Football

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 51, 21 July 1914, Page 5

Football

THE REFEREES' STRIKE AT WELLINGTON. 13v Ttilegxajm.—Press Association. Wellington, Last Night. As a result of the dispute between the Wellington Rugby Union and the 'Referees' Association, a meeting was held to-night, at which a new referees' association was formed, .Mr. E... Wylie being elected chairman. it is stated Uiftt the new assiieiat'ii.i i, assured of a strong membership. an! application is to be made immediately for affiliation with the New Zealand Referees' Association.

TARANAia v. lIANAWATU. THE TARANAia TEAM. On Tlinrsday Taranaki will be called upon to defend the Ranfurly Shield for the second time, this 1 season, the challengers being Alanawatu. It i's not genI orally anticipated that the shield wi 1 ! be in any great danger of leaving for Pahnerston on Friday morning, but, of course, football is very uncertain, and in any case Manawatu can be relied upon to put up a good fight XheTaraaki team- will be as follows: Full-back: Stohr (Tukapa). ■ Three-quartere: Bertrand (Clifton), Whittington (,Stratford), and C. Younj> (Stratford). Five-eighths: 8. Cameron (Kaponga'. Half: Brown (Tukapa-. Wing-forwards: Taylor (Clifton) and M'Allum (Tukapa). Forwards:' Front row, Dewar (Strat ford) and ISirchall (Waimate); supports. Jack lvissick (Kaponga) and Robinson (Hawera); lock, H. Young i Waimate); back row, Whittingt'iu (Hawera) and Patterson (Kaponga). Emergencies: forward, Ward (Tukapa); back, Newton (ICaponga). New Plymouth Tliglh! School and Tukapa will play their match in the jrnior competition as a curtain-raiser. This match will commence at 1.15 p.m. sharp, so as to allow of the hig game starting at 5 p.m.

REFEREES FOR THIS- WEEK. Referees have been appointed for this week's matches as follows: Thursday, July 23.—Tukapa v. High School, lit 1.15 p.m; (curtain-raiser) Mr. T. Petty. Saturday, July 23.—Oknto v. Tukapa, at New Plymouth, Mr. Humphries; Clifton v. Inglewood', at Inglewood, Mr. F. Spurdle; Star v. Stratford, at Stratford, Mr. Hill.

SOUTH TARAXAKI RESULTS. SENIORS. Two scratch teams, principally juniors, representing Waiinate and* Okaiawa, met on the Gkaiawa ground on Saturday. The match was not taken sei'ionsiy by either side, and after a friendly game, Waiinate won by nine points to tforee. Waiinate's score consisted of three tries gained by T. Winters (2) and W. Meuli. Stan Radford kicked a penalty goal for Okaiawa. Mr. •T. Kili-y officiated 1 asi referee.

CUFTON v. WAIMATE. The Clifton senior team fo.v the p'nyoff with Waiinate on the 30th will be chosen from the following eighteen:— 0. Tate. Goodwin, Abbott. Bertrand, Kupe, C. Crowley, Waka. V. Tate, R. Tav'or. Loveridgc, Lash,. Burkctt, Hicks, R. Thomas, Berntsen, Fisher, P. Jones, and Revell.