FOOTBALL.

Auckland Star, Volume XLII, Issue 141, 15 June 1911, Page 7

FOOTBALL.

AUCKLAND RUGBY UNION.

% eetmS 0C the Cnion leveSff- T C(,mml "ee, held yesterday -DiSn S ;„>, Was atte °ded by Messrs v. EL |Dtaon (chairman), C. V. Langsfnrd (secreSdchbnry, H. Conquer, S. W. fsomerfleld, and JP. J. Ohlson. WEDNESDAY REPRESENTATIVE MATCHES. , representative matbe^r«?,£ a bal , ra,an renort »i that it would than »^f U h y H imp ° SS i bie t0 P lfl y th °s<* <**** Saturd*^"JS? t* ready beea arranged on a NZ R ff' *** vi i tle su Sgested asking tie flxed for the game ln Auckland tie M^r. W f* ne!iday ' The against meanrf™ tea f* conJd not be considered *♦" *?* team had not F* received ,t0 toUr If the countr y re P r eSf/.'T !ihowed eood football in the good „„£ treS ' £? pougbt it probable that a The i c . wonld be got on a Wednesday— ■ine report was received and approved.

IMPROVED GATE TAEINGS a S U th^ aS ri e^ rte , d , that o £3l IJ I ™s received whicT/^ 011 °X 1 , ast Saturday's match, of wiL.cn £14 was taken on tie grandstand.

APPLICATIONS FOE TRANSFER* lowerf", ( " 4 y> raa de application to be alwls un, hl o " f aUSfer to aaolnCT tea m as he h£a\hL\ £toee , a game wit " City. After <CttV r.nrn 6 and Mr Donaldson fnrV*L k the Committee resolved to get meetta" e w en<:e ° tner P la >' er * *t "«t meeting before giving a decision. J™! decided to consider on Saturday the matter of an application of transfer to (&aw°fo S dT y C U b by a Pljyer £r ° m Tllames

AN APPEAL UPHELD. dechfon A^f P ,', hoe xv a PPealed against a ?e^-dfn^ he No, , tie ™ Wairoa Committee Pilfer fnH,, reSJd , eul i i " qualification of a ™?S d after furti *er evidence on the a n^ a H ?° n , Sidere *'' tie Committee of thi k> decid <*d to uphold the decision of the Northern Wairoa Committee.

PLATERS DEALT WITH. inJ^ o !.^f yS , wa s were ordered off for klckpfrne I th fK ouehun e a Methodist and larneli match (third gradej were Drougut the fLt£fn C ° mmlttCe an<l admonished for They tba 'l V,Ce of "P u «hig iv th e boot." rhey explained that they were trying to n tb l, ba *',' n tile ™ ck - but w ere not Intentionally kicking at each other. The 2^ mi Vi administered a caution, and stated that the Committee would not in ruture view tbe offence so leniently h*S" i m n mbeT of No ' 3 Garrison, for using bad language and striking another player on Saturday week, was suspended from playing for the remainder of the season.

A MATCH AT KOTORDA Rotonia Union asked for a visit this season from an Auckland B team. The Committee regretted that on account of tie expense and other representative arrangens 'i D )S . a T islt coul(1 aot t* made, but deckled to inform the Union that a senior team, probably Parnell, would very likely make the trip.

A CURTAIN-RAISER

o«ii t JTi*i»?i cMed J t ? asrree to a re-Quest from College Rifles and Ponsonby seconds to play on No. 1 ground, Alexandra Park, on Saturaay next, as a curtain-raiser to the senior game, members agreeing that the match would be a very attractive one. The Onehunga Slethodist team was granted permission to play Three Kings College on Saturday, and it was decided that the Grafton-Fonsonbv (fourth (trade) game, not played on -Saturday owing to the non-appearance of the referee, and claimed by default by Grafton, be played later In the season.

CLUB CHAMPIONSHIPS. ARRANGEMENTS FOR SATURDAY. The grnnnrts and appointments for Saturday s matrbes are as follows:— SEXIOR GRADE. University v. Marist Rros. (at Alexandra lurk. No. 1 ground): referee, Mr Kattems Grafton v. Ponsonby (at Alexandra Park >o. 2 ground): referee, Mr Williams Parnell v. Newton (at Alexandra "Park, No. 4 ground): referee. Mr. Lenthan. SECOND GRADE. University v. Marist Bros, (at Alexandra Park, No. 3 ground): referee Mr FleldlnPonsonby v. College Rifles (at Alexandra Park. No. 1 ground, at L 45 p.m.); referee Mr. Mackie. Newton v. Parnell (at Alexandra Park, No. o ground); referee, Mr. McNamee. TniRD GRADE. University v. North Shore B (at Devonport): referee. Mr. Fitzgerald. City v. No. 3 Garrison (at Alexandra Park, No. 6 ground): referee, Mr. Bridges. No. 2 Natives v. Laldlaw Leeds (at Alexandra Park, No. 7 ground): referee Bro. Fergus. Marist Bros. v. College Rifles (at Alexandra Park, No. 8 grouud); referee, Mr. Oram. Pnrnell v. No. 3 Engineers (at Alexandra Park, No. 9 ground); referee, Mr. Conway. FOURTH GRADE. City v. Ponsonhy A (nt Alexandra Park, No. 10 ground): referee. Mr. Jensen. Newton v. Parnell iat Alexandra Park, No. 11 ground); referee. Mr. Murray. Marist Bro=s. v. Rovers (at Alexandra Park, No. 12 ground): referee. Mr. Johnson. Grafton v. Ponsonby B (at Alexandra Park, No. 13 ground); referee, Mr. Parker. FIFTH GRADE. North Shore v. Parnell (at Devonport); referee, Mr. Nicholson. City v. Ponsonby A (at Alexandra Park, No. 16 ground); referee. Mr. Benson. Marist Bros. v. Newton B (at Alexandra Park, No. 17 ground); referee, Mr. iyNewton C v. Tonsonby B (at Alexandra Park, No. 18 gronnd); referee. Mr. Knox. Grafton A v. Newton A (at Alexandra Park, No. 10 ground); referee. Mr. Campbell.

SECONDARY SCHOOLS' MATCHES. (At Alexandra Park). SENIOR GRADE. Grammar School v. Sacred Heart (No 4 gronnd): referee, Mr. Fielding. St. John's v. Technical Colege (No. 3 ground); referee, Mr. Jensen. JUNIOR GRADE. Grammar School A v. King's A (No *» gronnd): referee, Mr. Conway. Grammar B v. Technical (No. S ground)referee,. Mr. McNamee. Sacred Heart v. St. John's (No. 0 ground)referee, Mr. Kennerly.

PUBLIC SCHOOLS' MATCHES. (At Alexandra Park). A GRADE. Devonport v. Mount Eden (No. 10 zround)referee, Mr. Benson. Newton East v. Beresford-street (No 5 •ground); referee, Mr. Johnson. ■Newton West v. Remuera (No. XX ground)referee, Mr. Murray. Ponsonby v. Richmond-road (No 12 ground); referee, Mr. J. Williams. B GRADE. Napier-street v. Pitt-street (No. 6 grounds referee. Mr. A. Campbell. I Parnell v. Normal (No. 13 ground)- referee, Mr. Knox. Bayfield r. Grafton (No. 14 ground); referee, Mr. Lenihan. Mount Albert v. Onehunga (No. 7 ground) - referee, Mr. McPhail. C GRADE. NeLson-«treet v. Pitt-street (No 18 ground); Mr. Long. Grey Lynn v. Newmarket (No. 17 ground); referee, Mr. Craigie. Ellerslie v. Avondale (No. 18 ground)- referee, Mr. Plugge.

CAMBRIDGE UNION. The following fixtures were fixed for the second round for the Union Cup- June 24th, Kihlkihi v. Ohaupo, at Kihikihi; City v. Suburbs, at Cambridge; Te Awamiitu a bye. July Ist: Te Awamutu v. Kihikihi ' at Kibikvhi; Suburbs v. Ohaupo. at Ohaupo; '■ City, a bye. July St.h: City v. Kihikihi, at Cambridge; Ohaupo v. Te Awamutu at Ohaupo; Suburbs, a bye. July 15th: Suburbs v. Te Awamutu. at Cambridge- City v. Ohaupo, at Cnmbridße; Kihikihi a bye July 22nd: Kihikihi v. Suburbs, at KihikihiTe Awamutu v. City, at Te Awamutu; Ohaupo, a bye. Next Saturday the Matamata Union send a team to play the Cambridge Dnon at -Cambridge. The hon secretary, Mr. J. MeNeish, tendered his resignation, but he eventually withdrew it. and decided to occupy the position until the end of the season, Mr. MoAlley. of the City Club, offering to give him assistance.

WAIHI v. PAEEOA. (By Telegraph.—Own Correspondent.) WAIHI, this d"y. The following team has been selected to represent Waihi against Paeroa in tie first representative match of the season at Waihi next Saturday :—Fullback, J. Dufty- threefiS a J t - er^: B -, Sc< ' tU S " Darbs "- Maddison; five-eigiths, Morgan and Black; half J b Dufty; wing, F. Heath; forwards—Lockyer" Noafces, Ormsby, Sullivan, Murray scott Hyde.