FOOTBALL.

Auckland Star, Volume LII, Issue 59, 10 March 1921, Page 8

FOOTBALL.

V.KW ZEALAND TEAM FOP. AI'STIIALIA Qt'EENftUANU TOl'lt l\ SIOHT. Tlie invitation from [lie New South Wales League in need a New Zealand lea in lo Sydney fur (he mir|K>so of playing twn lames acalns» New South Wales and Jueenflnnil teams, with a view ti> thr 'election of New Zealanders In Ihe Aus ralaslau l en in to tour England was ills ■nssed lasl night by tho Council of Hip Sew Zealand Hugliy I'nlon, Mr 11 W. Mc U'lin presiding. The terms of lUe offer ivere that Ihe New Zealand team should l>r n Sydney to play a match on ihe Saturday v-eccdlng Die King's Birthday and on ilu King's Birthday (Saturday and Mondavi .he Ilrst day's programme to lie New Soul!) Wale* learns again*! New Zealand, and Queensland tniins. and the second day's janies lo be decided on later. The sum ol t'HoO was offered In cover ihe expenses ol lie New Zealand team, on Ihe basis nt 11 [ila.wi's anil a manager. Ihe phiTirs In gel £.: to a week allowance: and £2."5» vrn> vrTcred In cover the expenses of the Queen-, land team for Ihe occasion. It was men tinned that the New Zealand learn mlghl ilso arrange a Inter lour of Queensland The expected dales of l lie mat, lies It Sydney were June 4 and 0. In conjunction with this letter Hie i-ouncl •msidered a eomniuttientlou from the Queensland League inquiring the prospreti >f a New Zealand lea in touring Queensland After exhaustive discussion, in the court* if which members recognised the difficult!?facing ilie proposition of accepting (he New South Wales Invitation. Involving selectloi if a team before players had gill lulo to; form, and also Involving Interference! will club games, il was decided to send a tean in Sydney as proposed, and in extend it! operations to a short tour of Queensland The Itinerary tn he suggested tn the Queens land League included throe test games a 1 Brisbane against Queensland mi .hine 11 IS and 25. with midweek matches a Ipswich ami Toowoombn, and possibl* matches at Tamworth and Newcastle. I was also decided lo Invite a visit from t Qneeusland team al the end of the sen son N.Z. S.KCIJETAKYSHIP. AI a meetlns of Ihe council of Ihe N.Z Rugby League lasl night, the reslguatioi nf the secretary. Mr. 11. Oakley, on aecoun of pressure ol" private business. wa. accepted, and Mr. O. Carlsw was anpoiatei from among a number of applicants fo the position. ASSOCIATION. T.M.I.A. SENIOR ('LIB. The annual meeting of the T.M.I.A senior chili was held in Ihe rooms las night. Mr. \V. I. Browne presided ove a Inrirc attendance and (he meeting' wa characterised by keenness throughout. Th, annual report showed ihai the senior elul. won rhe rnninploiwliip with an unbeaten record as follows:—-Matches played 12. won 0, drawu H, lost (i: goals for :Vi. agulnat '!. This was the first oeeanlon since l'.iai that the .lull had won Hie senior championship. Tiie third grade champion-s-hip was also won hy the V.M.C.A. United team with an unbeaten record. The report also ipade mention of the loss sustained by Ihe death of the late foci; Kennedy, captain of the senior team. The visit of the Wellington tenni last Easter pave a great Impetus to the game in the Association. The election of officers for the ensuing season resulted as follows: — President, Mr. 7t. 1.. Stewart; hon. secretary. Mr. Murray Walbran: hon. treasurer. llr! H. Braithwaite; delegates tn A.F.A.. Mr. srs. It Braltliwaite. S. Pitkin and M. Walbran: c'".ih captain,. Mr. (;. I. Christian (physical director!: selection committee. Vleswrs. .1. Clana.-h.in. S. Pitkin and eluh captain. Arrangements for rhe visit of the senior team to Welliugtnti at Easier were brought forward and ihe tenselected. If was decided to run senior an ■second grade teams, and to run a senio leasue of. si.v teams from the intermediat division duilni* the coming season.