FOOTBALL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 278, 25 April 1914, Page 5

FOOTBALL.

TARANAKI .RUGBY UMON.

The Taranaki Bugby. Union management committee met at Stratford oa Thursday night, when there were present: Messrs J as. McLeod (chairman) Humphries, Moore, Lee 3, McKay, Masters (treas.) and Skoglund (secretnrv). The disqualification was lifted off Ruru Sam, an Okaiawa junior, who was disqualified for five years three years ago, but it was decided that he must play senior. It was decided to commence the championship matches on Thursday, Maj; 14th, and .Saturday, May 16. The tures were left for the' members of th« respective divisions to draw up. Messrs 1). J. Malone, H. J. Mynotty and J. S. McKay were appointed tors.

Representative matches were arrange! as follows:—June 3, Wanganui, a± Wanganui; June 24, Wellington, at Hawera; June 27, Wanganui, at Hawera. The Wairoa sub-union wiJl be invited to play: a match at New Plymouth on Thursday, June 11th, during the Winter Show week, and a special visit will be paid to Wellington at a date to be suggested by Wellington. Elthaiu will be asked to endeavor to enter a junior team in cither the northern or southern division to play on Saturdays. , It was decided that the aouthori bcrs should interview the different schools, and see if a fourth grade con* petition could not be arranged anions the schools, boys under sixteci Ibeine allowed to assist their schools. The delegates to the animal niectinjj of the New Zealand Rugby Union wero instructed to support any resolution to reconsider the cases of players disquali. hed for playing Northern • Unionism, eiuh case », be considered on its merits by the local union '".