FOOTBALL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 114, 11 June 1909, Page 3

FOOTBALL.

i XEAV ZEALAND .UNION. By Telegraph.—Press Association. AVeTling'ton, Last Night. At a meeting of the management committee of the New Zealand Rugby Union to-night, the secretary said he 'had received a telegram from the AA r est Coast Union asking if F. Jackson, a. niembfr of the Anglo-Welsh team, which loured the Dominion last year, was eligible, to act as a raferee in a. mat* next" Saturday. After consultation with the chairman, lie had replied that there wa.s certain evidence that Jackson was under suspension l>y the English Union, and It would be inadvisable to allow him to act.

Considerable, discussion took place, some members urging that this Union had no official information, of Jackson's suspension !>y the English Union. It was decided to telegraph Hint Jackson could take no part whatever i:. Xe>v Zealand'footliall. Enquiries as to Jackson's position are to be made from the English Union. It was' decided to reply to an enquiry from the Canterbury Union that the Auckland Union had no power to alter any laws of the game. The committee considered the disnturtinVatifm of a: player for three we°ks for insulting a referee was too )i"ht treatment ami referred the matter Iraelc to the A\anganui Union for further particular*. Several other suspensions by unions were mn.de general. The Wellington 'Union's notification that .-!• certain line umpire had been warned off a Il grounds for bettin« w-s ferfed back to the Union, as the fen»th of the term of disqualification was' not. stated.

At the request of the MarlibonoiHn imion several of ji s disqualifications were removed. This course, however was relfuised in respect of one player. who had been found guiltv some vcars ago of "ringing in." The committee refus-cd Auckland's nques't to reinstate the. members of lie Mann Northern Union team as amateurs.

The proposed tour of the Sydney University team was approved Auckland for further information concerning its dispute with the Auckland Liimn over the question of boundaries, il* appeal committee ruled that if a man who runs behind his own line and is collared with the halt before he can come out again', it shall !* considered Wat the ball has been carried back and a scrummage s'lifaa be ordered.