FOOTBALL.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXIX, Issue 70, 14 July 1914, Page 2

FOOTBALL.

THE ALU-BLACK TOUR. [By Electric Telegraph—Copyright] [ (J xxted .Pr ess iA ssooiatxon . ] Sydney, July 13. The team selected to play against New Zealand on Saturday is thoroughly representative of Australia, including live Queenslanders, It is claimed that the changes have considerably strengthened the combination. The team is as follows Full-back, Dwyer; three-quarters, Francis, Flynn (Queenslanders), Carr and Wogan; live-eighths, Tasker; half-back, Wood; forwards, Williams, Murphy, J. Thompson (Queenslanders), Watson, Wallach, F. Thompson, Baker and George. [Pub Press Association.] Wellington, July 13. Owing to injury suffered by Loveridge, who ricked his ankle, in Saturday’s match, the New Zealand Rugby Union decided to send Cockcroft (Timaru) as extra man. He leaves by the Maunganui on Friday for Sydney to join the team. ■' 4 T . ALL BLACKS l 5> T AUSTRALIA. FIXTURES.

July 15—Western Districts, at Orange. _ • July 18—Australia, at Sydney. July 22 —Northern Districts, at Armidale. July 25 and 29—Queensland. August I—Australia, at Brisbane. August s—Olympics—Olympic Fund match, at Sydney. August B—New South Wales, at Sydney. August 15—Australia, at Sydney. WELLINGTON REFEREES’ STRIKE Wellington, July 13. 'Pile trouble between the Wellington Rugby Union and the Wellington Referees’ Association over the control of the appointment of referees was advanced another stage to-night. At a meeting of the Association tonight to consider its position, a Jotter was received from the Rugby Union stating that it regretted very much the attitude the. Association had assumed, but it could not see its way to depart from the previous stand it had adopted, in declining to ask its representative to withdraw from the appointment board. After consideration of the letter, the Association resolved that it should go into vacation for tlie time being, and if occasion arose members could bo called together again. Opinions were expressed that the Rugby Union cannot carry on for a month without the assistance of the Association.