FOOTBALL

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10628, 6 May 1912, Page 3

FOOTBALL

WAIRARAPA RUGBY UNION.

MANAGEMENT COM M ITT EE

The first meeting of the present season of the Wairarapa Rugby association's comiiiittoc was held a-fe Carterton on Saturday evening, tiiero being present: Messrs A. Hoot.it (chaiiimui), E. McKenxie, W. Darvill, .11. Ward, W. Hart, O. lie id, and -J. Henderson. Apologies for absence were- received from Messrs A. JJ. Charters and Nieholls (Secretary). Correspontlence was received : From the New Zealand Rugby Association notifying that the annual, meeting of delegates from affiliated unions would he hold at Wellington on May 16th. —Messrs B. Chapman and E. MeKenzie were appointed to represent Waira ra pa. From same, Hotifyiiig the removal of disqualification from several players, and confirming that imposed upon others hv various unions. From .same, (notifying an alteritioii in the rules of the game by the English Union, with reference to tackle of u player. b'rom Wanganui Rugby Union, re several proposed alterations in Rugby rules which it intends to bring forward at the annual meeting of the NewZealand Union, and asking the Union's support of same.—Left in the hands of the Wairarapa delegates. From South Auckland Rugby Union stating that thev proposed sending a team on tontvthis season, and asking to arrange a match. —Decided to offer the usual percentage of gate takings for a match in Wairarapa. From the Secretary.of the New Zealand Football Exchange asking tor the names of all club secretaries in the district. —Lett for Secretary to supply. From the New Zealand Rugby Union, -respecting a statement of expeaditure last season in encouraging school football and enquiring what grant this union would require' for the present season. —Decided to apply for same sum ns last season when supplying particulars, and Messrs C. Iteid, A. Booth and E. MeKenzie were appointed a committee to endeavour to secure a, shield for school competition. All clubs .having spare footballs in their possession arc to be asked to distribute same amongst the schools of their district, in addition to those supplied to the main sx-liools by the I :i!r ion. Tjie question of making a special grant towards the travelling expenses of school tea iris was held over till j, future meeting.

Mr'l). H. Logan'was nominated as a. vice-pl'csident of the New Zealand Rugby Union. . It was decided to apply for the same grounds in the various towns as used last season, on tho usual terms.

Thi! finnl nominations of teams wero as follows :—Car tor ton : senior, junior and third class; Red Star: Senior, junior and third class ; Masterton : Senior, 'junior .and third class; Gladstone: Senior ; 'Dalefield: Junior; Greytown : Senior and junior; Liberal: Junior and third class. It .was decided to grant £5 towards the expenses of the Wairarapa Kefroes' Assaciation. THE FIXTURES. • Tho drawings of the fixture.;-; m each grade for the- first round of championship resulted as follows: — SENIOR. jVliiy 18th. —Masterton v. Carterton, at iMaisterton; Gladstone v. Grey town, at Gladstone; Red Star, a bye, , * May 25th.—Gladstone v. Masterton, at Gladstone ; Red Star v. Grcytoml'.- j at Masterton ; Carterton, a bye. < , June 1 st.-—Gladsi one v. Red Star, j at Gladstone; Greytown v. Carterton, j at Greytown; Masterton, a, bye. ■ Juno Bth—lied Star v. .Masterton, at Masterton ; Gladstone v. Cartel ton. at Gladstone ; Greytown, a bye. June loth.—Red Star v. Cartdrton, at, Masterton"; Greytown v. Masterton, at Greytown, Gladstone, a bye. > JUNIOR, May 18.—Carterton, v. Red Star, at Carterton; Greytown v. Dale-field, at Greytown ; Liberal, a bye. May 25th.—Greytown v. Carterton, at reytown.; Red Star v. .Liberal, at Carterton.; Dalefield, a bye. June Ist. —Dalefield v. Carterton, at Dalefield ; Liberal v. Greytown, at Feathe.rston ; lied' Star, a bye. June' Bth. —Liberal v. Carterton, at Carterton; Red Star v. .Dalefield, at Masterton ; Greytown, a bye. June 15th —Red Star v. Greytown, at Masterton.; Dalefield,v. Liberal, at 'Dalefield ; Carterton, a- hye. THIRD CLASS. May 18th. —Liberal v. Carterton, at Featherston ; Red Star v, Masterton, at Masterton. May 25th. —Red Star v. Carterton, at Masterton; Liberal v. Masterton, at Carterton. June Ist.—Liberal .v. Red Star, at Carterton ; Masterton v. Carterton, at Masterton. Referees for the first round hi eaen grade will be appointed during tho week 'by the Referees' Association, and all clubs will be notified.

NOTES. , (By All Black.) GLADSTONE v. TE WHARAU. The annual match, Gladstone v. le Wharan, was played at the former place on Saturday in the presence of a good attendance of the public. Considering tho season is just in. its .initial stages t.'id game showed glimpses of gocd football especially amongst the

forwards. Although Gladstone won by a good margin, duo chiefly to iho excellent form of Hodge, the game was fairly evenly contested. The first spell ended in. favour of Gladstone by 11 points to nil, and in the second half, although To Wharau tried very liard to score,, they were unable, to get across tlio line, the game ending in Glandstone's favour by 17 points to nil. Hodgo scored four excellent trios for Gladstone and K. Strang scored one, one try being converged. Mr A. G. Booth held the whistle. After the match the visitors were entertained by the Gladstone Club at the Gladstone Hotel, and «i very enjoyablo evening was-spent, and the hope expressed that a, return match would be played at Te Wharau during the season. The Masterton seniors journeyed to Carterton on Saturday and played a match with Carterton, but as tho Masterton men did not have their full strength tho Carterton men had a hollow victory, scoring 18 points to nil. It is to be regretted that tho Masterton men did aiot attend in larger j numbers, as practices of that descrip- I I tion are valuable from a training point / | of view, and while one team Jias prac- ' tically its full strength, it gains 'the benefit of the game. Tho Star seniors held a. practice on tho Showgrounds, but there Avero very few-seniors' present." It'.is hard to see' how tho Masterton' teams can expect to bo in form by tho l>eginning of the ' season if tho .memlwre do not roll up to practices. Tho fixtures for the first round of tho Wairarapa Championships appear in this issue, and no doubt interest in tho game will be sharpened and players who intend taking part in the season's matches should do their utmost to get into form. DUNEDIN MATCHES, (BySelegraph —Press Association.) DUNEDIN, Last Night. In- the senior football matches today, Kaikorai, 15 points, beat Union;, nil; Southern, 25, beat Port Chalmers. 12; Zingari, Richmond, 14 Ijeat Alhambra, 3; Pirates, 8, be'at University nil; Dunedin 3, drew with Taieri Hovers 3. I