FOOTBALL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIII, Issue 185, 14 August 1901, Page 2

FOOTBALL.

RUGBY UNION MEETING. A meeting of the Minajjommt Committee was hold in the O iunty Hote', Stratford, on M i:,day evening. Present: M sstv. A Biyly (chairman), Kive'l (Stntford), Bellringer (New Plymouth), A'tamsin (Ha-vera), Nuttall (Eltiis.m), nnd Tatt'n (Secratmy), A proto i y Hau.'iH Bm am against Eltham 11. for p'ayini; a senior man, Ooran, was uphel I, and the awarded to Hawtra. Tbe match Eltham 11. v. Waimate 11. was awarded to the former, who had protes ei against Waimate playing two men who had played for other clu'is and njt been transferred

A proto t i-y flawr-i'* B ' < am against Eltham 11. for p'ayini; a senior man, Ooran, was uphel I, and the awarded to Hawira. Tbe match Eltham 11. v. Waimate 11. was awarded to the former, who had prates'el against Waimate playing two men who had played for other clu'is and njt bnun transferred The p-o'est of Stritford 11. against Tukapa [[. for pi lying W. Fookes and Flatt, wl.o were state! t-> be senior players, was upheld, after tha comrnittiH h-d he rd Mr. S'.ohr (S-rat-ford) and the s cretary on tbe matter, as FUt r - hid no • b°on reinstated at the dale of riiß match, though Fookes was elifrib'n «t th > timj to pliy in tbe junior teim. A protest by Okiawa against Hawera A. wns referred back to the Club.

Mr. Kivell, referee in the match St*v 11. v. Stratford 11., reported a Stratford player named Walker for deliberate rough play and obscene language. Walker had been put off the liald for rough play, and then came on ■ha fisld and used th'e language complainel of. He was disqualified for five years. The Uni- n decided to allow Tukapa II to play a friendly match with the Ok-to Ulub. Opunake having drawn with Waimate at Opunake for the southern senior championship, the final was ordered to be played at Manaia next , Sil urday. < Mr. Bishop, of the Ked House ' Hotel, New Plymouth, offered to put • up nine of the representative team free I of charge if they came to praciie for a , week. It was decided to eccept the 1 offer and to thank Mr, Bishop for his ' genorosity. The following are to be nominated | by the Selection Ojmmifctee for inslusioa in the New Zealand te»m : -Allen, Humphries, O'Dowda, Fookes, Glasgow, Lambie, and F. Bayley. Tas following fixtures are arranged for the rep. matches:—Hawke's Bay v. Taranaki, September 3rd, at New Plymouth; Wanganui v. Taranaki, September 6th, at Wanganui; Wairarapn v. Taranaki, September 9th, at Masterton; Wellington v. Taranaki, September 12th, at Wellington ; Auckland v. Taranaki, September 19 ,b, at New Plymouth; Wanganui return match, date not fixed, to be pliyed at Hawera. The following will represent the Southern Division on Thursday : —J. Woir, Nicholas, D. Moir, Carro.i, A. Hunter, J. Hunter, S. Forsyth, Christie, O'Sullivan, Young, Glenn, Glasgow, Li Cr«B, Vincent, Hamblyn. Emergencies—Backs: Vincent, Lewis; forwards : Cowper, J. O'Sullivan.