FOOTBALL.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 592, 21 August 1909, Page 3

FOOTBALL.

■ ■... '■' [■■■::■'■■■ "'-Vi ,-*,'-...'■ '.-i'.'-; V'-'-'-.V; ,'i CHARGES' FOr'.TO-DAY'S CONTEST,, ■' ISjTHE INCEEASE .WABRANTED? 'Replying to criticism on' its action in raising the.oharge of admission ior the finabnatch for the senior, championship, .the Wellington Bugby ;■ Union, through Mr. Perry, its Lou'. , secretary, states-that l in'view- of its financial 1 position the increase in the prices is quite-jus-' tified, ■;..■'.-■ ;,.-,'■; V ~.'";...*■,■■, :■•:.. --V.--:It is pointed,out that* the ijunioh has'.stUi- to make' £700 or over this■ 6eiison. to clear expenses, j ..The only, matches;} remaining are: Today's'. gome/ the -.- Auoklaiid, representative '■ match,. the (part of prooeeds only), the Association match on-Septem-ber i (ditto), and the University match on September 11. "The position of the union is roughly that it has to: :take":something like £2800 this year to meet expenses..-.Out: -of -this amount, ■£850 .'must be paid: to the : New Zealand Union in reduction of. the; mortgage on, the Athletio Park, v£3so tent ' of Miramar' Park,- i£4oo, for,rent,- rates,-, andv taxes on Athlotio Park, .£3OO rent; of; other/grounds, '£250 costs of sending ..the . representative team on its southern-tour,. i£loo:for' , wages, advertising I and generah expenses,' not'to nicntioa probable loss on insurance scheme, etc. ; The receipts so far amount- to 'something over £2000,.comprised chiefly,- of: J81350 /from. 15 cup ; matches, at an average of £90 per match, , .£260 from the Wanganui representative match, , 'and £300 from the Taranaki'matchi Besidesthe above expenditure,' it;is probable that a considerable sum will, have to be spent atthe close of the season in improving the drainage of the' Athletic Park. •■■ ■<■■■ '-U--'. ■ ..V i-. "... There'is also:a.necessity, the hon. eeo. eon-' tinues, to look-to the.future, and.particularly to the next five years; - last year the union' boughti the '.lease of the Athletic. Park, which lease had'then'rabout;6is'years.:.to, run (renewable., however, for? a further 21 years,' and'a • further,- 21' years-, aftcrthat" on- -certain, co'ndi--.tions), and tp' ; db:so borrowed,something' like 'JC4OOO on''mortgage from the New Zealand Union,' This' isa table' mortgage, and thus principal and;'interest. ■ are "repayable by instalments every. y ( ear—the. mortgage must be paid, off :at. L ,the ond of five-years..'from now. This year',',:da,, ; will be; eeen : from Ibo fore- ' going -figur()S, : aboilt "£BSO in "principal 'and in- . terest:. must be' repaid to the 'New '■ Zealand Union. Now,' if the Wellington Union cannot meet its obligation to,the.New , Zealand (which holds the above mortgage :moneys in : trust for all the'unions in the country), what :will happen to,fuotball; in. Wellington? Sup-, ;pose the Wallington Rugby' Union shbnld-lose ■ the AthleticvPatk, 'where are I ,the , public go•iiigto got tbeir'football? -They Won t go.very far ..out of town'for. it—they- want it; within [easy distance of the city. In view: of all. the circumatancca, it is .felt' therefore that the extra- oharge is on tHis.occasion warranted.' :' _THE EUGBY...CLUB.FINAI.- ;' ']'. : After a season .of cup' football,.which his proved of more, than ordinary interest,.Poueke 'and Potone were left, with 'an'equal number of. championship points, and these two teams are to .settle the .final ~at: , the. Athletio. Park :this afternoon. With two teams of flus. class, s ! at'.-tlib end of the, season; when should havo .reached ; the-top-, of their form,: one of '■■ the finest games, cup or.representative, 6een 1 in Welliugtou for some -years is, being looked 1 for, and snonld attract a record crowd.' With ; the premier position at stake, it may bo expected '.that all the players will be doing jnst a little extra, Both teams have been training very bard-during the week. Mr.. J. Franois will referee. • ," : ■ ■ ■ In the match City v. Newtown at tho Besin Roservo' to-day, Nowtown will be eeleoted from the following:—Burns, Bowo, Bowden, Jolley, Carrol, Coleman,. Bayliss,. Dawson, Samuels, Neville, Monour, Perkins, , Mathcweon, Patrick/ Laurence, Gordon, Ebbles, Booth, M"Pherson, and Green. '. ; • : ■'.-' ■ '•■' AUDIT V. PUBLIC TEUST., ; ' A football match was played yesterday at Newtown Park between the Audit, and the Public Trust- Departments,: resulting in a win for tho latter. .For the Audit, H. T. Thompson scored a. try, and for tho Public Trust, Ryan, Chisterman, Ronaldson, and Pvryet scilrcd, and E. O. Hales kicked a penalty'goal nnd converted two tries.. -Mr/ T. Quinn acted .as referee. In the evening: a snioko concert, was held iu Godbcr's Koonis.. Jtt. A. A. K. Duncan, Dcputy-Publiq -Trustee; presided. Mr.. P. P? Webb proposed, the toast-of tho Public Trust Office, and Mrs:.' A.'. A. Ki Duncan that of the Audit Department. Songs and recitations were given.:: .-, ■•.:;. -' , . '-,-.■ -, .<