FOOTBALL.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CXVII, Issue 17206, 28 June 1916, Page 9

FOOTBALL.

CANTERBURY RUGBY UNION

Tho Man-avenient ConuniUeo of tho Cantorbiirv r.uaby'Union met last night;lprcseni— Meiars F..T. Evans (president), J- JD. Kcstfeven; S. .F; Wilson, R. W. .Britton W. i>. Kniicr,- L. Corbett, A. M’Pluul, A. E. Byrne, G. Evans, C. S. M’Culiy and A. Dev. The president reported (hat, with Mr " ■ Ailardvcc, bo had waited on the Reserves Comiv.itt-x- ci the Citv Council in reference to Ik? application of the Ku.by League lor one of the union’s grounds at Sydenham. - though tho decision of the committee was not known, the deputation had been recenca very courfeouslv. and in view of tho tact (hat both gieucd* were hem* need bytre union, ho thought that they won.d be ict.i.neit l:v tho union. * , . . Tho president also reported that » « endeavoured to arrange the Christ str .■ J-f;.-h Hciiool match for a Saturday, arid "*ii.o Mr" Flower, of Christ's College, was quite egroeab’e to tho auggestion. Mr BM-an-brown, oi ’he ii'iirli -School.-' had expressed a flini„ nrefcrenco" for a Wednesday match or. the k nd that it would allow nH the schoolboys to s”- the match, and especial y those who would be playin? in other matchesJt was ngrepd to play the match on Wed--3v tjo, nt Lancaster tart'-. It was ayrecd to admit Technical College to the secondary schools’ competition. t New Zealand Union wrote, streiny Vo had been allocated to Gantcrbiuy received for a Rugby c'aeh for tho Elmwood Schco*. Tne n.fit tor wre ioft in the hands of Messrs Dcy and M r rh “n 3 a-rc-d to allocate referees for the M-srist?-Linwood and Ricoarton-Opawa school “An'opplicotion by the Lvttclton Scouts Club for permission to pmj all -. nia'ches on its own ground was movuipnn p v n" r ecd to. nibject to iho ’l’? 10 ' 103 -, I ’-/'/"" plaved’ at Lyttelton and not at Diamond Harb°V F. D. Kcsteven, writing o* of* Uo Lancaster Park training hall, stated tin,-* the various clubs interested in the hall 1 f unanimously agreed to hand over them interest, to the Ru?by Union The lb I Scho-,1 Old Boys’ Club find Mr F. u. ivc« ieven had cancelled their debentures of £-.0 and £62 10s and t''” el 1 onlv existing liabi Pies Vero Uic Ruvhy Union’s £3lO and £3O owing to Mir G. R-Cla’-k. A .cash balance of IGs 8d was forwarded to .’the union. .- Th- r-esident said that the union was groa'iy indebted to those who sim-ondei-rd thoir clol'ftP.Tiireß. Ho prosumca lliai the union h»»cnme nbsohi+o owners. Mr Kecteven said that everything was paid un *o dftte. Tlio building cost and the un'on was sending ot £3OO. A vote of thsuks was oren-dod to Mi Kcs tcven and the Old Boys’ Club. SATURDAY'S MATCHES. Following are the maxclies set down .or decision on Saturday: , Seniors —Liuwood v. Mansis, Lancaster Park oval, Mr C. Atkinson; Christ a College v Christchurch, south ground, Rev vs. D. Scott; Old Boys y Lincoln Col.ege, Lancaster Park west. Mr A. Martin; Albion v. T(.-yo’ ' Hirt School, High School ground, • North Park. Mr R. Piercy; Menvalo B v. B IVirt, Bo.fnst, Mr H. M o c.k]n J osh; Merivalo A win bv default from Varsity. Juniors—'i-- -’graph Messengers v. Sydenbam A, Sydenham Park, Mr L. Sc 1 wood, Mn’-isto v. Christ’s Co’leae A, Christ s C-ol-le«'e ground, Mr R. Cnckimte: Christ s ColB v. Boys* Hicrli School A, prruncl. North Park Mr W. Harman; Boys Hiirh School B v. Technical Collcsr-o, Albion gtou t, cl, Son tli Park. Mr J. Mercer; Lvt-el-ton Bov Scouts.r. Sydenham B Sydenham l J a-k Air R. T. Dunnctt: West Chris’c-hurch D.H.S. v. Lyttelton Old Boys, Linwood Park, Air R. Camupell. , , Schools Competition—Boys’ High School A v. Bovs' High School B, Lancaster Park south; Technical College v. West Christchurch D.H.S., Lancaster Park oval. [From Our CVmnreroNDENT.] DUATEDIN, June 27. D, Company of tho lfi*h Reinforcements at Poatlierston will meet the Otago Rugby fifteen o” Saturday. Jniy (6. ■ The Reinforcements will bo on leave on that date, and the visiting team will be composed- largely of ex-Otago players.