RUGBY FOOTBALL.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1206, 15 August 1911, Page 7

RUGBY FOOTBALL.

WEEK'S EVENTS ARRANGED. CONTROL AND VENUE. The • following are the Rugby matches, /control, and grounds for tho present I week On Wednesday- \ AH Maori team v. Wellington, at Afchllotio 'Park at 3. Junior representatives v. Wednesday representatives,, at Athlehio Park, at 1,30, Mr. R. Evenson. Club Seniors—Saturday. V Oriental v.. St. James, at Athletic Park 'No. 1, Mr. C. Atkinson. Wellington v. Victoria. College, at Athletic Park No. 2, Mr. T. H. Jones. Petone v. Poneke, at Petono No. 1, Mr. !A. E. Neilson. . ■ i Athletic v. Somthern, at Karori No. 2, I Mr. E. Tregear. I Old Boys v. Molrose, at Polo No. 1, VMr. J. Russell. Third-Class. Exchange v. Selwyn, at Duppa Street, I Mr. J. A. Jones. i Knrori v. St. John's, a,t Karori No. 1, 'Mr. H. Lawry. I Petono' v. Victoria College, at Petone (No. 2, Mr. C. P. Brocklobank. i Porirua. v. Athletic, at Porirna, Mr. G. Bott. Upper Hutt v. St. Patrick's College, w Upper Hutt, Mt. T. Quinn. Fourth-Class. . . t Oriental A r. Selwyn, at Newtown (Park, Mr. J. J. Mahoney. ; Oriental B v. Petone, at Anderson 'Park, Mr. W. J. Meredith. I St. James v. Wellington, at Mburno Ifark, Mr. W. C. Church. Southern, a bye.. Sixth-Class. Petone r. Si. James, at Petone No. 1, lat 2 p.m. i Manst v. St. Patrick's College, at Athiletic Park, at 1.30, .Mr. F. Laws, i' Technical y. Wellington College, at ColUege ground at 2, Mr. Keys. \ Terrace, a bye. School Match. I Manawatu v. Wellington, at Athletic Wark at 1.30, Mr. H. Card.

WEDNESDAY REPRESENTATIVES, j Tbo following team lias teen selected to 'represent the Wednesday Rugby clubs against the junior representatives in the "curtain-raiser" at the Athletic Park on Wednesday nest:—Full-back, D. Mouat (Athletic); three-quarters, Phillips (Tramway), Kivell (Artillery), Schultz (Oriental); fiv&eighths, Gemmel (Oriental), Hunt (Oriental); half, Hawkins .(Tramway); [wing, Bramley (Tramway); forwards, TayUor (Tramway), -Browne (Athletic), Bolton '(Oriental), Sullivan (Tramway), Mills (Athlete), Williamson (Athletic). Symon (Artillery). Emergencies: Sandman (Oriental), Cording (Athletic), Small (Tramwav), M ° riartr f Trara^' REFEREES' ASSOCIATION. ' The Wellir/jlon Referees' Association rmet last night. Mr. D. MTienzio presided. Tho Mauawatu Referoes' Association Ijttte'.concerning the annual match with i l t Association, and suggested •that the garno should bo played at Weipington on September 9, and if possible as la curtain-raiser to the Auckland-Welling-t tph game. It'was decided to ask tho WelUnion for permission for that ■ ; MANAWATU-HOROWHENUA. Xho following will represent Horo- ' whenua and Manawatu (combined)! '■against Taranaki, at. Palmerston North on j Wednesday, August 23:—.Pitihira, Henare, iNepia, Winiata, and O'Connor, Martin, l/Winiata, and Waldegrave, M'Kewan, ■M. ■ Carroll, Arnold, Sciascia, Ward, Harkiness, Walter Winiata, Hopa, and George. 'Emergencies: Ropata. and-Eord .':(backs), 'Carroll and Read (forwards). MAORIS TO BE REINFORCED. •"'So'far as things havo gone, tho Maori team' look like beginning again the striking career which marked their previous Hour. On their present venture they have wnly tasted, defeat once, and that was un- ' der unusual circumstances in tho Tara;jiaki match, in which their opponents '"got homo" some minutes after time was iup. They have beaten Hawke's Bav, 'Hastings Sab-Union, Poverty Bay, Wa'i-f-rarapa, Manawatu-Horowienua, and Wamganui.

: On Wednesday they do battle against IWellington at Athletic Park, and this match should be well worth seeing, for the Maori combination is to be specially ;reinforced by the inclusion of Sellars, .Cunningham, Hall, and Winiata in the forwards. "ALL BLACK" SUSPENDED. ' (Bj Teleeraph—Press Association.] Dunedin, August 14. At a meeting, of the' Otago Rugby Union to-night A. MDonald, a member of the "All ■ Black" team, and captain of Otaco ..in. its.match against the Solith Island .Minox Unions' team', was suspended till the en dof 1912. on a chaTge of using an insulting expression to the referee in the match • between Otago and the Minor 'Unions. APPOINTING REFEREES. THE "MUTUAL' AGREEMENT" DISPUTE. TWO REFEREES SIGN; THE ACTION IS CONDEMNED. The "mutual agreement" question was Under ' disoussiOn at the meeting of the Wellington Referees' Association last night. .First of all, it was decided to state, in reply to a communication from the Rugby Union, that (the association did not favour the signing of mutual agree.ments because the principle was detrimental to .the interests of ' the association. Later, the chairman (Mr. D. M'Kenzie) said that after all the discussion they had' had lately upon tho matter, 'two fixtures had been inade for Saturday next under tho mutual .agreement system. Certain members didn't intend to abide by the majority's decision. The association could discuss the matter then or later. Ho thought they had better wait till they heard from the union. Ho thought the whole question was one they should discuss calmly at the beginning of the season, and obtain a unanimous decision upon it. • Mr. T. H. Jones said that the refer- ■ enco was to him. ■ At a previous meet'.ing_ members had been asked to express their- opinions, and ho had favoured muitual agreement. When a paper had been taken to him to sign that afternoon (August 14) he had signed before he had known what the teams were. . Mr. Sievers'said that it seemed a pity that the Rugby. Union had refused the . association a conference. The association's idea had been to, get into touch •with the players in general and point out the 'advantages from mutual agreements. If the association decided upon none other than mutual agreements, tho clubs would find that they had a rather difficult matter in hand. It would be all the same if the association disbanded to-morrow, and another association spring up. No organisation would tolerate four or five individuals monopolising certain matches. He regretted very much that some members of tho association had signed mutual agreements. Mr. Martin asked Mr. Jones some questions respecting tho mutual agreement ho had that day signed. Mr. Jones: "As a matter of fact I was told that it was a fifth class match that j was being sent along to me." Mr. H. Card: "A very peculiar thing; there are no fifth class matches on this week." Mr. Jones: "I didn't know anything about that." Mr. Ingram: "The impression I have gained of Wellington football is that it is rum for ono or two teams, and that football as a wholo is not catered for." The! mutual agreement system, he said,made for the same result. ' The chairman said he would like a motion to' the effect that the association regretted that any member should, contrary to the wish of the majority of the members, sign a mutual agreement. Whatj

force, he asked, could their representatives to the union have in the circumstances? Tho iinion would say: "Why, your own members are not keeping to tho rule!" Mr. .Tones: "There is no rule, Mr. Chairman." The chairman: "Why, we distinctly say so in our letter." Mr. Card: "When you took tho vote Mr. Jones did not vote against the proposal, so ho was evidently in favour of it. I was tho only one who voted against it." Mr, Martin moved (hat the association regretted that Mr. Jones had signed tho mutual agreement, after what had taken place. .He did not think Mr. Jones ought to haw signed it, and remarked that Mr.' Jones had had "a. pretty good run this year of senior matches." A. member: "Why mention Mr. Jones only ?" Mr. Martin; "Well, I will name Mr. Atkinson also." •Pivo 'voted for tho motion, and ono (Sir. Meredith) against it. The chairman: "I am not prepared to declare it lost or carried yet." He called for another show of hands. This time the motion was supported by six, and opposed by one. A member asked if everyone shouldi not be made to vote. The chairman: "I am afraid I cannot insist, on everyone voting." A member: "Why not? It is a matter of vital importance to the association." The chairman: "We will pass on to tho new business, please. It will come up again next week, no doubt." A moment later: "Gentlemen, on thinking it over I can't declare that motion carried. Six votes to one means that there is not a quorum present, and we can't do business without a quorum." _ .... Some of the members questioned this reasoning. ' "Very well," said the chairman, "I will let it go at that and. declare tho motion carried, and you can question my. ruling if you like." Mr. W. Roberts said he believed he was tho cause of all the trouble. He had been accused of bias in one of the matches. In fact, a friend of his had told him that a prominent member of one team had said that he (Mi. Roberts) had sold tho match. If it was the association's wish he would resign. ~ r. i. Tho chairman remarked that Mr. Roberts had not had a senior match for about ten week?. , _ Mr. Koberts: "There must be something radically wrong. I have not had a match for ten weeks. There mav be trouble next year, but I Trill not bo amongst it."