FOOTBALL.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 548, 1 July 1909, Page 7

FOOTBALL.

WEDNESDAY RUGBY COMPETITIONS. • A strong, southerly blew across Athletic Park - yesterday, afternoon, and confined play in both of the Wednesday matches to tho northern . . ..boundaries. On No. 1 ground Oriental mot .. i. ■ ~ Tramtoay, and Star .defeated Butohers' on No. i"- 2. Both grounds were soft, and, alons the mtich,-playcd-iipoa strip of No. 1 ground, the muS _,was\ stirred up to such an extent that even .walking was dangerous.' Neither game can;be, said to havo bcon a notable exhibition cf 'foothall. 1 1 ( . ' ' 'ORIENTAL (6) V. TRAMWAY (3). Slopping round without either boots or stockings,;O'Brien must havo felt most imcom- , * , the first cold minutes of tho game, but, Uter on, when footgear was pro-; vided, .Tinmway had in him a gQod forward Early iia itho spell, Tramway set .up a vigorou? I attack.)and, as the result of a dribbling rush, :v , . : headed'by Bramley, tho -latter scored—oll' the northern boundary! The kick was too difficult ■+ - for-Perkinson.. Tho only other score during. 1 the; spoil was obtained for tbo other,, sule bv . : Gosling,sflook .manj, who ahowod; some dash in'getting through half, a dosen of the Trnm- . > way.: men., Schuui kioked without siiccess. : r /Inexcusable.delay..occurred-in'.cauimeucing tho ■■■;;: a nurabet of tho men :.exhlMtiig, a keener, interest' in :au\ alleged hght among the oarrackers than in tho same. ()i iental. mida iooiething .of . an', attack when play was r«nmed, and as. the Tramway, backs were at-eea, they all but succeeded.-m-scoring : •two.or.vthree times.'. Tramway, after baing i- = ; compeUtd to . force down, showeid more smrit. ,i They weto still very\ragged in>. their defence, noveyer,.-and an Oriental forward movement lesultedf in a score by Parkin. It was not .convortid.. : iTramway were ■ forced over once :i ■; again, "and:just managed to keep thercnomj , out ..until, call, of timj. The;final• etrugglo vc--8 mn d 'scramble, tho features . tj:■ ■■■ .'X: pf thei.playfrs becoming indistinguishable.! Mr. ihompson' was the referee^ ' \STAR (21) V. BUTCHERS (0). '■ over the Butchers was not cv diffi- . eult:-.< accomplishment for Star: The result 1•: would hardly nnvo been varied had the Blues ■x: - been allowed 'the sixteenth rnajj, who helped ! •' "iv the-: early •' stages. ' The onslaught by ■ Star.yeame at.on.ee,. and ifrom a 1 line-out the-iball-travelled through the hands of Drurv, , : Gatrell,. and Killeen. 'to M'Cluggage. (wing), , j whb o:an round everybody and. touched - down, : The'next score was given to Bailey by Morris, 'r- , . who;.missed the ball., -Although the trf was ,1 -obtained lunger tho crossbar; Gatrell failed in ■ the„kick, .as tho wind took charge of the balli Gosling, and Gilbert also scored m the first' •v. ; sppll.' -Batchers were. again ; outclasesa'm' the ....... 6ecqnd . half,- nine ■ points - being registered r against ; them, the scorers i being Brown (two ; tries), and M'Cluggage (one). Mr. W. G. Taltot .was'referee. v '■ . 'WELLINGTON RUGBY UNION. * A'WARM LETTER RECEIVED, j: , ■ A.meeting. of, the/Management Committee of the -Wellington -Rugby Union , was held last , evening,; and Was attended by. Messrs. J. Biirns ' (in -.the■;ehair), W. Hardham, J; O' Sullivan, W.-Perry, J. Sullivan, P. Peters* and J/ Pnce. .The Southland -Rugby Union wreta acceptmrfthe data' suggested for the : interprovincial . v. ■'■~■■:> match—September 8. The union would do !;their, .best .to ensure that players should have v ■ an enjoyable visit to. Invercargill. , .< i . ■ Another , letter, was received from the South Canterbury Union, urging that the team .1, . ~ should .plny a match against South Canter- ? . bury onvita southern tour. : On tho'motion of Mr. Perry, it waj resolved that the union , r,. ~ could,.not see its way to.arrange the fixture, j An,offer, of iBIS. was ! made by"the; Pony .^nd ■ ' Galloway Club for tho use'of the Miramar Park-on Thursday. July 22.' It was pointed out' f. - , - that no.vmaitches would bo intorferea \rith, and • %,;union decided to reduce: the fee r from ■'£& to 1 i. In /answer to the protest-entered 'by Mr. E. Bner6(e«cretary,v , tlpper, Hutt; Club) regarding' V . Mr.fain.,decisions in the-Upper'Hutt-St. Johii's match, the referee (Mr T. J. NlittaU) ten- : , i?red an . explanation of his rulings, The matter wm_ referred to the referee for further explanation. > , Mr. J/ P. Firth complaipcd that in the third. • College-Bptini, t last ; . % 'he latter team-had'Playeif-iyiciouslvi' .itie letter/continued:: "Whether or not-thoir ■. loromtyin tlie .second spell was in any -wav ■ v. ■ .w> o. : the -fact that-, certain l; fiaeks 1 wvr'e 1 i. '■ passed ..round .during the/ interval, Ido t ( ot i- , I do, know this, that nexfc ycar» if are drawn to play Epuni, we will forfeit tuo match. .We beat them last year,'we beat tfiera yesterday, (M to 3); but wo shall not ,beat them in future. After onr expcricnce of thede- two matches, we will not ha>e them here 'agSin." The secretary stated that the Teferee (Mr.-jbvensen) had reported that the P«S<r jvas sternly contested, but there wai nothing'to which he could take exception. Ho , had. warned one Bpnni player, for; using-bad :'.. >y ;:.'."iWMn«».:and .another, for 'kicking an opponentThis .tos m the second spell, 'bpt right ■ through,, the referco had &«ud, it was rotigh. Tigorpus football It teas agreed that a copy of ■ ; the-Jetter. should .be eent lo the referee, and , to the captain of the team for reports.. , M W. Welch, club captain of the Kia I r , Ora, entered a complaint that m the Kia OraAthletic'junior match, tho full time had not been played. It was decided to inform the Kia, Ora Cliib that ..thd v committee were satisfied with, the explanation of the leferee, aad to : : ififpTm Mr. Welch that the.committee dopra- , .PW9: mo; writer s remarks /'lt is 'my honest ' job n ' - w 'b°' 9 thing was a put-hp ASSOCIATION, < ' t MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE. The weekly meeting of the Management , Committee of the Wellmgtoa Football Ako- , ' -ojanpn'. wa? held US' evening, . Mr. -H/: N. Holmes presiding. There were present■Messrs.,B. H- Waters, t. AVhjte, J. Pandson, W. Auld, D. Jones, H. M'Keowen <ArT T ' J " ®- ratCD > ' nd * The r St. John's . Club entered » protest against, the win of,,the Swifts senior league first division team last Saturday, on the griund that Swifts had included B. 1 Salmon ip rhejr team, the player-,being ineligible oning ~ to jiis-seat pn the Management Committee. It v.aS decided that Mr Salmon's position on CoiiimUtee. became vacaut Vhen 'be. toolc -the iDd- the protest could not 'ha sustained. i y .: The^,secretary repbrted ;that 'Mr. Wators's, , positionralso became vacaut, a? ,ho. had'nlayed' fo/.vßamblers last Saturday.--On the motion of: : . Mr. Oliver, it was decided that, owing to the existing as. to the spirit of the rule,-Messrs. Salmon and Waters . . be. terelected, their re-electi<in, however, not to - stand..as a'precedent. : • \ . ■ , :. The question of formihg a..Wednesday com* ■ petition.for ycar. was raised. It was doi cided to defer the question until the end of August. .' There have beeii, definite promises of -teams. . yarding alligations,V by ' the' Wanderers ; Club .against the Swifts ;Club, it iyas decided that. : Wanderers .must withdraw these by next I . mooting,.,as they.had failed prove,same. ' ' Mr. fl: G. .Mayer, manager of tho team toPallnerston,. wrote stating that, in his 1 . ■ ion,,, new. representative jerseys wero necessary.: A 'sub-committee was given power to obtain these. 1 , • It wa.< decided Reunion' oPall boys' teams at the end of the season, when trophies and medals will be presented. The N.Z.F.A. wroto enclosing draft rules Mr • the. proposed New Zealaftd -Referees' Assoelation,- These wore deferred ta the Association for consideration;' ■ , Th? :Rangers Club protested agaijist cerbin boyS.playing for Rstmblers, and for other clubv against ,th«m ; , The protest was snot upheld; as it was, not in order, the opinion being that . the; committee could reopen the matter when players /are reported for by the secretary. ■ The'T.M-C.A- Club, sent in an appeal agaihst the. decision of the Management Committee in their.: mateh with South Wellington. ' An ab. ; peil board, consisting of Messrs. F;' J; Courtney, ,W.'Mnnckton, ani} G, Hant, was set up to :'d«al withAthe matter. / Mr. Alex.'H. Scrogger, hon: seewtary of the / Gisborno Football Association Club, wrote , stating-there: was a movement in Gisborne to fbrm a-British Football Awpciation there.' A meetingvwas . held, at which there were 25 ' present, and, in addition, another 3Q had pro- ■ mised-to play, so that four clubs were assured. The writer requested that the' Wellington As--1 sociation should supply 'details as to, Associa- , tion rules, regulations, nni modo of procedure at;mseting9, so that the Gisborne Association would ho on a constitutional footing when applying for affiliation iyith tho N.JS.F.A. Th« •ecretary was instructed to. supply the infor. mation asked for. 'GROUNDS AND RBFEREES FOR SATURDAY. 1 Senior I/Oagile, First Division.—Wanderers v. Diamonds,' Newtown Park, Mr. B. L; Salmrtn; V 1 Swifts'v.'" Ramblers, Miramar No. 2, Mr- W. Anld; Y'.M.C.A. v, Thistle, Basin Reserve,: Mr. Wood; Petone v. Rogers, Petone, Mr. A. New. .. ■■ ■ ton. ■ . ■■■■~ ■ -.•

'. Senior League, , Second Division.—Mental Hospital v. Porirua B, Pnrirna, Mr. ,D. Stewart; Porirua A v.-•-Rovers,'■■ Porirua, .Mr. S. Windley,\ Y.M.C.A. v. Petonei Petone (Maidments), Iter. J; D; Russell; : Wanderers v. Marist Old Boys, Seatoun Park, Mr. A. New. bold; Diamonds v. Sl;,John's, No. 3 Miramar, ■Mr. P. Bowles; Letter-Carriers v. Thistle, No. J Miramnr, Mr. H. Smith. Junior League,. First Division.—Y.M.C.A. v. Diamonds, No. 5 Miramar, :,Mr. Thomson; Brooklyn v. St. David's, No.<B Miramar, Miv Fisher; Wadestown v. Y.M.C.A; B, No. 10 Miramur, Mr. J. Ferguson. 1 . 'J Junior League, Second 'Division.—Y.M.C.A. B v. Swifts A,,N0."9 Mirainarj 3 p.m., Mr. W. 1 Press; Marist A v. Kaiwarraj Basin Reserve,11.15 p.m., Mr. H. Mayer; Petone v. Y.M.C.A. A, Petone (Maidments);'2 p.m. 1 , Mr. .13. Borne; i Brooklyn v.• ■ Congregational,'. Nowtowri Park, 11.45 p.m., Mr. W. i\ Clark; Institute v. 1 Swifts B, . No. 9 Miramnr, 2 : p.iu., Air. W. 1 I'ress; Marist B v. Ramblers, No, 12 Miramar, i 3 p.m.; Mr. 11. S. Bernard; Rangers v. Khan- ! dallah, Koi ,12 Miramar, 2 Pitn., Mr. ;H. S. I Bernard. ■ ■. ■ j I Junior: league, Third. Division A.—Marist A I v. Y.M.C.A. A,- , No. 7 Miramir, 2 p.m., Mr. 1 Williamson; Diamonds v. Y.M.C.A. B, No. 2 I Mirnmar, 2 p.m., Mr. Auld; IBrooklyn A v. |'Institute A, No. "3 Miramar, 2 p.m., Mr. ■. W. r Sparrow; Petone v., K. Wellington, Petone, I 2 p.m.,1 'Mr. A. Newson,. 1. ■ |" I ■ Junior Leagu;, Third Division.B-r-Y;M.C.A.' C v.-Brooklyn C, !\o, It Miramar, 3 p.m., Mr. MV. B. Metis;: Swifts v. ItanfMs A, . No. 11 I Miramar, i p.m., Mr. Thomson; Ramblers'v. I Marist B, No,Miramar,' 2i p.m., . Mr. H. [ Smith ;• Rangers B. t. Institute B> No. 7 Miro • man- !}-.p.r0., ! Mr.-'J" .Ferguson; Marist ! '-.C t. Brooklyn B, No. S Miramar, 2 p:m., Mr. IV' Boivles; Island Bay. A v. Island Bay B, Island Bay, 3 p.m., Mr. I'.O'Connell. ; The W ellinpton Association {players Had a usual practice at Uic Y.M.C.A. last evening, l and- will attend agaiA, next Monday at 7.50 ■ P' l ?-' ' !■ V'--.