FOOTBALL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 209, 25 August 1908, Page 3

FOOTBALL.

THE AUSTRALIAN GAME. Melbourne, August 24. in the Australian football carnival 'Tasmania beat New South Wales by S goals 1.4 beiiiluls to 4 goals 11 bc'.mia.;. West Australia beat South Australia 'by 8 goals 11 behind* to 8 goals .3 beIliads.

JLUI'ItOY IMG KUUIiV. j By Telegraph.—Press Association. Dunedin, Last Night. The subject of professionalism came before the Otago Kugby Union to-night by reason of a letter being received: fi'oni a gentleman WJio threatened if the connnittee did not deal villi the •matter he would take steps to call a meeting of delegates in order to run local football on proper lines or under the direction of tile .South Island Union. Considerable discussion was evoked. The feeling was unanimous that an endeavor should be made to meet

[ the problem in the direction of improving the existing game from the spectators' and players' points of views. The following motion was passed: — That in tile opinion 'of this committee it is desirable that a special general ■meeting of the New Zealand . ltugby Union should be convened to discuss the question of the proposed amendment of ltugby football, and that the necessary steps be taken by this committee to secure the co-operation of I two otli-er affiliated anions in having the meeting called. .