FOOTBALL.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLV, Issue 13877, 10 October 1908, Page 9

FOOTBALL.

NORTHERN UNION GAME. TARANAKI V. AUCKLAND, ~. : Tire Taranaki 1 team arrived from South yesterday morning by the s.s. Takapuna. Given fine weather, the match should.be, well attended. •' The following are the teams:— '*< TARANAKI. r Fullback: . A. Hardgrave. . Threcquarters: G. Hookor, C. McLean, B. O'Driscoll. Five-eighths: E. Buckland, W. McLean. Halfback:' • B. Frewin. - -Forwards: •""" 0. Potior, E. Haskell, T. Smith, G-. Stroud, C. Johnson,W. Morris. - Emergency, L. Walsh. • AUCKLAND. Fullback: J.-'Houghton (St. Helens). Threequarters: ~ H. Rowe, Cholly (St. Helens), and Asher. . , Five-eighths: 1 • ■ W. Wynyard and R. Wynyard. ■ Halfback: . . ;C W. Houghton (St.. Helens).' * * • Forwards: Trevarllien, Tyler, McDonald, Hooper, • Stan away, Marshall. : ' • ' : VPOLICY OF THE LEAGUE.. The promoters of the proposed Auckland Football League have stated that it is not tho intention to pay players for home matches. Should any profits accrue from today's match it will be banked to form tho nucleus of a ground fund.. It will bo the policy of . the league to provide players with uniforms, free brako trips to grounds, and payment for loss of wages when away frore . Auckland on tour. This year's operation) . have not been profitable, by reason of the amount of travelling done. Tho visit of the Wellington team to Auckland was obtained under a guarantee of half the gross" gate. which amounted to . about £298. After "payment of the half share anil local expenses tho club was left with a trifle over £100 The gates on tho tour South to Wellington '. wero poor, and that sum was swallowed up, leaving tho financial affairs of. the .local.club in an impoverished state. " Tho pr6m6tenC6f the league hope to stimulate a strong locai competition next season, and have secured a ground at Epsom for play. . THE RUGBY GAME. n . i'i- ;*<. >'.«•* <-'■ '• v ' TO-DAY'S MATCHES. V: A number of matches are set down, for.de* cision to-day, but the only one of importance is the final game of the Volunteer Championship, between the .. No. 2 Company G.A.V. and College Rifles. ... V. _ Tho Waikato Rugby Union intends -'to hold a sports meeting at Hamilton on Box in? Day. •'■/ THE PROFESSIONAL,, game. ' DISCUSSED BY RUGBY UNION. '" [by telegraph.—PßESS ASSOCIATION V? Wellington, - Friday. At a meeting of tho .Rugby, ,delegates to-day Mr. Wilson- moved, "That-the rules regarding professionalism be revised in the diroetion of ' pay players for. loss >■ of time while touring- with representative : teams." Mr. Wilson said lie stood aloi\o in the Otago Unioirin;ihi's , miitteK.'' 'Heykl^6fc expect his motion to be carried, as nearly, all /■/ tho unions except Auckland expressed dis- ~ — approval of it. It had been said thafc'*the ; r adoption of this rule would stop football tours,, but if this were done it would be the best thing that could; happen -to ■ football. Representative football was killing club - football. Three hundred club players should not have to stand on a bank and watch 15 ■';/■• men play. / Mr. H. . Roberts spoke in favour of tho motion. The mechanic and ..labourer, ho said," could not afford to go away and lose . ' their work unless they got some recompense. The bank clerk and Civil servant did not lose their wages in going away, and there- ' fore wore able to afford the trip. . It was, tho rcfusUl of tho English Union to consent to tho payment of players which caused tin . secession of tho Northern 'Union.' . 'YMr. Cargill spoke strongly • against th« .'■ motion, and said ho hoped professionalism would never gain a foothold in the Domin- // - ion. Ho had seen Northern Union football in England, and ' lie know;; professionalism • as . mere white slavery, .in i which players were openly bought and sold according to '• their market value. "•[. ' /; Mr. R. M. Isaacs said in the old days players had to pay £5 to go on tour. There were very. few. single men who ; could .not afford to tour, and no married man should play football; ■-• /•--,• •; Mr. Ohlson said payment for loss of ,time 1: was just. Ho thought a man who lost his wages should have some recompense/. .He moved as an amendment to rule 2, with regard to professionalism the addition of the words, "Except an allowance not exceeding 6s per day may be granted to members of a ' representative team from any union when on /' tour outside its respective county or, province, and country members of representative teams taking part in representative matches necessitating absence, from their usual occupation for a period of 72 hours." •- Both proposal and amendment were , re- ' jected. Other amendments to the Rugby Union : rules agreed .to "by the meeting of delegates . were: That the referee should place the / : ball in the scrum/ that the player brought to ground should be allowed to pass the ball if he did so immediately ; ■ that the . game should bo played in four 20 minutes' spells. with an interval at. half-time. The proposal that a goal from a mark or penalty; should count two points was defeated by ' a -large majority. Tho : Management Committee .. of tho New : Zealand . Rugby . Union was ideputed; to revise the rules in accordance" with the amendments made.. It was decided to invito the co-operation of tho Now South Wales and Queensland Unions, and three delegates are to bo appointed to confer with them. ~ ' r' J " ASSOCIATION GAME. , . { SOUTH AFRICAN TEAM'S VISIT, [BY, TELEGRAPH.—PRESS.. association'.] / / ; Wellington, • Friday. The New Zealand Football Association re / , •cently opened up communications with-South ' Africa, with a view .to securing. a.visit, of a-/' South African soccer team. To-day thf secretary received cable advice that the South African executive had approved; the; proposals, and had decided to call a meeting for October 30 to come to a definite decision on the subject. " ' * . » - in '. . HI i 1 1 -