FOOTBALL.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLIX, Issue 15002, 25 May 1912, Page 9

FOOTBALL.

i THE RUGBY GAME 5 " t NOTES AND COMMENTS. i ______ 3 3 The principal attraction in tho Auckland j Rugby Union's senior matches this afternoon 4 will be the meeting of Marist Brothers' Old i Boys, who are leading in the competition, *" and City, who are next on the list, and who r won the championship last season. The - match will be played on No. 1 ground at Alexandra Park. t Parnell will play Ponsonby on No. 2 ground, and University and College Rifles will meet on the Show Ground. L The contest between City and tho Tykes > should be strenuous, and very interesting, for the winners will have the best chance of securing the senior championship. It is ! hoped that the teams will not repeat the , exhibition they gave in the deciding match of last season. I The last of our special series of articles on | Rugby football matters will bo published on , Tuesday. It is entitled " The Referee: How He Can Make or Mar the Gamo," and is written by a well-known English referee. i College Rifles have a young forward who promises to develop into a really good man i it he sets his" mind, to it. The player referred to is L. Nisbet, who was in/the Rifles' threequarjer line last year, but is now in the vanguard. > The Management Committee of the Auckland Rugby Union certainly had a difficult > case to consider on Wednesday night, when i A. C. Wilson (Parnell) and Dennehy (Marist Brothers' Old Boys) appeared. before tho committee as a result of their being ordered \ off the field on Saturday for striking each j other.. ".'-_■■ ;'•'*"! Tho evidence laid before the committee 1 was rather conflicting. The referee, Mr. J. Williams, stated that Dennehy struck Wilson, who retaliated. Mr. Williams is an excellent and careful referee. And tho re-■■: feree's statement of fact must be accepted as correct by tho Management Committee of j any union to whom a player is reported. On tho other hand, a spectator who was ] In. a position tojudge, stated that he saw ; Dennehy push Wilson, but he did not see any punches exchanged.' Both men denied having struck blows. Dennehy, however, stated that ho felt a kick, ana swung round, and saw that it was Wilson who had kicked him. Other information is to the effect that it was another Parnell forward who kicked Dennehy. Their past records wore certainly very much in favour of tho men. On the whole, the committee was justified in coming to the I conclusion that the case was not a serious j ono. But it is faced with the fact that tho referee's statement must be taken as cor- | rect, and the report made by Mr. Williams { warranted more than a reprimand being j administered to the players. ' Further particulars in.-connection with tho invitation received by tho New South Wales Rugby Union to sond a team to America have been received in Sydney by cable. It was stated that the expenses of the team, would be guaranteed, 25 fares would be advanced, and that a dozen games would bo plaved, the team to arrive in San Francisco in October. This information now gives tho New South Wales authorities sufficient particulars to move ahead in the matter, and a meeting of tho council of tho union has been convened to consider the question. A match will bo played between the Onehunga Methodist Club and the West End Rowing Club's football team, at Onehunga at three p.m. to-day. A brake will leave the Three Lamps, Ponsonby, at 1.45 p.m. UNDER LEAGUE RULES. NOTES AND NEWS. A representative match, Wanganui v. Taranaki, will bo played at Wanganui on June 1. On June 8 the Wellington and Nelson representatives will meet in Wellington. W. Mackrell, the well-known "All Black" forward, ha 3 decided to play again. Ho will play for Newton Rangers. Barlow Conway has 'been apnointed selector of the Newton Rangers Club's junior teams. Mr. J. E. Parker, president of the Newton Rangers Club, has presented the club with a gold medal. The committee, in whose hands Mr. Parker left its allocation, has decided to award the medal to the best junior back. Mr. Leo Marshall has donated a gold medal for the best junior forward.

I THE ASSOCIATION GAME.

NOTES AND COMMENTS. The senior matches to be played this afternoon arc City v. Everton, at Victoria Park; Brotherhood v. North Shore, at Devonport; and Corinthians v. Carlton, at the Domain. Seventeen teams have entered for the Auckland Association's fifth and sixth divisions, which shows an increase over last season's teams. Mr, J, M. Oilier, who has been elected the Auckland delegate to the New Zealand Association, with Mr. A. F. Newbold, will bo remembered as having played for the Corinthian Club some years ago. All soccer boys will be pleased to note that through the instrumentality of Mr. C. 0. Dacrn in approaching His Excellency, Lord Islington, he has kindly consented to allow the boys in the fifth and' sixth divisions, to play on the Metropolitan Ground after the end of this month. Through His Excellency's kindness tho association will now bo able to concentrate all its boys' matches on one ground. MV. C. 0. Dacrc, who has been an enthusiast of soccer for verv many years, is still working to make the game progress. Ho has just procured the sanction of tho owner of a large area at Devonport for soccer to be played on his property for a ' term of years, and it just now rests with the local executive to say whether the proposal is a suitable one. Mr. Dacre .started the first soccer team in ' Auckland, and ever since has shown a lively interest for the game. Mr. Heighway, who has again joined the executive of the Auckland Association, has • been a hard worker. For a term or two '• h© i was chairman of the executive, besides i being auditor for many years. At present ] he is trustee for the ground fund. ] Mr. Dawson, a new member on the executive, is tho energetic secretary of the Ponsonby Club, and ono who is never wearied of working for tho game. . t The local secretary, in chatting with ( 'Lynx," states that he oftens feels dis- x posed to give up the position as a protest, J owing to tho laxity shown by the club se> X retaries in not keeping the game more pro- i minnntly before : the public, through the medium of tho press. One cannot, expect the local secretary to keep the press sup- - plied in the matter of championship matches K played. His duties are heavy, and require p all the time -at his disposal. J

Mr. J. F. Atkins, a member of tho N.Z.F.A,, has had a long chat -with the executive on matters which come bcforo tho Council. Ho returned to Wellington in Thursday to be present at tho annual meeting held last evening. ■> xTho communications received at times from clubs (and the offenders themselves) to havo suspensions removed seem to suggest that the club or offender must think tho executive is lacking of backbone. Two have been received already this season, .but nothing has been done by the executive to remove the suspension. It behoves players to note that all associations in Now Zealand are determined to put down with a firm hand all ungentlomanlv conduct and rough play. With all those who love a clean sport tho action of the Wellington Football Association in suspending a player for striking a referee, etc., will find approval. THE BOYS' DIVISIONS. The following aro the arrangements for the matches to be played this afternoon in the Auckland Football Association's fifth and sixth divisions: —• Fifth Division: Y.M.C.A. A v. All Blacks (No. 1 ground, Victoria Park, 1.45,t0 2.45), referee Mr. Speed; Y.M.C.A. Bv. Y.M.C.A. 0 (No. 2 (rround, Victoria Park, 1.45 to 2.45), referee Mr. Long; Richmond v. Tabernacle (No. 3 ground, Victoria Park, L 45 to 2.45), referee Mr. , Love; Carlton v. Grey Lynn (Domain, 1.45 to 2.45), referee Mr. Blincoe; North Shore v. Presbyterian (North Shore, 1 and 2). referee Mr.' Hogan; St. Luke's and St. Heliers, byes. Sixth Division: Y.M.C.A. A v. North Shore (No. 1 ground, Victoria Park, 12.45 to 1.45). referee Mr. Booth; Y.M.C.A. Bv. W.Y.M.I. (No. 2. ground, Victoria Park,, 12.45 to 1.45), referee Mr. Brewer; Eden-' dale, a bye. Captains of winning teams should report .results of games to the Boys' Sub-committee, care of Y.M.C.A. NEW ZEALAND ASSOCIATION. THE ANNUAL MEETING. [by telegraph.— association.] Wellington, -Friday. The annual meeting of tho New Zealand Football Association was held to-night. The following addition to the rules was adopted: • —"Due notice of all offending players and clubs must be sent to the secretary of _ this association. within 14 days of a decision being arrived at, together with copies of all letters and evidence bearing on tho matter." It was decided to amend rule 8, requiring that the annual returns of affiliated associations be added to, so that such returns ■be accompanied by a copy of the association's rules. The following new rule was adopted: "No, player who is registered by any one association in any ono season, shall be allowed to play under ' the jurisdiction of any other association during the same season without the consent of the Council, such decision to be given within 14 days. < Affiliation was granted to South Canterbury, subject to a satisfactory arrangement regarding bound* | aries being made with the Canterbury Assoi nation. Challenges for tho Brown shield, j held by Canterbury, were received from ! Poverty Bay, Wanganui, Wellington, and j Otago. It was decided to ask the associa--1 tions if they would bo prepared to make ! contributions towards defraying tho cost of a visit of an English team. Mr. B. L. Salmon was elected secretary.