FOOTBALL.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CXXIII, Issue 15923, 8 May 1912, Page 2

FOOTBALL.

CANTERBURY RUGBY UNION. A meeting of the Management Committee of the Canterbury Rugby Union was held last night; present—Messrs G. H. Mason (in the chair), F. T. Evans, F. D. Kesteven, C. Buchanan, S.F. Wilson, G. Scott, W. Allardyce, A. L. Jones, E. W. Basel! and W. G. Garrard, honorary secretary. It was decided to summon representatives from tho North Canterbury SubUnion and the N’Tu Ahuriri Football Club to appear before the Management Committee in order that a final and exhaustive inquiry might be made into the disqualification 01 the club by the sub-union. Tli© matter of arranging representative matches for the season was left in the hands of the delegates to the New Zealand Rugby Union.

The following are the grounds and referees for Saturday, May 11 Seniors—Marist Brothers v. Merivale, _ at Show Grounds, Mr J. T. Weston; Christchurch v. Sydenham, on Lancaster Park (oval), Mr C. Buchanan; Linwood v. Olq Boys, on Lancaster Park (south), Mr R. Cockayne; Canterbury College v. Albion, on Lancaster Park (west), Mr J. D. Fraser. Juniors—Canterbury College v. Old Boys, on Old Boys’ ground, Mr H. E. Hiddlestone; Sydenham v. Linwood, at Sydenham, Mr H. Seward; Merivale v. Marist Brothers, oi Marist Brothers' ground, Mr W. Harman; Christohurch v. Albion, on Christchurch ground, Mr W. Round. President's Cup—Kaiapoi v. Marist Brothers, at Kaiapoi, Mr A. J. Cresswell; Merivale v. Canterbury College, on Canterbury College ground, Mr A, Alexander; Old Boys v. AJWon A, on Albion ground, Mr J. Puddle; Christchurch A v. Sydenhatn, at Sydenham, Mr A. H. Hooper; Christchurch B v. Linwood B, on Linwood ground, Mr C. Hasell; Albion B v. Lyttelton, at Lyttelton, Mr W. Woods. Fourth Class—Christchurch v. Marist Brothers. on Boys’ High School ground, Mr G. F. Drury; Sydenham v. Morivale B, on Merivale ground, Mr A. H. Noall; Linwood v Sumner, on Linwood Park, Mr L. Hardie. Fifth Class, at 1.30 p.m.—Waltham v. AVestern, at Lancaster Park; Opawa Northern, at Lancaster Park; Sydenham r. 'Lyttelton, at Lancaster Park.

ASHBURTON RUGBY UNION. ‘ The Ashburton Rugby Union has made final arrangements with the Ashburton Domain Board for the use of grounds in the Domain for the coming season. During the past two seasons matches have been played on the show grounds, over a mile from the town, and the results have not been satisfactory. The Union, at a meeting on Monday evoning, decided to onpose the proposed deletion of Rule 5 by tho Canterbury Union.