FOOTBALL.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 24 June 1911, Page 3

FOOTBALL.

» , Ho rtO WHEN U A RUGBY UNION. MANAGEMENT* COMMITTEE MEETING \ "Mr J. \V. Procter presided over a meeting of the Management Committee of the Horowhemia Union, held in The Chronicle office on Thursday evening. Tlvc.ro were also present Messrs Kingi Tallinn, Easther, AVliibloy and Burge (lion, secretary). The following letter was received from the secretary N.Z.R.U."It is noticed that you hold a balance from the grant made by this Union for the encouragement of school football. My committee directs me to state that' it expects vour Union to see that the amount of 'balance is expended this season in the desired direction." A -member remarked that this notification was the result of the money that ili'ad been granted 'last year not being spent, and! that apparently no grant would bo forthcoming this season. Mr Easther said that the money in hand had now been expended. The letter was then formally received. A resTgnatton. Mr Geo. Gordon wrote tendering ihis resignation as a junior selector. Mr Gordon said tibia t owing to his junior team taking no interest in the contest it gave him no encouragement to follow thein, and lie intended to give the Tainui senior team his support. Mr Burge proposed atnd Mr Ens- 1 ther seconded a motion siskin.? Mr Gordon to reconsider his decision, j Tt was pointed' out that the season was so far advanced that it would he difficult to efficiently fill the vacancy if Mr Gordon adhered to his intention to resign. THE COUNTRY TEAMS. The N.Z.R.U. notified that the dates of the Country teams tours had been arranged as follow:— South Island team: Assemble at «l 1. « 4. 1-4. ..

The N.Z.R.U. notified that the dates of the Country teams tours bad been arranged as follow:— South Island team: Assemble at Christohurch 011 August Ist, plav Canterbury on August 3rd, Otago on August st : h, Southland on August 9th and the North Tsland team on

August 12th. North Island team: /'Assemble at Pnlmerston North 011. 26fch July in time to proceed by mail train that day (except South Auckland and Bay of 'Plenty representatives, who will catch train as it passes through, play Auckland oin 29th July, Taranaki on August 3rd, Wanganui on August sth, "Wellington on August 9th, a.nd South team on August 12th. ■Messrs H. Rawiri, N. Winiata, W.'Winiata and J. Seiascia are the ITorowhenna nominees for the North. Island ten 111.

SUSPENDED PLAYERS. Mr J. Freeman, referee in the Hui Mai v. Tainui match, played last Saturday, at Otaki, reported as follows:—1 have to report that T ordered a Hui Mai player (J. Martin) off the field last Saturday for offering an insult to me during the progress of the game. The facts of the case are these: Hui Mai had crossed their opponents' goalline—a forward pass losing tiheni a certain try. On my ordering a st rum for the pass forward Martin said. "That's making it too hot, Freeman!" J migftt state that Martin came and apologised to me after the game. Martin, wiho attended 'tJlve meeting. in answer to a question, admitted that the remark was intended to question the decision of the referee, but he (Martin) had made tlliie- remark believing that the pass had not beon a forward one. After some further discussion the following resolution was proposed by Mr Easther, and seconded 'by Mr Procter: 1 ' That Martin be suspended for two playing Saturdays. Mr Rurge moveu as an amendment "That in view of the circumstances and the letter of the referee no action be taken." The amendment was not seconded. Mir W'hibley moved a further Amendment: "That the player be suspended for four playing Saturdays." This also failed to find 'a seconder and the original motion was carried, v The N.Z.R.U. wrote confirming the disqualification by the Otago Union of W. 'Newlands till end of season 1912, for deliberately kicking an opponent.

OTHER MATTERS. An application was received from the Weraroa Football Club asking that W. Han nan be classified as a junior. Hannan, it was stated at the meeting, had played senior for the past two seasons, but would this year find it extremely difficult to secure a place in any of the •senior teams of tiro Union. It was decided, on the motion of Mr Kingi Tahiwi, seconded by Mr Whibley, that Hannan sfhould be classified, a junior player. Mr Procter mentioned that while in conversation with the secretary «f the Manawatu Union he was informer! that that Union would endeavour to send a representative team to Levin on Saturday, July lGth. Th'o meeting then adjourned.