FOOTBALL.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 294, 5 September 1908, Page 7

FOOTBALL.

NORTHERN UNION GAME. (Bt TELKQttAI'H.—SPECIAL COREESPONDENT.) New Plymouth, September 4. At the meeting of the Recreation Sports Ground Committco the following lotter was considored: — " On behalf of tho committee of the Taranaki team to play under Northern Rugby Union rules I beg to apply for the use of tho grounds on Thursday, September 10, and to make a charge for admission. I would especially point out tho reason for forming tli'e team is that a largo section of the public iiio anxious to seo a gamo under Northern Rugby Union rulos, and have approached us on tho matter. "Thomas Percy Smith (for tho committee of tho Tarnnaki Northorn Union team)." The letter caused considerable discussion The members of tho committco folt that tho New Zealand Itugby Union from whom such a largo amount of monoy had been obtained for tho ground, should have a voico in tho, matter. Eventually it was decided that the committee would grant the use of the ground provided the New _ Zealand Union did not object.' An intimation has now been rccoived that that body does object to the use of tho ground being granted to the Northern Union team, and would probably disqualify tho ground for amateur matches if it were so lot. The Western Park is not available for use, as it is being ploughed up, and tho racecourso will be used by tho North Taranaki Huut Club on Thursday next, so there soems little chanco of the Northern Union gamo being played hero on that date.

THIS AFTERNOON'S MATCHES. Tho annual representative gajne, Wellington v. Manawatu, will be played at tho Athletic Park this afternoon. The visitors are said to bo a strong combination, and a good game should result. Prior to the representative gamo a cnrtain-ra.iscr between a team selected from tho Y.M.C.A. and St. John's teams will be played. A game that is exciting keen interest at the Hutt and Petono is tho final between Kia Ora and Potone for tho junior championship, which is set down for decision at the Lower Hutt Recreation Ground this afternoon. This will be the second meeting of theso teams. At tlioir first meeting Petono were defeated, which placed them on a level with Kia Ora.