ATHLETIC SPORTS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 815, 12 May 1910, Page 7

ATHLETIC SPORTS.

1 FOOTBALL. / BUGBY UNION. BHIEID-TOE SENIOR COMPETITION. The>.weekly meeting of the Management ;Committee of the Wellington 'Eugby rtbrion, held last evening, • was attended )hy Messrs. S.- Brown (chairman), W. 'Perry, J. Bttcns, J. Sweeney, A. Witeon, W. Hardham, J. O'Sullivan. E. 0, Hales, •and.P. Peters. Tie Wellington football Association ."BTofe that on a recent' Saturday at NewItown Park Bugby players hud "encroached ■ tie -ground while play was in, proiguess, and although, the game was not stopped 'by the referee, a good deal of I annoyance was caused. The secretary was to take action, with a view to [presenting a recurrence of such trespass. i A. letter was received from the Railway notifying that if the union ' hwould guarantee not less than 50 passen-(geTS-each Saturday, the Department would accede to the request to stop the 2.10 |pjn.; Tβ Arc-Lower Hutt and 5.6 p.m. Lower Hutt-Te Aro trains on Saturday at CWMiete Line Eoad crossing, to set down ..and pick up passengers. The committee decided to give the guarantee asked for. Mr. Joseph Swmdall, proprietor of the /Palace HoteV wrote, offering a shield for .(competition among senior teams playing! Innder the Wellington. Rugby Union. The idanor said ; that the shield might be competed for during, the jpresent season, and .the'terms of .the competition would, be (left entirely; In the hands of the Management Committee. The committee resolved to accept the shield, with thanks, and appointed Messrs. Burns, Sweeney,, umd Wilson to draw up the conditions ol ith© competition. . ■-~:,.■■■ It was decided that matches should be ,-played next Saturday, to be those arjxamged to have been played last week. LElayers are to wear mourning. ' ' ■ The committee granted the use of the .i'Athletio Park for the. annual football match, Combined Banks v. Bank of New (Zealand, to be played on Monday, May

46. ■".■. ••■"■ ■; -\ . . '-■ '' . In regard to charges made by the Porifraa Football Club, the secretary of the OohuEonville Club wrote that his club tad not intentionally broken the rules. .'€.: Little, : who played against ■ Porirua, lhad been a. member of Johnsonville Club [for four yeaxs, and the club had no pknotfledge of his having played for any (other club. . Members ; picked to play did rnottnrn up, and it waa found necessary to: play R. Brown, G. Heenan,'' and C. ■(Lrtflfi. The committee decided to require [an explanation, from the Johnsqnville \Club as to, why -they played an nrifinanfoial member. The.match tos awarded tea. a win for Porirua. - _ .-_.. :. . ■ ■■\'.. APPOINTMENT OP EEJT3EEES., \'ij PROPOSAL' BY" W.KJI '~ 'k-depntation (Messrs. D. M'Kenzie, L. feievers, and H. Card) beanie from the Retferees* Association to the , Itagby Union Past evening; with what they referred to jas a "just grieuance/' The: association, kltho'ugh not pressing for urgent amendnttbnts, ■ desired that, the Appointment ißoard should be done away .with. It hras , .-contended that : the Appointment IBoard was illegally constituted, inasmnoh BB two members; of the board, who, according to the by-law, ought, to represent Icaptains, were appointed by. the Manage[ment Committee.: . ' '[_ The chairman of the oommitt«e (Mr! S. tßrown) .assured' the deputation that the iehib icaptains did appoint their referees. Mr. M'Kenzie (the. spokesman of the (deputation) "went On to say that the club representatives on the Management Com-. : prrttee, in •' appointing ' referees, . were tiaseS, perhaps unconsciously,, in , ; favour *of the clubs they; represented.' '• •. ' Mr. Perry: Question! ' .'":.,,'■;' . . '' Mr. M'Kenzie. urged that'.all , ,referees should be appointed solely by-the Ee-sf-erees' Association. . . ":V.v V ■".

The chairman said that members of ihe Referees' Association were in / tho *sanKi position as Management Committeeanen," being 'ex-members, of the football Wilubs,'and" were just as much 'liable to' (bias. ■'- '■'.■■'■' ■' : .

■ Mr. M'Kenzie said that there was a idifference; because members of the Management' Committee received their appointments, for the sole roason that they ,were representatives of the,clubs. "With (the exception of the senior matches, the referees were appointed haphazard. No account was taken of a referee's private [lifc.vbt.ot the situation of his residence. iThree of the senior referees had been 'appointed as a Classification Committee iio watch the work of junior "Teferees for 'tkree. months, so that it would be seen how seriously the association .'regarded •tie matter. Referees- were tired of being ;made a conrenienco of, and they considered that referees once appointed to matches should not be transferred, except under; the most exceptional circumstances. The Referees' Association tad done good to. football, and there was not inow, as had. been the cai'e twenty .years ago, any, necessity, to "chase iround" at the "bast moment in search of. referees. VThe. present complaint, he- considered, was being made in 4W best interests of football. Referees /desired to be given a fair chance of advancement; some, who had been refereeing for years, lad never been allotted a match on No 1 Athletic Park.

Mr. Sievcrs remarked that, prior to the establishment of the Appointment Board, satisfactory arrangements had always been made. It had been a recommendation by the New Zealand Referees' Association, two years in succession, that referees should be appointed Solely by the association. In Otago, • Canterbury fWanganui, and Taranaki tho referees iwere so appointed. Mr. Card said that junior referees were being disheartened, because they wero continually appointed to "silly" third, fourth, and fifth class matches. The association could not afford to lose those inetnbers. ' . ' . •..

The chairman: Hαvr long has this disScontent been going on? '■■■ , ■ Mr. Card:" It has been brewing for about thr.ee years; in fact, over since the iforraatron of the Appointment Board. Mr. Sweeney said that he had the im■pression 4hat the Appointment Board had worked satisfactorily. Mr. Terry, a member of last year's Apjpointment Board, expressed astonishment iat this evidence of discontent in the Rβtfetees. Association, and he could assure ithe deputation that the ohib bias suggested waa a mytl. • The chairman also expressed surprise at the representations made. He could see no strength in the arguments pnt forward, and ho considered that the association might look nt their own affairs and touch them up. If the referees made known their wants the Appointment Board would go.into matters with them, and would grant any reasonable request. He hoped that matters would go along "happily. , .

Mr. M'Kenzie: Am I to 'understand, 'then; that if we come along with a list of referees for tho fixtures, we will have fair treatment ? .

. Committeemen! Certainly.' The committee resolved to reply to the association, stating that the oo'mmittee iiad no power to move in tho matter, nnd could not see their way to call a meeting of delegates. It was. also pointed out that the association had a remedy in their own hands, because they conld move, at tire annual meeting of delegates to have the by-law amended.

Mr.- J. IV O'Snllivan lins been appointed as the delegate from Marlborough Bugby Union at the nnnual meeting o£ the New Zealand Union to-day.

SEEIJNG AND TODD.

Writing after tho match Wigan v. Warrington, played last month, the "Athletic News" says:—lt would bo no exaggeration to state that Wigau bent their opponents in overy department, and particularly was this the case in the rear division,. With Todd's rottirn to his true form, a wonderful change has truly been witnessed in the work of the tliree-quar-ter lino. Throughout the 80 minutes the New Zealander and that sterling halfback, Thomas, were seen to great advantage, the Welshman's placing of tho ball being as near perfect as it could be, and • Todd never failing to seize uixm n favourable chance of Crossing tho line. Leythamwas also in fine trim, whilst C. Seeling was again a commanding flg"iure in the front ra»t-

CANTERBURY NOMINATIONS.

'. (By TeleeraDh-Press Association.) Christchurch, May 11. Thn following players have been nominated I'roiu Canterbury for the Now Zealand team:—Fryer, Fuller, Mitchell, Cleary, Gray, Weston, Burns (backs); T. Bain, W. Alenzies (forwards). ASSOCIATION COMMITTEE. A mooting of the , Management Committee of tho Wellington Football Association was held in the Y.M.C.A. Rooms last evening. There were present: Messrs. 11. N, Holmes (in tho chair), J. Davidson, B. L. Salmon, H. Mayer, J. B. Paton, J. Pye-Smith, H. M'Keowen, and A. Williams (lion, secretary). It waa decided to send the newly-foraed Manawatu Association copies of rules, etc. -.-•■• The Y.M.C.A. Boys' Club was granted permission to enter a second team for the 5B Division. Tho Otago Association forwarded a formal challenge for the Brown Shield. -This is tho third challenge for the shield to date, Wanganui and Taranaki having put their challenges in before. .The Y.M.C.A. Club was granted permission to play an inter-club match on the morning of June 3; It was decided to ask the City Council's permission to use the Basin Reserve, Newtown Park, ' and Eelbunie Park grounds on June 3. It was rosolved that tho second-class match, Porirna Toa v. Marist, won by tho latter, which was half played before the news of the King' 6 death was received, and which was then played to a finish, should stand as a win for Marist. • The following recommendations of the Boys' Sub-Committee were adopted:— That Messrs. Salmon, Thomson, O'Connoll, and Brother Frederick should act as a' selection committee, and that the committee elect another man; that all matches set down for last Saturday be played next Saturday, with the exception of the Porirua v. Marist B eiithgrade match; all matters pertaining to boys' football to be dealt with by the sub-committee; in fifth and sixth division matches the spell to be,not more than 35 minutes. . ' ' : . The Boys' Sub-Committee was instructed to' make the necessary arrangements for eonding a boys' representative team to Otago. A match with Burnham, schools is to bo arranged during the trip, if possible. It was decided that the matches postponed last Saturday should be playqd next Saturday,. with the exception of the Porirua Toa v. Marist contest. A special general meeting is to be called for Wednesday next, in order to adopt sneh additions to the rules as may bo necessary for the purposes of the Wednesday football competition.

HOCKEY.

THE WEDNESDAY.MATCHES. The matches set down for decision yesterday were played, and as a mark of respect to the late King all placers wore black bands on their arms. Following are the ■ . "

HUI MAI A, 3; KAROBI, 0. The match Hui Mai A v. Karori, played at Karori, was fast, well fonght out, and full of excitement, the former having the . best of tho first spell, whilst Karori made the pace towards the end of the game. Playing one man short Karori had to defend their goal from jthe jump. However, the , missing man Picot turned up soon after the commencement of the game. Tho 'ground was .heavy, vet .play was fast. The forwards on both sides struggled hard to score, but seldom did their efforts result satisfactorily. Cole (KaTori), from a clear run, shot wide of the mark; and Lippett (Hui Mai) was next to lose his side what, appeared a * certain goal. Play_ went up and down field rapidly, and Picot, after a splendid run, waa beaten by" Hunter. Prom a subsequent scramble Kuch .(Hui Mad right-wing) scored.' I—o. This livened Karori up, and K. Spiers endeavoured to find the goal without success, but Clapshaw (Hui Mai) managed to score after an exciting struggle. ~ 2—0... Dunkley (Karori "bully"), the newin'aij, tried his luck without increasing the score; so also did Picot. Just at this moment F. Spiers received, a , nasty smack below the knee, and' was ' unable : to' help his : ride much during the remainder of tho game. The second spell opened with Hui Mai attacking vigorously; M. Spiers rushed to save, missed.tho ball, and Hui Mai made a farther effort to score without success. A splendid piece of combined play on tho part of Hui Mai left forwards' was here witnessed, the' ball travelling across to their, right-wing—Clapshaw taking, possession, and owing to M. Spiers (goalkeeper for KaTori) rushing out, , the former scoralJ 5-0, Karori were still . determined • to score, , and ,for fifteen minutes pressed hard, some really fine play being witnessed, . Sherwood and Moarris (for Hui Mai) saving frequently. Penalty-corners and free-hits were'. numerous, yet further score seemed impossible, for both sides were more evenly ; matched at this stage of the game, Dunkley being prominent on many occasions. Dyer and' Henderson were playing well; sc also was Mearns. Garbes had a rush up the left wiiig, but, owing to his using one hand only, he lost a splendid opportunity of scoring. h.. Spiers tried a fast sprint, but Ari thur, in goal for Hui Mai, proved the better of the two. Henderson. then sent in a blind .shot at the posts. Picot subsequently lost his side a goal by using tho. wrong side of his stick. Hui' Mai appeared fagged now, and Karori pressed hard, but their luck never turned; Htinter (right-full-back for Hui Mai) ' was playing exceedingly well, and saved his side on- many occasions. K. Spiers tried another 'shot, but missed the posts. Hoy, Hui Mai ("bully"), had a good run up inidfield, but his opponents 6aved, and play ended without further score being added. Most of the Hui Mai men played well, their team being superior to Karori's, whilst Dunkley, Henderson, and the backs 'did good work for the other side. Mr. Cusack gave complete satisfaction as referee, his decisions being prompt and beyond question.

PETONE, 5; HUI MAI B, 0. Hni Mai B took- the field with two men short, and, soon after the start, the Petone forwards pressed down on their opponents' quarters, nnd Beswick scored. W. M'Kwan later had an excellent opporhraity of scoring also, and did so; A good.deal of olt-sido play was noticeable, chiefly owing to Hui Mai playing with only nine mem. However, the Petone forwards were determined—despite the whistle—of scoring again, and J. M"Ewan proved equal to the task, the. first spell ending: Petone, !W). Hui -Mai opened the second spoil with a full team, but Ihoir opponents were far too strong for them, the MT3wan brothers each augmenting the score for Petono by oho goal eaolu J. MTSwan was' prominent, hnt his shooting was rather poor, and certainly should havo increased his score. The game ended: Petone, 5; Hui Mai, nil. Mr. A. J. Taylor was referee.

GOLF.

WANGANUI TOURNAMENT. The Wanganui Golf Club propose holding a two days tournament on June 3 and 4 next, principally handicap events. Given iine weather, the tournament should prove a success," as tlio links promise to bo in good order.

BOWLS,

THE VICTORIA CLUB. . The Victoria Bowling Club lias decided, in view of tho death of the King, to abandon its arrangements in connection with tho closing of tho season on Saturday next. The green is therefore closed (or tho season.