BRITISH FOOTBALLERS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLV, Issue 13765, 2 June 1908, Page 6

BRITISH FOOTBALLERS.

THE FIRST TEST MATCH. "ALL BLACK" TEAM ALTERED. Owing to injuries received by E. G. Deans in club matches oft Saturday last at Christchurch, and his consequent inability to play in the first, test, match against the British team next Saturday, and also the fact that H.-Mynot't, emergency hack, has notified the New Zealand Rugby Union that he is unable to go to Dunedin, some rearrangement or the team has become necessary. . Mr. D. Gallaher, one of the selectors, received a wire, yesterday informing him of the position', and he state.-; that the arrangement of the team now will be that Coleman, of -Taranaki,- will piny fullback, W. Wallace coming up to wing-threeqriarter, and Cameron playing centre-threequarter. J. O'Leary, of Wairarapa, has been chosen as emergency back, and will proceed to Dunedin. The Auckland members of the team to play at Dunedin on Saturday made a bad start. Owing to the heavy -sea running on the Manukau bar on Sunday afternoon the Rarawa could not cross, and anchored inside the Heads. She left at seven o'clock yesterday afternoon, but the players will not arrive at Dunedin until to-morrow evening. It was the desire of the New Zealand Rugby Union to have quartered the New Zealand representative team in Dunedin for at least a week prior to the match. GROUND ENTRANCE CHARGE. DCNKDIN'S STRONG PROTEST. [BV TEIiEGBAPH. —PRESS ASSOCIATION-.] Dunedin, Monday. ; The Mayor (Mr. J. McDonald) this morning telegraphed to the secretary of the New Zealand Rugby Union protesting against the minimum charge of 2s for admission to the grounds next Saturday, and asking that the amount be reduced to Is. His Worship intimated, that, in the event of the request being refused it was probable that an indignation meeting of citizens would be held. . The Hon. .1. A. Millar sent a lengthy' telegram yesterday to the Otago delegates to the New Zealand Union ((Messrs. H. D. Isaacs and Laureuson), and put'lie position very strongly, urging that: the public ought to have the right of admission foe Is. Late this afternoon the Minister received a joint reply from Messrs. Isaacs and Laurenson as follows:"The committee has reconsidered the matter, and cannot see their way to alter the charge." At a meeting of the Otago Rugby Football Union this evening the matter came up for consideration, and after a discussion which was unanimous as to the need for protest the following motion was moved by Mr. (I. -McLaren and seconded by Mr. W.i J. Wilson, "That, the New Zealand Rugby Union be informed that the' feeling of both the committee and public is so strong that unless the" Union reduces the ground entrance charge this committee will consider (lie advisableness of declining to take control of the match." The .motion was carried unanimously.