FOOTBALL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 8130, 9 June 1906, Page 2

FOOTBALL.

CHECKING ROUGH PLAT. RUGBY UNION PRECAUTIONS Received 8,10.56 p.m. Sidney, Jme ft The Metropolitan Rugby Union, with a view to checking rough play, have decided to appoint touch umpires at all important matehes with power to report to tho referee any rough play. They have also decided to distribute plain clothes constables through the crowds with the object of remonng persons using bad language. The departure is approved in football ciroles and by the Press.

APPOINTMENT OP REFEBEEB. m PBBBS ABSOCIATioS. Wblmngtok, June 9, A dispute between the Wellington Rugby Union and the Befereet' *«■»- ciation regarding tho appointment of referees was practioally settled tonight. The Union accepted a com. promise suggested by the referee*. Appointments will be controlled by a board (subject to the Union) consisting of three members of the Beferee? Association and two of the Union'* committee, and two appointed by team captains. Contesting teams, may, however, choose their own refereei by mutual agreement up to within four days of a matoh.

TO-DAY'S GAMJSS.

BBNIOB,. •lawera v. Patea, at Patea. Waimate v. Okaiawa, at Opuuako v. Eltham, atEltham. JDNIODB. Hawera v. Opunake/at Hawera. Patea v. Okaiwa, at Patea. Waimate A., a bye, The Hawera—Patea and Waimate— Okaiawa matches aro causing consider* able interest in southern Taranaki. (5 All of tho teams are yory evenly '' matched, and two olose, hard and interesting games will ensue. To forecast the winners would be an extremely hazardous undertaking. At a meeting of the South Taranaki Referees Association, tho following question was raised: "Can a player, while lying on his back on the ground, give a pass to a comrade." The Ano* ciation deeided that the pass should be allowed, providing the ball had not touched the ground. At tho same mooting, Mr Walter Powdrell was nominated as a vice-president to the New Zealand Referees' Association.