FOOTBALL

Evening Post, Volume LXXXII, Issue 48, 25 August 1911, Page 2

FOOTBALL

• ASSOCIATION., „«, AUCKLAND BOYS' TEAM* The Auckland Foutth Division boyfc' [representative team arrived et Welling* boa yesteiday afternoon, and Were afc once, taken in hand by the boys' sab' committee of the local association, and tendered a welcome afc the V.M.C.A. The match against Wellington will com* off on the Basin Reserve to-morrow afternoon fvt 3.15, Mr. It. L. Godber will Teferee, Permission haft been giveh by the City Council to take tip a collection on the ground for the one occasion. I swiftlTcujb. I The (jommittee of the Swifts Ctab held a special meeting last evening when it Was decided to convene a meeting of members and supporters (it the tf.M.C.A. on Friday next ia connectidn with the proposal of the association to acquire a ground of its own. The meeting rlbo resolved to proffer a cup to the Maryborough football Association. The trophy is to be competed for by it boys' league. NEW ZEALANITttUOBY UNION, The Management Committee of the New Zealand Rugby Union met last evening, Mr. N> Galbraith in the chair. The suspension of A. M'DoMtld by the Otago Union was made general. Several players who had token part in, games under Northern Union rules were expelled from Rugby ranks. COLLEGE TOURNAMENT. By the M&raroo, last evening the Wei' lington College team left for Christ, church to take part in the annual intercollege tournament. The team is as follows j— Shaw, Bailey, Strang, Strack, Harris, Ellis, Slftifitofi. Luke, Childs, Neiltson, Beard (2), H&nsoti, Freeth, Henderson,, and Flux. Mr. T. Brodie is manager and the team will play Christ s College to-morrow and Wattganni Col' lege on Monday. CIVIL SERVICE TOUIMEY. The annual Civil Service tourney will be commenced on the 16th September, 1 and after the final game has been played, it is probable that a team representing the Wellington Civil Service will play a match with Chri&tehureh Civil servants tit Christchurch. Thie year's tourney will be managed b } y Messrs, Hales, Thompson, and Harm. AUCKLAND TOUTING DATES. ffiX TELBOftArtt— *&ESS ASSOCIATION.) AUCItLAND, 24th AugUßt. Th» Auckland Rugby Union decided the itinerary oi the southern tour of its representatives this evening. The team will leave Auckland on 29th August, ar* riving in Chri&tchurch on 3kt August. Canterbury will be played on 2nd September, and the team will leave Christchurch for t)unedin on 4th September, playing Otago" on 6th September. Dunedin will be left on the morning of 7th September, and Wellington reached on Bth September. The Wellington team will be played oft 9th September, and the Ancklanders will depart from the Empire City <n routs for New Plymouth on 11th September. The last match of the tour will be played againat Tara' haki on 14th September, and the teorn leaves for home dv th© Rarawa on thft same evening. They will reach Auckland, via Onehutiga, on lfith September, and play- the ?econd &&nfnrly Shield match here against Poverty Bay on 16th September. • Mr. M. J. Sheehan va«k ftppoin{e«i manager of t the team, % Mft^ee will act as raptain, and W. Cunflingh«m a« vicifcaptairu The Selection CnrnwiUr* will consist of the abov^mefltioncd offlcials and T. Wilkes. W. Geddis notified the selpctor& yestordfiy that he is unable to go pouth, and 0. Wolfgrftmm Wjis appointwl in his place. THE UEFEMSES' STRIKE. AUCKLAND, 24th Angu,»t. SChg AuckUiid Rugbx Union 4scide4

>o-night, in regard to the refereofc' strike [ >o make their own appointments in I future. Sufficient Teferees ar<> available ' ior the remaining club matches.