FOOTBALL.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXIX, Issue 20, 15 May 1914, Page 2

FOOTBALL.

YESTERDAY'S GAMES. STRATFORD (26) V. INGLEWOOD (0.) At the Showground yesterday the Stratlord and Inglewood juniors tried conclusions. Owing to a misunderistanding only nine members of the i visitors’ team turned up, and their I ranks had to he filled up with Stratford men picked up on the ground. The .'Stratford team played well, showing jsome good passing. A feature of the day was the place-kicking of Collins, who had six kicks and notched six goals, all from average hard angles. The home team were superior throughout the game and won by 20 ni], though if they had been necessary more scores could have been scored if Stewart had fed his wings as he should {have done. The visitors got to the home line very seldom, and it was only in the second spell that Inglewood indulged in any passing at all. In the first spell tries were scored by Rogers and Friday, Collins converting in each case. In the second spell Jones and Rogers scored tries, which were converted by Collins, who also kicked two goals from penalties.! Air J. H. Thompson acted as referee. TUKAPA (11) V. CLIFTON (3). Tukapa and Clifton met at Waitara, the play being of a second-class order. The New Plymouth team was strengthened by several of last year’s senior players, and Clifton had practically a scratch team. The winners’ score consisted 1 of two penalty goals and a converted try, and Clifton’s of one penalty goal.

NEW ZEALAND RUGBY UNION. Wellington, May 14. r J he annual conference of the New Zealand Rugby Union was held to-day, the president, Mr G. H. Mason, in the chair. The report and balance-sheet were adopted. The following officers were elected tor the current year:—Patron. His Excellency the Governor;, president, Air J. Anieil (Auckland); vice-presidents, Gie presidents of the various unions; imn. treasurer, Air K. Wylie; management committee, Messrs W. Perry, V Galbraith, J. H. A. Linighton, G. ? H. Dixon,‘ R. Al. Isaacs,' G. Laurenson. I. H.vhuhs; 1 auditor, Air 0. G. Kemher; representative on the English Union, -Mi- C. O. 1 Wray-Palliser. It was decided that the Appeal Council be located at Wellington. The following wow elected its 1 members : Messrs V.‘ R. 1 Meredith, *M. J. Crombie, and A. Campbell. The next inter-island match is to bo played at Wellington, on a date to he arranged. , A, deputation .lyam 4he Now Zealand, Referees’ Association asked that the affiliated Rugby Unions he instructed to alter t J lei p by-laws, Jf necessary, so that the, appointment of referees for club competitions be in hands of local referees’ associations,. After some discussion it ( was decided that the New Zealand Union could not-jpterfere with the affiliated unions in -the management of local affairs.

Mr Woods (Southland) moved, that the grant for the encouragement of school football lie increased from £2OO (the amount voted last year) to £250,

hut .Mr Wylie moved as an amendment, that tile grant he £2OO, and this was carried. INTERPROVINCIAL MATCHES. Wellington, May 14. The New Zealand Rugby Union today arranged the following itineraries for the various tours ths season:— Wellington against Auckland, September sth; against Taranaki, September 10th; against Wanganui, August 15th. Wa Irani pa against Manawatu, August 9th; against Taranaki,, August 15th; against Wanganui, August 15th. Southland against South Canterbury, August 19th; against Wellington, August 22nd; aaginst Taranaki, August 27th; against Wanganui, September 2nd; against Canterbury, September sth. Canterbury against Auckland, August 15th, against Taranaki, August 20th; against Manawatu or Wanganui, August 22ud ; against Wairarapa, August 27th; against Wellington, August 29th. Otago, against Canterbury, September 12th; against Wairarapa, September 17th; against Wellintgon, September 19th. SYDNEY UNIVERSITY TEAM. The following arrangements have been made for the tour of the Sydney University team:—Play Canterbury College, August 22nd; play Otago University, August 2fitb ; play New Zealand University, at Dunedin, August 29tli ; play Otago University, September 2nd ; play Victoria College, Septem - ber sth ; play Now Zealand University at Wellington, September 9th.