FOOTBALL.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2127, 9 July 1907, Page 2

FOOTBALL.

RUGBY UNION. Tho Povorty Bay Rugby Union mot last night, Mr* AV. Alillonpresiding. AVitli rogurd to tho grant ot —- to this district for tho encouragement of school football, it was decided to coinmunicato with tho Touchers Instituto asking for suggestion us to tho best moans of expending the

money. , . . , ~. As the West End juniors lmd included in tlioir ranks a player, proved to bo a .senior, it was resolved to cancol tlio match played against iakitimu two weeks back. The match will bo ro-coutostod on a rate to bo hxod later. B. ltieo, a Takitimu junior, nieap.vcitatod in a recent match, was granted full componsation for two weeks. The following wero appointed selectors for th© rep team: JVlessrs. J. o. VVaucliop, J. Eaton, and W. JohnI son. , ~ Messrs. Miller and Cowan wore appointed a sub-committee with regard to nrrangomonfs for the Poverty Bay rop’s tour. No dates lor matches have yet been definitely fixed, but the following are suggested: Versus Hawke’s Bay August 17; v. Mana- | watu August ‘2l; v. Wanganui August 24; v. Taranaki August 28; v. Dannovirko Union August 31; v. Hastings September 3. An endeavour will be made to arrange an extra match for August 10 against Waiapu. A request for the use ol the ground on Thursday, for a match Bakers v. Carriers, was referred to tlio Hockey Association. The following players were classified : West End Juniors, Bert Graham ; Ivaiti-City, N. Nelson. The Hawke’s Bay Union notified that the following players have been suspended: S. Rowland and F. Brock for life for using insulting and obscene language and for gross behaviour; R. Boyd, two years for the use of threatening and insulting language and for oiuleavoring to induce a team to leave tlio field. Otago TJII- - notified tlie iollowing suspension *. |\ Childs, two matches, for disagreeing with referee’s decision.

TEAM FOR AUSTRALIA. Press Association. WELLINGTON, yesterday. Hunter lias been chosen as captain 07 the football team, with Wylie, Giltett, Wallace, and McDonald to help as a Selection Committee.