FOOTBALL.

Hokitika Guardian, 14 June 1923, Page 1

FOOTBALL.

■ -O\USTRALTAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION. SOCCER FOOTBALL. (Received this flay at S a.m.) SYDNEY, June M. Several thousand spectators wilne-s----cd the Soccer match between! New /tealand and South Maitland district at Maitland. The locals did most of the attacking, hut the visitors’ strong defence kept them out. At half time the scores were—Maitland one. New /calami nil. The second half was brighter am! evenly contested. AlcOroary scored for Maitland, and Brownlee for New /calami, the final scores being Maitland two goals. New Zealand one. X.Z.R.U.’s TILLING WANTED. WKLLINOTON, June IS The question of Sunday football wa-re-opened at a meeting of the New Zealand Rugby Luioii Executive tonight. A letter was received from the Boiler Union asking whether it has the power to make Sunday fixtures. Tim Duller Union contended (hat the matter of whether official fixturei should be played on Sunday, was a matter for purely local settlemem. At the matter was question it ua- referred to the Executive for a ruling. At to-night's meeting of the N.Z.E.U. Executive the .Minister of Public Works wrote that an interview with the Prime .Minister on the subject of the amount which Rugby 1 nions should pay in amusement tax was being arranged. The East Coast Rugby Union protested against a proposal to amalgamate the East Const and Poverty Bay Unions, owing to transport difficulties ami of isolation of the northern end of the East Coast The X.Z.W.R.U. wrote that an imperial eottlVrenee op Rugby matters has been asked for by i: to ho held in England.

Mr \Y. A. ftuv (Taranaki) was np-p.-.'m .1 fifth North Mat'd selector. An invitation was coined by the New /.-•fdand Rugby Executive for the All Rhu-k loam to visit Alberta, Canada, when returning from the English tour. Consideration of tho matter was held over. SUNDAY FOOTBALL QUESTION. WELLINGTON. June 14. Th? question of Sunday lootball was room-nod bv n letter from the T’uM.r Union last night. When the New Zetland Rugby Union me t. the Union directed attention to it> question as to whether the Union bad r- ever to make Sunday fixtures and asked for it topis- The contention of the Bttllcr Ininn"was Hint the matter asf. whether official fixture- should be nlavetl on Solid-.;v or any other day sva- n matter for a. purely local settlement, but that as the matter was questioned they Ljui . .|! -uiitod it to the X.Z.R.U. for a ruling. The New Zealand Uni. n adhered n the previous decision, that it was 0 matter for local .jurisdiction, but it disapproved of Sunday fixtures.