoria College forwards this afternoon.

A presentation was made at the Oriental gymnasium on Monday night, the recipient being J. Murphy, who has been transferred to Gisborne. "Fred Roberts, in making the presentation, spoke of Mr. Murphy's long connection with the club where he has been playing hooker in the senior team, and of the esteem in which he is held by his club-mates. •He predicted that his future, as far as football is concerned, would be a bright one.

.Madden, who retired hurt from the field last Saturday, will probably be out again with Athletics to-day. It was reported that his nose was broken, but the only damage lie really suffered was a bad "bruise, the track 9f -which is shown by 'two'livid eyes.

Greeks, who used to play for Melrose in 1908, has joined Athletic and he will play five-eighths, vie© Robinson, who is laid-up. •

■ M'Donald, centre-three-quarter.for Athletic, is still away from town in cnmp, and Adams will play again in the position ."to-day." "Adams lvould appear to have a reasonable chance of holding tho place as a permatienoy, for lie has played a very good game up to date.