FOOTBALL

Lyttelton Times, Volume LXXX, Issue 10112, 10 August 1893, Page 2

FOOTBALL

CANTERBURY RUGBY UNION. A meeting of the Committee of the Can* terbnry Rugby Onion was held at the Clarendon Hotel last evening; present— Mr G-. Harris (Vice-President) in the chair. Dr Jennings (Vice-President), and Messrs F. T. Evans, Balch, H. Frost and T. R. Creaawell (Hen Secretory). The Secretary of the Christ’s College Football Chib wrote protesting against between Christ's College and Eaiapoi Third being awarded to the lattes team owing to a number of Junior Flag players taking'part in the match. Mr oresawed said the names of the players referred to were on the President’s Cup and Junior Flag lists. On the motion of Mr Evans, the protest was dismissed. Ino Secretary of the Boys’ High School Football Club wrote, protesting against lae match between the Boys’ High School uno Norlh Canterbury Second being awarded to tHb latter team on the ground teat tho try for North Canterbury was gained by W. Henry, a Junior Flag • player. Mr Crosswell said that that player’s name was not on the President’s Cup list. Mr Frost moved—-" That the protest be upheld.” This was carried without dissent. The Secretary of the Otago Rugby Union wrote, asking if, _ Sept, 16 would In a suitable date on which to play tho annual match with Canterbury. Mr Cresawell said lie had te'esrailied to’the Otago Union asking it to decide upon an earlier date if possible. The of the S .'Uthlsad Rugby Union wrote stating that it had agreed to all the resolutions passed at the conference of delegates held at Dunedin recently. The Southland Union would send a team to play Canterbury on September 14, if the Canterbury Rugby Union would offer some financial assistance. It was decided, on the motion of Dr Jenning?, to pay the Southland team’s travelling expenses to and from Dunedin. Tho Albion -Club ’ wrote stating that it had accepted a challenge from tho Pacific Club, Duriedia, and asking if the Union would give ahy &s distance. It waa decided to grant perm'ssion to p’ay tho match, but not to . offer any financial support. The Liu wood Club applied for the use of Lancaster Park to' play a match against North Canterbury on August 10, and asked whether the 'Union would give any portion of the gate-money. Permission to use the Park was granted, the Linwcpd Curb to take one-third of the net proceeds. It was resolved to secure training-rooms for the players engaged in the trial matches. Dr Jennings th. nght the Union should draw-up a report, explaining the reason why it had decided nob to affiliate with the New 3ea4aD.fi Union. A large section, he said, thought tho Canterbury Union was holding out from pure obstinacy. A sub-Oommittee, consisting of [>r Jennings and Messrs Croaswell and T. S. Marshall, was appointed to formula! a a statement explaining fully the Union’s refusal to affiliate wi n the New Zealand Union. After disposing of some routine business the meeting closed.

A match will be played in North Park contraeiK-ing at 2 p.m., between the Stir Club of Tirnain —winners of the Senior competition there—and a junior team of tin Linwcod Club, The Selection Committee of the Canterbury Rugby Union has chosen the following to play in the trial match on baturday nest at Lancaster Park A team, Red and Black—Mendelson, P. Mouses, A. Hobbs, L-o, Cook, 'White (captain), Childs, Matheson, Evans, L. Ebert, A. Ebert, C. Mensies,- Johnstone, Oram and M'Kendry. B team, -Colours— Young, Lang, Eaere, Batch, O’Brien, Spring, Price, Triggs, P- Lynekey, Proifc, Mori arty, D. Fi user, Dickie, .Humphreys, HaUamore, Morris and, M’Guire. The following are also requested to keep up their training, and attend at the trainingroom;—P, Craddock, J. Fraser, T. Cordon, J. Forbes, Bcott, M’Parlane, Ivens and Waddell. Training-rooms will be arranged for.

The following fifteen has been selected to represent iho Thursday Clubs against eighteen others on the North Park, to-day at 3 p.in. Fifteen (Hardware colours)— Tucker, Thompson, Lewis, Martin, Berry, Maher, Clarke, Keane, Allan, Marriner, Lear, Hawkes, Werrey, Knight and Daren. Eighteen—Clarkson, Petrie, Forrester, Hebden, Orr, Bullivant, Annan, Wade, Robertson, Thompson (2), Truscotb (2), Kent, Pickering, Seager, Jeffries, Murphy; emergencies—Backs i In wood and Styche; forwards, Hepburn and Heauessy.' At the conclusion of the gams, the final selection of a team to represent the Thursday Club against the Bootmakers on August 17, will be mads.

• Tim following will represent Merivale Third against Timaru Third this afternoon on North Park-White, Athea, Fraser, Mason, Cook, Lambert, Guathrope, Harris (2), Duggan, Butterfield, Phillips, Marriner, Pike, M’Clelland and another. The following will represent the various Clubs in their matches on Saturday North Canterbury First v, Christchurch First, at Christchurch.—Shorland, Duncan, Fitzgerald, Miller, James, Roebuck, Q. Wilmot, Bu Moulin, Henry, Barlow, Thomas, Kelcher, Duke, Sansom and M’Crackon. Third v. Southern, at Eangiora.—-Bell, T. Hammon, M’Douald, Thorne, Mull in, James Anderson, W. Anderson, Patterson, Hills, Jordan, S?.asom, A. Smith, Pritchard, Cook and Jennings; emergencies—Martin, Hills, W. Smith and. Hunter.

Merlvala Third v. Christchurch.—Whits, Athea, Fraser, Cook, Clark, Lambert, Gunthrope, Harris, Bentley, Hunt, Simpcon, Kennedy, Duggan, Thomas and Thomson.

Sydenham Third v. • Christ’s College, on College Ground—Samuels, Harrison, Peacock, Reese, Leach, Shields, Fright, Haliicky, Shadbolt, Saunders (2), Summerfield, Forde, Jacobson and Williams ; emergencies—Watt and Wilson. . Kiaora B:owa (2), Ormandy (2), Phillips (2), Simpson, Carpenter, Price, Christie, Hobbs, Ashman, Evans, Hall and Blakeley. Lin wood Fourth v. Pirates Third, on Linwood ground Msddren, Campbell, Cooke, Cbainey, Bastion, Pegg, Bast, Dryden, Moiling, Barker, M'Namiita, Gaw, Bush, Gillespie, Thompson and Wright. Albicu v. Boys’ High School, cn South Park—Butler, Firth, Collins, Brockett, Petrie, Carr, Arnold, Henwood, Paterson, Mitchell, Butcher, Connelly, Lonnie, A’Courfc, Bains. Eastern First v, Willowbsnk, on Eastern ground—'Townsend, Newton, Marriott, Burson. Phillips, Gaynor (2), Toomer, Robinson, Taylor, Giant,Aid win, Shannon, Martin, Athea; emergencies—Tulley and others. Second v. Chester, on Eastern ground—Dixon, Pentecost, Arnold, Eyte, M’Kenzie, Whisker, Taylor (2), Toomer, ■Townsend, Wilson, Bradwell, O’Connor, Hunt and Sheriff?.

Papanui v. Ease Christchurch, at North Park.-—Medley (2), Cullen, Norton, Burgess, Jones (2), Beveridge, M’Clennahan (2), Cornwall, Hoare, Roxburgh, Martin and Marsh.