FOOTBALL

Evening Star, Issue 12885, 7 August 1906, Page 3

FOOTBALL

OTAGO RUGBY UNION. The Committee of the Otago Rugby Union met last evening. Mr A. C. Hanlon (president) occupied the chair. With reference to the allegation that cortain Coal Creek players had taken part- in the match against Miller’s Flat after they had been declared professionals, the secretary of tho former club sent a- denial The secretary of the Miller’s Flat Club wrote that his club had been unaware that Coal Crook had played professionals. They had nob been notified that any of the latter club had been declared professionals.—Explanations accepted. Mr Bennett, of Coal Creek, appeared beforo the Committee and gave the history of the trouble in the seven-a-side tournament at Roxburgh. Most of it had been caused by a Limerick player. As to plaving Major’s Flat on July 21, tho Coal Creek Club had not been disqualified as a u j v ln order t<3 make up a team they had had to get the assistance of some Roxburgh players. One of tho disqualified men might have played. He was not sure. It was desirable, in tho interests of football in the district, that* the disqualifications be removed.—The Chairman pointed out that the Committee had already recommended tho New Zealand Union to that effect. , Bey w ’ a s appointed manager of toe Otago team to travel to Southland Permission was granted to the Alhambra Wednesday team to play Waikonaiti on August 8, Mr A. Eestieaux to act as manager. Mr C. O’Sullivan, referee in tho second grade match Taieri Rovers v. Ravenshourne, reported that he had cautioned three of the former team, one for questioning his decisions and two for illegal tackiipg. He also reported that the spectators were unruly They encroached on the field, and made remarks calculated to provoke rough play.—lt was decided to place P la - vera names on the cautioned players’ list, .and to write to the Rovers Club notifying them that if bettor control was not exercised over spectators the Union would seriously consider the question of the disqualification of the ground. Mr W. M'Donaid, referee in the senior match Alhambra, v. University, reported cautioning an Alhambra player for chaxgmg an opponent after the latter had kicked toe ball —Resolved that the name be placed upon the list of cautioned players. Permission was granted to" the High richool First and Second Fifteens to play the Waitaki High School First and Sewnd on Tahuna, Park on Saturday morning. The Port Chalmers Club appealed against the award of the fourth grade match Alhambra v. Port Chalmers to the former because they had played Harrhv, who was ft b P la . ver -. and also a member of the Port Chalmers Club.—Alhambra Club to be wn Wen to asking for an explanation. It was decided to write to the parents of a boy reported by Mr O’Sullivan for using had language when a spectator at the third grade match Pirates v. Taieri Rovers, intimating that if a similar thing occurred again the offender would be warned off all grounds. J. Mackenzie, captain of the Union Club wrote m support of the application for the transfer of Stinson a Milton player, to the r' nion Club.—Resolved that the explanation be accepted, but the action of the Flag hcS mitte ° m CanCelJirig tile transf m- be up R. Galbraith, hon. secretary S.R.F.U. intimated that the Southland “team would leave ior Dunedin on Friday, August 17 omt le \T° for Well W<m on the 2Uth. Mr A. Geddcs was accompanying tbe ■iGiwn. 3-S manager.-—’Received * , The Secretary of the Shag Point Club wrote the complaint made by Mr ,P. W. Bell referee in the match Shag 1 omt y. Palmerston. Ihe referee’s report was to the effect that the former had left ,uie field without just cause. The facts were that Shag Point had not agreed to Mr Bell acting, though they had not- objected He contradicted the referee’s statement that the Shag Point players' had assumed an attitude of hostility towards him. In his letter the referee had said that he “ gave all doubts to Shag Point,” and then further stated that he “gave his decisions without feax or favor.” As to the kick which was given in front of the Shag Point posts, the referee had first said that it was for “ offside ” and then that it was for “rabbiting.” The Shag Point captain had said that he would take his men off the field if the referee could not give more satisfactory dccisions. The referee had told him to take them off if he liked.—lt was resolved to suspend the captain of the Shag Point team until tho end of 1906, and to warn the club of the consequences of the repetition of such conduct. : Mr W. J. Wilson mentioned that in the Alhambra-Southern senior match on the Caledonian Ground an Alhambra player had been cautioned, and the fact had never been reported to the Committee.—lt was decided to request tho referee to offer an explanation. G. G. Denniston applied for the use of Tahuna Park on Wednesday afternoon for 1 match between the Bank of New Zealand

and the Union Steam Ship Company,—Re-' ferred to the Flag Committee to act. W. Johnston asked the Committee to reconsider, their decision suspending him till end of 1906, and to mitigate his sentence. —The Chairman: What do you say to this, gentlemen?— There was a long silence.—Mr Sincock; Well, I will move that this Committee, haying gone fully into the case and considered the punishment at the time it was meted out, do not see their way to reopen the matter.—Mr Macdonald: T second that.—The motion was carried without discussion. Mr Wilson mentioned tho desirability of subscribing to the Hocken fund. It was a good cause, and a donation by the Committee- would not be amiss.—Mr Macdonald moved and ‘SMr Priest seconded that the Committee donate £2o.—As an amendment Mr Sincock moved and Mr Cavanagh seconded a proposal to give £5 ss.—The amendment was lost by 5 votes to 6.—On uie motion of Mr Dey, seconded by Mr xm© C i^ on ’ 1735 finall - v agreed to donate i/J-U I Us, OTAGO FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION. The usual meeting of the O.F.A. was held last evening, Mr Emslie (vice-presi-dent) in the chair, Chairman; welcomed to the meeting Mr Anderson, who, as the delegate from Mornington, -takes the place on the Executive Committee rendered vacant by the resignation of Mr Stalker-. Uie letter intimating the resignation of Mr Gage, the Kaitangata, referee, was accepted with regret. It vj;as resolved that Air Gage be written to in terms appreciative of his past services to the Association, and that he be asked to reconsider Ills decision. reported ro Culling Park that the fii .“ a ®° rou gh Council had adopted the following recommendation by their Woaks Committee :—“ That a further two years’ lease be granted, and that the fence be R u CC n^i' n k erms of the first specifications, the O.F.A. to pay cost of same before the work is put in hand.” The money had been paid over, and the work was being pushed on with all expedition. It was estimated that, under reasonably favorable conditions, the fence would be finished early in September. Correspondence re the cost of fencing the Oval Mas received from the treasurer of the City Council, advising communication direct with the town clerk. It was resolved that the attention of the latter be drawn to the previous letter received by tire O.F.A. treasurer. The Selection Committee submitted the names of the team who are to play in Timaru on Thursday, the 9th inst. The players are to put up at Queen’s Hotel, and aro to be the guests of the Timaru Club during their visit. They leave by the second express on Wednesday. Mx Illingworth was appointed manager. On the motion of Mr H. J. Duncan, seconded by Mr J. H. Moncrieff, it was resolved to forward the congratulations of the _Association to ex-player the Hon. Ik M’Nab on the occasion of his parliamentary promotion to Ministerial rank. The Southland delegate (Mr Brickell) reported that his Association wished to arrange a game in Invercargill for Wednesday, 29th inst. The local clubs wonld meet all lodging expenses, but the players would be required to pay their own train fare. It was resolved to ask all players willing to make the trip on the above terms to forward their names to the secretary forthwith.

The third grade fivc-a-side games will be held at Mornington next Saturday at two o’clock. The tournament arrangements will be made by a committee comprising Messrs Brickell, Anderson, Webster, and Soundy. Entries from eligible teams must be deposited with the secretary of the O.F.A. not later than 5 p.m. on Thursday next. The following ground arrangements have been made for next Saturday’s matches : Senior: Northern v. Roslyn, at Culling Park; Wakari v. Southern, at Northern (5.50). Junior: Mornington A v. Southern, at Oval. The senior match Kaitangata v. Battalion has been conceded to the former by default. OTAGO HIGH SCHOOL v. CHRIST’S COLLEGE. “ Our Own ” a t Christchurch wires : Last year Otago High School defeated Christ’s College by 22 points to nil. Yesterday afternoon, on the Christ’s College Ground, the local team turned luc tables on the Southerners by exactly the same number of points—22" to nil. In the twenty-four matches between the teams since 1882 Otago has now won thirteen of the games and Christ’s College eleven. The ground was very slippery, but free from water, and a fairly fast game was the result. Christs College had a team averaging nearly list, and Otago were a few pounds lighter, but there was not a great deal of difference except in height, in which the homo team had tho advantage. Tho game was one-sided from the start, tho local team showing remarkable agility among the backs. This brightened the game. The visitors, on the other hand, wouldi not pass, the five-eighth being particularly remiss. Neither would they kick smartly, and fast following up always had them in difficulties. Tho best performer was Ferguson, the College five-eighth, who was always in the right place. He was well fed by Chrystall and White, and took his passes unerringly, while the wings had the greater scoring ability in the matter of speed. On tbe Otago side King was safe at full-back, and Edie(half) was the most conspicuous. Cheers having been exchanged and a lusty Maori cry hurled at the local team, the visitors kicked off. and play settled at halfway. College carried a scrum, and a passing rush was initiated, but Smart intercepted a pass from Ferguson to White. Saunders had a shot at goal soon afterwards from a mark at halfway, but missed. A School forward rush "was stopped by White, and Ferguson kicked at halfway. King relieved the pressure, and plav was removed to the College twenty-five. King, the School full-back, was soon afterwards collared in an attempt to run instead of taking’bis kick, and play being transferred to his twenty-five, Parkinson scored after a dodgy run. The trv was not converted. Passing rushes followed, Cook nearly scoring after receiving a good pass from Ferguson. Chrystall, Ferguson, White, and Parkinson again handled the ball, and the right wing was over, no goal resulting. The School were kept defending, while their opponents’backs tried some pretty passing rushes, and at last Chrystall, Ferguson, and Parkinson secured another try, Ferguson gaining most credit tor a quickly-transferred pass to me scorer, ihe points were not increased. The School forwards then transferred play, and E. Edie marked at halfway, Patterson failing with the kick at goal. Half-time sounded when Ferguson and Parkinson bad made a fine run, being collared close to the line. From tlie kick-off College were soon in hostile territory, and from the scrum on tho twenty-five line Chiystall, Ferguson, White, and Cook had another dash for the line, and Cook got over in an easy position, Saunders converting. A slight repulse followed, but then Chiystall passed to Ferguson and ( Ferguson to White, who passed out to Cook, who scored. Saunders again converted, and later made a nice run through half of his opponents before ho was brought down. He next had a shot, from a penalty the School twenty-five without result. From this out the game was a succession of passing rushes, in which Fergnson was prominent, and Cook again scored. The only diversion was on a couple of occasions when Edie finely intercepted passes and broke away, but the College line was not crossed.