FOOTBALL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 37, 24 May 1910, Page 5

FOOTBALL.

TWO PLAYERS SUSPENDED. By Telegraph—Press Association. Dunedin, Last Night. At a meeting of the Otago Rugby I Union to-night an enquiry was held into Jl the report by the referee that Mitchell "I (Alhambra) liad struck a University 1 player in a match between these teams ' on' Saturday week. .Mitchell admitted striking Dansey, of the University team, ' and Dansey admitted striking Mitchell. | Both were suspended until the end of the first round, to complete which six mutches have still to be played. Mitchell is a member of the New Zealand team for Au-iralia. MAORI REPKESEN 'ATIVES. i ___ " Rotoru.., Saturday. ' The Now Zealand Maori Rugby foot- } ball representatives met the Rotorua J representatives to-day in ideal weather, ' and in the presence of about one thou- ' sand people. After a very willing game, the Maoris won by "25 points to 5. The Maoris will play the Ray of Plenty 3 representatives at Rotorua on Saturday J next. SOUTHERN DIVISION MATCHES. 8 Saturday's Taranaki southern division 1 cup fixtures resulted: Seniors. lvaponga 14, Hawera nil; Waimate 23, Upunakc 8; Patca forfeited to O'kaiawa. Juniors.—Patea 3, Okaiaww. nil; Hawera 14, Kaponga nil; Waimate 8, Norj nianby 3. l . Thirds—Patea 11, Okaiawa nil; Hawera forfeited to Kaponga. a OUTSIDE MATCHES. , Auckland senior results: Ponsonby 20, Marist Brothers 0; Grafton 15, Pamell i); University 28, Newton 0. Christchurch results: Albion 17, Christchurch (I: Old Boys 0, Lin wood 8; Merivale 31, Canterbury College nil; Sydenham 3, Marist Old Boys nil. Dunedin results: University 17, Kaig korai nil; Alhamhra 18, Port Chalmers 9; Zingari-Riehmond 17. Union 3; Southern 19, Pirates nil; Dunedin 12, Taieri Rovers 4. t , l ' REFEREES FOR THURSDAY. The following are, the referees' appointments for Thursday's matches: — Seniors: Clifton v. Star, at Waitara, s 3 p.m., Mr. Spurdle; Inglewood v. ElK tham, at Inglewood, 3 p.m., Mr. Rock; Tukapa v. Stratford, at New Plymouth, 2 p.m., Mr. J. Way. r First Juniors: Clifton v. Star, at New '' Plvmouth, 3 p.m., Mr. Woods; Inglewood e v.'Eltham, at El tham, 3 p.m., Mr. Elliott; Tu'kmi v. Stratford, at Stratford, at 3 p.m., Mr. \Vest. Second Juniors: Clifton v. Star, at Waitara, 3 ,p.m., Mr. Johnston; IngleI wood v. Clifton, at Ingitawoo:], 1.30 p.m., Mr. Pettv; Tukapa v. Stratford, at New Plymouth, 1.30 p.m., Mr. A. H. Smart. At a meeting of the North Taranaki ,v Referees' Association last nijjht a letter I was received from the Taranaki Rugby a Association intimating that the Eltham e Club was anxious to have southern referees appointed for the Eltham ground, n on the score of expense. It was decided 8 to leave the matter over until next Monday evening, and that the members e be asked to attend without fail, e '■ SCHOOL MATCHES. e At a general meeting of the Public l " Schools Football Association held in Wie r " Board Room on Saturday it was proposed '■ to alter Regulation (i (b), which reads II "That no .boy who is sixteen years of • age, or more than eight stone in weight, ? shall be eligible to play," to read "That 1 the average weight of the members of a J team shall not exceed eight stone, and 1 that no .boy who is sixteen years of age 5 or over nine stone in weight shall be 3 eligible to play." After a long discussion 1 the regulation was anowed to stand as * formerly. WANGANUI MATCHES. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Tame, unexciting football was served up on Saturday in fine weather. 'Pirates, superior in all departments, had "the drop" on Eastern from the word "go," and just played hard enough to win by 9 points (three tries) to nil. It was a very comfortable and dignified victory, t Wanganui engaged a weak Kaierau team, i and won all the way. Play was wild and f ragged, and Kaierau's defence wasn't ~ worth mentioning at times. Wanganui - ran up Hi -points by means of four tries and a really fine .potted goal. Placekicking is very poor in Webbtown, and again on Saturday not a single try—and some of them were scored under tha posts —was converted, t