FOOTBALL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 21, 12 June 1914, Page 4

FOOTBALL.

PLAYER ASSAULTS REFEREE.

DISQUALIFIED FOR LIFE AND WARNED OFF.

By Telegraph—Jt.<v« AaaociaUon. Auckland, Yesterday, ■the Auckland Rugby Union disqualified for life and warned o- its planing grounds G. Craig, a member of'tiiePansonby fourth team, who admitted tawing struck the referee in a maWh hut Saturday. It also resolved to notify the Kugby League and' other sporto bodies oi the circumstances and institute court proceedings, charging Craig with assault.

N-Z.R.U. MANAGEMENT COMMTTTEE.

m. ~ Wellington, Night, ine Jtanagemcnt Commine® of -0* Uugby Union mct Bl f Ste^i ttee , recom «iended that a voied to tlle school diaTar^akS." 18 *» received from the Nelson Unum, expressing disappointment "f* 1 ! of their n »mino« in the bouth Island "A" team DUappotatrnent wa« also expressed at the mena£ nunatod ior the "B" team not Jbeiur selected is tthe order named; R. IW'erta was selected as captain for ~ ' A " team ' and J. OnfftHi of the South Island fifteen. t> from % WdUngtflO Rugby Union that the annual tween the junior representatives and the Wednesday repi. be played on 17tfe iut. m a curtain raiser to the North v South fixture was adopted, oondtttonaßv' It was decided' to play a St. Patrick''* ! College t. UmrewJty match a« a cor-tain-raiser to the big game, * In response to a query from a it was decided to reply that a dianuifc fled playar coufld not referee In «. or hold any official position. The Nelson and Atnrlborouc]Mg,nri» Unions advised' the suspenswjflKi qualification of players fo r pariUmtlnK in Northern League fixtUTcs. • The Southland Union advirad that Its reps, would be touring north this year and intended to fulfil a fixture with Taranaki. In compliance with rule 4 of the Banfurly Shield regulations the* applied for the match to be a challenge one^—The request was granted.

THE ASSOCIATION GAME.

.mv „ Wellington, La* Night. The Oonncll of the New Zealand Football Association met to-nigiht. The Poverty Bay Football' AWoofetion wrote asking whether flower" playars should fee allowed to play under the auspices of the RugbyDaion without first obtaining the permission of the local Association. Seven Boeeer players at Gisbarne played in a seveimside Rugby matoli on June Jrd for trophies. The action of the secretary in advising the Poverty Bay Association that the matter was outside the Conscu a jurisdiction was confirmed. The Hawke's Bay Association wrote, atating it toped to gftt aJ*raiw*eihTnent« for the Canterbury 'Brown Snirfd imtoK at Cfomtchurohfott Sbtor* day Bight,

Intimation was received that owing" to the programme for the present season being completed the question of an Inter-State team to vi*it the Dominion South Wak* Association