OTAGO ROUBY UNION.

Otago Witness, Issue 2308, 26 May 1898, Page 36

OTAGO ROUBY UNION.

The weekly m°frtirg of the cotsuiibbee o. feiic Olago Rugby Ufjion, ueJd on MontSi/ afternocu, was attended by Messrs G&llaway (president), Hunter, Carnpbe!!, Duncan, Harris, 'Isaacs, M'Larcn, Miscall, Strong, and Hutchison.

A letter vas read from tha Hawke's Bay Rugby Union inviting the Otago represeotatives to visit N»(> : r (his year. — It was decided to riply tba" ■■ • : \ i'ation could not be accepted.

Notice -><-.-. rived > ived of the desire oil the Waipori and Stir;i< g ciubs to become affiliated to the union, »ud is was decided to inquire from these clubs wbetber they were prepared to chare the expense ot holding a special meeting of the union for the purpose of electing them.

The commit tee decided to forward an expression of their thanks to the union's dslfg-tfrg it the New Zealand Union for the ability with wbieh t£ey hsd discharged their funcHous. " C.'Neil, ctfptaiu'.of the Pacific Ciub, who had b'een 'directed oto0 to Intend r in 'order fco explain his conducli in'nmleadiiig' the referee'in the match Star v. Pacific as to the name of a player, who was ci'dered off the field, stated that he bad no intention of misleading the official but, when asked if-'the player's name was ' Morris, had thought that " Morrison " was the word ussd. — The explanation wa3 accepted.

I ' The -committee considered exhaustively the case of P. Priest (Pirates) and G.» Sale (University)! who had been ordered off the Qeld by the referee (Mr D. Torrance) in the match Pirates v. University for striking out at each other, and finally resolved that they were of opinion tbat the referee did bis duty in ordering the men off the field, and, having fully considered .the evidence brought, by the players, decided | that a suspension of each for one week would meet the case (