FOOTBALL.

Press, Volume LVI, Issue 16812, 19 April 1920, Page 10

FOOTBALL.

...: . . ♦ : CANTEKBTTBY. BTXGBY liEAGUE. A meeting; of the Management Committee of the- Canterbury Rugby League was held on Saiui'Jay evening. rA. E. Hooper presiding , .: t The chairman referred io the death'of Mr. i Xorman. Duncan, who Lad beep the. first vice-president elected, and a motion of sympathy with. Sirs "Duncan was carried, in silence. ."■.'-.'. . . • Messts F. Kidcl.and W. J., Mitchell wailed eti tlu" meeting and presented a handsome silver cup for the junior competition. • The 'donors stilted that they -would ieave the conditions to the executive. A eiui-conrraittee,. consisting of Messrs A. .- K. Hooper. W. S. E. Movie, H. F. Garrard, \- \Y. J. Mitchell. ..and. F. K.idd, was appointed to <traw up the conditions of the competition. ..i,. Messrs. T. McJ>Jland, J. Puddle, and H. Dunn 'jvere : elected a Match Committee for r tiio scast\p. 1 It was'decided ih-jt. u letter be fonvaided to Mr C.' B. ■ IlarflinsthuDi, who has been ejriously ill dmin? the i>ast eix months, conveying: ilid sympathy of the executive Correspondence wu s received from Mr JS. J. StirlingT staging, thai a Xcw- Zealand rep'recentative- tcatti would liave- to bo selected at an early datoto cniiSlc the players to get at least a ■week's, practice in before the first fpst game, which ■would be p'layod at Christr church.in July. Ea<;h province must elect u selector," wLo • wtruld be xeqiiired to be in attendance at encli fixture . ployed. " The Council had decided that the West Coast and Caiterbury -nrust play before, June 3rd. The selectorsiwould then travel, to Napier to witness thei H»wk«?'j9 Bay and . Wellington • fixtare, and select ft tenni to»play; Auckland, after which the Xew-Zealand team would be 3eTected.' • Mr H. G-arrard wae,elected as tie "local selector. • - , ;■■ •. . Knlries were received"' from iher- following , , teams for the various- ■■ ■. - Senior Grade—Addington, Sydenham, Linwood, Federal, Hornby, and "Woolaton. Junior. Grade-r-the e&me- clubs, with the addition of Kaiapoi and-Avon: -. v Third Grade—The ' clube mentioned with Templeton added. - .."" .■ . ■ " Fourth Grade— Sydenham, Addmgtoh, Lmwooi Woolston, and Avon. « Fifth Grade^— Sydenham (two teams), liin-•R-ood (two), Wooleton (two), and Hornßy. Reinstatements were' granted to T. Green, ~W. Bowden, D. Forrester," and W. Murray ■ (junior grade), F." H. Johnston, Johnston, end Field. "' ' ■ ' - •' It wae decided that no transfers be granted after-June Ist. . v . • ;.' • ' : ■ *:Tie ■seasori'a• competitions "commence on Saturday nest, with"the following fixtures: — Seniors— v. Sydenham,. Syden- . ham Bark, Ifr A. Morris; Xinwood v. "Wooi«ton, -*t Woolston,- Mr T-. McLelland; Horn■by v. Federal, St. Albans Part, Mr C. Tilley short. M ' , ' Junior Flag—Kaiapoi v. Avon, • at Kaiapoi, Mr J; Puddle; -Woolston, v. liinwobd, Linwood Park, Mr A. R. Brnnsden; Federal v. Hornby, ai Horabj-, Mr C. J. Pearce; Sydenham r. Addingto'n, ground, . Mr C. Mclrachlan. Third Grade—Woolston" v. Svdenham, Beckenham Park, Mr H. Falgar; Hornby v. Templeton, at Templeton, Mr A. Cox: Kaiapoi x. Avon. St. Alban» Park, Mr J. J. StevensY tinwood Federal. St, Albans Park, 1.40 p.m~ 3£r H. Dann. Fourth GTade—Addirrjfton v. Avon. St. Albane Park; 1 1.40 p.m., Mr H. GaskeU; Federal' v. Linwood, Lin-wood Park, : 1.40 p.m., Mr T. O'Keefe: Woolston v,--Syden-ham,-.. Sydenham" Tark, 1.40. p.m., Mr E. Gasson. . '-.„,.' .The Fifth Graxje. fixtures will be commenced in a fortnight's time. NOETH CANTEKBtTBY CLTJB. The ■ North Canterbury Club opened the eeason on Saturday at the IJapgiora. Domain ■with two 'matches against foreign teams. The second grade* team-played Oxford and won by a try, scored by Heap, to nil. Mr W. E. Cookroft ■wm referee. The ihird erode team suffered, defeat by the Kaiapoi Club's third grade. team by 9 i>oints, tries being eoored by- Becks (2) and McGregor, to nil. Mr A. Shanklaod was referee. The visiting teams ■wero entertained at dinner at the , Junction Hotel, and a smoke concert was afterwards held at the Oddfellowe' HalL