FOOTBALL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 94, 29 July 1910, Page 8

FOOTBALL.

RUGBY AMATEURISM. Ty Cable.—Press Association.—Copyright Received July 20, 12.30 a.m. Sydney, July 2S. The Metropolitan Rugby Union Uo-ii-mitLee decided to recommend the adoption of a definition which makes for out-and-out amateurism of Rugby U/aion playeis, who have to be amateur in all departments of sport. THE NORTHERN UNION GAME. PERSONNEL OF NEW ZEALAND TEAM. By Telegraph.—Press Association, Auckland, Last Nignt. The following team has been selected to represent New Zealand against the British Northern Union footballers in a match to be played on (Saturday:— Full-back: Hardgraves (Taranaki) or Tiki Papakura (Rotorua). Three - quarters: Asher (Auckland), Chorley (Auckland), James (Nelson), Buckland (Taranaki). I Five-eighths: F. Woodward (Rotorua). Half :__S. McDonald (Auckland). I Forwards: Griffen (Auckland), Dunning (Auckland), Hughes (Southland), Jackson (Auckland 1 ), Hannigan (Nelson), iSeager (Auckland).' Reserves: Forwards—Bennett, Flicker, and HaiTa. Backs—E. Asher, S. Riley, and Nolan. Hardgraves may be unable to obtain leave, but the officials have not yet received a definite reply. TARANAKI' KUGBY UNION. (By Telegraph-Own Corespondent.) Stratford, Last Nigtft. A meeting of the Management Committee off the Taranaki Rugby Union was held to-nig.ht. Present: Messrs. W. C. Cargill (chairman), T. Buchanan, H. Chalmers, J. McLeod, J. Clarke, and the Rev. Scott. BAYLY MEMORIAL. A letter was read from the Education Department, suggesting certain alterations in the conditions of ■the Bayly Scholarship. The chairman stated that these had been embodied.—'Action approved Messrs. F. C. Fookes, A. W. Budge and D. J. Malone were appointed trustees of the fund. PROTESTS.

Waimate HI. protested against Okaiawa 111. for playing F. Radford and C. Bryant, on the grounds that they had not been reinstated.—Protest upheld. Haweara H. protested against Patea 11. for playing a player named Bun, who resided out of the district.—Protest dismissed. PLAY-OFF MATCHES. It was decided that as Waimate 111. and Patea 111. had now to play off, the chairman and secretary be empowered to anrange a ground and time. It was decided that the WaimateOkaiawa match should be played at Hawera on Wednesday next, starting Ut 2.30. The play-off between,: the winners of the South and North divisions will be I played on August 18. The location of the ground has yet to be settled. The play-off for the third class of the two divisions will be played on August 11. DISQUALIFICATIONS. Kingi, Okaiawa, for rough play", was disqualified till the end of 1911. E. Steele, Tukapa, for rougli play, was disqualified till the end of 1911. The Waimate Club applied for revision of the sentence imposed on Ryan, —lt was decided to refer the matter to: the referee for further information. It was resolved to inform the p Okaiawa' Club that Gates had been cjtassilied as a junior player. THE MANAWATU TROUBLE. The chairman mentioned' that' there had been, considerable comment over this anatch, but pointed out that the committee could not consider outside ir- i responsible beings, but had to deal witij communications from the Manawatu I Union, He said it would be unfair to blame the Mana'watu Union for the incorrect statements that had appeared in tflie Press. He conceded that circumstances 'had prevented the Manawatu team fro'm 1 receiving the same comforts ! that, under normal conditions, would ■ have been provided. He read the following letters from the Manawatu Union:— Palmerstcn North. July '20:—"I aim| instructed to convey to yoir the hearty thanks of this Union far hospitality accorded out'rep. team on its recent visit to your province We hope to be able to return it in the near future.—W. McKenzie, sec, of the Manawatu Rugby Union." July 26.—"Applying for information of the tariff at the hotel at which the team stopped." After some discussion the Committee decided that they regret that circumstances over which they had no control —lack of accommodation—prevented the Union entertaining the Manawatu team as they should have desired, and that an explanatory letter be forwarded to that effect.

STAR FOOTBALL CLUB'S SOCIAL. At the Waratah Dining Eoams last niiglit the Btar Football Club were entertained by Mr. Geo. Longstaff, proprietor of the rooms. About forty sat down to the repast, which was excellently served. Dinner over, the fathering, wißach included several of the more active supporters of the dub and prominent playing members and the secretary •f the Tukapa Football Club, discussed a footballers' toast list. Mr. J. A. Tut-i hill .presided, and Mr. 6. Griffiths was in the vice-chair. The following was the toast list: "The King," by the chairman; "Taranaki Rugby Union," proposed by Mr. F. Turnbull, Tesponse by Mr. H. Stocker; "The Star Football Club," proposed by Mr. D. Webster, response byj Mr. L. Hill, captain of the Club; "The

Tukapa Football Club," proposed by Mr. G. Pearce, response by .Mr. H. Mynott, club captain: "Two Veteran Supporters —"Messrs. J. Arthur and ,I.'Elliott," proposed by .Mi- I,'ike. mill responded to by the gentlemen named;, "The Ladies," proposed by Mr. J. Stohr, response by Mr. Hawkins; "The Press," proposed by Mr. Tunbridge; "The Club Secretaries," proposed by Mr. 'Staples, response by Messrs. Webster and Hili; "Our Host," proposed by the chairman, response by Mr. Longstnff. During the evening a presentation of a silver kettle and spirit stand was made to Mr. R. Pike, as a mark of appreciation and esteem. Mr. Hill, in making the presentation, referred to Mr. Pike's valued service in the field, and also as club captain last season. Mr. Pike, responding, remarked that he had obtained more good from his connection with the game than from anything else he had ever undertaken, and he strongly advised the younger men to play the game as long as they could, and to "play the game." Songs were sung by Messrs. Somervail, Hopkins, HM, recitations by Messrs. Griffiths and Turnbull, and gramophone selections by Mr. R. Heard, who also played the t accompaniments. "We do get some fun out of football," said a member of the Star Football Club at last night's social, "but I don't see what fun the referees get out oif it. They run about, and get talked to, and so on." Mr. Griffiths, in responding to the toast of the Referees' Association, said that the referees took as keen interest and got as much fun out of the game as. the players.