NORTHERN UNION.

Auckland Star, Volume XLVII, Issue 190, 10 August 1916, Page 7

NORTHERN UNION.

EOOPE'S ROOSTER ARRIVES. ANOTHER S-JD-PIKAL BUAW. Mr. R. Benson presided over a meotine of Vhe Management Committee of the Auckland _nßby Ijra-gue last eveuincThe six-rotary (M;r. -R. A. Spinier) announced tlmt he h—l rec<d~ed am Intimation that the silver -rooster given l>y 'Mr. P. TT. Roope, for the cliaTlty knock-out competition Jiad arrived, and was out of band. A request from the Auckland City Band to be allowed to take up a collection wtoen to ottr-ndance at the next two m'atenes was i-efprred to the City Council. Nonrfnations were received as follows for next Saturday's gold medal competition for fch*> most popular league player:—Ponfionby United. A. McClymoht; City Hovers, A. Ashcr; Crafton A'thletie. K. TfwerKen; Newton '11—ngers, .1. Bennett; Otaimhu, B. Far- ' relly. The Junior Advisory Board reported that a caution had tjeen administered to Home, of City fourth grade -tea-m, for tripping in t—» match again st ;Newton. and that _iverr head, wlun Sbad defaulted for two consecutive Katim—tys. had withdraw- from the compfftition. Tiie report was adopted. '• The New Zealand _eague -wrote Informing the e—irmtttee that, it nad npllfted the 3 disqualincation imposed on C. Chllds, Mannkaii. The rteferees' ARsocijitinTi's fludings in re--1 gard to rale inquiries by tbe Waikato -©ague were ordered to be sent to that ■ body,

-. Owing t» the fact that Ponsonby United were in difficulties in regard to Che raising of a team for ithe re-play against City Rovers, on 'Saturday, it was decided to again draw for -the semi-finaJ. The draw resulted in Newton -Rangers being pitted against City Rovens. This will mean that whichever team wins tlle competition will have had to play at least three games. The Mayor of Auckland wrote nominating the following organisations to share in the I proceeds from the gate .takings in tbe ' knock-out. competition nmtcbes: —Orphans' •Home (Peipatoetoei, Auckland Kindergarten Association, Discharged Prisoners' Aid 'Society, iSt. John Ambulance Brigade. It was decided to 'ask tin- Mayor to add the Little iSisters of the Poor to the list. The arrangements for Saturday's League football matches are: — ROOrE-S ROOSTER. City v. Newton. —Victoria Park, 3 p.m. SECOND GRADE. Thames v. Ponsonby.—No. 2. Victoria 'Park. 3 p.m. Referee. Mr G. Whitley. Grafton v. Otahuhu. —Otahubu, 3 p.m. Referee. Mr Herrick. City a bye. ' THIKD GRADE. \ Thames v. city.—No. 1 Victoria Tark, 1 1.-1.1 p.m. Referee. Mr S. Weston. Snmiysirie v. Newton.—Devonport, a p.m. Referee, Mr Moore. FOURTH tiItADE. i 'Ity v. Ponsonby.—No. 2, Victiria Park, , 1.45 p.m. Referee, Mr T. W. Thompson. i Otahubu v. Newton.—Domain, :'. p.m. Referee, Mr F. Thompson. i North Shore v. Suniiyslde.—Devonport, 3 p.m. Referee. Mr Tyson. ' Northeote a bye. FIFTH GRADE. i North Shore v. Grafton.—Domain, 1. J 3 i p.m. Referree, Mr Murray. i JLNIOR CONTROL. WIDER POWERS URGED. ~ j A pica for extended powers of control being vested In Ihe Junior Advisory Hoard . wa« voiced ill last night's meeting of the i management committee of the Auckland j Mngby 'League, when a deputation from the -i Hoard waited upon the committee. i The deputation was introduced by the i chairman of the Roard (Mr T. Fielding), who briefly explained that the Roard < deemed it lo be desirable that matters relating to Junior control should be thoroughly discussed with the idea of putting . the Advisory Board on a more satisfactory . footing. , ' Mr Tole (Manukau) complained that the i method at present followed of telling | Junior oireiiders that their penalties would be announced by the Auckland Rugby ] League in due course was not conducive ] to discipline. The players naturally Inter- ' preted the omission to announce the j punishment immeditely as an admission of I weakness. He advocated that the Hoard ■ should be given punitive powers subject to j the confirmation of the League. . Mr J. Herrick complained of the position that was liable to arise in respect of the Advisory Board's decisions on protests. Sometimes the dubs Induced their repre- ' son tat Ives on the League committee to sug- , gest a revision of the Board's recoinmendatiuns when they came before the League j committee, and this was very undesirable. t He urged that iv this respect the powers . of the Board should be extended. Mr Frost (Otahuhul also urged the extension and definition of the powers of the body controlling Junior football in order to , ■ make young players more amenable to discipline. Mr .1. F.ndcan. the Grafton Club's representative on the League, expressed his club's willingness to vest greater responsibility in the Advisor?' Board. The (—airman iMr It. Uensou), iv replying to the points put forward, informed ' the Board that it had far more extensive ■ powers that it had been in the habit of exercising. The weakness to some extent lay in tbe Board following precedent in- ■ stead of taking full advantage of the roles. < It already possessed the power it desired : of inflicting the penalty and announcing it . to the offender, and the only restriction i was that the punishment was subject to ! the continuation of the League. The Board i had full power to deal with matters re--1 biting to junior control, the only qunliuea- ; tion the League insisted upon being right : of veto.