FOOTBALL.

Taranaki Daily News, 11 May 1922, Page 3

FOOTBALL.

LEAGUE AND THE MAORIS. By Telegraph.—Press Association. Wellington, May 10. At a meeting of the New Zealand Rugby Union a letter was read front Mr. Parata, stating that the efforts of the League to win over the Maoris had been more serious than he thought. The writer gave details of the campaign carried on by the League agents, whose object, he said, appeared to be to get as many of the native team who played at Napier as possible, and boom them as the men who gave the Springboks such a close run. Offers had been made to all the prominent players, who were being told they could afterwards revert to rugby. Mr. Parjita thought the native side should be selected at once. The union agreed and invited him to attend the meetings. It was decided that the profits of the tour should go to the New South Waies Union. A cable had been received from it stating that the league officials were already advertising the visit of the Maoris under the league code. The union had a long discussion on the reinstatements motion, and offered to rescind the resolution which fixed April 30 as the last date of reinstatement. Some speakers urged that there must be finality, and that the league men had had nearly ten years to get back. They were making a convenience of the union. The motion was lost by 4 votes to 3. NORTH v. SOUTH. MATCH AT WELLINGTON. The match between the North Island and South Island is to be played at Wellington on July 15 (approximately), and a match. New Zealand v. Auckland, will follow. The selectors of the North-South match were appointed at Tuesday’s meeting of the New Zealand Rugby Union as follow: A. L. Humphries (Taranaki), G. Nicholson (Auckland) and A. Griffiths (Wellington).