FOOTBALL.

Evening Star, Issue 14962, 23 August 1912, Page 6

FOOTBALL.

THE INYERCARGILL TROUBLE. At a special meeting of the executive of the Southland Rugby Union, to be held on Monday evening, an endeavor will be made to sift to the bottom the question of the alleged misconduct of members of the Otago team, complained of by the proprietor of the Railway Hotel. The step taken by the local body is the outcome of a request from the Otago Union, received last evening. The northern body asked that everything be done to sheet the blame home to the offenders. The evidence was required so that the whole matter could be dealt with before the Otago team left on their northern tour. Mr A. Dey, vicepresident of the 0.R.U., was in attendance at the meeting, and explained various matters concerning the allegations. The union on Monday evening will take the evidence of the Southland footballers who stayed at the hotel on the night in question, the proprietor, and several boarders at the hotel. TO-MORROW'S TRIAL MATCH. On tho Caledonian Ground to-morrow a trial match will be played, after which Mr V. G. Cavanagh will select the players for the northern tour and tho goidficlds tour. Two very even teams have been selected, and a good game should eventuate. The Green Island and Southern fifth grade teams meet on the Caledonian Ground on Saturday, and on the result of _ this ma Mi will depend largely the winner of tho fifth grade flag. A fast and interesting game is looked for.

INTER-HIGH SCHOOLS' MATCH. On the Caledonian Ground this morning a {name was played between the Gore District High School First Fifteen and tho Otago High School Second Fifteen. Tho game was played in four spells of 20 minutes owing to a strong wind blowing from the harbor end. There was no score in tiie first half, but in the second Stuart scored a. try for the visitors, M'Gregor converting. M'Donald was responsible for the local team's only score, and the kick at jcoal failing, tho visitors won by 5 points to 3. Despite the heavy wind, it was a fast, open game, both teams showing no hesitancy in throwing the ball about. In this Otago wore, perhaps, more prominent, their backs revealing a superior knowledge of the finer points of the game. The Gore forwards were a heavier pack, and it was largely duo to their efforts that several vigorous attacks by the local team were warded off in the last quarter. SOCCER. Mornington meet Northern at Culling Park to-morrow. These rival teams have furnished many exciting contests. While a number of drawn games have been played, it is as far back as the early nineties since Mornington actually triumphed over the Black-and-Whites. To-morrow they are determined to win to enhance their chance of annexing the cup. Northern depend on their paeo and dash, and are keen to maintain their success against Mornington. It will be ono of the best games of the season. Mr T. M'Gillvray, of Dunedin, accepted the invitation to act as referee in the Brown Shield challenge match between Canterbury and Wangamii, and left to-day for Christchurch, where the match will be played to-morrow. REPRESENTATIVE RUGBY. Wairarapa unexpectedly defeated Taranaki at New Plymouth yesterday by 17 points to 13. In the secoud half the Wairarapa forwards simply ran over the local pack, who were obviously stale. There was no element of luck in their win, for they were easily the better team on tho day. West Coast were defeated by South Canterbury at Tima.ru yesterday by two tries (6 points) to a converted try (5 points). JUNIOR REPRESENTATIVE MATCH. The following team will play against the Waihemo-Waikouaiti County team at Waikouaiti on Sa.turdav :—Deuchras?, Wilson, Rendal, Wither?. M'Hardv. Wvlie. Will, Clark, Booth, Mitchell, M'Laren, Walker, Morrison, Berwick, Brown ; emergencies— Robinson and Whitty i backs), Carnegie (forward). The team will leave bv the 11.15 tram. N.Z.R.U. The Management Committee of the New Zealand Rugby Union met at Wellington last night. It'was decided that the South Auckland Union be written to for further particulars "regarding the cases of Clarke and Berriman. who were suspended for playing under the League code.—A request from South Auckland on behalf of the Hamilton Union for assistance in commencing an insurance fund was declined.—Mr C. Wray Palliser, the New Zealand Union's representative in. England, forwarded the following letter, which ho had received from the secretary of the English Union : "In reference to a suggested visit from New Zealand, I beg to inform you that a South African team are coming over next season as the joint gues.ts of four Home unions. My committee feel that it would be better to see how this system worked before making any pronouncement with regard to a visit from New Zealand. My committee have had a similar request to yours from New South Wales. Perhaps you would let me know whether, in the event of a tour being arranged, a combined team from New Zealand and Australia would be agreeable to your union." It was decided to take no action in the matter until an official communication was rereceived from the English Union.—lt was decided to write to the New South Wales Itusrby Union regarding the adjustment of accounts for ulie tours of the American universities and New Zealand teams, and suggesting that the proceeds be pooled and the loss" borne equally by New South Wales and New Zealand.

The following team will represent Thomson and Co. against G. Dyer and Co. at Tahuna Park So. 2 Ground to-morrow: J Farrell. J Scott, E. Jenkins, H. E. Harvey, P. Anderson, H. Bryan, J. Fogarty. J Hughes, C. Sharp, P. Nichol, W. Valentine, J. Hunter, J. Mills, A. \Vhittlestone, T. Valentine.