Legislation against Professionals

Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XXXII, Issue 8902, 23 August 1907, Page 2

Legislation against Professionals

An Aljsuvcl piopoca!. ; (Iter Press Association.) Wellington, August 22. ; A( a meeting of tho Management Cum- , miltco of the New Zealand Rugby Union a, \ letter was considered from tin secretary oi j tho Council of tho New Zealand Athletic ! Association pointing out the evils oi pro-j f essionahsra in sport ami suggesting that a | conference be hold at Christchurch with the j object of promoting legislation during tho 1 current session of Parliament. A you- | pathetic resolution was passed, and too, Union is prepared to be represented at such j conference and suggests it be held in YYel- ' lin»ton so that members ot Parliament may attend. The Committee decided to expel ] eiriit footballers who had been suspended by the Wellington Rugby Union for professionalism, also to ask various Unions to supply ilia full names of persons from their district who have joined tho professional team. , , , . ~ Mr Edgar Wylie, m Ins report ou the recent tour in Australia, said that toe enthusiasm of the people for _ tho Lugbj game is very warm, and there is a masked improvement in the play, particularly in Now South Wales. Mr Wylie said the rulings of Australian referees varied considerably from those of Hew Zealand referees, and it was hoped that tho recent conference would bring about more uniform interpretation of the laws of the game in Australasia. Auckland, August 23. Mr Shoahan, chainiia.il of the Management Committee of Auckland Rugby Union, .stated at a social gathering of footballers that last season the Rugby Union gave players a large number of trips, involving the expenditure of £561. The ground at Three Kings purchased by the Union a few years ago for £3360 is now valued at £9600.

Auckia.ui (3) v. Taranaki (5)

Nkw Plymouth, August 22. The representative Kngby match Auckland v. Taranaki was played hero today in the presence of several thousand spectators. The weather was dull, rain tailing (luring the second spell and making the hall diliicult to handle. The game was hard fought and exciting, but except for occasional rushes did not reach a very high standard. The game resolved itself into a contest between the tine pack of Auckland forwards and Taranaki backs, and the latter lasted the longer, the visiting forwards being run practically off their legs in the finish by heart-breaking lino kicking by the local backs, particularly by Hardgraves, whose all round exhibition as full back bas noverjjoen excelled locally. In the lirst spell Cameron scored for Taranaki after running right through Ins opponents, Hard graves • converting. McCormack scored for Auckland midway through the second spell after a good run by Murray, the game ending

Taranaki 5 Auckland ... ... ... 3 both teams leave on their southern tours to-morrow.