FOOTBALL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7878, 21 July 1905, Page 2

FOOTBALL.

I'UUL IM_,AY . (Per Press Association.) CIIHISTCHUUIII, July 18. Tift; Canterbury llugby L'jiion tonight discussed at considerable 'length he subject of foul play. The matter was I rought up by a referee ordering a pl:i.\ o:' in the senior match Liniroii >v. .Merivale off the ground on I Saturday for tripping up an opponent I wlio did not have the ball. 'Urns referee Si reporting the matter stated that foul play was rampant here, and he had decided to make an example of the lirst player be detected. It was deckle'.l to reprimand the player, and to forward the following Lo the Uofcrees' Association That wilful or systematic breaches of any rule by a player which afieets the person of any opposing player in the li"!:l of play should be considered foul pluy, under rule ;i, section 11, while at the same lime, the-team to which th> offender belongs can be penalised uiKler rule 11. The association is recommended to deal with such offences as the rule directs.

ASSOCIATION GAME. As there "was no other local fixture, the Association match between the New Plymouth Kant- '"id West End learns, played-on the ground ileal Western I'ark, attractiM a larger number of spectators than usual on Thursday afternoon, despite the jsliowery weather. The loams were constituted East Colridgc (goal-keeper), Bullock, Woodley (hacks), Kay, Hartley, Curric (half-hacks), Clark, Newton, Andrews, Broome and L'olbeck (forwards).

West Frost (goal-keeper), Coates Saunders (tacks), Southam, Read, Lister (halMiacks), A. Aniburv, R. Ambury, Trueman, CHyncs and .J. Ambury (forwards). The match was not played under the most, favourable conditions, but still the exhibition was in teres tine, and evidenced that the season now drawing to a close has effected a good deal of improvement in the play. Some good talent has been unearthed, and those who may be classed as novices have shown wonderful aptitude for the game, which, among a section of the community at least, is'bound to increase in popularity, in spite of the present drawback of lack of playing grounds. The malen was keenly contested, an<L the result was in doubt right up to the call of time. With a strong wind in their favour, Wests had tlve best of the game in the first half, and got in some dangerous rushes, but the Kasts played a solid defensive game and held their own. Play was fairly

even in the second half, when tliu wind had lulled somewhat, but the Kasi s were within an a<c of scoring an two ol; three occasions. Wests, however, got the ball up and secured first goal through the agency ot Glynes. Play t then livened up' considerably, ami just before the call of .time Newton scored lor the Easts, and equalised matters. For the West lOikl, Frost played a sound game ill goal, while Saunders and Reid were conspicuous in the hack division. The forwards were a smart even lot. Of the Bast Knd team, lfullock, in the back line, played the best game on his side. Kay, at half, and Newtoiv, Clark and Broome (forward) were prominent, Mr Riddles was an efficient referee.

The position of the Association clubs now is that Waiatra is leading by one point from the West End. iHasts arc one point away, third, with Inglewood at tlw rear.