FOOTBALL.

Taranaki Daily News, 23 August 1922, Page 3

FOOTBALL.

REPRESENTATIVE MATCHES »LAYEtt. v. Wanganui, lost 12 to 9. v. Wellington, lost 13 to 3. v. Wanganui, won 10 to I. v. Manawatu, won 22 to 6. ▼. Auckland, lost 13 to 8. v. Wellington, won 15 to 14 * B TEAM. v. Wanganui, won 18 to 13. REPRESENTATIVE FIXTURES ARRANGED. Aug. 23—v. South Canterbury; at Timaru. Aug. 26—v. Southland, at Invarcargill. Aug. 30—v. Otago, at Dunedin. Sept. 2—v. Canterbury, at Christchurch. Sept. 9—v. Wairarapa, in Taranaki. Sept. 16—v. Auckland, at Auckland. TARANAKI ON TOUR. SOUTH CANTERBURY MATCH TO-DAY. THE TARANAKI TEAM. (By Wire—Special Reporter.) Timaru, Last Night. The Taranaki team arrived at Timaru yesterday afternoon and had a useful practice scon after arrival and again this evening. The team showed improved form and should give a good account of itself, though the local team, who beat Auckland, is expected to prove a stiff proposition. '* . The Taranaki team haW been selected as follows •—« Pull-back: Coutts. Three-quarters: Stohr, Marks, Vaughan. Five-eighths: Johnston, Oliver. . Half: Lynskey. Forward? : Malone, Harris, Haenmersley. West. Masters. Fogarty, McCullough. Brien. Emergencies: Backs. Wilkinson and’Court; forwards, IYyday, Taylor and Allen. A telegram received from Mr. J. McLeod from Timaru states that Ennis and Wilkinson have been hurt and are temporarily out of action. All the other members of the team are well. The travelling has been good and the weather Is fine. RUGBY UNION. MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE MEET. TARANAKI V. WAIRARAPA. The management committee of the Taranaki Rugby Union met at Stratford last night. Present: Messrs. L. Beamish, vice-president (in the chair). R. F. Harkness, A. J. Papps, W. B. Fearon. F. Mason. A. F. Neilsen, and the secretary (Mr. G. E. Iago). The secretary of the Wairarapa Rugby Union wrote in reference to the proposed match between Wairarapa and Taranaki, tentatively fixed for September 9. The writer stated that the Wairarapa team was keen on visiting Taranaki. and hoped to arrange satisfactory terms. A later letter asked for a written confirmation of a guarantee of £5O towards the visitors’ expenses.

The secretary of the Eltham club asked that Kitham be favorably considered as the place for tbe match.

It was thought that Saturday was a bad day for a representative match at Eltham. but the opinion was expressed that South Taranaki was entitled to the representative match on this occasion, as two representative matches had already been held at New Plymouth, one at Stratford and one at Hawera. Mr. Harkness moved that the action of the chairman (Mr. J. McLeod) In offering a guarantee of £5O he confirmed, and that the match be allocated to Hawera. The chairman seconded the motion. Mr. Papps moved an amendment that the match be played in New Plymouth, Mr. Fearon seconding. The amendment was lost on the voices, and the motion was then carried.

An application by F. A. Phelan for reinstatement was approved, and the application, together with correspondence ou the matter, will be forwarded to the New Zealand Rugby Union. This case was an echo of the Eltham-Ingl£-wood controversy early in the season, in connection with the match between these two teams, refereed by Mr. Phelan, who explained that he was a league referee at Old Boys requested that the Old Boys-Eltham match be played at Stratford next Saturday, as this would be neutral ground. It was pointed out that the teams had met twice previously, one match being played at each of the grounds of the home team. —A motion moved by Mr. Papps, that the request be acceded to, was not seconded, and Mr. Fearon moved that the fixture at Eltham be adhered to. Mr. Mason seconded, and the motion was

The third grade final between Stratford and Star was fixed to be played at Stratford on Saruray next at 3 p.m.

The secretary of the Ngaere club wrote in reference to the Mldhirst-Ngaere match on July 31, which, the letter stated, was forfeited by Midhirst at a moment’s notice. A claim was made for 12/6 as referee’s expenses, paid by the Ngaere club. —The account was passed for payment. The protest by the Oka to club against Old Boys playing McHardy, which was held over from last meeting, was again before the meeting. Okato claiming a win. McHardy, they said, was ineligible, as he had not permanently changed his place of abode.—lt was resolved that t*e protest be not upheld, and the protest fee will be returned to the Okato club. The Toko third juniors asked for a revision of the award of the match played between the Toko and Midhirst third juniors, and awarded to Midhirst. It was alleged that Midhirst played three first junior players. The Midhl .st club, in a letter, admitted that the players concerned had played a few games in the first juniors, but pointed out that neither Toko nor Midhirst had any chance of winning the competition, "and as Midhirst had no Intention of running away, with the cup, they were not extra particular.”—Toko’s petition was upheld, and the match awarded to them.

Application for a transfer for R. Wilson, from the Stratford to the Old Boys’ Club, was granted. R. Penniall was also granted a transfer from the Opunake club to the Old Boys' club. The secretary’s action In arranging for the four leading teams in the northern division third grade to play off to find the winner was confirmed. A letter was received from the Star Club on the matter, and complaining of the arrangement. The tone of the letter was objected to by the union. It was mentioned that Star had since won the play-off In the northern division. The referee’s report on the ordering-nff of L. Smith (Star) and W. O’Brien (Technical College) was received. The action of the executive in standing down Smith for two Saturdays was confirmed, and O’Brien was ordered to stand down for the remainder of the season. A protest from Clifton against the decision in the Old Boys-Cllfton third grade match on August 5 was dismissed as frivolous. Mr. Clutha Mackenzie, M.P., acknowledged with thanks 8 donation of £25 by the union towards the Sir Arthur Pearr-on Memorial Fund The Hawera Citizens’ Band Committee also thanked the union for a donation of £5 towards the fund. The New Zealand Rugby Union declined the entry of the New Plymouth Old Boys’ High School for the Moascar Cup. on the grounds of being too late. The New Zealand Rugby Union, writing In reference to the imposition of amusement tax on football admission charges, notified that the New Zealand Sports Protection League had entered on an active campaign to persuade the Government to relinquish the collection of this tax so far as all athletic organisations are concerned.—The union passed a resolution supporting the letter, and the terms of this resolution will be forwarded to Messrs. 8. G. Smith. R. Masters, O. J. Hawken and E. Dixon. MP’s. The letter from the New Zealand Rugby Union pointed out that the Sports Protection League was sanguine that the close cooperation of all sports bodies with the campaign would hare beneficial results, especially as the Prime Minister had stated that he was going to leave Parliament to decide the issue. The controversy over the playing of Tangipo

in the Patea senior team against Tukapa recently was again brought before the meeting, but all correspondence on the matter was held over till the return of the chairman (Mr. J. McLeod).

RUGBY SUPREMACY. NEW ZEALAND OR AFRICA? References to Rugby supremacy to the effect that "New Zealand still holds the world’s Rugby ashes,” and "South Africa nearly achieved the winning of the rubber against the All Blacks, but did not quite succeed in taking the ashes away,” were recently made by "Hamilton” in the Sydney Sun. To these a correspondent has made the following reply:— “It is true that South Africa failed to win the rubber, but rightly it can be claimed for South Africa that she shares with New Zealand the honor of world supremacy in Rugby Union football. ’Hamilton’ overlooks the fact that South Africa invaded New Zealand, and on her own soil smashed her claims to the sole supremacy, each side having won, lost, and drawn a match in the Tests, and of the 19 gaitnes played South Africa won 15, lost 2. and drew 2, scoring 244 points against 81.” In view of the fact that New Zealand still claims the world’s Rugby Union championship, the following records of international matches will be of interest:— New Zealand. Points

South Africa’s defeat of Wales by 11—0. in 1906. was the latter’s first defeat for 25 years (since 1895). GENERAL. At the meeting of the New Zealand Rugby Union a letter was received from the Wanganui Rugby Union to the effect that the Wairoa Sub Union had reported that the Patea Club had nlayed an Opaku Club player named Tangipo in the Patea v. Tukapa match on July 22. The Opaku FootbalJ Club was affiliated with the Wairoa Sub Union, who asked the Wanganui Rugby Union to take the matter up. The- Wanganui Rugby Union also added’ that it was reported that on the following Saturday four members of the Patea Club forcibly put Tangipo in a car and took him to Hawera to play for them. The communication was reported to the Taranaki Union to deal with.

The New Zealand Rugby Union, in response ♦;o a communication from the Canterbury Rugby Union, has replied that no union holding the shield need accept a challenge unless fourteen days’ notice has been given after that UnLn has become possessed of the shield.

At the reception to the New Zealand team nt Auckland on their return from Australia, Mr. S. S. Deans, manager of the Zea,id team, expressed appreciation of he wel,me home, although they were minus the n«hes. The team had played the game in a fine sporting spirit, and it was calculated to do a lot of good to the game in New South Wales, where Rugby was rapidly coming back to its own. It was hoped next year to have Rugby again played in Queensland. The tour had been a success* financially, with a substantial profit. He had nothing but the highA S - nrais? for the conduct of the players on and off the field. New South Wales thoroughly deserved credit for their victory. They played a fine game and were the better side. The tour had been rather rushed. The team had nlayed three test matches and two Metropolitan matches in the course of a few days. No serious- injuries were sustained by the players, who were now all fit.

P. W. Lr. D. For. Ag. United Kingdom and France .. 5 4 1 0 80 18 New South Wales 24 19 4 1 364 173 Australia 14 11 2 1 219 87 Total 43 34 7 2 663 278 South Africa. Points P. W. L. D. For. Ag. United Kindgom and France . . 10 8 1 1 188 35 New South Wai 33 3 3 0 0 69 30 New Zealand ... 3 111 14 18 Total 16 12 2 2 271 83