FOOTBALL.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 488, 22 April 1909, Page 4

FOOTBALL.

• WELLINGTON RUGBT UNION. \ . ; A'meeting; 1 of the Managlmient Committee of, tho, : Wellington : Rugby Union was bold last' evening,; Mr. S. S. brown/presiding. 'There we're also; present:; Messrs: ,'■ Perry, Hardham. O'Sullivan, Burns, Sweeney, Peters, Hales, ana W. G. : Talbot '(secretary). ,;-'■.-■, : ', '■•'•::: : It was'decided, to grant the Schools Rugbj Union the use of the Athletic Park on Friday afternoons,, subject to the approval of the caretaker of the ground being obtained eaoh,.week, Letters forwarded by, the Otago and Canterbury Unions, in reply .to .a question Jas to whether playing football on a crioket ground injured, the; ground for crioket purposes, wore to : tho' effeot that football did not injure tho ground if it:was properly cored for and topdressed." .'• ..'..'■,■ ',■■■'!;'■''■■."': ■:'.■.," ;,.''.; ;It'was decided to confirm: tho arrangement, mado between' the union's sub-committee and the Petdne Borough' Council in reference to the Pet'ono Recreation Ground.-','.'"■' '/" ■_■>: St. John's Club wrote, asking '■•'that' one of; its. fourth-class .teams'should bo. withdrawn from the competition, and pointing out that it' was first thought!that the membership would warrant the entry of an additional team. It had; now been; found, that a complete team could not bo guaranteed, 1 hence tho above action. . . ':. "..■'■

The matter of the Deans Memorial was again brought forward by a letter from Christchurch. It;was decided to. request clubs with:lists in hand to send them in at once. .

Tho .Wellington College Old ; Boys' Club, which originally entered four teams' for the: championships, asked for permission to withdraw their .third-class team and still retain' v the fourth. The request was granted. •■■■'■■ : A* letter was received from the secretary of the Sslwyn Club denying a reported statement that the'club had written to the union, stating that two certain senior players were going to play for the Kia OraClub. The Selwyn seo'retary stated that ho had nothing'to do with the letter, and was! very much, surprisedw'hon he heard that his name had been signed to it; It was decided to.inform (he secretary of'(ho Selwyn Chib that he could inspect thb letter at the union's; office. •;•:■;.,

Tho Kia Ora Club nskeckthat Messrs. lioid ,'and'Tannahill Ijo classified as juniors. Tho general opinion was favourable, to classifying Tannahill as a junior, but there was some opposition to rating Reid in the same grado.After some discussion,, it whs decided to allow both Eeid and Tannahill to play as' juniors', during tho ploasuro of the 'committee.' ■~ Messrs: ■]3rowii, ; l>erry, and Burns : were an. pointed a committee to wiiit oh -the trustees ■of,tho Athletic. Park, and discuss various questions in. connection with the.' park..' : j It was resolved to pr.alit. a, request for. 135 free passes to' tho. park for.competing schoolboys. ; .•■■■-■'■'■ •'. '-. ~'-.■; A proposal was put forward to allow children under ten years of a;;.i free admission to championship matchos at the park, provided they are acoonipahied by their parents. The sag-, gestion was ajrrced to. ■ :.; , ; . . f On the'motion of Mr. Perry it was decided to present the winners of the senior and fifthclass sevon-a-side tourneys played last day with, certificates. ' '~;.':'