FOOTBALL.

Taranaki Daily News, 8 May 1920, Page 7

FOOTBALL.

TO-DAY'S FIXTURES. Sem« ra -rulinpa v . o , ifton/ nt Wal| „ rn> Mr ii» b f on: Unlted v. Oka to, at Oirato, , ° ia BOJ ' S <o,d B ° y3 ' V ' Unlted (St " matdl) ' WTttnrn' *1 B V Wperton, at Savl <n! , W ' Kupe; Tuknpa v. Old T oi.J2 ™'! " ,a , tcl "' at I'm-. Mr. iii, f," c Snliool Av. Okato, at New V m J t m n Ul '■ Ml ' °- "'est. lourtli Oracle.—High School Ij v. Star at BiP,? i, r ' R - V(ler : H'Eli School Cv. Techliial College, at 1.30, Mr. \V. Roeli. fixtures for next week. THURSDAY, MAT 13. SCn 'S r t tTf n!: , le,roo „ l Iv ' Elthnm ' at Eltliam; sJt™. v - J'uknp-i, at New Plyraoutlt. MepM Grade.—inglewood v. Stwtrrtrd, at Inplewood; Toko v. star af. New PlvThlr!?°rl. i Cll l to[l v - MiOi-irat, at Midhirst. f«S v - Tulta P !l . at Strat.h ■ s ir atford D.H.S. v. Elthara, at Elmatei) eclmlcal Colll ?K° v., Stir (Star SATURDAY, MAY 15. Seniors.—Rahotu v. United, at Now Tlrmoutli; Clifton y. Ola Boys, at Waitara; ft hye" V ' St! " (Tuknpll Okato, Second Grade.— Unite.! v. Rahotu, at Show (■rounds. Third Grade —High School Bv. Old Bovs (Old Boys match) ; Lepporton v. Tukapa, at ow 011fto!1 T - ok »to, a' Vmirtk n ' , Hlgh A.., a bye. Fourth Grade.—High School Cv. High School Star v. Technical College, TEAMS FOR TO-DAY. DaT" 18 !. u n ted , r ° otbi,u club ' 3 ,eam torn? <fhir ,T'. V r H " okl, " m ' s corner, at 1.30 MiJir nn , d3> Hi «-' lns . Ware, Waka, KtoW PSS' iff 1 " I 0 ™- SWPP" mi I « 1 Mana, Johnson, Harvey; emersencles, E. Bellrlnger, Heed, Bishop.

MATCH AT WELLINGTON. THE SERVICE TEAM'S VICTORY. By Telegraph.—Pren Association. t Wellington, Lust Night, han weather 'favored the Rugby football match between, the New Zealand service rrlnpe nf w i . rk ln tho - nresen ce of the OvX tn M.' I s "," a 90mc 10 ' CI)0 spectators. Petonn 11 ' , ' s _' I . aT,n ß ""other engagement at lho Pnnce was unnble to stav for more than, twenty minutes, but In that'time mS aw somo lnter estlng football. n<« • mntcf l un 3 not tho best exhibition of Prrk- Bn i,nr il h ' lS been a(!en on Athletic riik but It was not without many Interestreated a bv"'«l t aTi!' Wollin ltf<>n were Heh»«n 5 ? t0 8 ' they were 'ending by a liar ow margin at half-time. At that sta"o eVe i°°nt ilf 3 « f iV' 15 i !l ° nors wo,lld be f " lT^ " ,c . finish, but tpwards the middle slaclen , the „ home sldo seemed t0 slacken off in their efforts, and thp cru»«p. SSri-^f™,? lhe '' r r ° who "y wteiSSed A; work of the service team's excellent set nf fix-wards also told its tale and th?s largely ,f" r Weillngton's defeat. If any! thing Wellington's backs were a rilnmer of"th! ii nn . thelr o l ) P°nents, but the tackling tvi« • I ' T ' C J men Proved very sure. f f erTice were made by Moffltt (2) Storey (one), Bellls (3), and Vest (one ' OBrien converted one. For Wellington one Malta converted *ne! 67 B " tar and ClletaL

LEAGUE GAME OR RUGBY? RIGHTS OF SCHOOL FLAYERS. By Telegraph.—Press Assn.-Cop, Tight. Received .May 7, 10.5 p.m. ,, A <lci>utatlon of the nugby^Sgu^as'k'ed sXok ti St nhv 0 m Ec } UCIIt ' nn t0 nllow publlc schools to pla> the League game. rtle ileimtntion stated that up to tho nriNorth ll,o t s' lool ""thorities had barred the BromS m of I, S!/ olie „ lm " 10 vei 'J' contentious fMßtnlli i f hetllt,r lhe League was a protiele ® not ' T he dc l™ t!ltlo i denied or th ' 11 pu r el * Professional bo^v, ° lt ., , P'nyer In New South Wale-, earned his living by playing the game The deputation also asserted that tho bulk of the mltted" Prefer the Lo » KU,S «"»" «mThe Minister, In reply, stated he wis of opinion that schoolboys should be allowed ™^"'?, nnjr K " me ,he i- liked. If amateur ovEanisatlons desired to place difficulties in the ihi o £ . ys ' pla J' ln « tho League game then lhe schools would accept the challenge He nounced that the embargi agS piayfng Assn. Enme

TARANAKI RUGBY UNION. MEETING OP MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE. 0f A thrTa?anakl p,%hv" n n l!? " Mnt Commltte e iaranniii hugby Union was held at »m i 1 nc: ' Tresent: Messrs Jas MeLeod (chairman). A. F. Nlelson, E J Guth-' liT' JnS ' GarCi "' and R - « of Schoo^'V^ 80 t ' ie mfttc!l between High 22nd d f Lepperton, set down for May if? • ? postponed until the first available nirof I '?^ Scb ?»' "«™ "o'K tlio Stntfnrd ml, ex f , »«re in postponing tn n rssiZ: Boys senior maw, bVg St ','fgS

Same lngleW00(I he lost to the to" United' th ° «»«• nhfn i« n at In S l6 wond were agreeeolislderod. 6 the mtt " ™ ld PeTtv w'ers'ea were approved: B Hnlier't« r i •'"lmson,, O. West, p P r,.if' L - W. Itoeh, D. George' J' Julian. A. Walls, ,T. H. Thompson and t Rcoon: new raembcrs, A. .McLean, T 'ciare' 1. Wilson, ana X. Kupe. ' Caifterhnrt " , r „ e '' 6im) f ro »i Southland, nnSi f'i J WaiMvapa asking if T nra . seison Tiin vi3lti "* «"»« centres Ibis matches wiV ?i<.f QUeS i .., of representative matcues was deferred until a further meelrno, lett , Was Tecelve < l from the Tnkapa Clul) asking permission to plav players in C'ther then- Thursday or Sahudav team . n cliatniian' stated that he did not like and nin- ll,ta P a Thursday team withdrawn, to ,ei n.l"™ 'I wnu,li 1,0 flu ' Preforable to see the Cl.fton team put in a Thursctav T! 1 ' l, e " ra '. w ; !iich they mip'it- <lO. if tw eio allowed td play Saturday men In nof all thfr' te . al "\ " lnyin!f tllolr crai>lt llmU tl lme 1 bo:h tCilms 't m| :ht. play for

. °? len movcd that where n club fenm i .i " ,n t,ie same Kmde, each Ivijh t" S r,|!! ' t t0 draw nn eflc,h other I. Jf . 110 ni!m enn. be piavea -Can-led ° n mOTG tlllln tW ° ncc " slo " 3 -

Applications for reinstatement were dealt SJ"| J T : seniors to first juniors: 1 ?'"' "no n H. Tate, refused; ft. Ifeltl, deferred; Incdewood. A Baker, I. Julian JJ™ 1 ' , Ij Wilson and Hepson, granted; tiKnla«n.. A. J.eydon, granted. Senior to second junior, Tultoin, Mather refused First juniors to second Juniors: Clirton, T. 0 51c-defe'-ml fUSed ' B ' ,Ury ' !lpprored ' nnd R - Frost The chairman moved the Clifton Club he trnten to asking them to nominate their ' r ?,' J " m , nr ' ettra »s n 3enior Thursday team. —Carried,

NEWS AND NOTES. Tlio season opened last Saturday, when two r>f the three senior matches set down lor decision were decided, resulting In fairly p contests Owing to the Recreation I™""* ixsmr prepnred for thf Prince's visit "I? ' liftor-Sta:' match did not. take place, (lifton (Ti.::,- in and another ground was avatiahle. - Clifton win the match by default, it i s possible arrangements mnv lie m ri:'ci in replay the match later ( lltton h.ve a very strop,;; team, and on itaper loo:; to ho In a ela=s of their own TJif 1 compf't It^oil I; ■ '\vf>p'i otliftp aire tonnis In flic Suf'.inli'y f.hnu'd be very closo. flnd there* v hou!d ))o a keen second niaoe Tup niutfli n stern n " '^ y in Wii.Ch tho Okfttrt tffnra. a voting sps®d v