FOOTBALL.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 537, 18 June 1909, Page 4

FOOTBALL.

NEW ZEALAND RUCBY UNION. The Management Committee of tho New Zealand Rugby Union mot laßt night, .when thore wcro present: Messrs.' G, H. Dixon (chairman), R. M. Isaacs, W. Perry, G. B. Lusk, J. H. Lawton, H. Kelly (treasurer), and V. R. Meredith.

TTio Deans Memorial Committee wrote conveying a motion of thanks to tho New Zealand Rogby Union for its hearty support and genprous contribution. , The Wellington Rugfcy Union reported that Sullivan, of the retono Club, had been suspended for an act of professionalism.—lt was resolved that tho suspension be made general, and that Sullivan be allowed one month from date to show cause why ho should not be expelled. > The South Auckland Rugby Union forwarded tho sum of £5 12s. 6d., affiliation feo for the forty-five teams of the Goldfiflds, Waikato, and Msnunui Unions. Th'e~folldwiiig inquiry came from the Canterbury Union:—ln the evont of a player failing to score a try through not patting his hand on the ball on tho ground in. his opponents',.in-goal, but by simply bouncing the ball, and the defenders and attackers being of-'>-"'th© opinion that' a try has been scored/.-'the ball" is'taken into the field to play for; a placo-kick at goal, the ball is placed- by the side that has apparently scored the try, and l a goal is kicked; : (l). Wha± is the duty of-tho referee? (2) Can the goal be allowed .'—Referred to the Appeals Committee.

_ The , following selectors were appointed for tho teams for the North v. South Isl&nd .match: —North Island: Messrs. D. Gallagher (Auckland), A. Humphries (Taranaki), V. 11. Meredith (Wellington): South Island: Messrs. H. Harris (Otago), F. T. Ev-aus (Canterbury), R. Galbrafth (Southland).

It was decided to point out to tho selectors that, they ehould acquaint themselves as. far as possible' with tho play of players of every union, selectors' travelling expenses to be paid by the New Zealand Union. • ... SATURDAY'S RUGBY GAMES. Players ,to'. represent clubs in the ■ different grado matches on Saturday aro as folios ■' Wellington Club, ' Senior v.; Old Boys, at Polo, No. dan, Hill ; Carr, Bridge (2), Sellars, Malfroy, Morris, Smyth, Symes," Fernandos, Wilson, M'Kellar, -Mills, and Gray. "' A~ Junior v.--'Sehvyn, at Miramar No, L Ryan, Durie, Ronayne, Twahy," Power, RUejy Palmer, Irons (3), Weir, Paul, Kirkwood, Shanks, and Thompson.

Third- v. Ejnebo, ■at Easfs, No. I—Brooks, Forbes, Bond, Hume,' Goulding, Westorman, Fraser, Harvey, Webb, Maisey, M'Lenn. St. George, Murray, Malcolm, and Hurley. Emergency, Tanner. - r. Poneke, at Easts, No. i-Butcher (2), Ronaldson, Morris, Hobson, Ames, Stewart, Chapman, D. M'Kay, Tanner, Kennedy, Cox, ue Bakkor, Walton, and Toner. Emergencies, Butcher and J. M'Kay. St. John's Club. Third-class v. Upper Hutt, at Upper Hutt.— Lambert,-. Dunn, Elliffe, Duske, Darby, Meighan, Lovell, 'Fawcett, Crawford, Dyett, Dallas,-Martin,' Andrew, Nicholson, 1 Bertinshaw, and Barnes, 1 ' Fourth-class v. Petone, at Petone.—Watson, MTLeay, Crawford, Ryan, Redgrave, Prain, Reid, Sutcliffe, Bradley, Andrew, M'Kay (2 , Murray, JilacMorran, and Meynard. . : SATURDAY'S ASSOCIATION MATCHES. The following teams have been selected to nnlhi; ieaguo., .matches,,.on. Senior League, \First Division. Diamonds y. Swifts, Basin Reserve.—Dia™ffs^ h S«ald, W. Roberts, Overend. Bar-' nett, Taylor, D. Lowo (2), Reddy (2), tmd Hathaway. - Swifts-Pvij-Smith, Wilson, Kirsohborg, Graves. Guise, Twohill, Scott, Vessey, Marshall,' Sanders... ,

St. Johnfi v. Itovera, at No. 2 Miramar.bt. John s-Mai-tin,: Cross, Lindloy, Phillips, Johnston, Shaw, Trcvcthick, Johnstone, SohoHeld, I ewsson, - and Moore., Rovers-Oldnall, Mortin» Duignan, Botholl» Perks, j Gillespie. Barry, Duncan,' Croft, Miller. . , , iJ.:, Second Division. •»*-'• Marist Old Boys v. Y.M.C.A.-Marist Old Boys-Dohwty, Dwyer, Hogsden, Foots, Murphy, • Bolger, . Hill, Murton, Clements! Dooley, and Bowie. Emergency—Rogers, Campboll.. John's v. Porirua United B, at Porirna.— St. ,Tolm'.9-Eriey, Yuill, G. Smith, Bowden, Williamson, Diamond, Dick, Warnor, P. Smith, Downes, and Thomson.

• Rovers v. .Thistle," at No. 3, Miramar.— Rovers—Berg, Fraser, Sauvarin, Reynolds, Kin}?, Kirkwood, Davenport, Robinson. (2), Bridger, Maitin. Reserves—"Warrington arid Eooertson.-,;;,' - Thoj'.followmr jrill. represent?* Wanderers' second team on Saturday r-Goal. Hillditch: hacks Hart "Wnliis; half-backs, Hunter. Bonton, (larnott; forwards, Woodcock, Barter, Holt (capton) Holland, Lambert. Train leaves Thorndon Station 1.20 p.m. sharp. Junior Teams. Y.M.C.A. A v. Y.M.C.A. B, at No. s,Miramar,—A ton m—Milne, Coate, M'Girr, Seambury, ™ 6 ™. Weekly. Warne, Hughes, Wilkius, M Kay, Mawby. B team—Coad, Haughton, Scott, Lennox, Grant, Ward, Jowett, Coulls UrquXart, Hamerton, MacGinty. The-following teams will play for Brooklyn:— _ Brooklyn v. Wadestown-Davidson, Hoole, Kobinson, Banton, Daris, Furness, Herzog, Brogan, Kellaway, Laing, Smith. Brooklyn v. Marist B—Flockton, Calvant, -Melvin, Howie, Brown, Keeble, Lo-we, Shaw, Makeham, Kellaway, Shadbolt, Dovey, Evans. Brooklyn v. Diamonds—Walters, Dixon, Davis, Thomas, Baldwin, Banks, Smith, Brown, Thomas, Morrison, Tarr, Matthews.; Brooklyn By. Marist B—Mather, Naylor, Duff, Dowdney, Short, Heaves, Keeble. Batchelor, Archer, Armstrong, Dovey." Brooklyn C v. Technical School—Datton Johnston, Trengrieve, Ballantyne. Shaw, Furness, Kceves, Brown," Ballantyne, Dalton, Archer,. Brora, Morris, M'Nally, Larking.

, Swifts\v.';Kaiwarra, Basia Reserve, 1.15 p.m. —S vri 1 Ls*~i.uiton, Ku.tner, Abel, Hay, itiddiclf, King, Schock, Guise, Styles, ward, Wareham. Reserves—Donaldson, Hamilton. . v : Swifts v. Bankers, No. 8 Miramar, 2 plm.— Swifts—Burgess. Hamilton, Barker, - Durney, Shields, Tavendale, Brown, Moore, Price, Fernandez. Pearce, Donaldson. - . 'FOUR SPELLS IN RUCBY. ; (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) Dunedln, Juno 17. ' From Saturday four' 29-minute spells will be inaugurated in Rugby football in Dunedin.

. [No affiliated union is allowed to alter the rules of the gamo without the consent of the New Zealand llugby Union, but this alteration, does not come within that provision, for the book of laws' specifics- only that the! gamo shall be played in spells of equal time. There is nothing to say directly 'that the spells shall be limited to two, though in, a. portion of the rules referenoe is made to "half-time." The suggestion that'there should be four spalls, was one" of tho many drawn up last year, for .the im.provomcnt <jf the game and forwarded to :tho New Zealand Union for consideration. It is ' stated. that, many, yeans back, this methodJ'was" preyiously in vogue in Otago.] TE PUKE V. ROTORUA. . .V Rotorua, Juno 17. : A football match to-dav between Te'Puko and Rotorua ended in a draw.