FOOTBALL.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 174, 16 April 1908, Page 9

FOOTBALL.

"WELLINGTON RUGBY UNION. A meeting of the Management Committed of the Wellington Rugby Union was held last evening. Thero were present: Messrs. J. Murray (in tho chair), W. Hardliam, G. V. Bogle, J. Sweeney, G.' F. O'Snllivan, J. Burns, K 0. Hales, l'\ Alpe, W. G. Talbot (secretary). , The Alhambra Club, Dimcdin, wrote forwarding the names of certain defaulters who, the club understood, were about, to play in Wellington. It was decided to inform tho secretary of tho Alhambra club that the Union has 110 jurisdiction in tho..matter. The. resignation of tho Brooklyn club from the Union was accepted. Tho withdrawal of tho club was stated to be due to lack of interest.

The Star club wrote entering one team for the. Wednesday competition. 'The .Wellington College club entered a team for the third-class championship and two for the fifth-class competition. The, Oriental club asked that they shxild bo allowed to enter another fourth-class team in place of the fifth-class team, previously entered. The request was granted. Tho ellington Collego Old Hoys' Club asked to be allowed to withdraw its thirdclass team from the championship contest owing to lack of players. It was pointed out that the club had also entered a fourthclass team, and a .discussion took place, as to what position the Committee, should take up. It was decided to. grant pormiwion to the club to withdraw the team.

The Polhill club was granted pnrmissi.m to play, Red Star,. Masterton, 011 Saturday, on condition that the manager of the team was appointed by the Committee.

The Selwyn chili entered teams for the second, third, fourth, and fifth-class competitions.

Consideration. of a letter from Mr. P ,G. Bolton in reference to the control cl' the Hutt Park racecourse was held over until nex*. meeting. } The Committee expressed the opinion that the suspension imposed on a .player of the Kin. Ora club Jiad expired, and tli.it the N.Z. Union be notified to this cffect.

A ■ legal opinion was received informing the Committee that tho Wellington Union was not bound to account to the Park Company fof the share, of the nrofits arising'from the match -between the N.Z. representatives Mid the Wellington Province, receive'd by the Union; under arrangement with -the N.Z.-' Union. Tho oomnany"could arrange its own toms/with tho ,N.Z. Union',. and. what the N.Z. Union chose to, do-with its sharo of tho profits was; no concern of the company; The secretary was instructed to communicate with the Park, Comnany informing'.them of the position and claiming all duo to th« Union.. ■ . ' Dr. Harding was appointed the Union's doctor at Petone. : LIST'OF FIXTURES. i Tho following fixtures wore drawn up for tho first senior round, t-lio first set of matches of . which oommenoo oil April -25., • SENIOR CHAMPIONSHIP. - ; . April .25.—Petc-no v. Southern, at; Petone Oriental v. Athletic, Miramar, No. -1: Victoria Collego v.. Old. Boys, Miramar',. No. 3; • Wellington- v. St. James,- Miramar,- No. 4; Melrose v. Poneke, Miramar.-No. 2. , May 2. —Petone v. Oriental, Victoria College v. Athletic, Wellington -v. ; Old Boys, Poneko.v. St. James," Melrose- v. Southern.. " May 9. —Petone v. Victoria' College, Oriental v. Southern, . .Wellington'' v. Poneke v. Old Boys, St. James v.'Melrose. 1 May 16.—Petone v. Wellington, Oriental v. : Victoria Collego,. Poneko v.. Athletic, 1 Mclrcso v. Old Boys, St. James v. Southern. May 23.—Petone v., Poneke,'Oriental v. Wellington, Victoria .-Collego . v. Southern; Melrose v. Athletic, St.-James v.. Old Boys.May 30.—Petono v. Melrose, Oriental v. Poneke, Victoria , College-v; Wellington, . St: Jamos. v.| ;Athletic, Old .Boys. v.-. Southern:' k; --Jjjhe : ,6i—Potono v.: St. James, Oriental",vV Melrcse, 'Victoria College' v. ; Poneke,- Wellington v. Southern, Old Boys v.- .Athletic. -, June 13i—Petone v. Old«Boysv.Oriental-, v. S.t. James, -Victoria College' >v. Melroso,,.-.Wel-lington v.< Poneke?,;Athletic v. Sw't-horn.-. 1 ' iJuno.^O.,—Petono w Athletic, Oriental t. Old Boys,; Victoria. Collego v.; St. ;James, ■Wellington,.v. : Molrose, Poneke v. Southern.-

.JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP: " April 25.—Athletic v. Wellington, Oriental v. St.'James, Poneko v.- Southern, Victoria College v'. Old.Boys, KiaOra v. Petono, Sehvyn v. 1 Melrose. May 2.—Athletic v. Oriental, Poneko v. St. James, Victoria College v. Southern, Itia Oni v. Old Boys, Solwynv.;Petono, Wellington y. .Melroso. May 0. —Athletic v. Poneke, Oriental .v.. Wellington, Victoria. .College' v.-' St. ; James',, Kia Ora v. Southern, . Selwyn' v.; Old < Boys, Melroso, v. Petono. • ... : May 16.—Athletic v. Victoria College, Oriental v. • Ponekfe,, Kia Ora v. St. James, Selwyn v. Southern, Melroso v. "Old Boys, Petono v. Wellington. • .■May; 23.—Athletic v. Kia Ora, Oriental v. Victoria College;Poneko. \\ Wellington, Solwyn v. St. James, Melroso v. Southern. Petono v. Old Boys. , May SO. —Athletic v. Selwyn, Oriental'v. Kia Ora, Poneko V; Victoria College, Melroso v. St. James, Petoiio v. Southern; Old Boys V. Wellington. , Juno 6.—Athletic v. Mblrose, Oriental v. Sehvyn, Poneke,v. Kia Ora, Victoria College v. Wellington, Petone v. St/ James, Old Boys v. Southern. .. ! ■, ■■ ■ Juno. 13.—Athletic v. Petono, Oriental v. Melrose, Poneke v. Selwyn, Victoria Collc-ge v. Kia Ora, Old Boys v. St. James, Southern v., Wellington. ■" 11 ■: Juno, 20.—Athletic v.- Old Boys, Oriental v. Petone, Poneke v. Melrose,' Victoria" College v. Selwyn, Kia Ora v. Wellington, Southern v. St. James. < *■■■■'. , Juno 27.—Athletic v. Southern, Oriental v. Old Boys, Ponoko v. Petone, Victoria Golloge ,v.i Molrqse,-- Kia Ora.-.v. ; Sehvyn,' St. James v. Wellington. . July 4.—Athletic, v. St. James, Oriental v. ' Southern, Poneke v. Old . Boys, Victoria Collego v. Petone,,Kia Ora v. Melroso, Selwyn v. Wellington. , ■ THIRD-CLASS CHAMPIONSHIP. ; , It was stated that twenty, teams had entered for tho third-class championship, and the fixtures were duly drawn, -but it ,was resolved to submit the drawings to tho Management Committee before ■ making them public. ■ ; : 1 COLLEGE OLD BOYS' TOURNEY. . The tfirstf annual inter-College Old Bovs' football tourney for the shield presented by Mr. "W. Devenisli, is to be held at Easter. Tlip three' teams engaged are Nelson College, Christchurch High School, and Wellington. The .'visiting teams will arrive' on Friday morning, and tho visitors will be taken to Day's Bay in the afternoon: On Saturday Nelson College and Wellington College wiil meet at the Athletic Park at 3 p.m. A smoke concert iVill be held on Saturday evening, and on Sunday a picnic will bo hold at the Ilutt Park. On Monday the winners of Saturday's match will play Christclmrcli High School.

A team representing tho St. James Foot-, ball Club will leave for Nelson by tho Araluira this evening. It will, play .the li'uia Club (Motueka) on Saturday, anil tho' Rival Club (Nelson) on Easter Monday. Tho following players will represent .the club:— Bricks—B. Murray, G. Warwick, J. Ferguson, P. M'Grath, F. Crowes, A. Kitfo, Lockhead. Forwards—J. Mofßtt, E. Perry, R. Wight-on, R. Wilkinson, It. lteid, T. Stewart, A. Stringer, S. Moore. Mr. W. G. Talbot will accompany tho team as,manager. ... ASSOCIATION, The . following team from tho ..Diamond Football Club will leavo by train to-morrow morning to play lvuponga: — Fitzgerald, Roberts, Barnott, Thorloy, Taylor, J). Roberts, Black, ltobinson, Hathaway, Lowo, and Reddy. Swifts leavo for Arahura to-night io play Nelson, the team being: Jamieson, Elsoii, ■Wilson, Rcthell, White, Jackson, ll'Lean, Lowe, Hr.yward, Rodgcrs, Pyc-,Smith, and Salmon. ... The Swifts club will hold a practice at Newtown I'arlt on, Saturday, and tiio Wanderers and Ramblers at Miramar. Woods's Great Poppermlnt Cure for Coughs and Colds uover fails. Is. 6d. and 20. Gd. CBll