FOOTBALL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 211, 27 August 1908, Page 3

FOOTBALL.

V MUTISHKUS BEAT QUEENSLAND. Received 20, 11.20 pjn. 'n, i, -i- , Brisbane, August z(i. n,. i j footllmll team defeated Queensland by 20 points to 3. It was a good game in the first half, wJiicj ended: Uritain (i, Queensland 3 Ii , the Ss J " aif THK VIKJXOKIAN CARNIVAL. Received 28, 11.45 p.m. ti, <■ .i .. Mel ' bo " rne . August 2(i. toiv t L : aniiv i a was toaaj Tasmania defeated New- Zei behind^ 1 g ° alS 2 behindfl tol g oaU2 WELLINGTON v. SOUTHLAND. By -ielegraph.-Press Association. Tho w„• U dlln S to ". Last Night. The Wellington-Southland football match was played li CTe this afternoon snnd n,S S e ™ b e / Vea,her - About one thou'spectators were present. The ! Sfter Tr n ei S ht voinu to nil, 1 tw' W - a ", f - oUgh t g"me. The' ' i» a fair indication of the relative merits of the teams. - s

, WELLINGTON B. v. BUSH TEAM. Tl,„ w ii- ellill Ston, East Night. Bush UiiJo I 0I * R - team d " FeiU ' d Un.on by six points to nil. IMPROVING THE GAME. Auckland, Last Night. IwL 3 t'l! Ce g °- f the Auckland Rugby Union this evening, the question of ST* "J" S*™ was dis cussed at length. Members present were unanimously of the opinion that the rules should be modified, and it was thought the matter should Ins discussed at an early date. It was reaUsed that the colonial bodies could tJ° P r l 0 improvement from Union, and as the recommendations from the New Zealand I « g conveyed in an unofficial manner by Mr Harriett, it was thought much delay might occur, 'llie Union therefore decided to intimate to the Otago Rugby Union that it is prepared to join forces with it for the purpose of securing a special meeting of the New Zealand Union to discuss the matter, and to that end the following resolution was carried:— "That i the Union intimate t 0 the Otago Rugby ' Union that it is willing to co-operate 11 with Otago and any other affiliated '

union in a request to the New Zealand Rugby Union to call a general meeting of the delegates for tne purpose of considering a modification of the RuetaUnion laws of the game." The Auckland Referees' Association also held a meeting this evening, and discussed the question, the followin" resolution being carried;—" That in the < opinion of this Association the time has arrived when the laws of the game require revision in the manner indicated by the suggestions already put forward by this Association, principally in the direction of the line-out, and unrestricted free kicks, no player being aI- 1 lowed to pass a line drawn through J I the back of a scrum, thereby deleting 1 t)ie wing forward, all goals to count > two points, except potted goals three ' points." t

| TARANAKI v. AUCKLAND. The Taranak-i team left by the Rarawa last- night. Mr D. Malone accompanied the team as manager. The players will go into training on their arrival. The individual members are in good form, and it is confidently expected tfiat they will give the Auck-' landers the fight of their lives.