FOOTBALL.

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume II, Issue 157, 19 June 1912, Page 2

FOOTBALL.

HAWKE’S BAY RUGBY UNION. A meeting of the Management Committee was held last evening in Napier. Present -.—Messrs. Bailey (chairman), Douglas, Spackman, Williams, and Hislop.

Mr. Paul Hunter wrote accepting the position of vice-president and donating £3/3/- to the funds of the union.—To be thanked. Dannevirke Sub-union wrote asking for date for a match in Napier, and suggesting that it be fixed for a Wednesday. —Referred to Napier Sub-union. Manawatu Union wrote suggesting June 29th as the date for thenrepresentative match in Napier.—Accepted. Poverty Bay Union wrote stating their inability to pick a team by the 22nd, but that they would fix a date to fit in with other fixtures.—Received.

Wairoa Sub-union wrote with reference to the suggested tour of its representatives, arid asking that dates for matches Be fixed. —Subunions to be communicated with, suggesting dotes.

Wairoa Sub-union forwarded an application for the removal of the disqualification of J. Snoswell.— Hawke’s Bay Union could not recommend that the disqualification be removed. The New Zealand Union w-rote requesting that W. O’Neil, of Hastings, be informed that in future all communications to that union must be forwarded through the Hawke’s Bay Union. —Received;

East Coast Sub-union forwarded an appeal by the Wallingford Club against the disqualification of their teajn by the sub-union. —Considerable documentary evidence was gone through, and the conclusions come to were:—(l) That in regard to the action of the referee in ordering. R; White off the field; this union is of the opinion that the referee’s action was justifiable; and (2) that in regard to the suspension of the team, the case is one coming within rule 15, and the suspension Was iirregular, inasmuch that each offender was not notified in writing and given an opportunity of defending himself. • '

It was resolved to draw tlie Hastings Sub-union’s attention to the, fact that this union had..riot yet received an insurance policy this season, for the Hawkes Bay challenge shield. .

It was resolved to notify subunions thgt challenges fo'r the challenge shield roust be in the hands of the-secretary on or before July 31st, th© defending team for this season to,-bo; the champion team of the Hast-" ing§ Sub-union. ,

Hastings .rugM. svb vnion.

Thio weekly, meeting of the. Hastings Rugby SuK-ttaien was held last evening, Mr: J; Garrtett presiding. The Celtics Cltib applied for a refund of fares.-‘-Agreed to. W. Sa,n£ applied, for a transfer tri the Celtic Club.—Granted. •- .

It was arranged to grant ; the use. of a ground for a match, Frimley v Tomoana; to be played - on Saturday, commencing at 1.45' p.hi. ” 7 Mr. Henderson, referee m the Pirates v. Havelock matcli, played on Saturday last, reported ordering off Pepprill, captain- of • <the '■ iattei team, for disputing his aociSione throughout the game. The referee stated'that'he had riot.ordered the player off for using bad language, a: the* remark which he thought he heard was made (if at aii) afterwards.—The captain gave his ver sion of the affair, and after a .consultation amengst the members hi was warned against a repetition oi the charges. , "triie Hawke’s Bay Rugby Union notified the cancellation of the Poverty Bay match, which was tc have been played on the 22nd instant. It was decided to aslrithe Hawke’s Bay Rugby Union to call a meeting of that body under its amended < onstitution, and Mr. G.- F. Roach was appointed to act in conjunction with the president, Mr. J. Garnett. Mr. L. F. Pegler was appp'nted sole selector of the sub-uniori: senior teams.

The following matches were arranged for Saturday :—Juniors : Havelock v. Okura, No. I ground, Mr. Stubbs; Celtic v. Rovers, No. 2, Mr. Stevens. Thirds: Rovers v. Pirates A, No. 3, Mr. Katene. All the above matches commence at 3 p.m. Frimley v. Tomoana, No. 1, Mr. Gill, 1.45 p.m.