FOOTBALL

Hokitika Guardian, 14 June 1922, Page 1

FOOTBALL

AUSTRALIAN' AND N.Z. CARLE ASSOCIATION

LEAGUE FOOTBALL. BRISBANE. June 13

Toowoomba defeated the Maoris by 20 points to 0. The Maoris made one change from the team which defeated Queensland on Swturdnv, Aliimora playing five-eighths. The play during the first half in the game was fairly even the spell ending 5 to .3 in favour of Toowoomba. Morrison secured tho Maoris’ trv.

On the resumption Toowoomba overran the visitors who only made one response. To Whata's and Duffy’s line kicking was a feature of flic game. There were two thousand spectator*.

REQUEST FOR COAST TOUR. WELLINGTON, June 14 The weekly meeting of tlie Management Committee of the Wellington Rugby Union was held last night. Tlie Secretarv of tlie West Coast Union wrote asking if it would ho possible for the Union to send a’Wellington representative B team to the Coast this season. ‘‘As you arq doubtless aware,” added the writer, "we have the opposition code against us down here, and by your sending a representative team it would give Rugby a decided lilt along. If the team were to travel, other fixtures could ho arranged in addition to a West Coast mutch. ' The Chairman said that the Committer wore favourable to the project hut it had to he borne in mind that the tour would prove a lengthy one, running into something like a fortnight including a possible overland journey to Marlborough. The visit would cost sometiling in the vicinity of 1:17,0. Mr 11 1 rii;,n contended that the New Zealand Union should be asked to contribute. The matter was left in the hands of a sub-committee who will bring down a report.