FOOTBALL.

New Zealand Herald, Volume L, Issue 15314, 29 May 1913, Page 9

FOOTBALL.

THE RUGBY GAME.

MEETING OF AUCKLAND UNION

THE Management Committee of the Auckland Rugby Union held its usual weekly meeting last night. Present:—Messrs. M. J. Sheahan (chairman). C. P. Stichbury. S. Somerfleld, F. J. Olilson. W. H. Dawson, and C. V. Langsford (secretary). The Bay of Islands Rugby Union wrote Stating that it had unanimously decided to affiliate with the Auckland Rugby Union, and forwarded the necessary affiliation fee. The application for affiliation was accepted.

A report that the takings at last Saturday's senior matches under the union's auspices had amounted to £74 6s was received withji satisfaction. A challenge for tho Ranfurly 'Shield was received from the Poverty Bay Union. The challenge was accepted. Saturday, August 9, was fixed as the date for the match.

Applications' for representative matches during the Auckland team's southern tour were received from the Hawke's Bay, Marlborough. Wairarapa, and West Coast (South Island) Unions. Several members were in favour of a match with Wanganui. while others favoured Wairarapa. It was ultimately decided that it .would be impossible to consider the applications of the Hawke's Bay, West Coast, and Marlborough Unions, while the question of playing Wairarapa and Wanganui was deferred. With regard to the Auckland Union's application that tho provincial match against the New South Wales team should be played on a Saturday instead of a Wednesday, the New .Zealand Rugby Union wrote to the effect that a change in the visitors' itinerary could not be entertained, as it .had been drawn up to suit the de- ' sires of the Australian Union, and a change • would entail a considerable extra expense, as well as seriously affecting the dates fixed for the various inter-pro vincial fixtures, which had been taken into consideration when fixing the Australians' programme. ■ . Messrs. Dawson, Somerfield, and Langsford were appointed a sub-committee to meet the Junior Advisory Committee with a view to amending the existing rules governing the fourth and* fifth grade competitions. FIXTURES FOR SATURDAY. / Following are the fixtures for Saturday, with grounds and referees:— First Grade: Ponsonby v. Marist Brothers. Alexandra- Park No. 1, Mr. C. W. Oram; College Rifles v. City, Alexandra Park No. 2, Mr. G. H. Katterns; Parnell v. University, Show Ground, Mr. W. Frost. Second Grade: Newton v. Marist Brothers, Alexandra Park No. 3, Mr. A. W. Payne: College Rifles v. Ponsonby, Alexandra Park No. 4, Mr. A. Tilly; City v. University B, Alexandra - Park No. 5, Mr. W. J. Crichton: Grafton v.'Parnell, Show Ground No. 4, Mr. A. Miller; North Shore v. University A Dexonport, Mr. A. Murdoch. Third Gradt: Post and Telegraph v. A Battery, Show Ground No. 5, Mr. S. Harrington; Grafton v. Remuera, Show Ground No, 6, Mr. J. Maguire; West End Rowing Club v. University, . Show Ground - No. 7, Mr. M. Lenihan; Marist B v. City, Show Ground No. 8, Mr. A Cliffe. Fourth Grade: Grafton v. Marist Brothers, Show Ground ' No. 2, Mr. A. C. Gallagher. Fifth Grade: Ponsonby v. Marist Brothers. Woods's paddock No. 1. Mr. A. G. Menzies: Parnell v. City. Woods's paddock ■ N0..2. Mr. D. Hay; Newton v. North Shore, Woods's paddock No. 3, Mr. G. Tyler. Country Match: Wairoa seniors v. Papakura seniors, at Papakura, Mr. A. J. Hill.

PUBLIC SCHOOLS' MATCHES. A Grade: Mount. Eden v. Beresford Street, / Potter's No. 5, Mr. A. Cliffe; Remuera v. Parnell, Potter's No. 4, Mr. J. Magruiie; Devonport v. Newton East, Potter's No. 1, Mr A. W. Payne; . Richmond Road v. Grafton, Show Ground 'No. 4, Mr. 8. Hannigan. B Grade Napier Street v. Onehunga, Potter's No. 2, Mr. A. C Gallagher.; Nelson Street v. Newton West, Show Ground No. 5. Mr. G. H. Katterns; Bayfield v. Mount Albert, Show Ground . No. 6, Mr. T. Marshall; Vermont Street v. Avondale, Potter's Mo. 3, Mr. E. F. Warren i C Grs.de: Normal- v. ..Ellerslie, - Show Ground No. 1, Mr. A. Miller; Mount Rofkill .v. Edendale, Show Ground No. 7, Mr. W. J. Crichton;- Maungawhau v. Te ; Papapa, Show Ground No. 8, Mr. A. G. Menziea; Epsom v. Newmarket, Show Ground No. 2, Mr. H. lie Cren; College Rifles 111. v. Three Kings, Show Ground No. 3, Mr. D. Hay.

ROUGH PLAY. COLLEGE RIFLES'VARSITY • „ INCIDENT. MUCH-NEEDED RULE ADOPTED. The incident of alleged rough play in the 'Varsity-College Rifles match at the beginning of the season, which has occupied the attention of the Management Committee of the Auckland Rugby Union at its last two meetings was again before the committee •last night. The committee's attention was primarily drawn to the matter by a letter f from Mr. D. Boss, secretary of the University Club, complaining of the rough usage of the 'Varsity captain, F. B. Wilson/ at the hands, or rattier feet, of one of the College Biflea team. Last week the player mentioned came before the committee, and denied any personal knowledge of the incident,', and the matter was adjourned until last night to enable Messrs. Boss and Wilson to. he present. They attended last night's meeting in company with the referee, Mr. Nicholson, and the secretary of the College Bifles Club, Mr. Ellis. Wilson said that the incident had happened in the third quarter of the match, and not the final one as Boss had stated in his letter, a fact which Boss confirmed. Wilson said that just before, the incident was alleged to have happened, he took the greasy ball on the full, and just as one of the opposing forwards charged him, quite legitimately, he lost the ball. The impact threw him to the ground, and immediately afterwards he received a severe kick on the hip. He considered the incident an accident. but an immediate outcry _ from the spectators led him to change" his opinion. That was all he knew of the matter, and he could not sav for certain who the player who kicked him was. Incidentally Wilson remarked that the game was one of the dirtiest he had ever played in. He did not notice, any rough play by members of his own team, but saw three of the opposing side play with .unnecessary vigour on at least six occasions. The rough play was, however, confined to those three. He had made no complaint about the incident. Mr. Nicholson stated that he hud on one occasion warned the player who was said to be the offender for attempting to strike an opponent, but he saw nothing. of the incident in question. . Mr. Robs did not desire to add anything to the letter he had formerly written to the committee. , , . .. -J- ■ . Mr Ellis stated that he witnessed the incident. but was of opinion that no deliberate foul play was intended. ■ Mr. Langsford considered that no deliberate' roughness was meant, but 'the player in question was apparently a somewnat hot-headed player, and , it would be advisable* for the committee to give him a reman ding prior to his taking the field It was eventually decided that this course should be adopted. , . ~ , . When thi3 matter had been disposed of Mr. P. J. Ohlson moved a resolution to put down rough play. Some two years ago. he said. the committee had adopted the method ■ of empowering any of, its members to report anv instance of foul play which came under his notice. That plan had worked admirably, and had had a beneficial result on the game. He was. sure that were this course again adopted the various clubs would support the action of the committee. Mr. Dawson, in seconding the motion pro forma, expressed the opinion that a better course would be to inform the various clubs that the committee proposed to take that course, and to call a meeting at which delegates from each club should be present. The delegates could then agree to or reject the proposal. Were the rule made a club rule, the players could not violate it. , Mr Stichbury considered that a rule such as that proposed by Mr. Ohlson would have a "ood moral effect on the players. Some members were somewhat averse to taking sole control of a game from the referee, fearing complications. It was, however, ultimately decided to adopt Mir. Ohlson's motion, which read: That this committee decides in future to deal with any cases of -any foul play or misconduct which may come before the : notice of and be reported by any of its members. NATIVE TOURING TEAM. DEFEAT ROTORUA REPS. [BY TELEGRAPH. —OWN CORRESPONDENT.] ' ' Rotorua, Wednesday. The Maori touring team, which is assembling in Botorua prior to its Australian tour, played a match this after noon with t the. - Rotorua representatives, and defeated them by . 17 ponits to >9. During the firfit portion of the game the Maoris - were pressing. Rotorua, but the local backs were too. clever, and warded off their opponents in real good style. The first score was registered- by • G. Rogers, for the Maoris. - Taking a placekick from a penalty, - he _ landed ,a "ice foal. Tapiri followed suit shortly alter y "scoring & try for 'Rotorua, woes re-

Maoris, 3, Rotorua 3. wero nil ™ half-time the Rotorua 'backs nlavinS o e a P ,en diff game, and outtVio v£?i he i r opponents. Clarke secured 11, and not being able to pass, crossIWnll Vercoe secured, and passed to LS iu, sent it to Montgomery. The 'fcinLi layer, on being collared, passed to failec?:—' Wh ° scored. The kick at goal Rotorua .. 6 Maoris - ... 3 fn? n +iy csln^Dg jl ' ajT C. Woods scored a try i°i. tn ° Maoris, running out of a scramblMLni. i l, , Ihe shot at goal missed. I. ! Rotorua, 6 Rotorua soon folrnoS SI ' . alker started a dribbling j a w hen near the lino J. Rogers e , UP smartly and got over. This kick aiso failed. Rotorua, 9, Maoris, 6. Some «^l pOO . d P ass »ug was then done by the itotortia 0,08, but Takarangi broke awav, followed by 1 resize, who scored. G. Rogers missed with the kick. Maoris, 9, Rotorua, y. , 1 aki was, the next to score for the Maoris, making a nico run up tho line f » j w 20yds. The try was not concerted. Maoris, 12, Rotorua. 9. The Maoris were now seen getting the ball more often tnan in the previous part of the game, and commenced to throw it about, showing. clearly to the spectators that it was only a matter of a little'combination and tney would show any amount of good play. _ Just before the whistle blew the Maoris were seen doing some fine passing, the last run ending in C. Woods crossing the line. This kick was converted by the same player:— _ Maoris ... ... ... . 17 Rotorua ... 9 Mr. Tahiwi Kingi controlled the game. NEW ZEALAND UNION.

PROPOSED INTERNATIONAL

VISITS.

[BY TKLEGSM'H.—PRESS ASSOCIATION".]

Wellington, Wednesday. 3lhe Management Committee of the New -Zealand Rugby Union" met to-night. The Otago Union wrote accepting September 13 as til© date for the New Zealand-Australian match. Mr. E. Pomeroy cabled from San Francisco that a decided answer regard it.* the visit of a New Zealand team. To California would he given on June 4, and would probably be favourable. A Wan.nuui application for the removal of the suspension on C- Boyle was granted. The Southland Union wrote <;oncerninc: the disqualification of certain players who had taken part it League games. It was decided to confer with the representative of- Southland on the matter' next Saturday: In response to a letter from New South Wales, it was decided to take no action at present in the matter of joining with Australia in an invitation to British and South African teams to make visits in 1915 and 1916 respectively.

THE WAIHI UNION. [BY TELEGRAPH. —OWN CORRESPONDENT.] Waihi, Wednesday. A meeting of the Management Committee of the Waihi Rugby Football Union was held on Tuesday, Mr. J. Mclndoe being in the chair. It was decided to affiliate with the Goldfields Union, and Mr. S. Saunders was appointed- sole selector of the teams. Permission was granted to members to play in the P.O. match at Thames on June 3. Messrs. W. Osborne and A. Osborne were allocated to the Mataura senior team. UNDER LEAGUE RULES. DISQUALIFIED FOR LIFE. PONSONBY CAPTAIN DEALT WITH. The Management Committee of the Auckland Provincial Rngby " League met last night, Mr. B. Brigham presiding over a full attendance. Deep regret was expressed at the sad fatality at Ellerslie on Saturday last, by which a junior player named A. T. Bust lost his life. ft. vote of condolence was passed to the deceased's . parents and relatives. '

Dr. Atkinson, of Devonport, was appointed medical officer to the league. During the progress of the PonsonbyManukan first grade match at Onehunga two weeks ago. the Ponsonby captain (C. Savoury) was alleged to have been responsible for som'o very dirty play. The Protest Committee of the league took very exhaustive evidence regarding the affair, and reported to the Management Committee at its meeting last night that Savoury was undoubtedly guilty of the charges made against him. Members of the committee spoke strongly on. the question of rough play, and urged that it be dealt with severely. Savoury was eventually disqualified for life.

NEXT SATURDAY'S FIXTURES. Following are the fixtures, with grounds and referees, for next Saturday's matches: — First Grade: City v. Eden, Domain (Mr. Feilding); Ponsonby v. ■ Newton. Victoria Park (Mr. Parker); North Shore v. Manukau, Onehunga (Mr- Knox). Second Grade: 'Northcote v. Ellerslie, North note, postponed Otahuhu v. Newton, OtahuQu (Mr. Jackson); City v. North Shore, North Shore (Mr. Ferguson); Ponsonby i bye. . , • , Tnird Grade: Eden A. v. Eden B. Avondale, 2 p.m. (Mr. Benson): City v. Ponsonby, Victoria J Park. 2 p.m. (Mr. Dempeey); Ellerslie v. Otahuhu, Ctahnhu. postponed; Manuka B v. North Shore A, Domain, 2 p.m. (Mr. Adean); Manukau A v.' North Shore B, Onehunga (Mr. Pullen). Fourth Grade: City v. North Shore, North Shore, 2 p.m. (Mr. Tucker); Ponsonby v. Otahuhu. Otahuhu (Mr. Tygon)j Newton v. Eden, Avondale (Mr. Murray); Manukau a bye. ' On account of the death of A. T. Bust, the Ellerslie Club has decided not to take the field in any grade next Saturday.

THE ASSOCIATION GAME.

FIXTURES FOR SATURDAY.

The following, are the fixtures, grounds, and referees for Saturday: First Grade: Everton v. North Shore, North Shore, Mr. Kirkwood; Otahuhu v. Corinthian, Otahuhu, Mr. Martin; Brotherhood v. Hotspur, Victoria Park, Mr. Horsley • Adult School v. Ponsonby, Richmond, Mr. French; Carlton v. Thistle, Bayswater No. 1. Mr. Wright. Second Grade: Railway v. Adult School, Domain, Mr. "Woods; Brotherhood v. North Shore, North Shore, Mr. Speed; Everton v. Henderson, Henderson, Mr. Williams. Third Grade: Tabernacle Av. Tabernacle B, Bayswater No. 1 (2 to 3), Mr. Philps; North Shore v. Mount Albert, Mount Albert (3 to 5), Mr. Gilmore; Everton v. Y.M.C.A., Bayswater No. 2 (2 to 3), Mr. Guest. Fourth Grade: Everton v. Y.M.C.A. A, Victoria Park (2 to. 3), Mr. Horsley: Richmond v. City, Domain (2 to 3), Mr. Dawson; Y.M.C.A. B v. North Shore, North Shore (2 to 3), Mr. Dunsford.

NOTES AND . COMMENTS. Everton, by their win against the Corinthians on Saturday, further enhanced the reputation ~ they have gained by their consistent play. They fully deserved their victory, and were the better side on the day's play. It is pleasant to note , the game throughout was played. in a friendly spirit, very lew fouls being recorded. Ned Sale, the Auckland cricket and soccer representative, played a great game for the Corinthians at left-fullback, though opposed to perhaps the finest forward club line in the Dominion. He was very safe, his accurate kicking and placing being a feature of the game. The oldest soccer player in Auckland, he is far from being a spent force. Before. the game started he was heard to remark that " he was only turning out to stop a gap." It is to be hoped the Corinthian executive will be successful in persuading* him to fill the " gap" every Saturday. The " match . was productive' of some sparkling football. The game was fast and interesting throughout, and it is matches of this description that will stimulate the growing interest of • soccer football in Auckland. _ The Everton forward rank was in fine shooting mood, and the best of the quintette was Isbister, whose runs along the touch-line, fine centres and shots at goal always spelt danger to the Corinthians' defence. The goal he scored from near the touch-line #as the finishing touch to a .very fine piece of work, and was the best goal of the match. McCartney, in goal for the Corinthians, played a fine game for his side, and could not be blamed for the points scored against him. In the first 20 minutes of the game, the Everton forwards were bombarding him from every angle, and during that period r a finer piece of goal-keeping has seldom' been witnessed. Considering the ground was on the soft side and the greasy ball, his performance was all the more meritorious. • . , ... Robinson, at left-full, was in splendid form for Everton, his- long-kicking and tackling being distinctly a feature of.the match. , ■ , x , „ Mr. Dawson.' who had control of the game, refereed in a very efficient manner, though at times his decisions regarding the off-side rule gave rise to a difference of opinion among the spectators. McCartney, Sale, Roberts, Davis, Shepherd and Charteris plaved a good game for the losers, and were the backbone of the Corinthian team. Isbister, Robinson, Baker, Pitkin and R. Boyne were the pick of the winners. . i M- G Atkinson, the energetic honorary secretary of the Everton piub, must be congratulated on the success of his club. Pis consistent work, both as player and secretary, is no mean factor in the prominent uosition his club holds in soccer football in Auckland at the presont time. ■ The rise of the ■ Everton Club is one of the most interesting features in soccer foothill From a fourth grade team, it has .risen in five years to ha chammoa of the ft ' " „

senior league and the holder of the football cup. Five years ago, they were playing one team, but now rive teams' take tne field. The tact of nearly all the team of live years ago still playing for the club speaks well for the line spirit existing among the members, and has no doubt had a lot to uo with the success of the club. 'llio game between Carlton and Adult School v;nich wa.3 played on the latter club's ground, at Richmond was interesting from start to finish. The passing and combination of both terns was quit© up to senior standard, and play was very clean. Carlton's guardian, Guerden, played a very line game. He was called upon to stop some hot shots, and always acquitted himself .with- great credit. Goode and Lovell were a pood pair of backs, Lovell playing a very steady game considering it was his first game this season. Bennett and Newcomb, in the half-line, played like veterans, and were well fed by "Hob" Bennett in the centre. The front-rankers all played well, and gave the opposing goalkeeper several anxious moments in the second half. If the centre-forward and the two ill sides would remember not to crowd together there would be more chance of penetrating tho opposing defence. On Saturday passes were repeatedly sent to the onposing backs. For tbo Adult School, Gussy niado several nice saves, and in front of him Mayall played a hard game. Dance was the pick of a fairly even lot of forwards, and ho was always on the ball. On the run of tho play in the EvcrtonCorinthian game, Kverton fully deserved their victory, and but for the fine goalkecpinrr of McCartney would have considerably added to their tally. For Corinthian, McCartney, Sale, Shepherd, Davis, and Charteris wero the pick, while Isbister and Robinson were the shining lights in the Everton team.