FOOTBALL.

Evening Post, Volume LXVIII, Issue 49, 26 August 1904, Page 6

FOOTBALL.

WELLINGTON RUGBY 'UNION. The weekly meeting of the- Management Committee of tho above union was held in Mr. Batkin's Rooms, Lambton-auay, last night. There was a full attendance of members, Mr. King in the chair. At the request of four of tho senior clubs, it was decided to forego tho remainder of tho senior championship fixtures. Ac the result of this decision no' senior matches -will be played tomorrow, and the tie for the obwnpiGiwhip \r\H be played at the Athletic Park on Saturday week between tho Poneko and Potone teams. It was decided to play uh© Petone-St. Patrick^ College thind-«k£B championship match »t tho Athletic Park to-morrow at 3 p.m. If St. Patrick's College wine, that club wins the third-clam championship. A ground at Mrraroar was granted for tho annual maten between the firms of Briscoo and Co. and E. W. Mills and Co. Permission was granted members of affiliated clubs to take part in the Government Life Insuxance-A.M.P. Society match, or the h»t September. Tho challenge of the Qtago Kngbj Union lor the Ranfurly Shipld «mi accepted^ The match Avill ho placed on tho K)th September in Wei lirigton. A donation of £5 6b was voted to the Pnbiio Schools' Rugby Union. The Northern tour of tho Wellington representative team cost the union. £169. Tho final match for tho public schools ccharm r pionship— Petone v. Clyde-quay — will be played at the Athletic Park at 3 p.m. on the 3rd September. The Otago represent, ativc team will arrive from Chmtckuvch x on Sunday morning on its way North. It was decided to entertain tho members of tho visiting team and the Wellington team at Bellevue Gardens ou Sunday afternoon. The fixtures at the Athletic • Park tomorrow are a« foHown: — At 1.30 p.m., the Wawwrapa Junior reps. Will jplay the Wellington Junior reps. At 3 p.m., the third-class match, St. Patrick's College v. Petone, will be ptyyed, and if the College wins it wins the third-clam championship. While this match is 1 in progress, the North Island hockey reps, will flourish their sticks at the Sonth Island hockey reps, on tho adjoining ground. Next Wednesday tho Wirirarapa Thursday day half-holiday reps. wiH meet the Wellington Wednesday reps, at AtMetic Park. Tho Wairarapa men wHI then cross the Straits and play Nelson. The Wellington tailors defeated the Maoterton tailors and bootmakers at Masterton yosterday by 22 points to nil. Members of the Poneko Football Club are to iaaet at the Royal Oak corner to morrow afternoon prior to driving to Miramar for practice.