FOOTBALL.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 180, 25 April 1908, Page 13

FOOTBALL.

NEW ZEALAND RUCBY UNION. MEETING OF-( THE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE. ■ • APPOINTMENT : OF SELECTORS. : x Tho* Management Coramittco of the New Zealand Rugby Union met yesterday afternoon. There wol'o present:-Messrs. Dixon (in the chair); Galbraith; Langhton,-. WallMrt6n; Wylio, Laurensoii, and Avery (scpretar.v). : •- • •••" ■ -.■' Leavo of absence from the remaining meetings before tho .annual meeting on May 14 was granted to Messrs. I. Hyainsand R. M. At the instance'of' tho Wellinston, tJnion ; the 1 ■ disqualification,fbf' five, .years imposed oil ' J. Harnett, -of the; Ep'uni' Club,-- three ynirs ago was , removed. • ' - The' Southland .Union intimated that it had appointed' Messrs. B. Bain,-J. Hughes, and L- W--J.-Morton as its solcctors for the ensuing season. ~ '.The Ndlson Union- wrote informing the Committed' that: at its',-annual meeting -a resolution expressing continued confidence,' in 1 tlio Management Committee of'tlio. TJluon was carried unanimously. . . The Committee ' decided to re-appoint'last year' l ; selectors, viz.:—North Island. McfSrs. ,Gallahcr, of Auckland; Kelly, -of Wellington; and Humphries, ■of TaranaUi., South Island Messrs. Evans, of Cantoi buVy -,-Harris, of Otago; and Galbraith, of- Southland.. Now Zealand team: Mcsstb. Gallahor, Kellj, and: Evans. v • , .;'• „ . The Wairarapa Union applied for half or the proceeds of the forthcoming,match, Bush Union and' Wairarapa- (combined) v. , tho Britishers. . .'They asked also-that arrangements 4)0 made, with tho Railway Department to run 'excursion trains m connection .with, tho'match;. It was resolved, thiit ihc Secretary reply that it would bo impracticable-; to. the first -Toquest,"" and, that the other matter was consideration. - !■ The Hoiwyhenua Union raised tho ques : . tion whethor a. vice-president nominated by. a Union - could'. 1 vote- at ' the annual' meeting' as well -as the delegates. representing tho, Union. -. It was tho opinion .of ~.tnp. Committee that tlio matter was one entirely for the'chairman .of .the ;meeting. : , ;The -,Mangatainoka'Club enqui red: whether . plavors-residing -in. one. district could 10111 a club under tho- jurisdiction of anothoi district.! ;.Tho: Committee ajzreed/toj.infprm the writers that a - player- could join any club he liked, -but could not represent a district in which, ho. did .not,reside. Itle Wangaliui -Union Wrote stating that it did 'not:.object-to tho Waverley Club playing under the jurisdiction..of the;:Taranalsi Union, but it . was not agreeable ,to . an alteration 111 ithe boundaries of . its district, li was decided to remind -the club that hone of its'.'plavcrs could reproscnt'Taranaki. , TO-DAY'S RUGBY MATCHES -. Miramar should present a livoly scene, this afternoon. -No time has been lost : by tho -officials. in'making all the.'nccess.ary,; arrangements for playing .on the Racecourse .Ground, The' l grounds, have been rolled .and marked; .posts. havo ;beonkorated, .arrangements: as. to gates completed,: and provision made for conveying' supporters to and from .the ground. < i Trams '■ will ■run -..every few.-, -.minutes :■ from Government Station- and-C-ourtcnay -Place, and a special service has been arranged between'- tlio Kilbirmo terminus and tho Park gate, '.which'. should.suit Newtowri people;':who, ;jyill' thus , have, to',-' \yalk;, down,; tho hill ifrom 1 Constable Str'eet..'A: special-boat, with: I accommodation for 1000. passengers,'.will run: .from Ferryi Wharfs ats.lsj; and,as;.'the landing placo 1 at' Miramax-w within ..ten minutes' •'walk ivide-a satisfactory means'of - getting there.',- , Of tho teams engiged to-day, tho Melrose-fPoiieke-.matclv'should .provide ' tho. biggest, draw,'both teams heme - greatly ,-fancied for, ch'ampionshiphonoiirs.-Itisrcpi'ettable.t.li'at,. owing to mmrios, neitiier- Wallace nor Mitchinson- -.willusbo' iiiv T eviden.ee..; • .Tho; 'Athletic contest,-'-■on No,i 2,-.ground -will- also attract a considerable number .ofn.followers.: Tho • Orientals : aro ■ credited . --with < havmg r a particularly strong ■ lot ■; ■ of! forwards, 1 whilst' Roborts,' Thomson, and :company oair.be rc-.| lied upon to give a goad- account" of themsolveo'i in the back, division. . Tho: other.--contests should also prove • interesting.' . - '1 ■■ I ORIENTAL CLUB. ' Tho following-will, represent..tho!;, l Oriental Club 111 to-day's fixtures:—Seniors: Highot, Matlioson, iThomson; - Sturrock, : M'Leod, Gibbons, Roberts; King, Hamilton, Pam, Isaac, Lambort, Warbnck,' 'Heenan,' and Gillespie. Furrio,. Turton; Sullivan, V'Maize; • Quinlan, - Tyrrell, <Alpo, ; M'Mil T lian, 'Mi'Mahbn, Player,,-. Stevenson;- .Stubbs, MlKinley,. and Sandman, i."'.;-.'-V.'-. • : ; ; .« Thirds;' M'Keown,': Allen; Chant; M!Cauley,. Lovell, Player, : M'Morran, ' Penney, Bitossi; .Cato,-:; B.:' , Heenan, \-Boyce, Finn; Brown, .M'Lean. : ■ . - Fourth A: 'Hamilton, M'lUraithy Meoghan, H • Chapman,; Couch, M'Crombie, Johnstone, Collins,-' / Fildes, ■■. Richardson, Beaumont, Faulkner, M'Williams; Robertson, : Lewis.V JUNIOR MATCHES :• -'Selwyn v. Melrose—The following.will represent Selwyn:, Leeks (2), - M'lntyre' (2), Burns (2), Gosling, Waugh; Luko,, Wilton, Knowles, lOsborne,- Flac!:, Bickerton. Emergencies : • Pitts and Macdonald. l • THIRD GRADE MATCHES Selwyn v. Melrose.—Following- are tho Selwyn representatives: Braid, D. Casoy, Wisbey,' Vince, Macdonnld, Smvth, Wilbamson,- . Cooper ■ (2), ; Lowe, • Taylor, Ritson, Jnkes;. ' Healy; Easton. Emergencies:! Thompson and Harris.;- :. ASSOCIATION MATCHES. ' Thistle Club v.- Wanderers Club, at Miramar. Following is .the Thistle team:—A; Stewart; 'D. -M'Millan, .J.'M'Ardlc, T. Birss, G. Galbraith, W.; Duncan, A., Reid, T. Saul; : A-' M'Millan, 1 AY. Cuinmmg,' and A. Allen.. Emergencies, Lafforty and Willmot. , . iSvvifts -v. -Potonc, gt J-Petone. .'Swifts: Jamioson, J. Pye-Smith. Elson, Graves, ■ TompeSt, Purkis, Scott, A. E. Lowe, Renfrew; Uron, ■ and Oilier. 1 AUSTRALIAN GAME. Tho annual mcotins of tho Now' Zealand " League will bo held shortlyr . ; -'. .-,, : .'The team ,for; Australi- will: npt 'be chosen until Julv, when, delegates from each .Centro meot'liri'WbnihEton: for 'that... purpose.- ; Fives players •'froril;.each. bf,,the 'Centres ..will be chosen, and cfne from ■ Wailn, - the romaming 'six players being chosen on their form• during';tlio .seas'oh.'V: • ■ The Canterbury, League intends 'to .pay a visit -to :!■ Wellington:, early, in July."-'..' : i,. Tho club .".matches commence.- on May % when ', City meets'•Newtown...'- Now. that ■ a ground has been obtained oh the Basin ;Ro- . serve, great 'interest is being shown by old,time players; '■ and there, is every . chanco. of an additional ' team entering .: the " competi- •; tion. V.:v- : '- ,'v-'.

- CLUB SECRETARIES. ■Secretaries of.clubs taking part in Junior and lower, grade matches aro requested to forward the. results of matches in timo for insertion in/Monday's issue.. .' V.,