FOOTBALL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 136, 30 May 1908, Page 5

FOOTBALL.

BlilTAiX v. OTACiO. Per Frees Asaociattofl Duneiiin, Last Night. The British team for the mate agaiiint Otago was picked to-day, Ijii when the Times' reporter imjuircd f» (lie mimes of the players lie was ii formed that tlie manager of the teal «as hound l»v the .W Zealand I'nio to give the names to no one lint tlms who h;itl ;u«|\ini<! the rights to puhlis 1 I the olliciai programme. It. is under . slooil. however, that the hark team wil Ik- as follows: l-'ullhack. Crillitlis , three-(jiiarteis. (lil,U | Ciipt ;i in ?. Vaj sail, l'ontv -lours, iliapman; halves Morgan a in! Davrv. The forwards ha v been ehospn from the following, one c whom will -taii'l ilon 11: —-Dyke, Dihhk < >!rlli,iin. .1. I-'. Wiliiams, .laek «on. Smith. I'itMin. ami Archer. ' The Heather is |iu o to-night, hii drizzling rain fell to-day, and the grenn, «.ll lie heavy. It is under stood hat the .New Zealand Cninn ha derided to charge ss. :is. and 2s for ail mission to the test match next week. TAHANAKI Tile Management Committer of th. Tiirannki ("ninn met at Stratford oi Thursday evening. Otago intiniateil their intention o playing a representative match wit! laranaki this year. The I'liion accepted 2:ird .Inly a* tin date for a matc h with Mauawatu, to Ir. phiveil at New Plymouth. _ The Wellington-Taranaki match wa: li\en for .'tilth August. It was decided to play a l'rok.Ue v Possible match at Ilawera on 1:1 th -lun, ana a similar match at Stratford or 9th duly, and that senior ettp li.\turc> On these dates he postponed. In the eases of J. Doyle (Okato) aiu Rotherv (Rahotu), reported for disput ing referee's decisions and rough pla\ respectively, the western division com mittee were authorised to take evident

ana forward same to the I'uion. E. Thomas was niispended to end of the season for disputing referee's decision; C. C. Lambert (Clifton) to end 01 first round next reason for rough play; M. Cane (Clifton), and Kggleton ( Ivaponga). for disparaging remark-* and Offering to tight an opponent ronpeetively, wero cautioned, it being considered in t)ie latter case that the player had received provocation. A. Ouv (Kaponga), a member of the I'uion executive, reported for using disparaging remarks during the KapongaOkaiawa senior match (but who was only cautioned by the referee and not ordered off). wa< reprimanded. A fui tlier charge against that player will b inquired into. and will be dealt with oi the 11th June. It was decided that in the case of ; player being reported the executiv. have the power if tliev think lit to -us pend him until a mooting of the Vniui . if held to deal with the ca<e. An application from tin* Star C'lul. for the removal of sentence pa>srd upor E. ilellringer was not entertained. It was n>olved that invitations b'. ip-ued to all .New Zealand representative players residing iu iaranaki to view the British match.—Star. Chatting to one ot the recently-returned professional players uii Thursday, n Times representative obtained some par ticulara regarding their tour. A heav\ gloom had been thrown over the team at the unexpected death of Mr. b'asker ville, who had been deservedly popular throughout—* a thorough white man. He had been picked to plav in a match on the Saturday preceding the Wednesday before he died, hut was taken ill on the Friday with influenza. lie nevertheless desired to play, but was persuaded not to do M), though 110 serious developments were then expected, lie gradually became worse, pneumonia setting iu ; and was removed to a hospital. Even then his companions were assured by Win that there was nothing seriously wrong, and learning this they played a match on the Wednesday. They got a *hock on leaving the Held to learn that Mr. Kaakervilte w,h at death's d<»«r and went, attired in their football uniform, gathered round the death-bod, and remained with him until the end came. Mr. I>a>kervitle wa< unconscious, and failed to reeognw- any of them. Speaking with reference to the tour, the informant Miid it had "panned out" SiicceWnlly financially. When the proceeds frotn the Australian tour wore divided each man would receive about .CWI c-b'iir after payment of all gravelling expense*. It would have boon more but for the unfortunate death of tlw secretary. The team had .1 "very ion.l time" in England, -and wa< well- 1 tr-'.Uotl wheiNioj- it went. They had a lot of bad weather to contend with, and phi\e»l a t-miple of matches in mud nearly up to their knees. "The players of the Northern Union eotiijiared with the amatours were easily in the forefront. There is no "toffy*' style about thorn the «ame a* the amateurs. They are colliers and iron-work-ers mostly—real footballers getting paid for playing, and it was remunerative to them to defeat us. You know we had to fight the big reputation of the 'AU Blacks.' Every time we had a hard team to beat, and personally I consider we did remarkably well when it is remembered that we had to learn the new game. "Tie Xorthera I'nion game is absolutely the best game of the lot—attractive. spectacular, and fast—but a man | has to be in good form to play it."