NORTHERN UNION.

Auckland Star, Volume XLVI, Issue 191, 12 August 1915, Page 7

NORTHERN UNION.

MANAGEMENT COJOHTTEE. SBQt/HL TO A JTNIOR GAME. Lively scenes were associated -xith one of the junior cemes placed under the auspices of the Auckland Ragby League last Saturday, judging by the report presented by the referee through the .Irmior Advisory Board at last night's management committee meeting of the League. Mr. R. , Benson presided. The same In question wag betweefl Mangere and Thames Old Boys, and took lace on Victoria Park. The Jnnlor A<ivi>ory Bamrd report stated that Mr Whltley the referee complained hat he had to stop the game efter forty mltintes' play on account of the Manizere team's misconduct Xo fewer rba.i four Thames Old Boys' players were carried off the field through imiries caused by the Maugere players/ Had he not stopped the match the spectators would have taken charge and there would have been serious trouble. The Incidente at the match were sufficiently serious to suggest the deletion of the Maneere team from the competition. but It was considered advisable that inquiries should be made with a view to exonerating one or CW ? T 1 " P'ayre. in addition to Klpi by the Sferw *"* heW t0 ** blamele3!> The nrecttng decided to snspond the t«m until snob, time as the names of those «»uST rCspone,ble for the fr<™ble were k£?< l, » e «™«>«n«Hkt.on of the Junior AdTißoty Board it wee decided to trane'er Doran from North Shore to City but the application for the remoral of the 4* pension on Matthews, City Rovers tiiird grade B. was refused.

The Board suggested'that for the rest of the. seeson all applications for tramfera nud rep-stlinfr should be refused am' the report -was adopted by the meeting that It had bew, granted permission to make a oharjre fnr admission to Victoria Part on August Sl« an .l Au S u« 2SthThe final of the Roopes Ooostor knork-ont'eonv petition was fised for the former ar.l f be . reprewntatixe mat-h between \*-k land end Tnames on the lattej-. The draw for the eerond round of the knork-ont mmpe&tion reunited In North Shore obtjlnlns "i ye ;. ?* wtor, Ransers trill cu-rwdinjHy play Grafton Athletic on Saturday The matter of dividing the proceeds of the Mil of the comvedtiou amon«st vuioua 2*^2L *>*» *>««> referred to the s£ayor

ARRANGEMENTS FOR SATURDAY. Thp arrnnjpments for Saturday's I>azue fc-oihall mat'-hes are as follows — SENIOK GRADE. Graftnn v, Newton. —Vlptnrla Park, No. 1, 3 p.m.. Ref«rep. .Mr. Whitley. SECOND GRADE. City r. Tbamps. —Victoria Park. Xo. 2. 3 p.m. ' Refere<\ Mr. F. Thompson. Rpmuera v. (tt.ilrahn. —Otahnhn. No 1. Referoe. Mr. Wenton. THIRD GRADE. Mannkati v. Cirj-.—Domain, 3 p.m. Referee. Mr. F:erri<-k. p.m. Referw. Mr. Vanse. City A v. Richmond.—vl.-t/rrtjr Part, No. 2. I.4T> p.m. Referee. Mr. Sha-». Simny-iidp v. Thames.—Victoria Part, No. 1. l.V> p.m. Referee, Mr Gallaghrr. FOURTH GRADE. Rirhmnnd t North Shore. — -Deronport. 2 p.m. Mr. Mclntosh. v. SnnnysWe.—DPronport, No. 2, 3 p.m. Refprpe. Mr. Celthorpe. Rpmnera t. Manukau.—Ooeaanga. 3 p.m. Referee. Mr. Clow. FIFTB GBAMS. Graftnn v. Ponsonby.—Victoria Park. So, 3. J. 43 p.m. Referee, Mr. F. I*. Thompson. Pity v. M innkan.—V*H-torJa Part, No. 3. 3 p.ni. Refpree, Mr. fOU. North Shore r. Otahnhn.—Otahnhn, N.>. 2. 3 p.m. Referee, Mr. Feildlng. SPECIAL MATCH. North Shorp v. f'ombined Ponsonby and City reams, at Onehnnga, 3 p.m. Refpree, Mr. Ball.