FOOTBALL.

Press, Volume LVII, Issue 17226, 17 August 1921, Page 10

FOOTBALL.

CANTERBURY RUGBY UNION. MEETING OF EXECUTIVE. The Committee of tne Canterbury Eugby Union met last night. Pre-sent—Mt-ssr-s S. F. Wilson (chairman), E. Beattie A. E. McPhail, E. W. Britton, H. Davis, C. W. Allard, R. H. Kofth,i C. Buchanan, W. il'a.xwell, C. S. McCully, F. D. Keeteven, and A. Ouggan. It was reported that the whole takings at Lancaster Park last Saturday, when representative hockey was played, amounted to £'23 96,1 the net receipts being £lB 14s 3d. It was decided to gi?e that amount to the Hockey Association. The Lt.dies' Hockey Association wrote asking for ,a ground on Lancaster Park on August 217 th, for the Canterbury-Wairarapa ladies' representative match, and the Association also asked for a granMor the purpose of antertaining the visitors. Various speakers commented on the fact {bat hockey at Lancaster Park woe not ruf>norted by its own adherents, it having been iioticeablo that a very few spectators patched last Saturday's hockey match, while the majority watched the football. It was pointed out that on August 27th the Eugby Union proposed to hold a benefit match for tho injured players' fund, and that all tho money taken should be devoted to that fund. Eventually it was agreed to grant su pound on tho date mentioned, on the same terms as those for the men's hockey matches (7J per cent, of the outside gate), with a minimum of £5, providing that the Men's Hockey Association was agreeable to tho arrangement. Mr E. E. Luttrell, referee in the Fourth Grade match between Christ's' College and Sydenham B, reported the Sydenham team for bad language, insulting remarks to the refereo, and general bad behaviour. It • was decided to send a copy of the letter to the Sydenham Club, with a request for an explanation. Jlr Luttrell also reported that the match referred to had been set down to take place on the College ground, but on arrival he lad found another game in progress on the ground, and had been informed ■ that his. match had been transferred to • another ground, on whose authority ho did not know. A member of the Competitions Committee said that the ground had been allotted to the Colloge-Sydenham match, and, as far a« lie knew, no authority had been given for any alteration. The matter was referred: to the Competitions Committee. Letters of congratulation on the success of the Canterbury team against the Springboks, .with wishes for the future success of the team were received from the Canterbury Football Association, the town clerk, on behalf of the City Council, the Canterbury Commercial Travellers' and Warehousemen's! Association, 'and the Hawke's Bay Eugby Union. • In regard to the protest lodged by the Union against the manner of appointing! selectors for the New Zealand teams, the New Zealand Eugby Union wrote that the protest had been noted, and would be "kept in view for nest season." •> The St. Bode's College Club wrote agreeing to regard its recent match against the Chris tchurch Boys' High • School as the Moascar Cup game between the two schools. It was decided that the charges for thel coming interprovincial matches, _ which will commence with the game against South Canterbury next Saturday, should be 2s to the enclosure, and Is to the bank. Messrs McCully, McPhail, and, Davis were, appointed an- entertainment committee for .. the Canterbury-South Canterbury fixture. Messrs Maxwell, A. Dey, and IS. Macintosh were appointed a committee to arrange for referees for all the interprovincial matches to be played locally this season. It was stated that as a curtain-raiser for next Saturday's match a primary school® representative game, South Canterbury, v. Canterbury, would be played. Permission was granted, for a primary. schools girls' basket ball match, South Canterbury v. Canterbury, to be played between the East stand and the football ground at Lancaster Pork before ..tho representative match next' Saturday. ... ■ _ _ It was decided that boya playing in primary schools competitions should be ad-' mittedfree to the enclosure on Saturday, ■' provided that they were in oharge of their ■ teachers, and • that they brought their own seats, such not to be more than six inches, high. ' •• The' Southland Union .•wrote • confirming ■ -September 17th-as tho date of the South-* land-Canterbury representative match; v A comprehensive .report of the Canterbury .team's North Island tour was sub- ; anitted by the manager, Mr C. S. McCully. The report atated: that the expenses had amounted to £269 19s 6d. In connexion with. the tour a letter was received from the; managed of Barrett's Hotel, expres- > great appreciation of the team's be- ' Mviopr while guests at tho hotel, and hop- - receive them as \«uesta, collectively or individually, in the future. A motion was passed congratulating Mr JJcCuUr <ta his report and the team on ita (fUcoess in the North Island, v la order to keep the Canterbury represent - titive# in action in view of the coming matches against Otago and Southland,' it •wis 4«cided 'to invite the Peninsula SubTMofl to send a team to Christchurch on "Atwust to play a ipatch -against a • tekm" including - all. the Canterbury icpreeen- ' <t»taveß not playing. III: tbo Man*ts-MeriTalo mtttohi the game to: commence at 1.45 o clock '' M a curtain-raiser for the Marists-Merivale ' fixture. c Thi proceeda of both matches will be devoted to' the Injured Players' Pund. : ■ An application by the Albion Club for a "match against Temuka, as a curtaiiwraiser for the'New'Zealand-New South Wales test 'jmttdi on September Brd, w«e declined; mem'v 'more interesting shouldbe played is the \ curtain-raiser. , _ . M. Stewart, on behalf of the Jioyef School Club,*-wrote asking what the ,pceitioii : wasriii regard to the Schools' Brd. - ' and'4th* grade matches-.on August 6th, when - the team play toWing to their being unable to< return in tim 4 from their >in«tohe# againstthe Waitaki Boys' High ' ' School; 1 -- Mr Stewart ..wished to know,whether the matches referred to went to the- -. opposing ■ sides by default, or whither they »" could'be ' played later. Mention was- made the faot . thaV.St. Andrew's College fourth - -?-grade- team,; when it travelled South to play , ':Ko(Jlaahan'©olle» had arranged, " ite 1 Saturday, j match against Kaiapoi that the .St. Andrew's team hasfwade, its arrangements before iti '-travelled; South, and permission had been : granted for its competition game to be played v-'* later. application had, - however, . v :-the High School, team. It '. wm "reported that the Competitiona Com- . - High School matches. 'A'...\tov{he. r default, and it wu ■decided'to ; abideby that decision. CANTERBURY vTSOUTH CANTER- ~ , -, BURY. The Canterbury representatives will meet - - Sooth Canterbury at Lancaster Park on Sat- ... today, -and- an interesting game should re- . ,cult;' South Canterbury will not have the of* thdr ; 'captain and crack back Storey, the All-Black wing three-quartet, but - they have * good "all-round team, including . Soott, tt>6 South Itiland representative, and • 'goali«ickex. - With the exception of two matches all % oompetitioa games eet down for next Satur-< . day have bean - postponed, tho only excep-tioas-being at follows: .. Fourth Urrie—Ktispoi: Cadets v. St.'- An- . - drew'e Collo(re, Kaiapoi,;.Hr E. E. Cockroft. - Sixth Qrue—Technical College v. St. Bede's College, Lancaster Park South, >1.30 j Ur H. X. Fuller. BEVEN-A-SIDE TOURNAMENT AT EAKAIA. A meeting of tho .members of the .R»kaia : j > football Club «nd of the Bakaia Schoolboys' . PootbaU -Ctub was held in the 'Library on r Manday srcenlng for the purpo&ee of appoint- '■.• ing clfnoiala and superrismg .the draw for the - asven-a-side tournament to be held on -the . fiejeaia Domain ok, Saturday, 20th inst. ; Enhave been- received from schools in the : Ashburton and Selwyn Countiea. As a cur- . tain-raiwr. the senior .club has arranged to pUy a eeren-a-side .inatch fetwoen teams .'' from tl» third graded This niatch wss Sxed to start at 1.&0 p.m., and the ochoolboya' . tournament at 9 p-m. There will be*time afterwards for the: visitors to partake ot refreshments and catch their respective trains. : follenins officials were appointed:— ~ Timekeeper, Mr L Cordner; touch judges, IMcasra- W.- W. Laraman, W. Cronne, A. , "Oieygooee, . Albert - Mead, .and. S. Ltraman;' ,iecietary and treasurer, Mr W. E. Judkins; ' v <i)Sputes. committee, Messrs C. Evison, C. E. feathmatone, and ,G. Tatterson; referees, Jfeearß J. Oromie cuid A. Shannon. w The following ia the feffult of tho draw:— '' 1» LeeeUm r. Hampatead; 2, Technical B f Raksia:A; '3, Methven• v. Technical A; 4, ICherteey .v; Allenton; 5,. Bakaia B a bye. - vtSecond Rounds-Winners (6) No. 1 v.' No. 6 FV No. 1 v. No. 3 <fi), No. 4 a'bye. • v;. '..-Thiid Round—Winners No. 7 v. No. ft, ' So. 8 a bye. iEinali. between No, 0 bye and' No. 7 or 8. • GAKTBRBURY ASSOCIATION. TJis foJUowing have been eelected to repreeentr Cjutterbury against Duuedin, at l>unedm, >on September 10th:— , . Bourthi-Grade—Mitchell (Bovers), . ' Seech # . .Etda (Rovers), liilleyuM^ * .

(Y.M.C.A.), N. Brosnan (Y.M.C.A.), F. Woods (St. Saviour's), Deans (Y.M.C.A.), McKenzie (Rovers), Towart (HoversV Smith (Y.M.C.A.). Jackson (Y.M.C.A.). Reserves Smith (Strange's), Kiddey (Rovers). Fifth Grade—Brazel (Rovers), Williams (Sumner). Allan (Sumner), Broadbelt (Technical College), Sutherland (Rovers), Muirson (Technical College), Griffiths (Technical College), Shaw (Rovers), M?rritt (Sumner), £il-* ve3ter (Rovers), Blackler 'Technical College). Reserves—Mahon, (St. Albans), Henderson (Y.M.C.A.).