FOOTBALL.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 621, 25 September 1909, Page 13

FOOTBALL.

/ ; ''///-: I'^Z/KtIGBT/UNION.'// ;,'-,/ //; • Tlio Jlaiingeiiient-.Cbriiinittee of '.the..'New .Zealand) lluguy Union/'iiiet -yesterday,/wheiiHhere wore/present j—Jleesrs./K. M. .Isaacs (in.;.the chair), N.'/Galbraith/.J. Laughton.'.W.-Perry, G.'-B;./Lusk/H: .'Kelly,, nnd .tho„seoretaiy.(Mr.. J; V: Avery). //,-';•/,■■.. /'"/ : )';'. ■:/'■'.: v//;' Prorii ;.the/"Waitotara..flub., came'. a.' protest against: the/action of tho : Wanganni;,Union/in. i\varding/tho/bhanipi.onsliip;.to'.Cbllegej,. ] On!a prbvious occasion'the'.cbiiiiiiittce had replied to a'.similar/protest.'-statiiig'thot-thb !;niatte"r.was. purely-onbv'for Ideal.'jurisdiction. : was:de- ; oided that. a. further'. reply be sent; stating that the/comm'ittbo . adhered;; to its;, previous. deci'■An.: appeal from/the/tlokitika Club; Hri'reference'" t«-the'-action.of.'a referee,-.was'.'.also. re-, to/stating that.'thb'matter j was'riot "one tor/.the.-.comriiittec's/jurisdtetidn.-'.i // '/-.-,-;. /Three'Aftckland.playerSi.-who had- been'previously/ suspended,' -'were,/expelled;, for'-taking part .in the Northern Union, ganie./The. question 1 /was- also ''dealt-'with'as.-to /what action; should;be' token -in/the• case of abojit,twentv Nelson/players,- 'who/had' been .suspended and asked/to show'cause why/they should/not. beexpelled,' .■'fbrv'playing' 'in: a Northern Union tame; - /OneVplnyer-had/replied, "and ;,it. was ecided to,-write rto/the-Nelson .Upi'bn asking, if Va'ny/vbf/the. players /wlia took ' piirt in; :the g'ariw'.tfero. at .'the'-, time under .suspension;, ;,/-'

/■ i A r ./Jla'ny.' New/Zealaiidcrs';. /no.i Hbubt,. have'-'a: ' vague ;ided/pf/the;Kiv.er : l'late.'regiOn.. as a-.wild territory,'.'populated chiotly'/liy/pebple of'Spali--islij.'tlesceiit/'iiiirl:" treacherous ''natives./■' Kut,'. 'anpbreritiyi.La IMata .h'as. points'in.which; it feseiiibles iN'ew'/Ze'a'i.iiiil'/ith'c-r. thnu/'niutton-prb-■•.iOliig,:;fqri at meeting-of -.thb" Jlab- ; aßemeiU.Cpinm'pUce -oi.'Uie Union; thb;following/letter wasvreceiyed.ffoin.' Mr, 'M'.'/T.'• l'aiinero,-Vpresident.' bf/th'e-.Eivef Plate•.Unipri!^."/';'':'•'//• ";;'."'■ >/ " ! -.-'/''■•, ;i :-. ./'As I undetstand'your.''union/'proposes'.;.. : / sending;. during.'-. '; 1910, 1. ai'n.instructed 'to : approach' yoii '.with':: • a/view "to .inviting, said ', team to -break its''. . jburney. at -Monte., Video, /'comb..,over ;';to./ :/ Bubnos/Avres for ;,a, fortnight or soi .arid /plav/a series of matches /ligairist' .the' teams' ' .-.' affiliated /to this union;' ■ The New Zealand ". -..'Shippinj!.';Corapany.or ; (ho Shaw.-.Savill,"': -. ! arid Albiori regular sailings;'' '/viiv'Morite Yideo, iarid.'wbiild, make, little ■:■ /objection ,to .yonr.'team breaking- the jour-'r -hey/'and proceeding,.by thoirnext boat. '"Needle'ss'to say, all expenses:froiri the tiirte'' /.of landing'at Monte..Video' till re-oinbarka-/ /tiori would be "for/account of 'this .union." ': Members' expressed: regret, that there was' rio touring team/ for 1010, so that the request could 'not' be 'acceded to at,;prcsent. On the motion of Mr. Galbraith, it was resolved' that' the letter be, replied to -to the effect thatrno team. is going 'Home 'in 1910,' but, the- matter •will' be 'kept-in ,;view .'when future "tours a'rb being arranged.-:';-.;

y";;:■■';;.^poneke";,v.-- petone,';.y ■■ ■ ■■;' ' ' i'.OnV'Of ,tho, keenest struggles of the' season is' expected to take place.this af tomoon in the meetings/of Petone' and Porieko for possession of Cup.::'Those'two oluhs Jhavoimet on'-threo-'Occasion's-this year,- 'and, in each case, tho ; .gamos,:;have. been splendid, contests, which the public'havo appreciated, judging by thd-largo: iiumber;-'of spectators, who have watched the games.': In"past, seasons'; players' ltavo'n'ot takon'the.battlo'for the Benefit Cup very'seriously, but. tho. same' cannot bo' said this'.year,': as'it -is .rumouredythat, each will havo avfullrteam,. who have been training just .as seriously as if an.'important-cup, fixture was to bo idecided. Poneke- will'bo without the services bf.'Wa'sh, who has not yet recovered. from .tho'accident received,in Otago, his'place' being taken'at five-eighth by/Gardiner, whilu Calcinai •'takes tho latter's • placo-lat '•wing- < forward.' Petono will ho at 'Ml strength, with tho possible, exception that Green: will notilra in ; his place, in which caso it .is probablo that :C. Bamsden, of Wellington" College,, will play behind- the; scrum.' It is provided .that the' proceeds of- this match; shall., be-devoted to' the fund for and,'-with such.'a good*object in view, ,i.t.,is. expected'that there will-be something approaching a record gato this' afternoon/ ■•■". ; ;*-.".. j ..'•_■' -' ....;..'.. .-■"."-■ -''J.'