FOOTBALL.

Hokitika Guardian, 12 July 1923, Page 1

FOOTBALL.

AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CAULE ASSOCIATION. N.S.W. TEAM’S VISIT. WELLINGTON, July 11 At the Now Zealand Rugby Union meeting to-night, a letter from the New South Wales Council asked tor permission to bring 28 players to New Zealand, and a masseur was received. Permission was refused. It. wa- tedded to adhere to the agreement for 27 players. The masseur was agreed to. The New South V,Tiles Council expressed regret tit iis inability to extend the tour by two matches, iis asked, owing to the difficulty of the players getting leave, and the unsuitability of steamer arrangements.

It aUii asked if a match against tie Maoris could ho .substituted for that •against Wairarapa and Bush District.:. This was refused. Mr V. R. Meredith (Auckland selector) advised his inability to attend a meeting of the Selection Committee at Wellington. It was decided to ask Auckland to make another nominal.'on.

Huron henna Union advised the issue of a challenge to Hawke’s Bay for the Ranfurlv Shield.

A motion congratulating the Main footballers on the way in which ’key upheld Rugby traditions, and thanking them for their line, work in the Main Trunk disaster, was carried. "These unions, although they denim ahold our charges, are not backward in claiming their 27 per cent,” said Mr S. S. Dean (chairman) when Otago, Canterbury, and Auckland Unions protested at the ttnion”s charge to Da* matches of the New South Males team during its tour. .Mr Dean staled that the tniir would cost. £7)000 at least. There were 27 men whose expenses were L'2 per day lor It) weeks, also r.'iOl) In boat fares, and the eo.-t of assembling the New Zealand leant, which was considerable. As a mat ---r ol' tint, the lour would not cost a great deal less than that of the Split gboks. The only difference would be ete distance between South Attica and Australia and that between Australia and New Zealand. In the ease .1 iho South Afrii'iiiis, nKo, tho.v had bad L' I(H) profit from the Australian t isil in hand when the team arrived .acre, • dst, the admission money. '■ live-? unions Wanganui. Southland and South ( anterluiry laid asked the New Zealand Union to increase iis ' ■■ os I'm the Maori matehe.-'.

Mr Wylie: Alter all. you can't, get into n picture show nowadays m •- decent seat for less than hulf-n-.rown. The union decided to pass .he m.iton to the Finance Committee for them to bring down a report vo r.t > t meet i tig.

N.Z. TEAM IN AUSTRALIA. SYDNEY. July U. The Sydney newspaper "Reievce’ contends that in view oi the detents sustained by the New Zealand A-so-. eiutinn team at the hands ot several countrv teams, tin (electors should visit every part oi t hi' Slate In-lore selecting test teams, with the object ol including worthy country players in the teams representing the -tatc or the Commonwealth. tin the otiiet hand many ffieials dismiss the i onntry defeats oi the New Zealander- airily, contending that the visitors i-'ineentrated on winning the a tie-, and treated the other games as pit me collicsts. MAORI* V. WANG AN UT. Playing at Wanganui last Wednesday the Maori louring team detentcd Wanganui by 17 points to eight. Ihe game was fast and spectacular, the Maori backs giving a grand display. Ccmmcll was the host forward oil the ground, whilst "Moke* Ileitis was conspicuous for offside play. MAORIS V. SOUTH CANTERBURY. TI.MAIIU, July 11. The Maoris opposed South Canterbury at the Caledonian Grounds this aliernoon, before an tit tendance of several thousand. The ground was in a verv sodden condition, hut the pate was fa si throughout. The Maoris wore superior in handling ami tackling, their hacks playin'; a very effective offensive and defensive game. The homesters were weak in tackling. Two of the Maoris' scores were obtained by brilliant passing bouts, in which all iho hacks part ii-ipated, t lie line moving wit It a line pace and understanding'. Taiapia. Bell and Robert's crossed for the visitor-.. Jacobs also scoring twice.

The follow iiijj; loom has lit-<»nIit-<»n selected lo represent Westland against Mokihiiilli on ( iiss S.| n .l re on Wednesday next : • [■ull-l.:u 1; : ('. Steven-. Throc-<|iiurW*rs: .Mnywihan. L. Ross, Duncraft. Five-eighihs: I’nliner. McKay. Hiilf-lmcli : Coghlan. Forwards : Gugioh. Carter. linear. Chiirohoii-e. Baird. Willoughby. Cunningham. Wing-forward: (lair. F.mergeneics: Backs; X. Wogan. (VBrion. ( liotwynd; forwards: Devaney. Best, Kearns.