FOOTBALL.

Taranaki Daily News, 18 August 1922, Page 3

FOOTBALL.

A THREATENED STRIKE. By Telegraph.—Press Assn.—Copyright. London, August 16. A strike among professional footballers is threatened by the Rugby League pls yers. The union passed a resolution that if the League committee refuses to receive a deputation relative to the demand for better conditions members will withdraw their ear vices at the opening of the season. Taranaki representatives. THE SOUTHERN TOUR. The Taranaki representative team leTt by the man train yesterday morning for Wellington. where the first match of the tour is to be played to-morrow. In all twenty-four players are making the trip, and of these twentyon* joined the train yesterday morning. These comprise P. Allen. R. Marks. K. Stohr, G. H. Ennis (New Plymouth), R. Fry day (Waitara), R. Coutu (Inglewood). R. E. Court. A. Vaughan. W. McCullough (Stratford'. J. Hammersley. M Lynskey. M Malone (Kaponga), H. Wilkinaon. A. West. R. Fogarty (Hawera), A. Birch all (Walmate), L. Hunt (Patea), R. Harris, Brien. G Taylor. R. Johnston (Okaiawa' Mr. J. Garcia Is in charge of the party, which numbers 25 all told, two or three visitors accompanying the team R. Oliver will join th* team at Wellington on Saturday night, ' whilst H Masters and P. Hickey, who have been with the New Zealand team in Australia, will also link up at WSHlqgton. .Mr. W. A. Guy. who is g?lng as coach" kad chairman of the selectors, together with Mr. J. McLeod, joint manager, leave by me mail train to-day. TEAMS FOR TO-MORROW. Second juniors v. third juniors, at the racecourse. at 1.15 p.m.: S. Donahue, Harris, Short, Barn don, Kretchmar, McLachlan, Dickson. McKenna. Dunn, Thompson, Hayter, ’ Hill, Carter, Stagpoole, Evans. OLD BOYS’ CLUB. Seniors v. Star, at Sports Ground, at 3 p.m.: Renaud. Wilson. Penniall. Sykes, Wynyard. Little. Valentine. Doile, Smith. Bluni dell, James. Boon, McGregor. Ladner, Egglej ten. Emergencies: Williams and Brookes. Third grade v. Star, at racecourse No. 1, '<t 1.15 pm.: Rawlinson, Frethey, Ellie, Allan, Drader. Luxton, Moore. McHardy, Bayly, Newi ell. Falwassar, Wheeler, Thomson, Corkill, I Wright, Olson. Emergencies: Rea, Deacon. INGLEWOOD CLUB. Seniors: Blab ell, Burkhardt. Cheyne, Davis, Dean. Huckstep. Loveridge. Lumsden (2), Ross j (2). Sutherland. Ward. Wylie and Wright. Emergencies:—Backs. Gemhoefer and Nicholls; forwards. Street and Wilson. THE OKATO CLUB Tne following will represent Okato v. Inglewood, at Okato on Saturday:—Julian (2}, Shotter (*), O'Sullivan (2). Roebuck (2), Jones, Eustace, Robson. Tonga, Shale, Aylward, Brennan, Corbett, Roberts. ALL BLACKS IN AUSTRALIA. REASONS FOR DEFEAT. Wellington, Last Night. The AH Blacks, on arrival at Wellington, state that the team was unaole to give a good account of itself in Australia. Four matches were played in one week, and the All Blacks were not fit aftei the first game. Numerous penalties for which they could see no reason perplexed- them, in the second test the total penalties against them being thirtynine compared to eight against their opponents. The referees' interpretation of the rules and the penalising of the wing forward were also bid f* ctors in their defeat.