FOOTBALL.

Grey River Argus, 19 May 1922, Page 3

FOOTBALL.

THE STAR TEAM. The following players will represent the Star football team in their match with Marist on Saturday:—Goodall, Steele, Reynolds, Ring, Nelson (>., McIntosh, Mosley, Bring (2), Chapman, li. Nelson, Herring, Rutherford, Jardine, Inglis and Christie. The following is the Ngahere team to play Cniteds on Saturday on the Park: Backs: ('. Craig, McEnany, J. Craig, L. I.h-we (capt.’iin), Watson, Baillie, Hunter; forwards, .Jamieson, Campbell, Kelly, D. Armstrong. Lee, Buckley, Daly, Parfitt. Emergencies: .Jones, Armslrong, McLaughlin, Paul, Feary. ’fhe Marist Juniors to play Cobden are:—Quinn, Bullimore, IMcEnaney (2). Jackson, Kennedy. Lake, Clarke, .lames Fraser. Moore. McGinley, Doogan (2i, () 'll a Italian. Bus leaves Post Oilice at 1.30 p.m. ( DISTRICT HIGH SCHOOL v. UNITED 'fhe following will represent the Grey- | mouth District High School team ! against L'nited fourth grade on Saturday at 1.30 p.m.: <'. Richardson, Coumbe (2), <’ox, Williams, Jones, Lithgow, Rodgers, F. ICggletoii. D. Aleade, Laing, Gore, Morris, Nigri and Fleming. Emergencies: Kennedy, Johnson ami Duuwoodie. Players are requested to be at the school at I pan. to obtain passes. REEFTON RUGBY NOTES. The games set down for this weekend are t'ronadun v. Pirates at (’ronadun, and Junction v. Ikamatua at licefton. (Heat interest is ibengman Reefton. (Ireat interest is being manifested, ami all the clubs are calling out Iheir reserves, as these matches are expected to have an important liearing on the championship. The players are getting very keen now and training is the order of the day. The (’ronadun v. Pirates match should | provc very interesting, ns both have a win to their credit, but were defeated at Ikamatua by \j*ry narrow margins. The ('ronadun forwards were beaten by a superior pack last week, as were the Pirates the previous week. This marked the first occasion, for many years, I hat the ('ronadun vanguard h.'ive been outplayed. Their scrum was lighter than usual last week, but this will be rectified for this match, when wiiat is practically last year's pack will take the field. The injury to Gallagher, centre three-quarter, in the first spell was a .•-evei'e blow to ('ronadun, as i 1 completely upset their combination, he being almost useless for lhe remainder of the game. t Pirales, after a defeat, by Ikamatua in their first match, made amends last week, when they showed a glimpse of their real form by trouncing Junction t<> the tune of 21 points to nine. ’They are rather light in the forwards, but are v< ry fust, ami ha\’e a fine set of barks. Bob Powley was tried at “rover’’ last match and played a fide game, lie was i. sponsible for 12 points, scoring three 1 ri'-s and kicking a penalty goal. X. Dick, a recent acquisi,fion showed plenty of dash and pace, bring in the pit'.ure ihoughout. Dunn, Meibom, and Ryan w<ie also very prominent. W. Dirk (half-bark) played a surprisingly good game, pirking up ami shooting tin 1 ball out |om the srrum in most / a ppi oved stylo. The inside combination UKbourne, Powley, and Walker) is very sound amt heady, while the wings, MrMyn’ ami Punrkhurst, though young, show promise of developing into first-class players. Hoy (full-back) is very safe, and ran be | played ia any posit ion. i All things considered, I■■ pert Cronadun will try to win ag: > with their forwards, but lhey are • against :i stiff proposition in the i ..lies’ barks. This mutch should draw ;. big aitciidT' • I kam.-i I u:> v. Junction match on Die IP recourse may be in the nature of :i. surprise pm-kel, as though Junction ihavr lost their last two games, they tare brig heavily reinforced for the I coming game, several new players uml some of last year's reps deciding to throw in their lot with lhe northeri; As regards the new kick-out. rule, though it says llic ball shall be brought bark ami thrown into the field of play al a spot opposite where the kicker was when hr kicked the ball, it should be uinlcrstood that rule 12 (a) upplies, I but the opposite side may claim to bring the ball bark into the field as in (b) —the scrummage. ’I lie new rule will make a touch-line .judge’s job much easier, as there will not. be so much line-linding, ami, when I a long kick (from between the twentyfivesi occurs which crosses touch cm tin* full, the touch judge will simply hold up his Hag opposite the spot 1 where the kickwasmade. [ As a guide to the referee, touchjudges and pl; yers, the Rugby Union should insist on all grounds being properly marked off, particularly the twmity-fives. WELLINGTON COMPETITION. Tn the contest for the senior Rugby championship under the jiuspices of the Wellington Rugby Union, fhe teams at picsent stand as under:— wins drawn lost points

SUNDAY PLAY. “Scotland and Ireland would tie against it, ami I am sure that N(* v Zealand would hold up its hands with honor at the tlicnght of •*’. g:'Je-mouoy mulch on Su mlay, ’ ’ \\’O .• Mr Wray from London, to the French Rugby l euoration, on the jiroposal from France that matches should be playe.l on Snndav. “It nmy be old-fnshi-.-H d some say it is mere hypocrisy— but it is the ! wav we have been brought up. and 1. i think that, though good many of us do not ob erve the Sabbath as a day of rot, as our fathers did, wo all have the idea that we have no de-ire that tnc ('ontinenial Sunday should become the general thing on this side of the Chan-' nel. As 1 write this, the thought oe-| ciirrod at me—what a terribly slow day the French team would have found Sunday in New Zealand! NOTES. The Marist senior team for to-morrow has not yet been handed in. It. appears as if this team has a few *• “dark horses” to spring on the opposition by way of a surprise, and is withholding the publication as long as pos- • sible. No fewer than seven out of ten ;

senior football teams in Wellington are all on the same mark with four points (two wins and one loss.) A member of the Pet one Borough Council last week referring to the Wellington Rugby Union, said:—“They were shrexvd enough to get awav with £M)00 over the Springboks’ match, anyv. ay. ” .1 his brought forth an emphatic statement by the chairman of the Union (Mr J. Prcndorville) who stated at Tuesday evening's meeting:—“ I think that the aspersion, cast upon us should not go unchallenged, and that | it s a matter for our solicitor to go into, (Hear, hear.) — I will move in that direction.” Mr J. Iloomiu, who seconded the motion, said that if was high time statements of fh a t nature were “called in. ? ’ The motion was s RUGBY LEAGUE. RIVAL 11. v. NELSON CREEK. lhe Rivals will be represented by the following i n their match with Nelson U-eek on Sunday:—D. M’cGirr, Brislane, Duncan, Johnson, Williams, McCaDe, Henderson, McGirr, Fisher, Willis, Williams, O’Connor, Davidson, McMinn, Fraser, Gamble. Cars leave at .1 p.m. BRUNNER TEAM. Tin' following players ■will represent Brunner in their match with Blackkali on Saturday, May 20: —Cosgrove, Meagher, Duggan, (’rough, McDonald, Rooney, Collins, Hill, Moore, Taylor, Kitchen, Keating and J. Johnston. Emergencies: Cochrane, Robeils, Walton. Glenn (2). I'he following will repre'sei! Kohinoor Third Grade team to Blackball on the Rocr-ealion Ground » 12.30 to-morrow:—Cooper, Hannan. ( | Stanton, Olsen, Goodall. McUnrris, Wilr so:!. Morrisey, Wollett, ToinTinsun, Barbrow. Williams, Senior, Boswell, Carruthers. tiii: AMi:xDi:i> 1:1 i.i:s. Tin* amended rules mlopted by the New Zealand Council of the le ague last season, and which the local centie of tlx League instrmdeil the Referees’ Association to bring into operation, an* as follows:— Tackling: Refej-ees must stop the gam<' when a player carrying the ball has been sent Io thi* ground, except, by a fair tackle as defined by lhe rules, when the player must play the ball immediately. The attention of referees is particularly drawn to.,the fact that, too much tilin' is wasted in plaviug the ball. Scrummaging: All properly formed scruinmages must be tightly packed and the players must hold each other together. They must also be supported by at least one foot. No swinging or falling down will !>e allowed. The referees must put the ball in fhe scrums, but not necessarily rolled along l lie ground or underhand. Knocking-on and Throw ing F award: Referees should apply the advantage i rule where possible. The game is stop- | ped 100 often for the above mentioned ' infringements when the opposite side would plainly have gained lhe advan- | Inge had play been allowed to pro- , ceed. I Falling or Lying on the Ball: No f pkuyrr or players shall fall or lie on the ball, while it is on the ground or hi ving obtained posses.-,ion of the ball ) deliberate*y falls to tin* ground. I Note. Penalties, clause («. — Ref Trees should enforce the free-kick penally unless the opposite side gain the advantage as mentioned above in knock- I ing-on or throwing forward. ■ RUGEY AND LEAGUE. AX AUSTRALIAN IMPRESSION. SYDNEY, May 18. i 'l'll.* “Sun” newspaper uniler the l ending “Alaori War,” states:- “ A biller light, unseemly and altogether obnoxious io decent people, is proceeding in New Zealand over lhe proposed visit of the team of Maoris Io Sydney Ito play a series of Rugby League matches. Li'agme in New Zealand is not so st l ong a body as here, but ir, is progressing. Union, on the other hand, has solid support and a more solid banking account; but. resente the intrusion of Ihe 13-a-sido code. The result is that a letter war is being waged between the. two bodies. If it w-ere kept in New Z-.aland it would not matter, but it is spreading here.” [ Alter referring to a cable received in S.jduoy giving Mr Paratas report to fhe New Zealand Rugby Union, in which he states that the League code is not meeting with much success in inc- main North Island districts, the paper states: —“The bitterness with which the light is being waged is obvious, from the message, but Sydney is noi purturbed.” The New South Wales League Secretary’’ states he has information that more Maoris than are wanted, are desirous to make the trip. Tho “Sun” concludes: — “Be this as it may. This unseemly quarrel between two codes in Now Zealand is having a bad effect on the game. Fortunately the same bitterness has not been displayed here. ASSOCIATION. AUSTRALIA AXD WELLINGTON. Tho Wellington rep team will meet the Australian Soccer team at Wellington ini Wednesday June The first selectors (Messrs 11. L. Godlter, C. Webster, and A. Williams) have chosen lhe following players to train together in view of the above mulch, to be played on the Busin Reserve: — Goal-keepers: J. Porteous, J. S. Ewing. Backs: E. Taylor, E. Jackstono, Urince, J. AleKenzie. Halves: 1.. McGirr, D. Jones, W. Brownlee. N. McArthur, J. Irvine. Forwards: (’. Ballard, \V. Thomas, GCampbell, J. Russell, C. Cusack, W. ]’iiliner, R. Mcl.eod. THE Al STR AT JAN TEAM. The personnel of Hie Australian team which will leave Sydney to-morrow for its tour of New Zealand, has now been announced. The selection has aroused adverse criticism in Sydney. “The selection will come as a big surprise,” says the “Daily Telegraph,” “as many of the New South Wales i cracks have been omitted, particularly s. Robinson, who is the best left back in Australia; Austin, the prince of goalkeepers; Gil Storey, a splendid centrehalf* Alf Jennings, a proiilic scorer, and an ideal centie forward.

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