FOOTBALL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 8098, 1 May 1906, Page 2

FOOTBALL.

The following have been picked for Takapa 111. to play Clifton III.: Full-back, Jones j three-quarters, Allon; Brown, Gibbon; five-eighths, Bullot j half, Loveridge; wings, Matheson and Nisbet; forwards, Patterson, Walsh, McDonald, Mace, Perry, Gilbert, and | Bnrtlett. To start at 1.15 p.m. on the Recreation Ground.

Tukapa 11. plav Inglewood A. on the Recreation Ground at 3 p.m. : Full-back, Inoh; three-quarters, Finn, Gordon, Julian; five-eighths, Douglas ; half, Bullot j wings, Glynes and Fin- < charn; forwards, Joll, l'ickner (2), i Allen, Treeby, Mahony, Henricksen. The following will represent Star First Junior team v. Clifton on Thurs- 1 day:—Full-back, G. Davidson; three- 1 quarters, G. Pearce, W. Boulton, C. Harvey; five-eighths, B. Weller; half, H Gibbon; forwards, W. Whitaker, W. Low, A. Pearce, C. Brown, T Hopkins, H. Avery, M. McKoy, 0, Pearce, J. Seardon; emergencies, G," Tippins, A. Hill. The Star Second Junior team v. Stratford on Thursday will beFullbaok, A. Hill; three-quarters, C. Bridgor, fR. Hoskin, A. Dickson; fiveeighths, C. Low ; half, G. Back; forwards, B. Urry, A. Bleasdale, G. Tippins, R. Arthur, B. Cummmgs, L McDavitt, R. Johnson, E. Bellringer, W. Ainsworth; emergencies, W. Harvey, Francis. The following will represent the Elthain Second Juniors in their match at Patea on Thursday: Jenkins, Williams, A. Gibson, T. Glentworth, Gredig, N. Hyde, P. Vincent, McSwceney. A. Ford, It. Heller, J. Riordan, Whittan, Newlove, Marx, Lambie. Mr A. Humphries will attend the New Zealand Rugby Union meeting on I Thursday as delegate from the Taranaki Rugby Union, and will be present | at the Taranaki R.U. meeting in Strat- ' ford on Friday. TARANAKI REFEREES' ASSOCIATION. A meeting of the Taranaki Referees' Association was held at New Plymouth i on Monday night. There were present: Mr F. Bellringer, presiding, Messrs G. Hopkins, H. Martin, W. Rook, F. 1 Bower, G. Griffiths (Secretary). > It was resolved that tlio action of ; the Secretary in ordering shilling copies of the N.Z.R.A. handbook bo eonfirm- ! ed. The resolution re Southern 1 Referees' passed at last meeting was rescinded. It was then resolved that this Association offers no objection to j the South Taranaki R.A. alfilating with the New Zealand Referees' Association, and that the S.T.R.A. be asked to agree to the appointment of an Executive, consisting of one member from the Taranaki Referees' Association, one from the South Taranaki I Referees' Association and one from the Taranaki Rugby Union, such executive " to meet at Stratford and deal with any j matters actually affectii g & i interest , of both Associations, Ini fa have no j power to deal with the private business of either Associations. B A special meeting of the Association 3 is to be held on May 14th for tho purpose of passing new by-laws, t A communication was recoivcd from the Taranaki Rugby Union notifying l' that secretaries of clubs had been inj formed that the initials of players must n appear on the list of playors givon to 1 referees. ? REFEREES FOR THURSDAY. ' The following appointments were . made for Thursday's games:— Seniors: Clifton v. Inglewood at . Waitara -at 3 p.m., Mr Griffiths; Tukapa v. Stratford at Stratford 3 p.m., Mr Bower; Star a bye. First Juniori: Star v. Clifton on , Racecourse, New Plymouth, at 3 p.m., 0 Mr Hopkins; Tukapa v. Inglewood A. , on Recreation Ground, New Plymouth, - at 3 p.m., Mr Proctor; Stratford v. 1 Inglewood B at Inglewood 3 p.m., Mr 1, Petty. 3 Second Juniors: Star A, v. Strat- - ford (Racecourse) New Plymouth f 1 p.m., Mr Martin; Tukapa v. Clifton (Recreation) New Plymouth 1.15 p.m., i Mr Hopkins; Star B. v. Inglewood at a Inglewood 3 p.m., Mr Scoglund.