ATHLETIC SPORTS.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1159, 21 June 1911, Page 9

ATHLETIC SPORTS.

RUQBY FOOTBALL. SELECTION OF A MAORI SIDE. TG TOUR NORTH ISLAND. (By Telegraph-Press Association.) Napier, June 20. ■ The following New Zealand Maori football team will play a series ■ of eight, matches in the North Island during July nnd August:— . _. Backs: Russell and Parohiwi (Hawke's Bay),!Kaipwa and Kyland (Poverty Bay), Niiku, Rogers, and Bluett (Bay of Plenty), .Grace (Wellington), Piki (Canterbury), and-I'apalcura. (Southland). Forwards! Cnnningham, Hall, and Sellers (Auckland), Takarangi and J. Pini (Waiiganui), Tamil and J. Martin (Taranaki), Hiahia (Horowhenua), Makahuri (Hawke's Bay), Paaka Turci : (Poverty Bay)., 'and M'Donald (Marlborough). The first match will be played at Napier on July 2a. NEW ZEALAND LEAGUE TEAM. AUSTRALIAN' TOUB. By TeJeEr&Dh—Press Association—Copyriaht Sydney, June 20. The New Zealand team selected for Thursday's match against New South. Wales, is as follows:— ... Pull-back—Asher. Three-quarters—Woodward, Buckland, Siddels. ... Five-eighths—Gillett, Morse: Half-back-Smith. Forwards—Francis, Rukutai, Mason, Savoury, Dunning, Stannaway. Speaking at the- Rugby League's welcome to the New Zealand footballers, Mr. Phelan said they should sit on the word "professionalism", whenever they heard it. The members of tho New Zealand team were .purely'amateurs. There had been no payments .to secure recruits. The latest: men to come over were not'paid to desert the union. .ASSOCIATION. DOMINION' COUNCIL MEETING. A meeting of the New Zealand Football Association ■ was held last evening, Mr. 'J. E.. Fordham presiding. There- were present :-rMessrs. W. Duncan (Manawatu), W. Auld (Taranaki), W. E. Wells (Southland), H. M'Keowu (Hawke's Bay), W. Matheson (Marlborough), C. J. Ward (Canterbury), A. F. Newbold (Auckland), W. J. H. Reynolds (Poverty Bay), and B. L. Salmon, secretary. Permission was granted the Waikato and Huntly Clubs to affiliate with the Auckland Football Association. A newly-formed club at Burnett's Face, Westport, 'was granted Affiliation. Permission was granted for the Brown Shield match, Otago v. Canterbury, to be played on July 8 at Christchurch. Tho Hawke's'Bay Football Association were granted reaffiliation. A letter was received from the Auckland Association reviewing and quashing the decision of a referee in awarding a goal in a match played under the northern association's jurisdiction. Tho Pon- , eon by Club challenged the' goal,, and the A;F.A. upheld its appeal. After a short discussion it was decided to inform the A.F.A. that, apart from the merits of the case, its decision was contrary to tho ■laws of the game. ; These laws provide that, on a question of fact, a referee's decision could not. be changed. The Otago Football Association wroto applying for the removal of the suspension (five, years) of J. Harrison, a member of tho Corinthian Club. Otago. Two' years have already expired, and the Otago -Football- Association stated that •they had no objection lo the remission of the remainder of the term. After considerable, discussion,'. in which . members of tho council expressed their views very plainly; a motion, to the effect that the request be acceded. .t.Q,: .was., lost. }•;■- An,, amendment/ by., Mr.!''B: \I;, Harr.is'on ■ to renew :his~ application ■Jat'thev.bcginning o f next-sea--son, was carried." •" " ■"'.:■' A-copy'of: a proposed scheme'' for Vre-" clprccal .agreement-! between 'the Otasio Rugby'Tlnion and the Otago F.'A., dealing wi.th'a mutual confirmation of suspensions, imposed, on .players .by .either body, was forwarded by the'latter association, for tbe council's approval. After revisiori.it was decided to hand the document over to Mr. F. , J. Courtenay, a vicepresident of the N.Z.F.A. for perusal. If it meets with his .approval, .the council will confirm it at a future meetin* ' Recently, the Otago PA., dealt with a, player named B. Connor on a charge 'of foul play by suspending: him and placing' his name on the "cautioned list." 4 lot-terwnsreceived-giving details of the cvipX? I! Ba f R le It was decided that, on- the.evidence produced ? 4 d uwTllst n '' mC be MeM ta «» to how this "cautioned list" was worked , " 1 that a T «l be for warded to he secretary of the Otago FA nsfcingfor mformation_regarding sfme mmm „■■■ SATURDAYS GAMES/ ' Jet/tr^urSay:^ 6 . ' . . .Senior • Division. A l{ Wii r fiams DiamOndS ' at Kclburne : Mr. EamblerS ' at Porirua; Mr " avliS' 5, Newtflwn ' V J,^fe. at NO " 6 . Second , Division. W?ndley {nWn V ' T ° a ' at ' p «i™», Mr. E. mW:££s&« Duppa stKet B ; 'Mr nd ß e ßoler ß s rooklyn'atMiramarNovl^i!??&r- at Miramar St John's a bye. Third Division. senile? Alr.'j.t 11 " 116 B ' at A ' at Pe " No^^-Zi^'- Dllppa B ** Petpne a bye. . Fourth Division. Swifts.v, Congregational, at Diipna Street.! So. 2, at 1.45 p.m.; Mr. B S Lithgow. " k " S^ni^P/'v , " l^'- 11 ' Pet On - at 2 p.m.; Mr. J. Muuacheu. Brtoklynj. Institute, at Miramar No. 5; Mr.-T..Thorloy. South: Wellington v. Y.M.C.A., at'Miramar.!No.' 4; Mr. J. Bates. Y.M.C.A. r. St, Anne's, at Miramar No. 9; Mr. H. Smith. Diamonds a bye. Fifth A Division. Y.M.C.A. v. Brooklyn, at Basin Reserve; Mr. J. B. Paton. r Maristy. St. David's, at Maidment's; Mr. w. F. Clark. Stt-ifts a bye. Fifth B Division. Rangers v. Ngaio, at Miramar No. 0, at 2 p.m.; Mr. H. Smith. Y.M.C.A. v. South Wellington; at Minimal- No. C, at 2 p.m.; Mr. J. M. \v i Ison. Marist v. Amokiira, at Miramar No. 2, at 2 p.m.; Mr. S. M'Leau.' Institute a bye.. Sixth Division. Porbiia v.-Y.M.C.A. B, at Porirua; Mr. .T. Wimlley. Swifts v. Marist. at Dnppa Street No. 2, at 1.45 p.m.; Mr. A. E. Wells. I.M.C.A. v. Rangers, at Miramar No. B. Nt 2 p.m.; Mr. T. Thorley. Institute A v. Brooklyn; at Newtown Park, at 1.45 p.m.; Mv. H. 0. Mayer. Institute B v. Y.M.C.A. C, nt Miramar No. I, at 2 p.m.;-Mr. J. Bates. Karori v. Sentoun; at Kelbtirrie, at 1.45 p.m.; Mr. J. Williams. Mr. W. Belcher, leather merchant, oorner of Taranaki and Dixon Streets, has ■ Sal announcement in this issue.