FOOTBALL.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLI, Issue 12696, 26 October 1904, Page 7

FOOTBALL.

It is stated that one of the. 'members oj. the British team, who remained behind m Australia, will bo a candidate foi the position of secretary of the New South Wales Rugby Union, from which office iVlr. \V- AHand* intends retiring. It is consider, likely that the position will be made profL\Vhcn the last English mail left the Corinthian Association tootball teair w ® s ,? n its way to Sweden, under the charge of MtC. VVerford-Brown, who is to ' Association football as Mr. P. F. Warner is to cricket, so far as wideness of experience 'is eoni'ouching- on the defeat- of Bedell-Siv- ■ right's team by the Rotorua Maori fifteen a writer in the Athletic News says:—"It is quite evident that the footballers of New Zealand are greater experts at the IvUSUy cams than are those of Australia, at least that may be the impression of the l>riiisn team touring the colonies. The visitors encountered a Maori fifteen at Rotorua a day or two after the match against Auckland, and alter a keen contest the Britishers were defeated by eight points to six. Can it w the tourists are becoming stale, 01 lias nvinevitable banqueting anything to do with the results of late?" Writing to a friend at Homo concerning the Now Zealand tour, a member of the British Rugby combination says:— In New Zealand the opposition has proved very strong, and wo are expecting New Zealand to ' send Home a warm bide for season 1901-5." That Rugby football does not claim a largo measure of support in somo .part* of lingland may be -gathered from the remarks by a writer in the Athletic News concerning the terms asked by the New- Zealand Union for the matches to be played during the tour of the team from this ■colony:—The New Zealand authorities wished for a guarantee of £50 for all matcnes, but the Home unions have not. beep prepared to accede to tms. ihey have compromised matters by fixing the guarantee for Saturday matches at £50, and at £35 for matches on other days of the week. The e are some grounds whore those sums would he obtained with difficulty. "dinar, Rugby I Unior functions, but if the New Zealamkrs are a goodside they will naturally draw spectators who are now seldom men.on ft Rugby Union enclosure, especially m the Tho Now Zealand Rugby _ Union has rocived notification that practically the whole of the players likely to be cWn for tlio New Zealand team to tour ntxt 1 ni*o 'ible to make the trip. sehemo which 1 Committee has arranged a sehemc will be satisfactory to playeis without friiuiin" their amateur atatue. Messrs. v. I anlsford (treasurer of the Auckland union), aif Bailey and S. Ualbnuth havo been nominated as managers of the team, £md two other names have also been mentioiHCt- , At a special meeting of the Wairoa Rugby j Union, held at Aratapu recen ly, it 1 cided to donate the sum of £10 to the -Via tapu Athletic Club for the of i their sports ground m order to make it suit able for football matches, provided the union is given control of the ground dining the football season. —[Own Correspondent.] The Albertland Football Club gave a most enjoyable social in the hall on Friday, the 21st inst., to mark the close of a very successful season. The function was well attended, and ample provision was ! nad V for the entertainment of guests. Ihe dance music was supnljed by 0. Brcnnan. and songs were contributed by Miss Partington and Mr. W. Litton. The president of the club (Mr. Nicholson) gave a brief resume o the work done, stating that six matches had been played, of which five were won and one lost. The total number of points scored was 119, against 37. A hearty vote of thanks was accorded the president, and also the officers of the club.—[Tauhoa Correspondent.], . ~ ; .