FOOTBALL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 60, 21 August 1907, Page 3

FOOTBALL.

| AUCKLAND v. TARAXAJiI. THE AUCKLAND TEAM. Per Press Association. Auckland, August 20. The following team will represent Auckland against Taranaki on Thursday:—Full back, -Miller; three-quarters, Murray, Twiname, Dilhuntw; no-tij,'hU, iliij,ve and Hall; hall, Farrant; wing forward, McDonald; forward.-., Ilcrrin" and J. Jlafruire (front row); Francis J.' ■Mi+iuire (lock), and Kinder (middle row); Ilayward and Williams (liack row).

Emergencies—lTogan and Coote !l>ark,t, Walsh and MacConniek (forward.).

WAIRAKAPA v lIAWKE'S BAY

Per Press Asocial ion.

-. ... . Mnsterton. August 20. Hi. Wnirarapa and Hmvke's Kav representatives met in a football match at farterton to-day. Rain fell.during ll.p «\v. and the ground W as licavv. °Nei- • her team was fully represented, and ine «.»,>.(• „as nmtiiwd to the forwards, m wlii,-h department Wainrapa were superior. Th- I!awke-s Bay lucks were safer tban Wairjrapa. In the first spell fe,.is ~.,,. ~„„.„„ „.„„,,, lries fnr IfaivV- <• I!:,;.-, one of w]„Yh <.vr.s cm. verted, and K. McKenzie kicked a pen ally y,:<\ f„ r Wairarapa. fii the se'■nid -eel). Wjnes -cored a trv for W/ir.irs...-!. the game (lim, em\in» ■'„ a win for Hawkes Bay by eight points to j six.

THE PROFESSIONAL TEAM. Per Press Association. Auckland, August 20. George Smith, of the professional team, received a cable before departing for Sydney stating that the New Zealanders' net profits for the first professional match were £3OO. Wellington, August 20. Tlie takings at the professional match at Sydney between New Zealand and New South Wales last Saturday amounted to £602, of which the New Zealanders' share was £312. It is staled that arrangements are bciri" made for a visit to New Zealand by an English professional team in 1003 or

THE AUCKLAND TEAM.

Per Press Association.

Auckland, August 20. Nicholson, Cunningham, Gillet aud tnwiu, the siieklaud members of the New Zealand team, returned from Australia by the ilokoia today. The first three were unable to travel South with the Auckland team which left this afternoon. Their places are liiled by Hooper and Walsh (Auckland) and Smith (Thames). AX INTERESTING POSITION.

In referring fo the professional move- > ment in Sydney, the Referee says: "The ■ Northern Union Rugby game differs from _ the Rugby Union game, in its rules as in ' its statu*, one of the provisions being • that 13 men constitute a side. How- ' ever, the Xew Zealand professionals will, ' it is said, play 15 aside in the Sydney matches. The names of certain Sydney players have been freely mentioned in connection with the three matches. In no case, however, are they men of any influence in the Rugby Union world, though in one or two cases they are | players of more or less prominence. H. Messenger has flatly denied any connection with the movement. If any old players here become associated with the professional element they may do so with some reasonable justification, perhaps, if their views on the amateur status are not firm. But any ycung player who delights in Rugby "footbaU, and desires to continue an active participant in the game, will be wise to verv svrimnly consider before deciding to take a step which must for ever debar thorn from playing in Rugby Union matches, and completely cut 'him off from all Rugby Union football and its associations. . . . The laws of Rugby j Union football absolutely proscribe professionalism, so that it is impossible for amateurs and professionals to exist tin- - [der the one governing body. Genuine piofessionalism in any great snort is not .objectionable, provided that the government of tint spurt is kept strictly In the [bands of the amateurs. Hut the history of sports in which professionalism under false guises has worked its way, or in which professionals have a controlling influence, is the history of decay." I Despite this, however, we find Messenger, and such players as D'Alpnget, Fry, and Stunt/, in the New South Wales professional team.

NEWS BY THE MAIL. The dutes nf th-> representative ' makhea whHi th- Northern Union have arranged with (he New Zcalanders (says *n English exchange) have been fixed ns follows:—December 18. v. Yorkshire: January I. v. Wales: January 8. v. Cumberland: January 11, v. England; January IS, v. faneashire; January 2(1, v. Northern Union. When the grounds for those have been selected Fhe dates for the remaining fixtures will be decided it anticipations formed at Oldham. Wakefield. Dcwsbiiry. are realised (says the Manchester Athletic News), the New Zealand team of footballer!', who are to visit England to play the Northern Union clubs next season, will set forth upon what will for them be a monlentons voyage, for the I expedition will mean that for the future they have cut themselves adrift from all amateur sport. The terms which have been hid down to the Northem Union clubs by the Select Committee appointed to deal with the matter are ,not regarded as satisfactory. The co,k>nials are guaranteed C3OOO. Good! I Rut such clubs as play them Saturday 'games have to give them 7(1 per cent of the takings: clubs having mid-week emrigements pay, we believe, 50 per rent. Now. some of the clubs likely to I play Saturday fixtures in December and January, when"fhe weather is uncertain. I when the starts are early, and when a I tiptop match of any sort would not prove attractive, arc busy making eilim'ation-. "Suppns:-." they arum-, wi-

i*k» t;bii- ~„.[ Cl.-.0 nuv take a deal of col!".-iing at that tioie---.-,. - v il! be left whh C4S for our trouble, which inciin* a 10-s on that week. The visitors will take away €lO5, and they will have a mid-week came to. draw from. Of course, they will need decent takings, for H-.ey will be some 23 or 24 strong. Tim', then, sonn- clubs who have reou»sted Saturday fixtures would now prefer mid-week dates, with the possibility of making a greater profit beeau e of Tie 20 per cent less guarantee. The .Vi-tn:!i mi cii-keters. who were keen P'-.- I!" 1 ! e.ri mtmey. were content with SO !•';■'-■ N-w Ze.-la'u'le--- cauuV "rumble .' <}■■■ i.-rm- th.i have be.,, made !m - I t- than .-..u1.l their the ';!•.!'. ".Mi I'la.k-/" of a couple of wini ! TS --go. ( .

P i- nrohiblv tli.il the «(-,:• imiiors will Icve for Aur-klmil .01 Safurday ui.ht (') nliv a match ,i;;nii:st one of !.<• eitv teams. -■•],-■ iPcmIKT-i of tin. Auckland and Tar-11-iki r( preventative teams will be :M-i = at the Tukapa Club's social in !li- Th-.itr<- Rural to-morrow evening. |Tli» -0.-ials oiven by Ibis dub have in tbo pp.-! bei-n very popular, and this year's nim-lw-ii -hoiild add to that repulaliou. TIIF association- CAME. '!"!•- follon-in" te:im has Wen seleeted I v ,r r S. C'irke In ro.prewnl Tar.inak! jin lb.. I'.nevn Shield competition to be ]',-',} pi A.e-l:h"id n-xt week:-f!oal-u .•■:..■!■. Ilreue 'N'evv Plymouth); f«H----1 :'.-. Wat* fK'thamt. McLaren (Tfa- -■■■--: h.i!fba"ks. Kellv (Kapnmra). i---:!et<ai arm-era). Hnpsnn ifnjfleI- ..'•: forwards. Cnrncross (F'thaml. ]'■"■•:. ■ « <N"ew I'lymoiithl. SeliofieM iTnj -I-.vo-.di. Patterson (New PlvmnutM. Urn in I New PlvmouMiV Emerceneies | "uk Kick, fiibbs (fn_-!ewoodt: lialfjb.o k. c.|i,.,.k (V.-.v Plymouth): for';v '•■ l. '■i.tW.n-l <rn_!cwood). Ptnple-'i!-'i 'H.iw.ra < is ,- ? ,-„nim<>iiderl bv the ■•'• !• '-r a= eaiif-iin. The team will •- '-.v f„r Auckland on Mon.-lav nifflit.