FOOTBALL.

Evening Star, Issue 14633, 1 August 1911, Page 8

FOOTBALL.

g.PuP.u. Tho . weekly meeting of the O.R.F.U. j Committee was held last evening, and at- j tended by Messrs F. H. Campbell (chair- ! man), A. Dey, H. H. •&. V?nite, H. Harris, j V. Csvanagb. .7. King. W. Sinclair. <l, J. Dunne, J. Duncan, S. Sail'd'.’?, 1). M. Stuart, I*. J. Priest. S. G. Smith, G. W. C. Macdonald,'and' W. >7. Wilson. The Tuapefca Sub-union wrote suggesting that a team he sent on tour of the goldfields, and, failing that, that Country Week be held' on August 2 and 4.—The Maniototo Sub-union wrote that they could not send a. team to .Dunedin this year to compete in Country Week.—Other letters were received on the same subject, and it was decided to abandon Country Week, and to inform the country unions that a team could not be sent round the goldfields this season. JJoreham, of the Southern, who y.-as ordered off in the senior match against Pirates for questinning the decisions of Referee Wliite. appeared before Dm union, and said that he objected to Vising always ; nominated by the referee when he was : off-side. He knew when he was off-side, ; and the referee had not- named the other j men when thov were off-side. Hs only gavo “ a grunt of disgust" when hs Wt iho field. He had previously asked thq j reteiTo not to nominate him. —On the j motion of Mr Low, seconded by Mr oinchur. it was decided to place Borcham s • name on the caution list. _ , ! The Otago Boys’ High School Ciun askeci . permission'to play their annual school fix- j ■ tore with Southland on the morning ut j Saturday. August 5.--Permission granted 1 :to play ’the match at Carishrook., _ . j i Mr *J. Clarke appeared on 1 It tho : i Volunteers to ask for a ground on which i to play the Volunteer tournament. '1 he 1 | Chairman said that the committee were in 1 svmnathy with the movement, and there I would ho no difficulty in the way of arranging grounds. The committac would .arrange tor a representative Bom _ tnc Volunteers t/> meet the Flag Committee | and discuss matters, _ . . j i Mr W. T. Facer, referee in thekaikoraii Union senior match. repented having ; ordered D. Reid, of (he former team, dt | the field for roughly tackling an opponent. | Ho had to caution the same plover pre- ' viourly for throwing an opponent a ft 1 r ri . ! whintio had horn blown lor n mark.--'lhe i referee and piaycr appeared be tore the : committee,--Mr Facer sard hr. tbougnu the. . ; player was ovt-i'-excitcd. and he was urged | Gm'hv a ievr injudicious supporters. —Rcul i ! s.hd'he did no':, tee the. outline when he j ; tackled the Union piayor.—Tim referee , : ea id if the lad;’., had occurred in the j field of play he would have said that j : was an oidiuary liard tackle. —It. was doj tided to place * the pkyci's name on the ; i caution 'list. I It was decided that the Flag Committee | • he empowered to arrange lor a- junior re- ; : present:;.;ivc match—probably against a j eountiv team, Maiimmo being willing to ! cemo clown as a curtain-raiser to one of ! tuo iarerprovincia! mat dies, i Mi' F. G. Williams (secretary of tJio. ! North Otago Scb-miionl forwarded a. copy i of the evidence taken at the inquiry held Jon July it. when B. C. Onub-y was [ ■ chareed :.c Cm referee, with sinking mi , ’ opponent. for which offence lie was or- 1 ! dered off the field, and ard.vaquently pus- 1 i ponded by the Northern Sub-union until ; | the or.d cf the s.oason 1912., A 1 art her : J c«aiiii«r.tc£t.ion stated that at the. request '■ i of Ouglov the case bad been reopened to ’ admit of fin flier evidence, when the sub- . ; union had reaffirmed their previous dccii toi.m, —A lengthy communication w«-s also icctived drum Ongk-y appealing against his fcusjX'nsioii. Thu evidence K.rv.aided utated that .Mr Sr.raclian (the roferco) reported that shortly after the second spell { began then! were tvvo or three men to- i I "ether, ami they fell a pint. Continuing. 1 Ihe stated ; —“ Thou F saw an arm shoot I out. ami Patou lulls . . . It iva a ' : Ongley’s arm. ... I was sure in my j own mind it was a blow, . , . I think ; I 1 stuck to Coe idea that a blow had been , ! t truck.Mr Dey moved—“ That Die.dire ] j qualification be endorsed.” but this was j io.d. by 10 votes to-4.—The Chairman j-c- ---| markc-d that there was no necessity to I consider Ongloy's yppctd.—lt, was decided i to forward the foUowJtig resolution to tire I North Otago Sub-union as the reason -why t;ie suspension had not been upheld:"'that, the North Otago .Sub-union bo informed that thu referee did not oee the blow struck. and the- evidence, brought to disprove this showed there was consider-j ablo doubt in tho matter, and the player ! should ho given fir* benefit ot the. doubt." j Mr Smith moved .end Mr Vrilson soI ponded—” That the senior flag matches Ini concluded as from lust Saturday.”—Lc-.w | on the vnieff?. j It was decided flint tin? Flag Committee ; arrange a match in aid of the accident. . mud. exceptional (use#, the Icdiukv.l : School, and V.M.C.A. I RUGBY PREMIERSHIP. I Another Saturday is to he devoted lo ; Rugby club matches. If is understood 1 that the Alhambra will play the- Uuiverj shy on Saturday, the 12tk inst.. the mii giniil date, for Country IVcek, wnieb has ’ now lietn abandoned. > ihUA Mi A. H. Uiavvloy prciidwl i.-vt-r the ; weekly meeting of the Otago Font hi 1! Ac■orintiou last night. The htrdnc.i? v/gs ; ;./iru;tl. The Moraincion Cl all’s ajipea.i 1 against the Scutiiern Club playing a ! Fcarth Grade B player in tlieir A tram | against- the. Eourth Grade Momington | team last Saturdav was disallowed. !