FOOTBALL

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 280, 23 May 1912, Page 8

FOOTBALL

NEW ZEALAND IX AUSTRALIA. liy Cubic —Press Association—Copyright. Received 1.10 a.m. Sydney, May 22. The Rugby League considered the New Zealand League's request that Queensland matches be eliniianted from their Australian tour, and decided to ask the New Zealand League to adhere -to the original programme.

A PLAYER DISQUALIFIED. By Telegraph—Press Association. Wellington, Last Night. The Wellington Football Association to-night decided to disqualify S. Bolton, a Petone player, for life, and to warn him off all the association's grounds, for kicking a referee, using obscene language and wanting to fight him.

Referees for to-day's and Saturday's matches are as follows: — TO-DAY. Senior. —Stratford v. Clifton, at Waitara, Mr. Spurdle. First Juniors.—Star v. Inglcwood, at Inglewood, Mr. F. Petty, Stratford v. Tukapa, at New Plymouth, Mr. G. Hopkins. I Second Juniors.—Eltham v. Clifton, at Eltham, Mr. J. Thompson. ; SATURDAY.

Star v. Okato, at New Plymouth, Mr. O. West; Rovers v. Fitzroy, at New Plymouth, Mr. J. Johnson.

To-day's teams to represent Clifton are as follows:—Seniors v. Stratford, at Waitara:~~Crowley, W. Fuller. Goodwin, Eggleston, Brown, Kupo, George, A. Lash, Cain, Bernsten, De Blois, Hicks, P. Jones, Loveridge, and another. First Juniors v. Eltham. at Waitara:—Waka, Pankhurst, V. Tate, Lawrence, W. Lash. Stoddart, D. Cunningham. Fitzsimmons, Spurdle, Limmer, Catchpole, Hopkinson, iMavtine. McDavitt. and Bristol.

It is probable that, owing to the injuries he sustained while playing against Tukapa, Cliff Tate will be unable to play again this season. ' The Okato team to play Star on Saturday will be as follows:—L. Carey, C. Eustace, J. Doyle, A. Thompson, R. Andrews. Drader, E. Andrews, McKay, -T. Sullivan, Turner, Malone, R. Julian, R. Corbett, Rua, H. Corbett; emergencies, Charlie and Baniey. ■SHIipF I ASSOCIATION.

Wanderers will meet Albion at the Tukapa ground on Saturday at 5 p.m. sharp. Following are the teams:— Wanderers.— Shepperd, Holmes, Rae, Lawrence, Startup, Plumb, Bloomer, Kelly, Wylie, Langridge, Towess. Albion.—Leighton, Sullivan, Boseall, Reid, Charteris, Banks, Ward, Goddard, Fenton, Weller, Mclsaacs. Referee, Mr. G. Roper.

NORTHERN UNION GAME. Mr. G. Gillett, New Zealand organiser, for the Northern League game, is at present in Wellington. He states that the parent body in New South Wales is determined to establish the game in New Zealand and has voted £ISOO for the purpose. In Auckland the Northern Union game has "caught on," and now six senior teams and twenty-five junior clubs are in existence, whilst judging from promises made Wellington will shortly follow suit. Mr. Gillett, who has just returned with the New Zealand members of the Australasian team which toured Great Britain, is the New Zealand selector, and is hopeful of getting the best talent Wellington can produce in view of the match between Australia and New Zealand in August and for the proposed Australian tour as well. Interprovincial matches are to be arranged. The league has secured suitable grounds in Wellington.