RUGBY CONTROL

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 246, 11 July 1919, Page 9

RUGBY CONTROL

NEW ZEALAND UNION SELECTORS FOR INTER-ISLAND MATCH A meeting of the' Management Committee of the New Zealand Rugby Union was held Inst night. Present: Messrs. B A. Ma'r'ris (in tho chair). A. C. Kitto, O.'W. Slnde, J. T. l'iki. U. Howe, and Captain T. H. Jones. Tho first business of tlie meeting was . the appointment of selectors-'for the North v. South Island match, to ■be played in Wellington on September 20. It was decided thai Messrs. Harris (Otago) ami S; I'. Wilson (Canterbury) should bo the selectors of the' South Island team, ami Jlessrs. 0. Nicholson (Auckland), and .1. H. Lynskey (Wellington) selectors of the North island fifteen. Tho sub-committee appointed to consider tlie allocation of tlie grant of- i!l9i for. tho promotion of school football,' reported that it had decided to dispose of Iho money as follows-.—Auckland, .£l2; Wellington;' .£10; Canterbury, U'lU; Otago, .£10; Wairarapa, .£l4; Manaivatu, . ilO; \Vangaiiui, ,112; Poverty Bay,' JilOj lfawke's Bay, .£l2; Tarnnaki, i!l4; Mush Districts, JtS; Marlborough, Jilt)'; Nelson, 4:10;.'. West Coast, 4:10;' Buller, 4:10; Kuuth Canterbury, £10; South Auckland, 4:10; and-Southland', .£l2. .. The action of tho/sub-committce was approved. . ' . . Uu account of his .transfer to. Auck- . laud,.Mr. C..A. Malhicson forwarded his ( resignation .as a. member of. the comiinttee. ' • -..''. . . ] - It.was decided to postpone tiio appointment of a, successor'to-the next meeting of Iho committee-.' • A letter was received from the Thames sub-union, asking if it could enter a challenge for the Knnfurly Shield. It was -decided -to reply, pointing out - that- it \vas not competent, for sub- ( unions to challenge for the shield... , ■The Southland Union suggested : that as a fitting commemoration of the. termination of the. war, steps' might be taken -to . Jiavo . removed irum the) Now Zealand Union's "black list" the names j of those players who had not played the League-game since August, 1914. "It's rather a big order," commented the chairman. ' The committee resolved to reply that tho-.mntter had been fully discussed at tho' .annual mooting of .the delegates, ( when-it-was'agreed that the union hud ] no -further powers of reinstatement than those allowed by tho English Uuion, and , that'- men • whose • names dkl not appear on the "black list" were'eligible to play ' under the .Rugby Union's jurisdiction. It was decided. to point out. however, that the mattcr'could-be'again brought up at. the next general meeting of dolegates. .-■■ f Tho Otago Union asked that the dis- < qualification of 11. Ogg,- for playing .tho ] Northern Union< game, be.removed. It ' was stated that Ogg had played the League gitmo when quite a 'lad, but that = ho had received no payment. • As ho i had served'four years and a.half at the < fiont it was thought that tho case might • be reviewed, as 1 Ogg was desirous of par- > ticipating in the Itugby -game: It was decided to request the. Otago j Union. to forward particulars, of Ogg's age at the time ho was -disqualified; With reference to the payment of'interest on tho money advanced for tho acquisition' of Logan -Park; Napier, it was decided, to inform tho Hawko's flay Union that unless the amount due was received within one mouth logal steps would' ho taken, to securo recovery. Thje appointment of Mr. 11.. E. Comb? as secretary of the. union at a salary of. .£IOO. per annum, was confirmed.. Sehvyn' teams for Saturday will be: Thirds—Col'lar,' Wakelin. Sinclair, Patch, ing, Gould, Guinness,' Draper, M'Donald, Gaylor, Hopkins, Eastga-tc, Hcndi-y, Hill, Liuley, .Finlayson, Burke, Fourths— Randall, Ryan, Lowe, AVhittington, llowott, Chapman, Pernio, Hill, Sanderson, -Hughes, Griffiths, Lloyd, do Lisle, ■ Barr ; Bruce; reserves, Hart! Simmons, Colvm. Winchester. Fifths—Van Borssum, Alison,. Biitland, .' Wolfe, Davoy, Blythe, A'damsou, Poster, - Bairns, Budge, Hughes, Thompson, Hickling, Bevcridge. ' Guinness.; --reserves, . Vi'hitt, Duncan. ' Austin'.' •'•■•''''!''■' '