FOOTBALL.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLIX, Issue 15168, 6 December 1912, Page 9

FOOTBALL.

; " '- ITHB RUGBY GAME.

EDEN PARE SECURED*.

The Auckland Rugby Union decided yesterday to acauiro Eden Park from the ; Auckland Cricket Association for a term ,of 21 years. The union intends erecting "a erandstand on the ground at a cost of * about £3000. and other improvement are to be carried out. A smaller stand for tfee use of cricketers will also be erected »by the Cricket Association. Patrons of rrieket will be allowed to use the big stand "in the cricket ecason, the union to receive 25 per cent, of the takings at cup matches and 15 per cent, of the takings at representative matches. Members of the committee are to meet the trustees of the onion on Wednesday next for the pur- .:! toso of devising ways and means or raw- ■ ing the money necessary to pay for the ■ grandstand. It is probable that the ground will be opened for football next season with a series of test matches between Wellington, Auckland, and Taranaki. Mr. D. D. Weir, a member of the Management Committee •of the Wellington Rugby Union, recently i spent a few weeks in Auckland, and on several occasions he disonssed the scheme V with members of tho local ,union. .The y matter was discussed informally at yesterday's meeting, members generally being In favour of tho scheme.

{.'■i SOUTH AFRICA BEATS ULSTER. « 'i By Telegraph.—Prwi Association.— LONDON, December 4. •The South African footballers defeated IP Sister to-day by 13 points to nil. %l UNDER LEAGUE EULES. , 'W? ZEALAND DELEGATES .-/J CONFER ■'"■\-'kew RULES APPROVED. ; ' %■ «r«rifll seneral meeting of the New _SS&sr_?'wa£3s ;_SPr_Sßtt_»as? t l^hKg?i&s^TVLyn r oldt ■3 WSrt«?tf b P. &ffi*MdH. Oakley OVeUipgton and Wass. decided to register and, incor-■oVato-Uie league under.tie provismns of , K The Incorporated Societies Act, 1908. vv- It was also decided to repeal the whole. ' Of the existing rules and by-laws. Proposed new rules. then discussed, : ho less than 70 facing approved. Those ',: affectin? players are as follows:— , . (a) The league and any provincial league ' or district league may pay members tor r Jo'ia of time during such period as- they are ; away from their homes as representatives of such leagues, at a rate not exceeding 109 ; Iter day, in addition to any travelling expenses, but no player forming part of a representative team shall receive any more or any less than anv other member of the same team, and provided that no such allowance ilhall lie made in respect of any Sunday. ' '!(t>) So club shall compensate any player : for playing football, and, except as is menV tioned in the last preceding rule, no player shall directly or indirectly receive any sum «l mo;aey or thins or reward for playing football. ■ (c) Aay member who has been disqualified if tho Council of Management shall be deemed! to have been expelled from tho ! league. ' (d) In case of misconduct by any league, ■ league team. club, player, or member while , under the direct control of the N.Z. League, . the Council of Management may hold an inquiry and accord such punishment as it way deem expedient, and the decision of ■ the Council of Management shall bo binding , en all f members. , (f) No provincial league, district league. crab, or member shall t;>ke part in fostering; «'Playing any game of Rugby football other tiian the Northern Union game. !f) No provincial league, district league, club or member shall be in communication or affiliation with any Rugby football body OiOer than this league, or play any game of -Ka?tt7 football with any person or persons ho arr> not members of this league, or who ' J? 18 ,? 1 -' have been disqualified or suspended • ny the Council of Wanagernent, without tho 'f consent of the Council of Management being / \ obtained on every occasion. ;. JPjo member of the Council of Management ' °' this league shall also be a member of ~vno committee of any provincial league, ■'■. <u «Wct league, or club. (h) The Council of Management shall have -.■•-.' 31r ? r , to suspend or disqualify any provincial league, district league, club, or mem- ■ . ■ ber for tho breach of any of tho rules, or lor rough or unsportsmanlike Play, or for . Jioing anything which in the opinion of the ~ wnncil of Management may bring discredit \ ""any other member. > ' «» > °, amendment to the laws of tho game. S football, commonly called the Northern : onion same, made by any body other than J* . ew Zealand League shall have any VvJMt within the Dominion until adopted "«L l£;^RU .- The league shall have power ¥? authority at any general meeting of 'in iu^ 63 on Proper notice being given a.a "} the case of any alterations to rules to ii. r ,"} to > or varv such rales as regards ,'««.Paying of tho gome within tho Do-