FOOTBALL

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 249, 20 April 1912, Page 2

FOOTBALL

TARANAKI RUGBY UNION. - A meeting of the management commit- 1 tee of the Tanuiaki Rugby Union was helil at Stratford on Thursday night, when there were present: Messrs Jas. McLeod (chairman), Jas. Garcia, W. 11. James. P. O'Dea, G. Glenn, Chalmers. Lees and the secretary (Mr. P. Skoglund). A letter was received from the secre- ■< tary of the Eltliam Club ('Mr. Ford), - stating that after ,18 years' existence, the J Eltliam .Club found it impossible to enter a; senior team. They asked, however, 1 to be allowed to enter junior and second junior teams this year, as it was hoped • next year to be able to enter a senior team. They suggested that for this seaj son their district should be thrown in j with Stratford and their juniors 'could play as Stratford <B teams. Tt was decided that for this year Eltham district -'should be incorporated with Stratford, but that any seniors should "be compelled to play for Kaponga, who would also be given the right to draw on them. Mr. Tonks, of the Patea Club, waited oil the Union and asked that definite boundaries should be fixed between Patea and Ilawera, owing to Alton juniors, whom they considered rightly belonged to Patea, having decided to play as Hawera B, thus debarring Patea from entering a second junior team—'The Union decided to fix the following boundary: The Manapowou river to the Ingahape road and thence along the Ingahape road. A letter from the Kaponga, Club re a defaulting secretary was held over for further information. The Patea Club was given permission to play matches agaisnt Wanganui College. Mr. Conroy, secretary of the Ilawera Winter Show Committee, notified that the (Winter Show would be held at Hawera on June 12, 13, 14 and 15, and asked the Union to arrange a match.—lt was decided to arrange two matches, if possible, viz.. the usual home match against Wanganui, and a special match against Wellingtqn. An endeavor will also 'be made to hold a representative match at New Plymouth during show week. , The question of improving Bayly Park at I-lawera was discussed, and it was resolved that the Union subsidise the Hawera Club .£ for £ up to £2O for seating accommodation, the Ilawera Club to remove the fence. With a view to encouraging school i football, it was decided to recommend 1 clubs to present a football to any school entering a team in the schools competition. The secretary was voted the usual honorarium for last year's services. 1 Tt was resolved that the Union forward a letter of condolence to Mr. H. J. Mynott, the captain of the representative team and a selector, in the loss of his father. 1< itzroy were a;juweu <,u change their colors to royal blue. ) Messrs. O'Dea, the chairman and secretary were appointed an executive. 1% was resolved that the competitions commence during the first week in May, and the following fixtures were drawn up for tho first round:— SATURDAY DIVISION. May 4—Star v. Okato, at Okato; Rovers j v. Fitzroy, at New Plymouth (Rovers | match). I J May ill —St.ir v. Rovers, at New Ply- | -mouth (Star match); Fitzroy v., 1 Okato, at New Plymouth. | May 18—Rovers v. Okato, at OkatoStar v. Fitzroy, at New 'Plymouth i (Fitzroy match). j NORTHERN DIVISION. SENIORS. May 2—Tukapa v. Tnglewood, at Ingle- ; wood. 3 p.m.; Clifton v. Stratford, at Stratford, 3 p.m. May o—Stratford v. Tukapa, at New Plymouth, 1.30 p.m.; Clifton v. Inglewood, at Waitara, 2 p.m. May 16 —Inglewood v. Stratford, at In- , glewood, 3 ,]>. m.; Tukapa v. Clifton, > at Waitara, 3 p.m. FIRST JUNIORS. May 2—Tukapa v. Inglewood, at New Plymouth, 3 p.m.; Clifton, v. Stratford, at Waitara; Star v. Eltliam, at Eltham, 3 p.m. May o—Stratford v. Eltham, at Stratford, 3 p.m.; Clifton v. Inglewood, ' at Inglewood; Tukapa v. Star (Star 1 match). May 16—Tukapa v. Eltham, at Eltham, '3 p.m.; Star v. Clifton, at New Plymouth. <5 p.m.; Inglewood v. Stratford, at Stratford, 3 p.m. May 23—Tukapa, v. Stratford, at New Plymouth. 1.30 p.m.; Star v. Inglewood, at Inglewood, 3 p.m.; Eltham v. Clifton, at Waitara, 2 p.m. ' May 30—Tukapa v. Clifton, at Waitara, 2 p.m.; Star v. Stratford, at New Plymouth; Inglewood v. Eltliam, at Eltham, 3 p.m. SECOND JUNIORS. , May 2—Tukapa v. Inglewood, at Inglewood, 1 p.m.; Clifton v. Stratford, at Stratford, 3 p.m.; Star v. Eltham, at New Plymouth, 1.30 p.m.; High ' iSchool a bye. May 9—High School v. Inglewood. at New Plymouth, 3 p.m.; Stratford v. Tukapa, at New Plymouth, 1.30 , p.m.; Star v. Clifton, at Waitara, 2 •p.m.; Eltha-m a bye. May lfi—Eltham v. High School, at ElE tham, 3 p.m.; Inglewood v. Strat>f ford, at Inglewood. 1.30 p.m.; Clifton v. Tukapa, at Waitara, 2 p.m.; Star a 'bye. May 23—Star v. Inglewood, at New Plymouth, 3 p.m.; Eltham-v. Stratford, at Stratford, 3 p.ni; High School v. , Tukapa, at High School, 3 p.m.; Clifton a bva. May 30—High School v. Clifton, at Waitara, 2 p.m.; Star v. Stratford, at Stratford, 3 p.m.; Eltham v. Inglewood, at Inglewood, 3 p.m.; Tukapa a bye. ' June o—Tukapa v. Eltham. at Eltham, 3 p.m.; Inglewood v. Clifton, at Inglewood: Star v. High School (Star match); Stratford a bve. June 13 Stratford v. High School, at Stratford, 3 p.m.; Eltliam v. Clifton, at Waitara, 2 p.m.; Star v. Tukapa, at Tukapa; Inglewood a bye. SOUTHERN DIVISION. (Matches to be -played on the ground of >1 the team first mentioned). SENIORS. I May 4--Kaponga v. Okaiawa; Ilawera v. Patea: Opunake v. Waimate. May 11—Opunake v. Ilawera; Waimate v. Kaponga; Okaiawa v. Patea. 1 May ISy—llawera v. Okaiawa; Patea v. Wai innt-e; Kaponga v. Opunake. 1 May 2.') --Waimate v. Okaiawa; Kaponga v. lliuveva; Opunake v. Patea. June I—' Hawera v. Waimate; Kaponga v. Patea; Okaiawa v. Opunake. FIRST JUNIORS. May 4—Okaiawa v. Kaponga; Alton v. Mav n We TT ; matn v ' Opunake. May 1 -Hawera v. Opunake,- Kaponga 1 v Waimate; Alton v. Okaiawa ' v All n V 11 V - ITaw<!ra '' Waimate ® a/To V ™ n: - °i lnnak( ' v. Kaponca. .lay *-.»> -Okaiawa v. Waimate; Hawera v Kaponsra; Alton v. Opunake. June I—Waimate v. Ilawera; Alton v I a pong,a: Opunake v. Okaiawa. i j SECOND JUNIORS. , | May 4-Manutahi v. Patea; Okaiawa v. Wainute; Ilawera a bye.

May 11—Patea v. Hawera; Manutahi v. Okaiawa; Waimate a bye. May 18 —Okaiawa v. Patea; Hawera v. Waimate; Manutahi a bye. . May 25—Waimate v. Manutahi; Ha- • wera v. Okaiawa: Patea a bye. I June I—Waimate v. Patea; Manutahi v. I Ilawera; Okaiawa .a bye. 1