FOOTBALL

Evening Star, Issue 17765, 13 September 1921, Page 2

FOOTBALL

RUGBY. THE CORNSTALKS’ TOUR. Tho New Soutlr Wales Rugby Union footballers were passengers' by tho Ulimaroa, which reached Sydney .yesterday. Mr Bosward, manager, referring to the allegations of rough play by the New South Wales team ur tho Wellington match, alleged that tho Wellington papers made a mountain out of a molehill. There was only the slightest friction during tho game, which was confined to the frontrow forwards in both team?. Such friction was likely to occur in any hardfought match. During a stoppage in tho game he asked tho players in a fatherly manner to maintain their sporting reputation. There had been a couple of swings, and ho wanted to prevent serious ill-feel-ing. Roberts (half-back) was not a victim of foul play. The truth was that all Wellington was worrying lest ho should bo hurt and prevented from playing against tho Springboks in the ensuing test. Mr Bosward added that there had not been a decline in tho standard of Rugby football in New Zealand. The fact'that New South Wales won all their matches with tho exception of one he attributed to wonderful team work. The loss of tho Wellington match was duo to somo players becoming stale owing to lameness. ~*O.R.FTJ~ The weekly meeting of the executive of the Otago Rugby Union was hold last evening. The president (Mr H. Hams) occupied tho chair. , Applications for transfers were noted on behalf of J.. Delahunty, from Kaikorai to Dunedin; M. Malhieson, from Union to Zingari-Ricbmond; E. C. Bagley, from Ravcnsbourno to Pirates; A. Devlin, from Dunedin to Zingari-Richmond ; L. HeazlewoOd, from Alhambra to Zingari-Ricb-mond ; W. Tansley, from Taieri Rovers to Kaikorai; J. Webber, from Union to Alhambra. It was decided that it would not be possible to play a match Returned Soldiers v. Otago this season. In regard to an application for affiliation by "the Y.M.C.A., it was resolved that in tho committee’s opinion there aro quite sufficient clubs at present in Dunedin for the number of players offering, and for this reason tho admission of anymore clubs in not favored. In view of the coining cricket season the meeting resolved to take immediate stops to improve the surface on the Carisbrook Ground.

CANTERBURY v. SOUTHLAND. [Special to the ' Star,’] ’ CHRISTCHURCH. September 13. The local selectors, have chosen the following to represent Canterbury against Southland at Lancaster Park on Saturday :—Full-back, C. E. Evans (Old Boys); three-quarters—H. F. Mullins (Marists), R. Blazey (Mcrivale), H. Dailey (Ellesmere); five-eighths, W. L. Henry (Albion) and R. Evans (Mcrivale); half-back, G. Burson _ (Linwnod); forwards—X. Carnegie (wing, Mcrivale), ITG. Munro (’Varsity), E. H. Ellis (Merisis), K. Henderson _ (North Canterbury), E. Cummings (Linwood), W. Cummings (Linwood), L. Peterson (Marists), o.” Turpin (Linwnod). Emergencies : Forwards—J. K. Jackson (’Varsity), A. Henry (Mcrivale); back, G. R. Wilson (Albion). ' The team is much tho same as that originally selected to play against Otago last Saturday. C. E. Evans, who was not then fit to play, resumes his old place as custodian. G. R. Wilson fright wing-three-quarter) has been dropped, hut will seemingly play in place of H. Mullins, who, owing to injuries, will probably bo unable to take the field. H. Dailey has been shifted to the wing in place of Wilson, and is replaced at centre by Blazey, a good spoiling back, but one who has vet to prove himself on attack. W. Dailey's injury prevents his taking his position behind tho scrum, which has been filled by the Linwood half-back, Burson. In the forwards Murray is not available, and Turpin who played a splendid game last Saturday, fills the vacancy. Bill Cummings is fit to play again, and his inclusion should strengthen the pack. ‘ THE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE. At the meeting of the Management Committee of the Wanganui Rugby Union tonight a motion waa unanimously passed affirming that the union considers that Mr J. M'eLod, president of the New Zealand Union, should he a member of the New Zealand delegation to the conference at Sydney with New South Wales and South Africa. ASSOCIATION. O.F.A. Ati- E. J. Anderson presided over the weekly meeting of the executive of the Otago Football Association held last night. Permission was granted to tho Y.M.C.A. team to visit Seacliff on tho 17th inrt., and to the Maori Hill to play tho same team on the following Saturday. Kennedy, captain of tho Y.M.O.A. fifth grade team, who had been instructed to appear before tho to answer the report of the referee that he had had to bo ordered off the ground for instructing his team to “put in the dirt,” did not attend. Mr Pike, who acted as referee, reported on tho match, and mentioned two or three instances in which ho ’■had to caution players. Kennedy _ said to his team, after grumbling at a decision, that they should “put in the dirt,” and was ordered off the ground. He was very slow in obeying, until his team urged him to go.—lt was decided to suspend Kennedy until he appeared before the executive to have his case heard.

The fifth grade competition was declared closed, and the Maori Hill team adjudged winner. The Old Boys seniors were declared winners of the cup for premiership for the season 1921. The Chairman expressed the opinion that the senior competition had been very satisfactory, and it was decided to reco r d the executive’s pleasure that the competition had been conducted in so fine a spirit. It was resolved to hold a fivo-a-sido competition on the 24th inst., if sufficient entries are forthcoming; entries to be received up to Monday next at 5 p.ra., at 5s per team. Tho following will compose the Otago loam to play against the ex-Wednesday representatives at Culling Park next Saturday :—Scott, F. Haig, Catto. Stevens (Momintrton), .Moody (Old Boys), Jeffries, J. Fraser, Pryde (Maori Hill), Simpson, Jones, Gormack (Northern).