FOOTBALL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 60, 7 August 1907, Page 3

FOOTBALL.

TEE AUSTRALIAN TEAM. .r v QUEENSLAND SUOHTED. ' Brisbane, August 6. An agreement was made between th« New South Wales and Queensland selection committee, under which in caso of a deadlock, the deciding vote should be exercised by New South Wales in the selection of a team to represent Australia on Saturday next. When the team was selected last night, the NewSouth Wales' selector took advantage I of the agreement, and exercised his de- I elding vote, with the. result that at' Queensland players were excluded, T'„e team will be the same as that -w'nich defeated New Zealand on July IJ^' The Queensland Rugbv TJnio'i feels the affront keenly. Th« result vill probably be a discontinuance of combined, teams representing New. 'so Uth VWeg and Queensland.

SEELLVG Revived. 6th, 10.35 p.m. ' „ . . . Sydney, August C. Owing to the illness of his wife Seeling returja to Auckland to-morrow. TTTe PROFESSIONAL MOVEHTENT. Sydney, August 6. The question of professionalism » disturbing football circles. Its. supporters claim that professionalism has come to stay. They attribute its introduction to the niggardly policy p.f present football bodies. Its opponents are *tro.-,g!y of the opi.-lon that profession slism will rum the sporl.

AUSTRALIAN REPS. TO SIGN DECLARATION. Received 6th. 10.40 p.m. Sydney. August 6. A special meeting of the New Slputh Wales Rugby Union will be held tomorrow evening, when it is understood an agreement will be arrived at whereby the players in Saturday's match: will be asked to sign a declaration to, the effect that they do not intend to lake part in the matches against the New Zealand professional team. Several of the home players are said to have- promised to take part in the profespfional carnival. The manager of the New Zealand team says he has no intention of asking his men to sign any further declaration, they having already satisfied their Union. w ,