FOOTBALL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7870, 12 July 1905, Page 2

FOOTBALL.

THE NEW ZEALANDBRS IN SYDNEY. (Received July 12, 1.1 a.m.) SYDNEY, July 11. Following are the teams for tomorrow's match Metropolitan Rugby Union Back, Hcdlcy ; three-quarters, Russell, Mindible, Penman, Ogaard ; halves, Ogaard, Woods ; forwards, Barnett, Burden, Clarkcn, Judd, Burge, Swannel, Murnim and Harris. The New Zealand team is Back, Gillctt; three-quarters, Booth, McGregor, Smith; five-eights, Wallace, Mynott; half, Roberts ; forwards, Oasey, Glasgow, Corfcett, Nicholson, Johnstone, Mac Donald, O'Sullivan and Seeling.

THE "COACH" DIFFERENCE., SOME STRONG COMMENTS. (Per Press Association.) CHRISTCHURCH, July 11. The appointment of a coach to the New Zealand football team was discussed at a meeting of the Canterbury Rugby Union. The Chairman said lie was satisfied from opinions expressed by players that the presence of Duncan as coach would be an element of discord,, but whether the Management Committee should be hampered on the eve of the departure of the team, was a matter ior very cartful consideration. The Secretary remarked that the easiest solution of the difficulty would be for Duncan to "pull out," The Chairman : "Those of us behind the scenes know he is very unpopular with players." . Mr Evans said tncy had to consider the possibility of the resignation of the Management Committee, whose services New Zealand football could not afford to lose, although the committee had done wrong in the matter of the appointment of a coach. He did not think they should go against them.

Mr Walton spoke in a similar strain, and added that Duncan was absolutely the last man who should ;have been chosen as a coach, if a jCuuu was necessary. With very j'great reluotir.ee lie would mow;: "That the Union's delegate be in-

structcd to support the Management Committee in sending Duncan, but at the same time to express the opinion of the' Union- that their action in sending Duncan as coach is ill-advis-ed."

After rescinding the previous resolutions instructing the delegate not. to vole 011 the subject, at all, the

above motion was carried unanimously. Mr Walton suggested that in the event of the resignation of the Main ageiuent Committee the Union's delegate should be instructed to move (hat the headquarters of the New Zealand Union be removed to Christchurch, but it was pointed out that there would be ample opportunity to do this after tile committee actually resigned.

TARANAKI RUGBY UNION. At the last meeting of' the Management Commit tee Mr Powdrell, referee to the Hawera-Opunake match, reported that he had ordered an Opunake player oB the field. The player was present, and after hearing his statement it was decided to hold the matter over pending the appearance before the committee of Mr Powdrell and others.

Letters were received from the Eltham Club and H. de Launay in reference to the charges made against the Eltham Club and players by Mr Crane. It was decided to hold the matter over till next meeting, when an exhaustive enquiry will be held.

It was decided to iuform the Stratford Club that any player who had played in three senior matches at any time qualified himself as a senior player.

The Opunake Club's protest against the Okaiawa Club for playing a man residing outside the Okaiawa boundary, was dismissed, the protest fee to be forfeited.

A vote of thanks was passed to thc Stratford Club for its action in bearing the espouses of the trip to Hawera.

Authority was given to Mr Humphries to expend £lO to provide extra seating accommodation on Hit

| racecourse ground for the Aucklai match.

The Tukapa seniors will be represented as follows in the match against Star in the Recreation Grounds, for the Dan O'Brien Challenge Shield Full-back, Ridland • three-quartois, McLean, Hardgreaves awl Stannering; five-eighth, litwin ■ wings, Smith and Elms ; forwards Balfe, Johnson, Dyne, Flatt Semark, Perry, Fitzbcrbcrt. 1 The Star team for "Thursday's match with Tukapa is :-Ri g hards, Rothery, Abbot, Jones, MoLean, PulMcAlmne, Wall, Allen, BroS P ' yan ' Aroa ' ami

ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL. p'P 9 Stowing will represent New m 4 ? Sl 1D a matcll With Ingle, wood at Inglcwood, to-morrow Clarkj Bullock, Kay, Newton, Hartev' in,li "g'on, WoodTiJff , ffl Colltck and A - Not her. Tie New Plymouth West .earn v. Waitara a t New Plymouth, is I f«, C°ate, Saunders, Sou!ham Reid, Lister, Brown, Corrida A R ' Ambury and \l. Amfury. Emergency : K. <\iWr.>ws.