FOOTBALL.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 261, 28 July 1908, Page 9

FOOTBALL.

WELLINGTON REFEREES' ASSOCIATION A moeting of the Wellington Referees' Association was held last-.cveniiig, Mr., P. A. Laws occupying. tho chair. . A . letter was re-" ceived from tho New. Zealand ■ Referees' Association in reply to a question, put; by tho Wellington Union as ,to.;whother a half-back could receive tho ball from .the scrum: and run into tho scrum with it for protection or any other piirposo. ' *iic6ordiiijf fe>" tlio -New Zealand Association, it- is- illegal for a half to run into the scrummago ; with the ball. Tho Executive pointed 'out,, iiow;over, that a scrum ceases to bo a scrum,.immediately,.tho' original formation does, .not exist. ■ .. Mr. D. M'Lcod was appointed a member of the Association. . . - .'-t ' Mr. P. Larway wroto 1 explaining that ho was unablo to take charge l of tho Victoria Collcge-Petono junior match-on Saturday last on account of illness. The explanation' was acceptod. - -• •.- In accordance with a' resolution passed at tho last annual meeting; tho secretary of the New* Zealand Referees' Association forwarded tho following decisions given, by--the--Execu-. tivo:— - ~

South Canterbury. Association:—Question.: ' A ball kicked at goal landing on the top of tho post and bounding on 'to tho crossbar, and then falling over but of play, would the. same bo a goal, or not?-":..:Aiiswer:.;lf tho, ball crosses oyer the bar' and betweeirrthe post 3, whethor it touched the -posts' or-not,' it is a goal. (See definition-of a goal on pago--16, Handbook, 1908.) JQuestion: "At dropout the' ball'doeS" hot roach tho twenty-five yards lino and the opposing sido makes no claim,' should the refereo allow tho opposing sido to advance from tlio twenty-five lino and".play the"'ball'; ,or should ho order a fresh drop-out ?"■ •' Answer: In tho ovent of tho ball > not" reaching the twenty-fivo yards lino at drop-out')tho : opposing sido may advance within the twent}> nvo yards lino and play tho ball:'> Wanganui Association. —Question': '' Can a. player, thrown with tho'ball, whilst lying on the ground (the ball not. having touched tho ground), pass tho ball whilst in' such 'position?" Answer: Tho--player'>may pass pro-, vided tho ball has not touched the "glouiid, and that he'passes imme-cliatdly.""

It was' decided in ;answ'er; to :i a question from, tho Hawko's Bay Union that'a-player may throw .tho ball in and' catch' or pick it up provided ho is in -the',field of'play wheii; doing so, and that. the ball is not' bounded in. In answer to another : qiiery 'from tho. samo Association, as tb r w]ic.fd a'pcn'alty" kickshould .bo given in ths'.evi"nt'' of''4ii''ofltsido. player standing within l the'lo'yards limit,! it was .stated that tho' kick" should bo taken, from tho placo of viz.,"'w'hero such offending player was, .at the time of the breach. Tho samo Association asked whether or not it is illegal for a refpreo to givo a sign or signal when the ball is on. th<r ground for a place-kick.. Tho replied that signalling as mentioned =*is■ contrary-to'tho spirit of tho laws of the game, over, that it is not a gcneral'.prhctico m'New Zealand. . ; _ •';*'*»" r ;' *•»*'• • In roply to questions-put l by'the Hastings Union, it was decided' thatMn ; thc"'chso of a player boing injured tho ball is considered dead. Tho ball is dead when'it is out of play; and whon a broach has .occurred... . '■■■'■ THE TEST MATCH. (BY TELEOEArH—rKESS';..'ASSOCIATIbS;)' v : . Auckland, July 27. j Tho takings'in tho test-match oil, Satur? day totalled £1004, 'or'£2oo less''than'on tho. previous Saturday, v>notwithstanding 1 tjlio double charge and the prqcpctls.Df ,the .auxiliary stands. ••"•>•/• •'-* HOROWHENUA.•RUGBY UNlOfl]:,!.! : [rEO'jI • OUll SPECUL COMtESrOKDBi:!.]; : Otaki, : ; At .a. mooting of tlio'Management'-Com-, niitteo of tho Horo\vh'enua .'.Eootball Union: on Saturday af|Snipon';-it-was dccided 1 to play Wangaiiui on | ]Sopt(jmb''cr'2'at Levin,' Wellington Juniors iffc TMa'haliau oil. August 22, and Wellington SAhiors on tho samo day ■at Wellington. TJio representative team will play Haivko's Bay at i: Napior on August 15.A protest by thoHui'Msii Clubf'for playing an' alleged unnnancial iMnber.' was dismissed. •Mr. Tahiwi was elected to l ' thp. japancy caused on the committee by'the retirement :q{ Mr. Eggleton. , \ AUGKLANO V. SOUTH CANTERBURY.; (BY TELEqßArn—§aiss;. ; Auckland, vjuly"27. ' Tho following "toani'..'has" l bfeen '.'clios'eh: to. roprosent Auckland'against'South 1 ' Qant'efbury next Saturday Full-back, Rerlwiek';-three-' quarters, Wilson, Murray-and- Johnston";: five-, oighths, Baxter • and M'Gcij;;'' half-b&ek," Mor.-:, ris; wing-forward,' Gillettj^forwards, 1 - -Herring, M'Guiro, Francis,' Gunhingham,' Nicliolson, Seeling, Hayward; "EmbrgdiVcy'forwardsj-' M'Guiro and