FOOTBALL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 60, 13 June 1907, Page 3

FOOTBALL.

IXTLU-STATE MATCH. Received 17th, u.ltl a in. Sydney, .lime 12. The New South Wales second lift's'ii defeated Queensland second fifteen by 12 points to 3.

WELLINGTON RUGBY UXIOX.

Per Press Association. Wellington, .luiie 12. At a nieeling of the Wellington liugbv Union management committee to-nighi. a letter from the Atblelie Park Company stated that no decision had been reached regarding the exclusion of A. 11. Jiaskvi.le iroia i!„. company's ground. it was decided 1., ask IhoXew Zealand Ui.-gby i nun ,-,„. ~ ~„.;„„ (Il ,| ll|ins , I|U(k , r "hat conditions an individual may receive monetary consideration for services »'le e,l to a football organisation „„,! leiam lus amateur status A" inquiry is to be held |, y lm , 00| ,,. "Mien. A spectator was renor/cl r„,. : insult n" a ri'fp.-,.,. ~f. "I'oitid foi •if !>,) , " Mcr a S 11 ""-' plaved Anion's control for five years l

TARAXAKI RUdlii' UXTOX

At a meeting „f tJie Taraimki R,,„ov Lnion at Stratford „„ Tuesday n,^ ta.gli, Ma one, and I'owdroll, and Ur secretary (Mr P. Skoghind). To l ko l ')\ h f ng '"" 01 " oni " Stratll »' ore i".l Toko Clubs wrote, j„ r , v W lo tk . tmon, resolution which wa s passed at I *?* Prions meeting, and they stated that as they wrote too late in apply,,,., to the Union this year t 0 be formed into a sub-union, that they would wait 'ill next year and apply again. Permission was granted to the above clubs to play a match against an affiliated club. A letter was received from the Hawke's Bay Rugby Union asking if a representative team from Taraniki would be visiting Hawke's' Bay this year, and it was decided to hold 'he letter over for the time being for consideration-

Mr J. Way, referee, wrote that he had oeasion to order oil' the fidd J. Preston, a player in a match between Clifton and Tukapa thirds for rough play, and it was decided tliat Preston he suspend-ul. and that he be called upon to give an explanation of his conduct at the next meeting of the Union.

A letter was received from the N.Z. Union, stating that in the matter of enquiries it had been decided that f or the future the following procedure shall be observed by local unions:—(l) When an enquiry i s being held in a case ••exported by the referee, the playrs concerned shall have the right to call evidence in mitigation of punishment; ( ;j) All evidence taken at an enquiry slnll be taken and read over by the witness, and signed by him. A communication was received, stating that delegates from the Kcim, Oakura, Okato, Warea and Pungarelm restricts had met, and they asked that they he formed into a sub-union, as they were so far away from other clubs, and travelling facilities were So inadequate that it was impossible for players to play in matches under fny of the existing clubs. The secretary was instructed to write to the above and ask them to affiliate with an affiliated club for tiiis season.

A resolution was passed (hat- owing to a report to the Union by one of its members re the rough play which to ik place in the Star-Stratford senior milch at New Plymouth on May Sflth. tint the North Taranaki Referees' Association be written to asking for an explanation of what took place. It was agreed to write to the Wellington Union naming August. 24th ns the annual fixture. The secretary was also instructed to write to the "Wanjnnni Union to suggest a date for the home and home matches.

Mr Cargill reported that the school football matches had started in -he South—Post-

,TIIK (U'UXAKK FOOTIiALL FRACAS.

ENQUIRY COMMENCED.

i The disgriceful scene at a football I match played recently at Opimake between the'Opunnke aud the Waimatc senior teams is fresh withrii "the memory of all, and great interest centres i'.i the outcome of the affair. One of the players (Howes) has been an inmate of the Hawera Hospital with a fractured jawbone, and another (11. Young) has been under medical care on account of a serious injury to one of his eyes.

To the meeting of the Management Committee of the Taranaki Rugby Tnion on Tuesday night Mr J. Young, the referee, reported the very rough conduct of 11. Young (Opunake) .unci K. Howes (Waimatc). Tie said that the players took special care to commit the offences when the referee's back was turned. He recommended that they, receive the full ,ienalty. lie did not see the Mows struck but the players bore the marks, and hi' heard the smacks. 11. Young had admitted striking Howes, and he (the referee) had evidence Of one of the Waimate players that he would swear he saw Howes strike Young. O'Sullivan and S. Forsyth (both of Opunake team) and Pine (Waimatc) were also reported for rough play, and the referee recommended that they be dealt with lightly, as Young and Howes were the cause of the trouble. With the exception of flic incidents mentioned the game was played in a friendly spirit. K. Burke, the captain of the Waimatc team being in attendance, was culled, and gave evidence to the effect that he thought the referee had made a mistake in the case of O'Sullivan and Pine. They certainly did not commit any offence in the nature of rough play. He thought that the referee was ipiitc "bustled" towards the finish, and did lm't know what lie was doing. Describing the fracas from the beginning as he saw it. witness said be saw fl. Young lying on the ground, ami lie went to assist him up, but Young gut up before he got to him. .lust then the game was stopped for something. Young went up to Tallin and struck him twice in tin- face. Witness prevented Tamil retaliating. lie then spoke to the referee. While speaking to the referee Young went straight over and hit Howes. Jlollit and witness prevented Howes from striking back at Young. Tile next thing was that a crowd rushed Hie field. Witness asked them to go back, but they came forward and kept on clapping their hands, and two of them were ejaculating "Good man, Huston!" ("Huston" is Young's christian name.) Witness could m.t understand how the referee did not see t!i" blows that were struck. Mr. I/iml.ie advised the referee to take the. players out into the middle of the field to avoid a free fight. The game then recommenced. The first incident was that 1). O'Sullivan tackled Pin.- and the two of them rolled over and over in recovering themselves. They were in the act of getting up when the referee ordered them off for rough plav. Witness told the referee lie thought he made a mistake, as there was no rough play. While he was speaking to the referee TT. Young weal 1 up to ljuwe-, and again struck him. (rac-

tilling his jaw. Witness tried to rail the referee's attention to tho scene, and «"Iced liiiii if he was L-oine.' lii older Youi!" o(r. jle sah! hv eo'nid i.ol order liiin oir. a- he <■;■,.- i, . rolledl plav. lillt he would ■;il;p - and Hood's (line oin;,ire-i cvidane jist-i-ward-. Howe-. Was telle,] l,y tile lllev:. ;!11,! l-Ollld lint retaliate if he e.i-lied to. Howes played for a fen- lldnnle- loiie-0,-, ~,„| „-,- )],,.„ taken awav. as lie Ha-' unahle to e„ on with the W iiio. It was afterwards discovered tint Howes" jaw ~ was broken. After that the tune was ve> v willinj: and i-nnifli end S. Foisylh was ordered Off. Neither Pine nor O'Sullivan weld off the hold a- ordered. Tee did not see TTowes strike miy Mow. tie did nol mi].port the ac,|iiiHal of any man thai struck a Wow. n> such a man was unfit to ploy football, lie had ;dayed ayaiikl Yonna for years, and lie had never piv-•.ion-fr seen him do nnyfliin" "dirlv" ,m

the "ft. Id. ttsforp Yoiinjr slruek Howes the -eeind time witness noticed thai Voir,--'- eve was veiv swollen. <>. \„„i,.,. who idavod in til- h.ck of 'he .-non for Wainvite. said, (hat Ore ui-t h•....■,. 1,e,.u .-,,nio tronhle between |T,.»-b and 11. Vounv. as he heard Howes -'■'• 01 < e.e riuui -if von do that n<:aiu. Ti'.u-lon. I'M „ut one'l.aek on to yon." "'la.-.- ,i,ii.i 1,.,-,-,. 1,..,,,, laiinniiij eaeh "'her. |e 'h.. ll"\l -, .'uili hp saw T[. Youm/ and Howe- ouuehin'.' eneh other. He did not know who struck first. Then

,there was a loose scrum, ami lie heard jlhu referee saying, "1 did not see the jblov, struck, bill J heard it." Opunake players said it was Howes who struck. I Howes denied it. 11. Young wus at that jtime lying on the ground, lie got uij, I mad willi vagi', ami hit Tamil twite in II he face. Tamil would have hit back, , but was prevented by some of the WaiIniate flayers. Spectators (hen rushed on to the ground, and did not leave when the referee blew his whistle. On Mr. Limbics advice |I H . referee took the teams into the eeulre of the field. Then the speelalors went back over the touch line. 11. Wing then went up to Howes and struck him. Shortly after when tile re!"ive was explaining something Wing again struck Howes, who fell to (he ground, and was spitting blood. While ""7" 1 Wi,s St l '" on the ground Yomi" talked up to bin, again and said, "Thafs »ne lor y„„, you -.--... and I'll give vi.ii ■>»»• !><■>■ one." The referee was about' 10 ..Minis away, and could not have lie-nl ihe r0n,,,,,:. Howes said. -|Til fight vou '"' " """"'■i' to-night." The refeiw took no nolaco ~f Ifie incident. As to Pine ;'M.MI Sullivan being ordered off, he saw I "Oiough jjJa.v.

P"* "-ill be allowed to play.^st'ir.

" -New l.vmoulh Association rinb '"''' n 1 ,1 -' ct '<"<' mntcli to-dav - Payers are requested to roll up at 3 o'clock sharp. ' u J