FOOTBALL.

Mataura Ensign, 19 March 1909, Page 4

FOOTBALL.

A LI! lON CLUB. Ihe amiUal nteeijng the .\lhion l''uolliali kaili was lield in J\Uer..-.ou's ] liooms last c- 1 . cning, when tliere was , a. large attendance i-l nieinl.er,-. Uw- | ing lo the indisposition oi the presi- i deal i,Mr J l '. Ualii.-/, t tie clnur wan oecunied \>v Mr '.k Ik lugr.un (viceJ 'resident;. Ike sc- r- 1,,,;, read t|,a ainiUai report, "and baiane./ sheet, which show- , ed thai the ,kiub had Hot had as suceassi'id a season as ,lhe previous one had k\'ii. their position in the ; banner tixlure:.; being \ ery low, iievat I heless, the memli.,io al Hie end of the .season were just as euthusiasond grade team iiad occuiiied til..* same position as in the previous \ ear, thai oi runners-up for the second grade banner, being defeated h.\ Jkitaura 1,1. iu the html match. l.'Jie .-.jeoiid gr.u.le team had also tak- 1 en pari and won three seven-a.-side tourua men Is; they also entered in the • senior lournainent at Hot" and put. lip a ■pwiormance t Ji.> i ,oiy team coukl be {.'l'oud of. J'he third grad«.' ' team were not. so as in tho previous a ear, htil, like the lirst giade, they look their dcfeals in a| good spjri!,. Tlie l.'lub had heen very uniorl unate vviih reganl lo accidenis (.luring liie season, no less than Wire. 1 oi iis members being laid aside as the result, o) serines aecid aiis cm the football lield. The balance-sheet showed a credit balance of U7, this alter a d<-lieil of Co on »he annual social had be"n paid -oft'. The receipts amounted u» C 27 Is, and the. expenditure Is. Air Ingram, in i.iov mg ihe adu,,t ion ol the i .'porl anil bala n»'e , referred to th..; good worts done I>y the Uub <i uririg* ,i iie t \ ea rin fultitlliig all tlteir eiiga^eliieiiL-. Air t«eo. Shave secoialed siie motion, which was carried unanimously. Thirteen new members ;w--re elected. The election oi olhce-bcarery resulted as follow s; —1 Ye-aden t , Mr [■'. <1 llis ue. el- i i e.k . \ ire ] ii'e.-.iden I. Alessrs l\ ii. ingrani, <k Shave, Ik Ala rl in, A. .M;. rLi •i. -J. A. \ ule, 13. Fox, A. i'.urri >\\ s, l;. J-'i-ax-r, (■'. V»»uny, and <.k \i iiitt.ngi.am ami hr. lk-ager--. ; i i'iiinli;iee. jp >m'-. \\ ak ieii'. Ik AiacfJiiri.on, i. U. Ala r f in. 11. ii \ ! ock. k. \\ aI i is, d. I.\ licit and k. \\ aliis, niu.; secret arv and t reasuivr. ,Mr k. \\ a U is. Jim. Akit'i'k iii was n.vri as tie- ..p.-ning da> . Air (k \\ alien lUi.s eiec.ed praciic capte.iu. tlie oliii'e <e' captain being Tile aimuai subscript ,un w a>- lu-a-d ac bd fi.u' s'l 11 oi >. and Is bd for k. Waile. and li, Alartin ' V.el'n appi da I i ileiegat-.'S '{u 'the jkast'-ru hist ri ci Mil. I nioii. | I'll-- fojluuing '•v e| e ei-eted ,e[ir- ; i ion eoinniitt.ee, Messrs K. Walks, j\. a I ['ii and tee capvam fwlien jejectedj. j Ic-riiiiiKik'd I he meet \ur;. j k'i kL; k\k mtk ki kiv-i. V, kildAtn Ok, .Vbu-cil IS. i '':e-:;a(e:; to the Louucd of Hi.; .V .V Zealand Kughy l.nion met tu'lav -or t he. I'Urpo;-'; of considering line piopu.sed aineudmeJUs to the |iu;es, wiih the ohjccl of Jnaldng Lhe j aui■ • (liure altraciive. The Uhairj inan tAj.i. <k k. Campbell; .said the j proposals k carried vso\iid jia.vu a. I .greal eif. el. n)i the coiahlct of kugby j in -N• v. Zeal.tnd and vandd mean tin; ! po-.ibie laealing away from the inj teruat.ional Ijoank 1 .Vo.daUons were cerriei'i u> i)ie fo) • lowing eiieci Law | : '1 liai the gam,, l.*e piaved in ;otir .;[»e!|.s ol twenty iaiinue;, eae with an internal aile.c lie- s'.;u«iil .-.pel:- The nolis J'etej'roie. ur ihe 'tack ie" are altered lo pro, 11;e ihaf if a. pia,\er carrying the 1 i'.i i i b : brouglti, i,, Lite gi'ouu'l, and jti»." hail naa.hes tiie gnu.ml, he may !ne > erf he| vt) s get up with il and. conj ■ r ii l le his inn or pass it, provided il [oe done immediately. I.n ©very casi! J '<■> ii' 'i i.' tin; remiee allows a. scrum--1 mage he shall pul the ball iui o tile ' -aid serummage. 'J'he "ol'l-.sidc" rule 'ie[at:ag !»» scrummage is amended to i read thai. "a player is placed oil-k-nle jf he crosses an imaginary Ijne ! drawn down through the back of the | serummage on hi.s own side while the j rei.,l mg i„ fre C kicss, is altered to i lead Ih-.I •••],» ail case;, of tree kicks i«- f b;-• i. s ai the opl'(),site side j.*ha 11 not charge such tree kicks.'' I A long ek-,cussion took place on : >i!e I H ego I liion's Ijiol. ioli, "ijnttlhe ■ dus i.'M ilibs ( uiou i i': amend | led as fwjiows:--! i .dia.il uililiale vvi'h I i'i.e i-'ngl,.-a idigb.v i-'oolkall (.Jiioti, 1 ; a.el .-.nail adopt the jaws of football | loom and lo iip- tim-* lixed b.y thai I j bod\, i• übje<' talwa v s lo such modi- I !ir'uiions m-, lias .kuion may inlroj 'I lie motion was. b»,,l by lo .17.