LEAGUE.

Press, Volume LX, Issue 18151, 14 August 1924, Page 12

LEAGUE.

MEETING OF EXECUTIVE. A meeting of the ilan age merit Committee of the Canterbury JJiipby Lcagtio held last Mr T. Kirton presiding over «• c'ootl attendance. Mr E. Herdey fonrsracd an apology for absence, owin« to ill-healtli. Mr E. Osborne, e?ercUry-inanß-;cr of the English tcaai, was present by invitation, and in tlaauking the eseculivc for their welcome referred at length to the progress mada by tho code in Knglsnd. the number of Rv.crby international players in tho preeont. team, ar.d various incidents of the present tour. Tho secretary of lhe Vwsl Coa-.= t Contrc •vrote stating that September Ctli irould be cuila-blo for the .West Coast-Canterbury mutch. A letter was icccivd iro.ii tho secretary cf the AVcllirglou Centre referring to the ciincelhilion of the interprovincial fixture last week and luvitii;;; ;he Canterbury team to pl»y at Wrlling'f-iu during t>j..iembtr. It vas decide ta hold c-er th? letter til! the next mectinrr. Mr 11. .1. Strrlir,g, ♦»,- !-•«] delegate to tho iVf*- Zealand Council, wrof in refertneeto the English viaii. H wa* decided.'U 1 tako further action in the matter of the letter.

Ccri~cspon."a<.'nee \va-s rcccivoc3 from the A. and P. Association in reference to tho-ground application. A loiter > "•■' received frc-sn Foxtou makint; aiiplication for in'es, etc., for the executive of the Maiihwalu-Rorowhcnua districts, and statin™ tlmt clubs had been formed at Palmerjton, Levin, and Fostoti, and that tho code would bo in a strong position there nest season.

Tho secretary was empowered to reply. An application from tho Marista' Club for permission for their fourth grade team to visit and pjay on the Coast was granted. Tho secretary of tho South Auckland Centre wrote inviting a local r. preventative tes-m to play at Hamilton tills so&Gon It wiia decided to hold over tho letter till tho next meeting-. The Match Committee rroorted that, tM f nal of tho fourth grade, championship will be -relayed prior to the English oil Saturday, providing the griound wa-s suitaole, the .gaiiic to commence at 1.30, with ilr A. B. Shadbolt as referee. It was decided that a gosJ-kickiJig competit'or. between iho members of the bnglinh team and two members of the Canterbury each three effort? from ea.ch distance, lo included before the time of commencing tho Knglish and Canterbury mateh. It waa that a meeting of tho Executive Committee- be held to-mono* . evening to receive tho I\V" Zealand Council representative, Mr Ponder, and to complete arrant'oraento for the following days natures.

ENGLAND V. CANTERBURY. '•The beat team of footballers in *&« world," is. an expression that lias often been used to describe ilio English .Rugby Lodguo loam, who will close their New Zealand" tour by a match against Canterbury ou Saturday at the Metropolitan Trolling Club's ground at Addingtc-n. The Canterbury selectors have chosen a very good Uam —the best that has yet represented the urovirce—and there arc many who give such v brilliant combination a. good chance o. beating tho visitors. Whichever way it -oos a succtacular game can be looked forward to.' Every member of the Canterbury backs, except tho half-back and fullbaek—who is as good as a,ny other in to team—has been in a, New Zealand team, ami all are individually very clover arid last. In the forwards all except tho clever young hioker havo previously represented their province. They form a, speedy pack, mw plenty of weight, and all handlo tho toll well Tho match will start,at 3 p.m., and there- will bo an interesting curtain-rai£*r. Thoro will be lato trains to suit country patrons.

THE GAME IN DUNEDIN. (special to "the peebs.'') DUNEDIN, August 13. li is reported thai 30 senior players, iacrjdin«' a few representative men, have ioin-:d up with the Rugby League, and that a strong team will be picked to play Canterbury (W.ES2 ASSOCIATION TELEQRAM.) DUNEDIN, August 13. K is stated on good authority that 29 Dunedin senior players and one. junior player have, enrolled with the local secretary of the Rugby League. It is expected that a match between Ota-go and Canterburywill be played this Reason at Christchurch. There ii also ii. possibility that the Island v South Island match and the Queensland v. South Island match will be playfed at Dunedin. Tho Leagno people have pencdled dates for the use of the Caledonian Ground on three Saturdays ia October.

ASSOCIATION WESTERN CLUB. The following will represent Western on Saiurda-y:— Seniors v. Rangers, at Richmond rark — West, Andrews, Chappie, Sproston, Ball, Ttotce, "WTiittington, Harbut, Tomblin, Lattav?ay, Cromer, Thompson. CHINA (2) V. ROTORUA (1). (PRESS ASSOCIATION TELEQUAM.; ROTORUA, August 13.

Rclorua. and South Auckland played the Chinese Soccer team tlira afternoon. Thera was a si. long wind vrith driving rain across the field. The attendance was good. lUtoruß. won the Iks and_ had the advantage ot the wind. Half-time, after even play, came '.vith no ecotc. In tho second speli Rolorua attacked strongly, but a. penalty in front of the goal proved fruitless. Shortly afterwards Kennedy goaled for the home team. The Chinese, by means of Low, equalised. After a short icspite, China again scored, Tai- being responsible. No alteration was made in tho score. The ground was humpy. In the last, half, a mcrubcr of the Chinese team was disabled. A substitute was- allowed.