FOOTBALL.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 544, 26 June 1909, Page 7

FOOTBALL.

•■■':'" : ;,:..-'.''' i: :'iWEETINa'.6F'N.Z;B.U. :' ! : Members of the N.Z.R.U.'mot last night, iixi 'lsaacs presiding. ■ '•[- : . ' :' -Permission was granted ■; to', ■ the Poverty Bay/ Union to, play Hastings BubrUnion; for a''challenge shield, presented/for competition between the .two unions by' Mr. Lane, of Hastings; permission to give,three' geld medals, whicn had to be competed for Dy members of their touring,team this year: ; I'.-.The South .Canterbury 'Union ;• asked whether a player named 1 J : J.- Flaherty had over been suspended. It was rumoured, they said,,-that he •jwas disqualified for: life on the West'- Coast.. • Others said': that..the .disqualification took place-at Marlborough and Ashburton. . The committee agreed to oom-" niunicate with the various/unions in question. '"■' '■?-.,■ . .•:.'"■'■■ ' '.'•.•' -':■: \Vith, regarot to. a player named Murphy, who,' it' was /alleged,: bad been suspended, tho Auckland-,"Union, wrote stating that, he , had not played for. the City Club' as bad bflen I reported, but it was understood :.hf had played for Ponsonby second grade team on one occasion this season. It was resolved that the .Auckland Union, be masked why Murphy, was: allowed to. play in face, of qualificatibn. : : : :,'> /; ■■• ■ '''.-, .^>,;::'-,-">;'. ; , ''■'.■ Mr. F.-.T. Evans, ChristehurchV .wrote stat-; ing that he would probably notboablotp accept a position as one. of the selectors of';,the South: Island team. ■ Unless the/match/ wore fixed.'for .some date in September, :ho would be' unable, to visit; outlying: districts with a ; view, to making himself better / acquainiad with/the of. the' players,:/Con-' sideratioh" was deferred in tho '.meantime;,. • ■: The committee decided to approve the removal 'of tho suspension on 'A. Dicks, who was ■ suspended for, two years./by the .Southland Union last'year, 'for atrflfirig an op: ponenti'y.'lt appeared that .the sentence.was made a heavy one on' account 'of his stating that he] had previously beohs suspended.. This, suspension proved, ;to- bo only/for one week for misconduct• when ho was. a '.member'of n. third .grade'-team..;. ■■;..' .-"" ■;'-';-' : ...,: ; - ~;, / The Otago, Union requested that the sec-'-rotary.of.tne,South Canterbury Union should attend;their: next meeting, .with a view'bf seeing .whether;, one Duval.- was tho Jplayer •who, ■it -was alleged; .had played. Northern Union..football. ; 'lt. was .pointed,put that there seemed' to be Borne doubti'as'to" the identity:of .the, player. ; Duval hid assured, them that' ho was not the iplayor in' question.:'; Tho/.committee decided to obtain a further reports from the South Canterbury Union: ; beforo the proposed expense was incurred. ' '■•;■'.'■"_; ;,/;:.,;; --V:i: ; ,'.-''':-':-':''V':':^-'' ;,-/ TO-DAY'S RUGBY;:GAMES; ; Providing the weather is fine, there'should be" a/good crowd /at the Athletic "Park this 'afternoon to''witness the'■'-, game'//botween, Poncko and Petone; On the ■firßtimeoting 'of.thesetearns this, season Poncke won by a e.mall, margin,' the only other team to lower the .'colours'ef .the suburbanites being Orien-tal.-VPoheko; has'won all nine games in the first round, and have a lead of four^points for the championship. , Both teams are old, rivals, and a. keen. match may be expected. On No; 2 ground, Old Boys play St. James. The 1 former aro no'•• longer candidates for "the: wooden spoon," having struck form, and, won their last three matches, so that this match should provide an excellent game. :' M.;: : '/ASSOCIATION" GAM.U'' : ."v • ..Junior Lcaguo l Second Division—Swifts v. Diamonds, at Miramar No. 6.;— Swifts: Luxtony Kutner, Abel, \Viffin,'Hay, Ward, Guise, Schoch,'Styles, King, and'Hamiton. Pvoserve: Donaldson. ; ';. Senior League First Division—Rovers v. Ramblers, at. Nowtown Park.—Rovers: 'Oldnail, Martin, Duignan, Bethell, Perks, Gillespie, Barry, 'Duncan, Croft, and Miller. Second 1 Division—Rovers v. Wanderers; at Seatouh . Park'.'^-Rovers:./. White. Fraser, King,' Berg, Bridge, Warrington, Davenport, Robinson (2), May,/ and Martin.- Reserve, Robertson; '/■.";.-/ ' : v -■' ■■:.-' ■/