FOOTBALL

Evening Star, Issue 22106, 13 August 1935, Page 3

FOOTBALL

RUGBY O.R.F.U. COiMITTEE The Management Committee of_ the Otago Rughy Union met last night, Mr J. Wootton (president) m the chair. . . , Tlie manager of the Wanganui team (Mr Powell) was welcomed by the chairman. Mr A. Cameron was appointed manager of the Otago junior representative team to play the South Tuapeka team at Waitahuna on Saturday, August--17. The Ashburton Rughy Union wrote agreeing to a match between Ashburton and an Otago B team at Dunedin on Saturday, September 7. . Permission was granted for the second 15 of the Otago Boys’ High School to play the Gore High School at Gore on Friday. . The Secretary of the Dunedin Highland Pipe Band wrote stating that the members of the band were joining with the Invercargill Pipe Band in marching to the ground at Carisbrook on the occasion of the Southland v. Otago match on Saturday August 24.—1 t was decided to admit free to tlie ground members of the band in uniform. Mr I. Grant, the manager of the Otago team that played at Invercargill on Saturday, gave a report of the visit. He was thanked for his report, and it was decided to write to the Southland Union expressing thanks for hospitality extended to members of the party. JUNIOR REPRESENTATIVE TEAM. The following players have been selected to play South Tuapeka at Waitahuna on Saturday next;— Pull-back, H. Cameron (Pirates A); three-quarters—R. Kean (Kaikorai), L. Lumsden (Pirates A), D. Cropp (University C); five-eighths, J. Muir (Pirates A), S. Latta (Port Chalmers); half-back, R. Findlay (West Taieri); forwards —front row, R. M‘Lay (Pirates A), R. Fullerton (Southern A), D. Peters (Southern A); middle row, L. Hill (Southern A), L. Holley (Southern A); back row—o. Wahrhck (Alhambra U T. Hanger (Zingari-Richraond), T. Walker (West Taieri). Reserves: Forwards, J. Mains (Union), W- Kalcr (University C); hacks, D. Georgcsoa (Kaikorai), Goughian (Alhambra). The team will practise to-morrow night at the Caledonian Ground at 7.30. SATURDAY’S MATCHES. —Third Grade Section I. High School v. Kaikorai, Carisbrook, I. (Mr A. Binnie), —Fifth Grade. — Technical v. High School A, Montecillo, 1.30 (Mr E, Heather). If curtain-raiser unable to he played at Carisbrook, will be transferred to Caledonian at 1.30. , South Otago Schools v. Otago Schools, at 1.30 (Mr J. B. Burton). Combined Taieri school team v. Town school team, at Outram, at 1.30 (Mr H. Warwick). Line umpires Wednesday: Messrs W. Jenkins and W. Connor. Line umpires Saturday: 1.30, Messrs E. Slyfield and E. Barron; 3, Messrs J. Hayes and E. Clancy. —Eastern District Matches.—• Dunback-Macraes v. Seacliff, at Palmerston (Mr W. Duff). Palmerston v. Waikouaiti, at Palmerr ston (Mr Sheat), Merton r. Seacliff, at Seacliff (Mr Te Tan). SOCCER

MANAGEMENT MMMiTTEE MEETS A decision to play the Fletcher Cup final between Mosgiel and Maori Hill at Logan Park on Saturday next was reached by the Management Committee of the Otago Football Association at its weekly meeting last night. MOSGIEL TO TRAVEL. The Mosgiel Club was granted permission to travel to Invercargill on August 24 to play the Southland representative team, Mr A. Steven being the manager. KNOCK-OUT COMPETITION. The following entries were received for the knock-out competition:—Mornington, Northern, Roslyn-Wakan, Technical, High School. Seacliff entered conditional on it being given a homo match. Its letter was held over for a week. The first round, it was decided, should be played on August 24. Air Wyness remarked that this was the first season in his 26 years’ experience that the two leading _ teams had not entered for the competition. _ Mr Ball: We are only “toadying’ to them when we allow a leading team to go on a visit before the competitions are over. THIRD, FOURTH, AND FIFTH GRADES. The Northern Club wrote that tho closing of the third grade competition ivaa not satisfactory to the winners nor, it believed, pleasing to the other clubs in the competition. _ Seven or eight Saturdays for play still remained, and the interests of the third grade pi avers would be better served by the holding of a further competition. It was agreed to play a third round of matches, not to be counted for the cup, which has been awarded already to Northern. The round is to commence on August 24. Maori Hill A ; with 25 points, were declared the ■ winners of the _ fourth grade, with High School (23 points) as runners-up, and it was decided to hold a knock-out competition, commencing on August 24. Tho fifth grade competition was also declared closed, High School A (22 points) being the winners, with Mornington (21 points) as runners-up. SECONDARY SCHOOLS’ GAMES. The Technical College Club was granted the use of a ground at the Oval on August 23 for tho annual match with the Christchurch Technical College. The High School Club was granted tho use or a ground at Logan Park on August 28, when Greymouth Technical College team will be entertained. The association decided to make a donation of £2 2s to both schools towards the entertainment funds. THE SOUTHLAND VISIT, Correspondence from Southland prior to a visit of the team to play the Otago juniors last Saturday was read. The Chairman said that a later letter from a local supporter on the subject of Otago’s treatment of the Southland team would also be considered. Prior to last week’s meeting the committee had decided to play the South-land-Otagp match as Hie main fixture^

hut owing to the uncertainty of a visit from the minor association the Fletcher Cup game was then fixed as_ the main attraction. It was not till Friday afternoon that the association definitely knew that the match would eventuate. The association had had to look ahortd in making its arrangements, but evidently Southland and some of the local supporters who had been interested in the games for some years had taken exception to the match being played as a curtain-raiser. Mr A. Wyness said that the other letter referred to him, and he saw no reason why it should bo taken “ in committee.” However, tho discussion was taken in committee. GENERAL. R. Dickinson was granted a transfer from Corinthians (Invercargill) to Seacliff. The use of three grounds at the Oval was granted to the Boy Scouts’ Association on the afternoon of September 7 for tho annual matches. A letter was received from the University Students’ Association stating that, while it had every sympathy with the agitation to extend the Logan Park tramway, it considered a better service as being more urgent. SATURDAY’S MATCHES. First Division (Fletcher Cup Final). —Maori Hill v. Mosgiel, at Logan Park (Mr W. P. Smith). Second Division. Mornington v. Y.M.C.A., at Oval No. 2 (Mr W. A. Dyson); Tramways v. Northern, at Oval No. 3 (Mr W. M. Smith) ; Technical v. Roslyn-Wakari, at Oval No. 1 (Mr A. Harborne) ; Caversham v. Old Boys, at Logan Park No. 1, at 1.30 (Air P. Stanley) ; Maori Hill v. Port, at Port (Mr P. Smythe). Third Division. —Old Boys v. High School, at Littlehourne (Mr A. Johnson). Sixth Division. —Mosgiel v. Alormngton, at Mornington, at 1.45 (Air V. Dickel) ; Technical H.S. C v. High School VI., ait Littlehourne. at 2 (Mr A. Johnson); Technical H.S. Dv. High School VII., at Oval No. 1, at 2 (Mr G. Alowat) ; Roslyn-Wakari v. Christian Brothers, at Oval No. 2, at 2 (Air A. Thomas); High School V. v. High School VIII.. at Oval No. 8, at 2 (Mr L. Pepperill).