FOOTBALL.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 291, 2 September 1908, Page 7

FOOTBALL.

NEW ZEALAND FOOTBALL AssociAT'Qife . THE PROPOSED SOUTH'AFRICAN , > , . ■ -i A meeting of tho Counoil of'the New- Zeav land Football Association,,was _hald" in--ths-Y.M.C.A. Rooms last night." "There were present—Messrs. J. J.Roberts (inthßchair)," A. Dickson, P. A. Cornish, J. L. White, A. Williams, C- R. Martin,'P., Shields, H. Waters, G. F. Brodio, 1 ! aria ; 'B.~' L. Salmon (secretary). _ _ -. A sub-committee, consisting of' Messrs!'Si W. Thornton, J. M. Oilier, H. NV-'Holmes,' and B. L. Salmon, reported: Jvayingrjgoiie into the matter of the proposed visit of a South African team to the Dominion. Tho committee was of the opinion that it. wasdesirable to invite a team to tour New Zealand in 1909. The cost -of th b ; -toui wl frqm £1000 to £1100 —should- jfe covored by guarantees by tho various "associations,, in .the following amounts:—Ailckla'iid, 1 , 'Wfellingtoii'j' Otago, £250 each; Taranaki," £100; Wanganui, Hawke's Bay, 'Canterbury, Southland, £50 each; Wairarapa;" South Canterbury, £25 each. The committee further rocomraended that four guarantors be obtained for bank to- guarantee, £250 each; that each centre(iprowde 'boarding -accommodation; that ,the, secretary, write to the South African Association tentatively inviting a team oh the'lines .of, the_. invita-. tion to the New South [Association in 1903; that endeavours'be made to arrango matches in Australia on .tho return of the team, and that Australia "be invited to contribute towards the expenses "of 'tlie Now Zealand Council. - 'The reportw'a'sjtcferred to the conference of delegates to lio held at Diinedin at tho time of the Brown Shield competition. ... . . . Referees for tho Brown Shield matches were appointed as follow.—First day.—Canterbury v. Otago, Mr. H. Mayer (Wellington) ; Southland v. Taranaki, ,Mr. ,W, Thornton (Christchurch)'i~ : Secoiid day!—' Winners of first day's matches,' r Mr. P.' Braitliwaite (Dunedin); Wellington 1 v.'" Auckland!' Mr. W,. Smith (Wellington). The referee for the final match will,, be by the captains of the two "teams, or, if thoy disagree, by the New Zealand Council, The Wellington Association was granted, permission to hold a tournament;Sf6r.-affilia-ted associations, should' it' desire to do so. This afternoon the Wellington representatives meet the Junior representatives at tho Athletic Park.. ,Ihe teams are very well matched, and a good'eontest should be tho result: 1 r '•- MANAWATU v. WELUNCTON. (BY TBLBatlArß.— SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT.) Palmerston North, Soptembe'r 1; f; The Manawatu ■ team; to iplay at - Willing-' ton on Saturday will be as follows: — FULL BACK. , HodgiiiS.r . ' . - v . • THREE-QUARTERS!' = . i': Carroll, .Stalker, and-Waldegravo. ; -

FIVE-EIGHTHS. _ -, O'Connor. . - HALF-BACK.;" , ' : Buchanan,,,.,, FORWARDS!' Wings: Boon and Arch""Sl'Minn. Front row: Brough and Ward, Lock: "Whisker. «« ' Supports: Best and Carroll. ,ii Back row: Ryan and Walters. ":' r;." Tho team will loavq on F.riday, by. tho express. Mr. K. Armstrong is to bo.manat ger. JUNIOR REPRESENTATIVES. Tho team to represent the' junior representatives against'"the "Wednesday representatives to-day has beon altered, and will bo as follows: —Full back, MJPpnaJd. (Selwyn); three-quartors.-.Cu'dk f v..(lfia\ Oraj,™ Corson (Petono), Fume" '(Oriental)!;''' 'halfback, Waugh (Selwyn); ;.wing ,fprwardi'Kitto. (St. James); forwards. Irons (Wellington),. Tyler (St. James), Sullivan (Melrose), Fisher (Petono), Sullivan (Kia'Ora),' Player (Oriental), M'lnness (Melrose) Emergencies: Back, A Wilton (Selwyn); forwards, Dent (Pctone), Burdekin (Wellington).