FOOTBALL.

Auckland Star, Volume L, Issue 208, 2 September 1919, Page 7

FOOTBALL.

NORTHERN UNION.

N.Z. EXECUTIVE H>BMB'BItATIONS. MAIJvLX CONCERNING AUiSTKAILIANS. It'EFOItT OF TOUiR COMENG* A meeting of" :Hbe New Zealand lltugby League was held on .Monday evening. 'Mr. •I>. W. McLean, president, was chairman. The chairman stated tfbat Jie had interviewed the traffic manager of ithe tramways asking for a special car to convey *ho Australian and New Zealand teams from Onehunga to Auckland on their arrival there on Friday. The request of the chairman was acceded to, and a special car was promised capable of holding fifty persons. •It was decided to accept the offer, the cur to Heave for Onedmngu in time to meet jithe arrival or the 'boat conveying the teams. _ , , Mr. Powell, manager of the :N'ew Zealand team, teAcgrapttied to the effect itha,t the match -Which was to (have been played at Greymouth by the Australians had to ho cancelled owing to the impassable state of ■the roads. Hawke's Bay wrote accepting n ,match against tihe (Australians on Septenrher 27. and a similar (letter was received from Wellington arranging a match for October 4.

A letter was received from the New Zealand Sports Protection Association, asking the council to appoint two delegates to attend a conference to 'be held at Wellington on a date to be fixed. One of the chief questions to be discussed was the status of an amateur. It was decided to discuss ■the matter further at a general meeting to bo held in three weeks' time, the secretary to forward a copy of the letter to the various iT-icagtifw, so as to give them an opportunity to instruct their delegate*.

Mir. llogan, of Wanganui, wrote stating that 'he was endeavouring to get tlie League cai mc started there this season, and asking for a match to be arranged against the Australians. It was decided to Inform Mr. lloonn that it was impossible to send the Australian team there thLs season, but that tihe council -would assist him iv reforming the League nt Wanganui.

'An application by the Eastern Suburbs C'hib for a clearance for Tancred was again refused. Dr. Thacker wrote tluinlt-Ing the council for appointing him as patron. The secretary. Mr. H. Oakley, and Mr. N. B. Levien. managers of the recent touring twin to Australia, notified the members Unit the balnnce sheet and report of ■the ton-r would fie presented at the next meeting of the council. to lie held on Tuesday. 'September 0, when Mr. Ferguson, ■the referee sent over, would a,lso present his report.

The chairman announced ilhat a reception to -the Australian team would take place at five n'nloel: on TVidtiy afternoon, and that a civic reception would be tendered the AmstraJlnn roam on Saturday morning next. He asked .nil .memliers to miake nn effort to be present at both functions. Mr. I/orlen reported that he Jiafl infrared the team with the New Zealand Insurance Company for Uiree of the test matches.

MIGHT.

AUCKLAND V. WELLINGTON. RANFURLY CTITFLD GAME PROBABLE. There seems to "be still a probability of a marten tor the Ranfurly Shield being "phived, between Auckland and Wellington this year. Advice was received from Wellington today by the Secretary of the Auckland Rugby Union that in the event of Wellington retaining *he shield to the matches against Taranakl (on (September (i) and Canterbury (ou September 13, at Cbristcih-urch), the Wellington Union was prepared *o arrange a match against Auckland at Wellington on Wednesday. September 17. Tills proposal will be discussed by the Auckland Union to- ; morrow evening.