FOOTBALL.

Taranaki Daily News, 6 July 1920, Page 3

FOOTBALL.

k WEILINGTON-TARANAICI MATCH.„ The Wellington team to defend the Ranfurly Shield against Taranakl to-morrow nt Hawera, will arrive by the mail train to-night. »The match Is arousing great Interest, and is certain \ to attract a good crowd. Enthublasls from this end are reminded that a special train* will leave New Tlymouth a 7.33 a.m, and return grains leave Hawera at 5 pm. and 6.10 p.m. Excursion fares will be available on these trains. SATURDAY'S SCHOOL MATCH. THE HIGH SCHOOL TEAM. The following will represent the New Plymouth Boys' High School in the match against Wanganui Collegiate School, at Hawera, on Saturday Pull-back: Sutherland. Three-quarters: Willis, Brown, L. O'Halloran Five-eighths: 4 Smart, Boon, Half: Foden. Wine Forward: Osborne. Forwards : Christie, Hair. Drader, Mcßae, Noakes, Newell, K. O'Halloran Emergencies; Forwards: Inch, Alleroann; backs: Nicholson, Hine. SOUTH TARANAK! RESULTS. Saturday's matches in South Taranakl resulted Seniors: Hawera 6 v. Wairaate 4; Kaponga or. Opunake 0. Juniors: Hawera 19 v. Wairaate 0. Thirds: Hawera 3 r Waimate 0. r TEAMS FOR THURSDAY. , r . The following -players will represent Midhijst against Toko, at fltidhlrst, on Thursday.— A Osbourne, C. Carroll, P. Anderson, Roy Vlckers, A. Chard, P. Walkerr J. Wright T. ! > ; Watkins, L. Brown, C. Little, Les Vlckers, C t Fowler, Len Vlckers, C. Murray, D. Vickers. At Wellington, cn Saturday, the senior r'-ain-pionship eames resulted: Tetone 16 v. Oriental 6; Poneke 14 v. Welling An 0; Athletic 24 v "J" 3 : University 12v. Bcrhampore 13. : Tho Canterbury championship was practically decided on Saturday, when Mnrlst Bros (last . year's winners) defeated Merlvale by 19 points "nd thus retain the championship. Burnt thousand spectators witnessed the game played on Saturday between fifteens f the Auckland and Thames pror Tile home team (Auckland) were PHt to a stiff defence to win. the final e scores being in their favor by 22 points to REP. MATCHES. the question op charge. The question of the charge for renresentat ve football matches this season exercised the minds of members of the Rugby Union for " fv'lslLf Tr " J, 18 last meetl "B. !ind as the '« m<lkln B a charge of 2s for this week s big games has been questioned In one tn thl°M q^"rterS, , t u e matter was referred " *s®,. ?' rlnB " , of ,he for his opinion, in reply, he points out that while Rugby football Is played for the love of the outdoor ei- - w h n lf ßa r, ltself ' " cannot 1)6 carried on 3 n!i Throughout its existence the Taranakl Rugby Union has always been up against it" financially In maintaining its i positon as a flrst-class Union, and keening its annual engagements with the other provinces of the Dominion. The old charge of It ?Lr? P ,e ?' wlth asslst »nce from members or the Union In touring seasons, just enabled the Union to scrape along and keep all its engagements. _ The cost of touring to-day , Is a very different proposition. Railway , r „ e odranced considerably, and hotel y tariffs shtfw an average rise of Tn per cent over the rates prior to 1914. The cost of £f rs ° >,s t ' 'ootballß, and the other Incidentals ot a touring team's requirements are mostly [t more than doubled in price Coupled with • J™ ,?"* the substitution of X Rtail iLfh ln the Onehunga service this month makes the usual means of the team j y ts ' tln ir 'ho north too uncertain to be re- ; lied upon, and necessitating the team ! ,h f Ma ! n J run " i ?>. ? n » dl »tlonal cost of over £SO; and alio h. 1 ™!in„!" ! su cceedlng format's tour to Napier, i Sii, B °l l ' Mastertnn, and Palmerson North will cost about £3OO in accommodation esnl ' pens . e ® an<l railway fares, it will readily bo conceded the possibility of financing the Union J j on a Is gate is too remote to be risked The 1- position of the big city Unions is relieved b « au " of the fact that they own their own grounds and the revenue provided by thousands of patrons of club matches everv - week goes to the Union. In Taranakl, there is no such source of revenue, and practlcallv the only funds the local Union can secure f , rom tho , that may be made on home representative matches. This unS " ls i "J! "°T year n? Tlom< ' Bames, Of cn ' i ' . flre (Including the two this week) being set down for decision in Taranakl Next t9 year, or at the latest in 1922. a Taranakl team has to tour the South ißlnnd to keep engagements, at a cost of sereral hundred □- pounds, and it Is hoped to have the funds in en h ? n< \ 'hus relieving the Union of tho necessity of asking other Unions to assist In financing aa our tours to them. Our players have for 10 mnn y years afforded the public enjoyment and go excitement and have worthily enhanced the reputation of tills province as the nursery St. of robust and healthy athletes, and It should ir j only be necessary to point out tn the public the reasons animating the local governors ot >6i football in increasing ehnrges to enable the province to be selr-supportlng and self-reliant In football, to secure the continuance ot their ijuual r«m luscort.