FOOTBALL.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 285, 26 August 1908, Page 8

FOOTBALL.

/ —— THE LAWS OF THE CAME. • (BY TELEGBAFII —PRESS ASSOCIATION.) ' . Ghristchurch, August 25. At a meeting of the Canterbury Rugbj, Union to-night a letter was received from tho Otago Association asking if Canterbury would support a requisition to hold, a special meeting of the New Zealand Union to consider tEe suggested amendments in the laws of the game. It was resolved to support ■ the proposal to call the meeting. 1 SCHOOL REPRESENTATIVES. !''' . Two Wairarapa school representative teamß will play in Wellington on Saturday next. The team to represent the Wairarapa primary schools against Wellington will be: — Full-basic, L. Beard (Carterton); threequarters, Lorimer (Greytown), Ewington (MaSterton), Nix (Carterton); five-eighths, Giles (Carterton); half, Wickens ..(Masterton); wings," Bassett (Carterton), Fly (Masterton).; forwards, Meyrick, Denbee, Sievers, Manning (Carterton), Terry, Pinhey, (Masterton), Ferrick (Greytown). .Emergencies, Yarr (Masterton); G. Wagg. The Wairarapa secondary team to play tht Wellington secondary school representatives will boFull-back, Armstong (Carterton) i three-quarters, Sutton (Masterton), Baillif (Carterton), Burridge .(Masterton); f'vo eighth, Ibbetsqn (Masterton); tnlf, pbaw (Carterton); wings, Ah Lop (Masterton), P.. ■ Dudson (Carterton); forwards, W. Wagg, Ellitt, G. Miller, R. Miller, De: Lisle (Mas. terton), W. Dudson, T. Beard (Carterton). Tho annual match under the aus- ' pices of 1 the Fruit Brokers' Association, ' Laery and Co. v. a combined team, took place yesterday afternoon at the Athletic Park. It was hotly contested from start to finish, and resulted in favour of the combined team by 13 to 11. For; tho winners R. Thompson scored two tries, which ( H. Roberts converted, and Brooker one. For tho losers Brewer, Erneny, and Birch .registered tries. Mr. Talbot refereed.