FOOTBALL

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 87, 8 May 1909, Page 5

FOOTBALL

s TARANAKI RUGBY UNIOX. A meeting of the Management Committee, of tile Taranaki Rugby Union ._„ was held at Stratford on Thursday evening. Present: Messrs Oirgill (chair). Clarke. Powdrell, Crouibie, O'Sulliran, Garcia and Skogluud (secretary). The following re-instatements granted by the Executive were endorsed. Kl- - tham: (Seniors to Juniors) G. Hurley, J. Fake, N. de Launay, W. McCracken; (Ist to 2nd juniors) L. Brown. Clifton < Qob: W„ Lash, J. Davidson, Wi Wera Duff,, (senior to Ist Junior); D. An-

Drews, A. Drake, L, Jemmins, Fuller, (' Eustace W. Monkly, (Ist to 2nd juniors). Inglewood Club: ¥. Kumball, G. Karalus, (senior to Ist junior). Star Club: S. Main (senior to Ist junior); Startford Club: E. Tichibon, R. Philips, F. Burgess, L. A. Tockcr, (senior to Ist junior). A letter was received from Tuknpa and Star Clubs asking that the disqualification of the following players wio took part in the professional matches be removed, viz., Hardgrave, Johnston, Hooker, McLean. Morri-j Walsh, Frcwin. Smith, O'Driscoli, C. McLean, Haskell and Stroud. It was resolved to forward , the application to the X. Z. Rugby Union. .

F. . Spurdlc, referee in the Clifton] v Stratford match, reported that be had , ordered off a Clifton player named M. Partridge, for striking an opponent. Resolved tluilPthe player be suspended until next meeting, when the ca-c will be further dealt with. It was resolved that affiliated players be given permission to play for Saturday teams, provided the Star and Tnkapa Clubs offer no objection, and also provided no disqualified players be allowed to play. The sum of C2 2s was voted to i"e Deans Memorial fund, and Ci was granted the North Taranaki Referee*' N Association towards the expenses of pni tertaining visiting referees at the recent conferepce. i The- fixtures as drawn up by the Western Division committee were approved, as also were the -electors appointed.