FOOTBALL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLIII, Issue 2296, 30 June 1921, Page 3

FOOTBALL.

A meeting of the Management Committee of the Horowhenua Rugby Union was held on Wednesday. The Manawatu Union wrote suggesting that the try-out match to pick the team to play the Springbolts bo played on Saturday, Aug-, lisa 13th, at Palmerston North, in view of the big match being fixed for the following Wednesday. It was decided, on Mr Whibley’s motion, to ask that the game be played on Wednesday, August 10th, in order that the club fixtures be not interfered with.

The Manawatu Union also asked that the boundaries between the Unions be altered ,so that the general line run from Sorenson’s store on the Bainesse road corner west to the sea coast, and east to the Manawatu River. It jvas pointed out by Mr Whibley that this would cut out about ten senior players from this Union, and it was decided that this Union object to any alteration in the boundaries. *

The Foxton Club asked to be allowed to play as a junior Rang! Almira, the well known Te Ante senior player, during his school vacation. —The request was declined. The Wanderers Junior Club entered a protest against Weraroa’s win on July 18th. Consideration of the protest was held over for further inquiries. Wanderers’ application to reinstate B. Heremaia as a junior was declined. C. J. Batten’s application for transfer from Old Boys to Otaki was declined. A Wanderers’ junior player, McKenzie, who was ordered off by the referee in the Wnnderers-Wernroa match, waited on the Union to protest- against the decision. ,fl After* hearing his version of the affair, and discussing the matter, it was unanimously decided to uphold Ihe referee’s action and to suspend the player for three months. A statement of the finances showed that to date approximately £2OO had been received from all sources, including £OO from insurances.

Mr V. Higgins was unanimously appointed secretary, vice Mr Weliipeiliana resigned, and on the Chairman’s motion a vote of appreciation was passed to Mr Wehipeihana for his valuable and efficient services, and be was granted a bonus of £5. Mr Wehipeihana suitably replied.

THE SPRINKBOK’S TOUR

Definite advice of the South Africans’ date of departure having been received, the New Zealand Union has adopted the following programme for the tour: —

July 7th, leave Sydney for New Zea-

land. July 11th, arrive Wellington. July 11th, reception in Wellington ' Town Hall. July 12th, leave for Masterton, July 13th, play Wairarapa and Bush Districts at Masterton. July 14th, leave for New Plymouth. July 16th, play Taranaki at New Plymouth. July 17th, visit Mount Egmout, July 18th, leave New Plymouth for Wanganui. . July 20th, play Wanganui. July 23rd, play Wellington. July 24th, arrive Christchurch. July 26th, leave Christchurch for Greymouth. .July 27th, play West Coast and Buffer, at Greymouth. July 30th, play Canterbury at Christchurch. August 3rd, play South Canterbury at Timaru. August 6th, play Otago, at Dunedin. August 10th, play Southland at Invercargill. August 13th, play New Zealand (first Test), at Dunedin. August 17th, play Manawatu and Horowhenua at Palmerston N. August 17th, leave for Wellington. August 18th, leave Wellington for Auckland. August 20th, ‘play Auckland, North Auckland, and South Auckland, at Auckland. August 21st, leave Auckland Cot Rotorua. August 22nd, sight-seeing at Rotorua. August 24th, play Bay of Plenty at Rotorua. August 27th, play New Zealand • (second Test), at Auckland. August 28th, leave Auckland for Palmerston North. August 29th, arrive Napier. August 30th, sight-seeing at Napier. August 31st, play Hawke s Bay and Poverty Bay, nt Napier. September Ist, leave for Wellington. September 2nd, free in Wellington. September 3rd, play New Zealand (third Test), at Wellington. September 4th, free. September sth, free., September 6th, play Nelson, Marlborough, and Golden Bay, at: Nelson. September Bth, sail for Sydney.