FOOTBALL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 151, 17 June 1908, Page 3

FOOTBALL.

MANAW'ATI-BRITISH MATCH,

By Telegraph.—Press Association. Palmerston North, Uisf Night, lhe A. and P. Association to-day. after a long discussion, decided to reduce the amount charged for the use of the showgrounds for ih,. ManawatnJfiitish football match to 20 per cent, of the gross takings. A resolution to charge a lump sum of .Coll was thrown out.

The Manawatu Rugby Tniou this evening decided to recommend the New Zealand I nion to accept the oll'er of Fciiding to allow the match to be played On the racecourse free of charge. Fciiding people have raised Coll as a donation to the local union if the match is played there, and also C.)O for entertaining the visiting team. The local union will endeavor to arrange for a tree train to convey passengers to Feihling from Palnicrston 011 the day 01 the match.

TIIE ASSOCIATION GAME. At a special committee meeting of the New Plymouth Association Football • lull held at the secretary's ollicc last eicning it was unanimously decided to stop Sunday playing ill. •iiecticm with the club, as it was considered detrimental to the club's interests.

Details of the club's proposed -tour arc now being iixed. It has been decided to start <lll the first Thursday ill August for Kaponga, and from there to travel to llawera and 011 to Wanganiii, playing two games there, 011 Monday aud Wednesday. The club wishes to thank ill', liookham for the caps presented to the club for the vear.

Tito New riymuutli Club is doing its best to promote "JSueeer" iu the outlying districts. It lias succeeded in awakening interest at Inglcwoud, and on Thursday will play a match there. A meeting will then )>e held lo further encourage the game. It is hoped to have a team soon at Wailara.

The New Plymouth Association Club will play Inglcwood at Inglcwood tomorrow, and will be represented by the following:—Goal, Broadmore; barks, Kay and Hcdley; half-backs, Malcolm, Ncave, Arthur; forwards, Smart, Duiiean. Thomas, Eliot, and Bullot; ireserves, Thorougligood and Colbeck. The team leaves by brake at 1.20.