FOOTBALL.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 590, 19 August 1909, Page 7

FOOTBALL.

WEDNESDAY COMPETITION CON. ... CLU2ED. OMENTAL THE CHAMPIONS. . ' -Tho steady downpour of rain "yesterday afternoon dampened tho enthusiasm of tha Oriental., and -Tramway# .teftiiis, which - -wero' matched to play oft' to decide tho Wednesday championship. .•■■. Tha match Was '.'set tdown for tho Athletic Park, but . Could not bo. played there. on'account . of tho *atfttc of tho .ground, to the teanis : . journeyed to '.Miramar; . Tho polo'ground was in tl Very bad state, parts of it being under w&ter,. and tv blcttk . southorly and showers, of rain combined to make mattors. Worse.... The galne was not altogether uninteresting. however,; although vigour.. was liipre noticeablo than , skill, and ; 1 ram ways had tho. misfortune- to lost: ,'ono of. their nici) (Clark) early in the second spell- ;-6tii. account of,a slight injury. They also carried. a 'passenger'.' in their in.ati, who could havo done better. fcOi'vico oh the ;t6ueh*lllic. - . Prom v tho kidk?6ff, tho Oriental . ..forwards caiiie with a rattle, and taking advantage of a miillby two of the TrartiWays backs. tho beforCT ''mentioned passenger, getting iri the. of a Comrade, swept tho ball over, the line,.<wjiere Davis fell; on it. v Saildermali converted froni easy; 'range;. and with - Only three' 1 . roin^. Utes.- .gone tho ,scOi'e,:was' Oriental 5, Tram-. :ways '0. .. ,The ' Tramways . forwards retaliated; with a series' of l strong rushes; aiid.-fcevoral;. times, .they were..within all' ftca Of, Scoring; ' when' .mishandling or kicking the. greasy, ball :upsct' their '. A frbeJtiok at .close :rttngo right. under the posts gave l'urkiiiso'u ji: elianco to decrease the Oriental'.lead, but tho. kick .was charged down. The attacking paTty had another shot at gdfil almost ilninediately ■afterwards, but'tho ball went jiist Outsido'tlio' posts After a short-lived rally by Oriental, POrkiiMi put in ft grtdd Vilfl, Whidh set Tram- : ways attacking, and led (O ft fine wotted goal by Martin. ThU.StforP infused life into Oriontut, and they attacked vigorously, Kelly just missing ft try on orto oceasloA after .heavy Work oil th«,gflaWliie. .. Tho spell ended with-; .out. further 'coere.7 . Within a couplo sof'■.minutes of' resuming, Cameron made an .opening for' OHcntal. 'aha the forwards- followed it up and,; ovef' all opposition, took;tho ball:6?et; the line," where L.. Davis was again. ;tte . sflOrer'.v Tho kickAat goal v/as .an 'easy;. (ino, but failed; Oriental continued to have things pretty , much their own . way " for soma, 'tiino'.vbuf they could not score, and towards, tha. .end of the ' Spell v Train ways becaiiiu ; ag'ffttisiva again, atid- kipt their ojifieiVerils; busy. defending Until Oinio was called, when tho icofo 8, 4.: Mr. .W. G. Talbot was referee. ; ' ■.; BUTCHERS V. STAB. . V 1 ■:; '■ The'. Butehers-Star. lfixture .did not "- tako Jilfice,.'Ofllj 'a : few men from' each side turning, out to Miramar. ' ;_ , ; . ~... " v : A : team representing tho Auckland Tramways Mil; Wellington on ; September 15, ind play a match against the Wellington Tramways team. ' : ■ WELLINGTON'RUGBY UNION., -A meeting of 'the Management.Commilteo : of• the Wellington Rugby Umon was-held last evening. Mr. S. B. Brown presiding.! Thero wero also' present: .Messrs.- W. Perry, :'E.> 0.; Hales, J. Sweeney, J, l'\ O'Sullivan, P. Petors, J. Burns, and VV. G. Talbot, secretary. 1 Tha Southern Club drew attention to the method of allotting games to teams. in thefifthrolass grade, and 'suggesting.' * that tho; teams in this gfft'dp should receivp better treatf inent. The Southern .team, it was-slated, 'had not 'had : 'a game for. seven'' or . eight weeks..- It. was deoidetl to give Soiithern and I'etone tho option of playing.a innteh on tho same day as th« '.Wallihgton-Aiicklalid representativp inatch if they so deiire.. Tho Hutt Club wroto. asking approval of green and gold bars as ;its colours. A match between .-KiaOra . aiid in tending members' of. the new dub againit Pelone is to bo played on September. 4 in -aid of;, funds, towards v 4gyninasiturt at the Hutt. ... -i •The: Bash ,Union asked if. Wellington would bo able to send a "B" representative team to visit -them .this season, it.- was';'decided that the request ;could not be Agreed to. -- . '-•It was. decided:' that ;th'o representativo' i*'B" : '.6hoUld play HProwlieiiua on Septeniber. .The;Wairtt'rapa'' , Unidti aceeptlhg Sept«:nbor 18 ' for.' 1 the.; Wairarapa representativo game, "'which, is to be 'played at Cartortoa.. ; . ; ; rPermisnion,:WSs granted to '-tho St. Patrick's' College Club' to play a'match with tho Blenheim Higll School next week; The club also askod .that, ft3 j its.- fifth-class players aro nearly 1 all ill -with influenza, and have given up ; training, they should not..be drawn for any more matches, .■ Mr.;W. Pen'y.-'waa appointed to manago the : Wellington representativo team on its em tour. ... .... ;;>■ ■—:—■. !■ ■ THE SOUTH ISLAND TEAM. . Mr. .Avery,, secretary of the New Zealand Rugby Union;.'hiiS received telegraphed intima* . tion ef' the porsoilhol of tho team to-represent tho.- South islaiid : agaliist .the'. North;. in, the. mat'oh to. be.'played ; at Wellington next week. Tho selection id as follows O'Brien' (Marlborough) jj lhree-ttuarters, Celvin (Culler), Fuller (Cbrlstehuroh), V-Pryei' ; (Christchuroh); !Gray ' (Christohureh), ,- Weston (Christchurch); half, Burns (Chrlstchureli); for. wards, Kidlaad;, (Southland), Kfapatrick,: .-Patoh,, and I'atlersou. (Otago), Miles (Southland), Sotlleran (XVest Coast), and Kodgers (South Canterbury). Tho back emer-

gency ife Ryan (Nelson), and the .forward is Blight (West Coast).: REPRESENTATIVE RUGBY MATCH.'"' TARANAKI (11) V. AAWKE'S BAY (8). Tolesraph.—Press Association.) . .iNapioh, August 18. Tho. representative Rugby , football: * match, Juranakr ! v:■" Hawke's Bay, .wis played this afternoon, in. fine,-. bracing weather, and re' suited in'a Wlii for TaranaKi by 14 points.to'B.. About : 4tHX) Spectators- wero; present. : . : 'rKa ; visi-tors'.-woni the.;toss,. : and played"with the wind bellind thenl. They commenced with rush aftei Hawke's' Bay put Up a good defonce.. Early; in - the spell. Stoker took a good, mark,) ahd Cameron, taking tho kick,. sent, tho ball through the/posts/ thus drawing. "first, blood" foi' Taranaki. ' A.-little later; play wis carried to tho Taranaki's goal-line, but Potior, saved. A p6nalty-kick i for Hawke's! Bay; Was taken by, Absolotn, who made a >.geod attempt. The game reverted to Hawke's Bay territory until Absolom;■ secured ihe.. ball, andtook .'it. down field, being'eventuall.v pushed out into touch. Hawke's Bay now attacked frequently, but even-, tuaily a rush changedUhe aspect of affairs, and,' in this,' O'Sullivafl passed to Crowley, who scored. The attempt to convert '.failed. • Taranaki ,6 points, Hawke's Bay nil. ' SornO of the spectators claimed that time in "this .spell was exceeded., ■ '■•• :' v: . On.changing ends,,.Taranaki were aggressive, and,- after; a brief' charigo of, fortunes, O'Sullivan passed to Pine, who raced down the. field attd scored erisily. Thrf try was converted by Cameron. .Taranaki .11 points, Hawke's Bay , nil. ,; Rushes weni now! made by .Hawke's Bay, ;biit Were repulsed; and about this stago M'Ewan . rejioved ;Absolofn, who; retired hurt. A. few inmates Jiitcr ft scrum occurred on the Taranaki'3 line,: and," .from" this,. M'Ewatt" scored.Wall, converted,. Taranaki 11 points, Hawke's Bay . 5 points. - Tho now. became. faster,. and there-was some interesting play. ...Eventually Beamish; passed to' Slieehari, ,'and he, to Cameron,- .who; crossed the line, and put : on" Tnranaki's- last try. Potter's kink was unsuccessful. Taranaki li points,' Hawke's. Bay, 5 points.' ,; Soon after: resuming, ICenyon started a Hawke's Bay rush, -and Lewis scored, bnt the kick failed. .-Taranaki 11 points, Hawke's Bay ; 8 points. Hawke's. Bay.. showed ■ to, advantage for the remainder of the game, bnt there was no further score. The game throughnut was fast, and both teams showed pood combination. Taranaki seenwl to be especially strong in passing, and Cameron, Mynott, Mid Pine played gotiil -gairftfs. • Cameron indeed doing brilliant ■ .work.Hawke's Bay, also' showed fide' form, . especially,' towards- the end of {he .game. Absolom pla.vid-fl splendid ganle, until he received a hasty knock, and -had to retire; T/ewis, Kenyon, "and.Dorset : also distinguished themselves. Mr. A. Williams was referee. ■ r - THE AUCKLAND RUGBY TOUR. Auckland, August 18. At a meeting of the Auckland Rugby Union to-night it was decided to send 20 players, under the management of Mr. C. P. Stichbury, on tho southern tour. The team ivill. loavo Auckland by Monday. evening's Main Trunk express, seven of the party being engaged to play in-the North v. South Island niatfth next Wednesday. The first- match of the tour will be 'played at Blenheim against 'Marlborough on' August 26, and then matches follow at. Wellington on August 28, at on August 31, and at New Plymouth ftganist Taranaki on September Tho'Auckland Union has decided to apply to the Ne'.V; Zealand Unlofl for referees for all .matches .'on- tour. ; A letter from the Manaiapoto ; Sub-Union (with headquarters at Te IvuitiV was read. prfltesting against the New Zealaid Euirh* Union

taking npon itself the placing of tho Manaiapoto Union Under the jurisdiction of tho newlyformed South Auckland Union. Tho letter stated that an emphatic protest had, been wired to the New Zealand Rugby Union. 'Tho Auckland Xfnion • decided to reply stating that, a protest-had already been' sent aeainsc the action Of tho New Zealand Rugby Union in altering the. Auckland Union's boundary without notice or comaltatioik. ' WELLINGTON ASSOCIATION. . '" COMMITTEE Of MANAGEMENT. Tho Management Committeo of tho Wellington .Football Association met last evening, there *tjeing pressnti—Messrs. ■H. N. Holmes (chairman), W. Anld, J. M. Oilier, J; B. •Patoii, • J. Davidson, -J. J.' Roberts,H. E'Keown, R.- Pye-Sfflith,- : H. 'Waters, ;B. I. Salmon, L. White, and. H. L. Godber../ ! -,]ktr. J. M. Oilier was appointed to represent the; Wellington. Football Associations at tho .Wellington-Auckland..match for tho Brown Shield'at the Athletic Park on September i. : ;.' lii viewA of tlie explanation tendered by tho •referee: in tha South Wellington-Diamonds fixture far.August 7 last, whioli.was not played oh'account of tho state of the ground, It waß decided .-that tho mateli be replayed.. i; Wrlt'i£ig with rcferenco to the terms $nd conditions of the. lease of "the Athletic Park ,ib 1 the association for September; i, Mr., W. G. Talbot, secretary, of the Wellington Rii|by Union, s assured vtho comriiitteo that ; the union 'had; no, desire in any'Way-to interfere with tho. playing, of tin Auckland-WoHiugton match at; tne park even.-if the weather was sufficiently bad to warrant the 'cancellation of , tho leaso; the clause referring to such caucellatioiifthad been ohiittcd fromtho lease. lIP fuVthcf'stated that his committee had agreed to; increase . the maximum i- complii..eiitary 'tickets iii coo'hi case. t0'. : 26, .instead of 15, anu that it'.was advisable that the permanent gate -men-at the park bo employed-by the-asSocia-lidn. Tho letter was received. . v ' ; ; ,/ ■ .Ail.-apology from a playor who .had beoii. oeiisureJ .for misconduct- ill t!io : Y.ll.C.A.'St. John's match of July 24, was received.and accepted, . ' ,'l'hb eenimittco resolved, in reply to a request from the St. John's Club, that the Mental Ilespital-St, John's fiituro stand as previously drawn. ' ■. , ; . ■ With' reference to tho decision of ■ the Council of the ,New,: Zealand 'Football Asflociatien ttgardiiig tho Sti John's-Swifts dispute, it was decided ' that the council's finding—that, the liintfih in dispute stand as .n win for Swifts—. b& : .reported to' the-clubs, concerned,'and that the council bo asked to returii. all papers pertaining to the case, copies to be forwardea in exchange. . ■ • ; . It was resolved that : both seuii-final eoritests |n the Senior Second Division competition be played on September 4, olie of theiu to servo as.ft eurtftin-raiser.to the Wellington-Auoklabcl representative match at, Athletic. Park. It was 'deei[led.'that the grounds altotted atid referees, appointed for fixtures set , down for Saturday last; and postponed on account ,of tho wentlier, stand as drawn, with the eseepliiih' of certain Winor alterations, to bb announced 'to-morrow.'. :■ ' Very favourable, comment was passed by those. pi'esont concerning, tho oourtesy of the Wellington Rugby Union in.inserting, tho Wel-liugton-Auekkiid Association match on, Septombor i iii tho. calendar, of "coining events'," printed in the official prosrainitie.tOr the Weilingtori'Tftranaki Uttgby match of Saturday last,