FOOTBALL

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 914, 6 September 1910, Page 7

FOOTBALL

■■ TEAM TO PLAY OTAGO. ' ' Tip .following Wellington team lias teen- selected by. Mri H. D. Thomson to play against Otago, at Athletic Parir, on Saturday next:—Pull-back, Evenson (Ath- . . three-quarters, J. Eyan (Pctone), , . Mitoliinson'(Poueka),' Dawson (Old Boys); five-eighths, ,Kiuvig (Oriental), Mteod, (Oriental);- half-back, Eoberts (Oriental); wing, ; 'Avery (Old Boys); hookers, lryine, ; (Athletic), Elliott (Poneke); lock; Eapson' (Atliletic); . supports, . Leahy (Poneke), ; . Perry(Oriental); , back row,. . H'Kellar. ;' ' (Wellington), .Bruce (St. James). Emergencies, Moffatt (St. • James), Hilla (St. James), Ryan (Victoria College). ■TO MEET MAELBOEOUGH. The Rugby, team to'make the ,trip to , . Marlborough on Saturday • next will bo they.shme as-that i selected to go tu• Pal*'' <■" mei'stou, with the exception'that; Munro I , Tyrell in tlio front in . both games; and. Bunkenberg takes-; Hardham's place iu the Marlborough trip. A REFEREE. . (By Telejraph;—Press Association.) '■ : . v Palmcrston . N,, September 5. .Mr. ' : Atkinsohl - of Wanganui, has cqnlerited; to act as -referee in the:' match, . (Vellington v.' .Horowhenua-Mau£jwatu 'on Wednesday at the request of tho combined ■ • effions.. ; v - '-. V : '

-;'.' >|At) CKLAND AND CANTERBURY, . • ];(By-Telegraph.— Press, Association.),, • .'•':''■•''>'(-";'; v ; ';■ : Auckland, September 5. .. ' The following" team'-has'lxVn chosen' byMr>,:p.' Gallagher, to represent: Auckland against Canterbury in the .final Banfurly Shield;.:-' match; v.of,:.;thoV back,■■.:'■ O'Leary; - three-quarters; Harrison, •'Walker,-; Wolfgram;. five-eighths,:'' : : Mag'ee .half-back,' Otterson;'- wing-, forward, .Hall; /forwards,:.Tyler, -Sellars, "Francis; :.Wylie,":Hayward,: and ii'Maguire.'j Emergencies ;■ : : O'Brien, ■. Wilkes,; and. Morse. ..'■,. ~ 'fe.;REFEEEES;; ASSOCIATION.; /-rl -: A'-ineeting; of "the .Wellington Referees' Association .was held; last night, Mr. D. M'lCenzie.;presiding..-,», ;i - ~.:'>' . /::'■■■■':,,.. .. X; ; :.Mr.:'.H; .Summerhayes his; resignation' as. ; a member of; the associa-' tion.;.:■';lt:was resolved,'that he be asked to.reconsider-his"decision;;the opinion be-. ing- expressed that .lie ..was: too .useful'- a : member;''to be;lost;.;.-.; : -..''.'■.■"■:.' -A" statement was made.to' the* effect that the/inaiiager.'of.'the:-Southland;team hadnotlreceived:any namea.o'f. able" for; the'Welli'ngtpn-Southrand. match; an'd'S'that .'the' "selection.for. the;'fixture' hadi'not'beenf made until. night.. Thisi'gave'rise; to ..a.little .'discussion and finally,.MrTNeilson moved, .that, in .the. event of_ Mr. W. J.; Meredith being iisked to'act.in' the. Otago-Wellingtoh; no other-referee:.be"available;for:tho remaining;, representative matches' t'his-season. This -was■ seconded,•-and after discussion/, wis; put; to;.the meeting and lost' by. one' y6te;v .Several,of.those present refrained, from 1 ;io;ting. :'■■'■ ;:.;;; -;-■-'.. -■"-:■'.';' ;.'■---■ .;': : .. ■:■'-. [ ] :^4s'tV^'J.^Pß,^Tra v -;:.-.; -';■;• 'As ;a.' : ''curt"am'-raiser" ;to A the: represen- . tative.'. match' at 'Athletic;. Park.on; Satui - -' day|>Petbne .'.juniors '■ (lbcal ' champions): played Xinwood juniors (Christchurch champions) and defeated them by 9 points to; B.': v.l'or Petohe Taplin andDaly scored: tries'.and E. 1 Eyan kicked : 'a penalty-goal. For. 1 .'Linwood,- ;Edinonds scored' aV try, .which' Hawkins.'converted,;:rand ;Payne kicked;a penalty-goal.: '; '•

.:. ;<;/jumor representatives;.:;j.C' . /Last:.evening ;. .the..-.selectors^ -'■. (Messrs. ■ Fraser;,.Welch,, arid Brown) picked the following junior representative team' to' play.j the.-iWedn'esday Rugby .representatives at Athletic' .Park Am: Wednesday next back;' :Ryder; (St. - James); • three-quarters, Sullivan-:(Oriental), <■ E:- Ryan/'. (Petone),l)aly>:(.r'(Petoife); ifive-eighths,''.-:-Whitley .(Oriental); . \vinger,''.' Akers'■■;! (Oriental); : forwards; )F.:,> r ßyan : . ■ (Petorie),;.: Osborne. ; (Sclwyn)i' • .O'Meara .(Wellington);/Hope, ,(St:; James),. i.'Kyrie. :;• (Oriental),: .Shearer. . (Selwyn);; Lindsay [(Petorie).", .Emergencies,:—Forwards, Thomson '(Wellington),'-.-.X6w6.'(Selwyri),..Collier: (Petone)'; backs,' '■;. Duignan (Selwyh);: Boyd' (Petone), Jones .-'*:•>':'',-;,; .'v::> : ''" : '' y.:: : --:-/•', ;■ ; .'^i.B::iNSURANCE;; V.;.-.LAW;^;';:'•■: ; ;;:': •..--, Kepresentatiyes. of. -•' the '■. legal-; fraternity : ' and; of, city, insurance -.companies engaged '•at'-, the. Athletic Park V; yesterday-.'•'. in'- a Homeric.:struggle;' whicneridea.'in tho -.lea'rned'-'gentlemeii's;'sunior.'. team: being defeated.:' by-a; narrow margin "of;: two' points; s: 'ln a junior" contest'.on the ad-; ioiniiig ground this position was reversed, Insuraiice here being defeatedby 9 points. . t0,i,3. ;.:Tho contests;were admireil by> a : largo; gathering': Of spectators,., including ,'mJiriy'-ladies:-- .'.-.-. '"■■■".■ i:'- ;-■:'■;•;■; .. : The senior jgame; opened :raggedly;.but , was' carried on. in a .lively-, way. '■■ During, the-;first/twenty:minut«s Lavr had.rathet tho:;.worst. of-, tho argument, but. '.during the remainder of. the -spell' its ;■. luminaries were';'assertive.' /After' a period' of broken' forward play.. varied. occasionally by a : display.of Temarkably. bad passing,' Dun-' canr(eluded opposition and ran round behind the posts..; Then, while Insurance : champions lay down.for la rest, Harding ' landed' an-easy goal.: Law,' a; -Insurance,o.;'ln'tho second spell tho game;dragged. for:,"a: : time, ■ but .livened-up. before';. the close./;' Williams: scored: 'for' •Insurance against.; stiff, /opposition,' '.'-.and v'. Sheridan converted, making :the/scores even.;. Law., returned to the attack and were pressing . their briskly ..when '.-Johnson: , mad*/'good use'.of : ..aii: opportunity' andcleverly .potted - a goal. Law; 9; Insurance, s'. /Insurance had the best of the remaining''play;_ and tries wero scored by. : Acres' i /and Hollis." The'game ended—lnsurance; U;';Law,"9. -/ : :/:'-'-...'.'- ■ './/:;- : /- ■ Mr./G. Howe refereed..>:'•'■■ ■' .'■•■■■ . ■ Theu junior contest "was. hard-fbught throughout. - Fonfard play predominated, and, as'/iri -the- case.'of 'the seniors, : . the work -of c the backs was. somewhat: lackingjn orderly 'arrangemont. Law was in tho ascendancy nearly all tho time. -Early ■in/the-: first spell :a- try was scored by Grey. the second spell tries scored by Bryant. and F.; Moore made a total: score .-for-Law;of'9.points. A solitary try was scored for Insurance by Jones. The.game ended--Law,:9;'lnsuranc(v i 8.:,-■ • • .■> Mr.;Ros9 was referee.-/ In_the evening both teams and . their the festive board t■ t ,¥^ omc Hal1 ' Bonlcott Street. Mr., J.-J..MGrath/was in tho ■ chair, mem-bers.-of : .boUif professions being.- present m force. -,Durmg the evening w capital musical-.programme, was' provided: The' toast- list included:'/"The Legal Profes-' sion,."proposed by Mr. Liardet and responded to by Mr. P. Levi; "The Under--writers,'-proposed by Mr. J. J. M'Grnth and-.'.responded to by ..-'Mr. Cray; "The Teams" and "The Ladies," proposed by .Messrs.: Grundy and T. Walshe : respectively.: /.The • following,, contributed to the programme:—Songs,-Messrs. H. Graves J. Morrison, D./Kenny; and B. Jacobs; recitations, Mr.vCummmg arid Dr. Izardpiccolo solo, : - Mr. /P. Minifie.

'AMERICAST .TJNIVEESITIES' TEAM.. Br TeIoETBDh-Pre=3 AuMciation-Copyn'Bht San Francisco, September 4. ■?M retura of the American Universities-. Rugby team that recently' toured Australia and New Zealand has stimulated Rugby on the Pacific Coast. In the match played on Saturday between employees of Gordon and Gotch and of Lukes foundry the former team obtained the victory by six points to nil,' and not the foundry team as reported yesterday..... ':. : ■ ASSOCIATION. ■AUCKLAND V.; WELLINGTON. ■On Saturday next Auckland will try to wrest .the Brown Shield from the present tolders, Wellington..-. Last year the northern city sent down a very strong combination, and after a great battle, Wellington, managed to win by. one goal to nil. This year Auckland is sending down the: test team that has yet left the province. ''"'• - '"'. -.