FOOTBALL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIII, Issue 102, 16 May 1901, Page 2

FOOTBALL.

TO-DaY'S matches. Sen ions. May !6tb.—Tnltapn, a bye; Clifton v. Star, at New Plymouth ; Inglowi od v. Stratfor 1, at Stra'ford. Second Juniotis May lGth.—Star v. Inglevvood, at Inglewood ; Tukapa v. Stratford, at Stratford. First Jufions. May 16th.—Inglowood, a bye ; Stratford v. Tukapa, at New Phmeuth; Star v. Clifton, at Wnitara. Following is the Star tenior team to p'f>y agaiDPt Clifton at the R'crea'ion Grrunds to-dny : - Fu'l back, Pillinge-; thr, e-quaittrs, Agnew, Carter, Beck6t'; five-eighth, Allen ; halves, Billing, ETuraphries, Duffin ; forwards, Bell- • ing'r, Hook, Ryan, Inch, Murphy, Eva, and Thomas. Play smarts at 3 p m. Th? f l'owing will repren-nt Tukapa T. Juniors against Stiv.tford, at the Rpp., stating at, 1.30p.m.Fu11-back, Mmphy ; t hive-quarters, D. Honnyfie'.d, S urmoy, Fookes ; fiva-e'ghth, Mo ey ; halw.R, Hnneyfield, Scjdlod, Do L-annay ; Griffiths, Sarten, .Smith, G G->nbaclr, Davidson, Loveridge, Do'igh'y, E-nergencies : Baclr, McL-an ; forward, GjlvnfS, The following p'/iyers will reprfgent S f r*tford again-t Tnglrw oi to-day at S'ratford, kick-ofi at 3.80 p.m.: ( "lark, O'Cvrrol), Fearon. Jackson, Moo'<», Rule, Bhrlai d, Browning, Bayly, Thompson, Were, Smith, O'Connor, Knight, Revell. Eter: Misters. First Junior against Tukapa at New Plymouth: Gall ins, Walker, Na«b, Thomas, Collins, S. We'ib, Irvire, W. Collins, Sheerer (2), Morrison, Master*, P. Jackson, Emergencies: Reftve, Limb, Wil ,on (2). Second Junior against Tubapx at Str*'.fjrd, kick-off at 115 p.m.:— B'ack, Evans, Brewe", Oaonell, Potts, Dymond, Watkin?, D-Launay, Randruo, M'lndoe, Reeve, Wilson (2), Slyfield, Kilpatrick. Emergencies: Knox, Beldam, Burg ss, Lacey. The following are the Tukapa Second Juniors to play at Sratford t*> day : Full, B. Ballots; threequarters, W. Inih, W. Moriin'on, H Cock; five-eighth, F. Mover! ey; halyus, W, Burdntt, B. Frewin, Cameron; forwards, Coburn, J. Howell, J. Tick'-n r, H. Bullo 1 , T. Siflett, W. Fin«ham, A. Carter. Emergencies: Nixon, and Hm-lry.

THE SURPKISERS. A vary siice-'Sfful mee'ing of the Surpriws Football 01 ub wai held nt S ratf rd on Monday night. Mr. Scott tnok the chair, and the following were fleeted : Capstan, F. Williamson ! vice-c*ptain, F. Hott r; s crelary. J. Scott; treasurer. E, Hotter; President, Dr. CarVe-v ; vice Presidents, and Dr. Pug -t; committee, F. Brown, H. Reve'l, L Coks, A. Fenfcon T. Gruhb. Mr. J. Gwynne wan elected to act as delegate to fcho U.iion, The meeting closed with a vote of thanks fco the Oha'rraan and to Mr. Haggle for < he use of his bhop. "OFF-SIDE PLAY." " Off-side " wrUes : —lt would be well f' v refere s to krep in mind the rule bearing on "off-side " play. Last week the re f er<"p, v hilst being quite fair t,T lio'h R'fles, nHope'her ignorpd the rule penalising when offside, for approaching and interfering with pl.ye'sof the opposite side when ab-iut ti takf», or who are in possession of, the ba'l. Players won 11 alsi do weM (o no'e that the English Union l»a8 mide an addition to tuli 8, dealing wi'h " off-sido " p'ay. , The words "or wilfu ly rpmain " now follow the words ■' nnr may be approach." Tliis ought to p-«vent a 1 it o f the loafing off side play carried on with a view to intercept passes ; the fa't of a man intere pting a pisi when " off-sid*" will be pretty conclusive evidence that he has wil folly remained off-fide.