FOOTBALL.

New Zealand Herald, Volume L, Issue 15326, 12 June 1913, Page 9

FOOTBALL.

Ps — 6' THE RUGBY GAME.

MEETING OF AUCKLAND UNION.

THE Management Committee of the Auck- - land Rugby Union met last i.ight. Present: - Messrs. m! J. Slieahan (chairman), C. P. ttjr. Stichbury, £>• Somerfield. T. Buxton, F. H. •V-' Dawson, V. J- Ohlson, and C. Y. Langsford (secretary). _ ; ' V; • A grant of £10 was received from the %&?'''■ New Zealand Union for the encouragement -of school football, and it was decided on "i/ ■' the motion of Mr. Langsford to devote £5 £■> of this grant to the Northern Wairoa Union for schools under that body's jurisdiction. V It was also decided to accede to a request • for a football from the Bombay school. The University Club intimated that tho New Zeaianu Universities' team would leave H" lor Svunev on June 27, and the Auckland members would be away iroin June 26 till &'■ Julv 1/. As tile team would include several oi ilic club's best players, it was requested thai Hi tile match with cay be set down lor June 21. and & that tne matches with Vanst Brotners anu l'arneil be postponed to later suitable dates. It was stated that T> - tiic-e proposals hau been submitted to the various ciubs affected, and as yet the University Oluo had received no replies. Air. * Lanssford pointed out that- June 21 : ■ was the date set do.vn lor the representative match against the country unions. It was suggested that tne match between Dm- - tersitv and City should oe -played on that date prior to tlic representative match, but • the whole matter was eventually ueierred -i' ~ until me nest metUug. ; : VA • Some discussion wok place regarding th©, '/ii#: ■ weights of tne fourth anu tilth "fade teams, and it. was pointed out that uiere was a] great amount cf "sweating down" amongst | :V'•■•■.' the players to get down to the requisite weiK-if. their weight going u;> after they V had been classilioa, since they were allowed )%<?: a 71b increase during the season. Added : to tuis there was a considerable amount of kj impersonation amongst the players, as well - as" ether discrepancies. Many players, it • / was stated, were over weight. Mr. -Langs* n- • ford moved, "'that in the fourth and tttth grades the players must not exceed 9st 71b if and Bst 71b respectively, and _ that any 7;#' ' player must submit to being weighed when calied on br a member of the Advisory ' Committee, or the captain of the opposing team, the rule to be enforced at once.'' The K&feSr: motion was carried. With reference to the second grade fixture on Saturday last between Marist Bros, and . Parnell, it was stated that the former team failed to put m an appearance, and th© -IH, referee awarded the game to Parnell. Some ~ - time afterwards, however, the Marist Brosteam arrived, having mistaken the locality (% of the ground. It was decided to play the , match at a later date. f .5-. - The Marist Bros, third grade team has f not taken the field this season, and the f-% secretary of the club stated that there was hi-""; very great difficulty in getting 1 a team to* £- J' aether. It was decided to strike the team 3 -off the playing list for the present season. . An application from F. Xaeey for a transfer from the Parnell Club to Newton was r ~ s Club asked that R. Marks " should be re-graded from the senior to the site* ■ first junior grade. The application was granted. Mr. P. McElwain asked thaV the di squall-

fication for one year imposed last sea-son on - D. O'Grady, a member of the Newton Club, should be removed. O'Grady attended '!^' 5 ' and expressed sorrow for-his conduct, but the committee decided that the application P®? ' could not be entertained. t , > • . B. "W. Ainslie. a former member of the »t%V North Shore Club, who played in a second <$K r grade league match two years ago, ap- < ' plied for reinstatement as a Union player. 'L and stated that he was under 18 years of • acre at the time. The application was re- | 0 ; ferred to the New Zealand Union. ROUGH PLAY. CITY PLAYER SUSPENDED. V.u ' Two cases of alleged rough play "in last > • Saturday's senior matches came before the -Management Committee of the Auckland Rugby Union last evening. __ . _. A * pVS With regard to the incident in the CityS^:j'v r Marist. Bros, match, as a result of which, Ross, of the former team, was ordered on, the referee, Mr. ; A. Nicholson, who attended the meeting, sent in a report to the effect that during; the game he spoke to •Russ about running into-a. man . after _he had parted- with the ball, and a few > ?' 'minutes later he saw Ross striking at the ; _v, vjKarist Bros, halfback, and ordered him JprtJueß the ground- • • * *• : "Ross stated to • the committee that when §|§Sf ftlie was cautioned, he was running towards }tfi- his opponent- and could not - stop himself. iff;, - i: The other ; incident occurred ■in a line-out. He jumped up with arms outstretched to |p;; stop the halfback's kick, and quite accidentally his hand struck the other in the rifX- ' face. • There was .no outcry from''the . 1 spectators, although , there was a big crowd just near Mr. Nicholson denied the latter state-I-V, . ment, and said'- that there; was an outcry. He- saw the blow struck; . in: ..-there 'iS:were two blows. Boss certainly did not strike with " clenched fist, but Mr. Nichol.fc . eon said that he felt sure the blows were - ' deliberate. The ball was out of ;•'■ bounds 5 when the incident occurred. , ' 'The committee decided that a deliberate A *£blow had been struck, and. suspended Ross for the remainder of the season. n '■ Mr. Donovan, who refereed in the College ; Bifles-Parnell match, reported that he had 'g;-;' . ordered Hines, of . the former team, off the S|#?y. ground for : striking at an opponent—Hard-wick:---Mr. Donovan attended the meeting and stated that he did not think there was any intention of deliberate rough play on the part of Hines. The game,, however, was becoming hard, and in order to stop it from getting rough he ordered Hines off. fjKi.yiThe latter 'had been tackled, and in the opinion vof the referee, was struggling to v? 3 1 get away more than anything else. • Hiues explained that he had no intention of • being rough, and was supported by W&f" Hardwick, the player .at whom he was A; alleged to have struck. v- « • Mr. Wilson, captain of the Parnell team, 4* ; " attended on behalf of the Parnell Club to exonerate the College Rifles team from any •M-jf • suspicion of rough play. Mr. Wilson stated &jl|£:?f'that in -view of previous reports about the

'if r College Rifles team, there might be a feel*ll® ilngr that they were a team of "blackguards," but ; this was absolutely absurd, • and the '; ; opinion of the Paraell Club was that there ./ was no cleaner team in New Zealand. lie iVV'V added that the game was played in a very • ® friendly spirit, and it was most unfortunate that a man had been/ordered off in such a t',\- match. iMi '. The unanimous opinion of the committee 'A&ll' "was that there was nothing of a serious "4 nature in the incident, and it was decided r ",v that, in view of the evidence, no further > igSJl' action should be taken. . . |fe POSITION IN CHRISTCHURCH. '■3, | - £bt telegraph.—own correspondent.] . ft ' X Christchtuch, Wednesday. T -- In its efforts to eliminate from Rugby all W the elements of unfair play.the Canterbury p3? Rugby Union has had to suspend a number tOf players for various offences. Last night Ifpf one player was suspended for six months |pfi ■ for striking another player, and two other ; -i"" 'players were reported to the committee Sfllmone for having used bad language and the tefgfsfe--other for having struck a player. Both P§p£ '• players were members of the Sydenham Football Club, and the offences with which they were charged were alleged to have |ffe£ . been committed in the junior match be- " ;V. tween Sydenham and Old Boys, at Syden--I'J.Ssi: ham Park. The match was the subject of a report by the referee, who described the game in strong terms. After referring to the two mt&r? players, the referee, in his letter, said: ' I wish, also, to report the Sydenham team as bLK • a whole, The behaviour, from start to £"'finish, was disgraceful in the form of unWf? ' fair tactics, bad language, rough play, and '•J---' • continual abuse towards me, but being unable to drop on the right man, I could not order anybody off. When the - game had ■ been in progress for a short time, I distinctly heard one of the players in the :.«,i Sydenham -team say, 'Now,, boys, lay as "ya- many out as we can,', or words to that $lC v effect/ When 1 left, practically the whole Sfe team hooted me off the field, and while - changing my-clothes in the dressmgroom," their language and remarks towards me | § were the vilest and most shocking I have iA.'-V ever had occasion to listen to, a few of '"-" JW -which I will place at the conclusion of this r s\'&- letter. Although I report the team as a whole. I must state in fairness to their - captain that he did his utmost to keep the team in check, but they seemed to be de- ' termined to bustle me from the start. 1 In

• vS•:< conclusion, I may state that the Sydenham v.5%? team gave the most disgraceful exhibition 7 'r&\ : I hav« evjr had occasion to watch." The x - letter concluded with a series of statements ■(. ■of remarks of a lurid nature, which, the jV|SS,'.' referee stated, he heard called out in jjpV'i" chorus while he was in the dressintrroom. /• Mr. A. McPhail, in referring to the letter is'/; .where it . mentioned the charges against i the team, paid that- one of the reasons why some of the players became troublesome ; -was that they were of the opinion that they were not fairly treated bv the referee. The impression of unfair decisions was given by the variation in the rulings on &various points in the game. Flayers who r Jry had experience of a referee and regarded |S'£~ ; his decisions as correct were disconcerted js.. % when they found on the following Saturday that the referee was ruling in a. manner IK v. that was contrary to decisions given pre-. I . viously. , , Consideration of the matter was deferred i >; until the Sydenham Club could be informed ,-the referee's charges. . I ■RT* FIXTURES FOR , SATURDAY KS4^ : -.'' r Following are the fixtures for Saturday §£•->/. fcext, with grounds and referees:— , ■ - gW; 'First Grade: Ponsonby v City, No. 1, BraSgg Alexandra Park, Mr. C. W. Oram; ( U>l ego IpSfe&Hiflea v. University, No. 1, Show : Ground, BBsy?.'-- Mr,' 8. Conway. ; Marist Bros. v. Pornell. No. Sp 2, Alexandra Park, Mr. A. Murdoch. •. _» .- I|k||PSW Second Grade: North : Shore v. City. North Mr. T.- P. Warren;.Grafton .v. Pon-J |J|. . Store, Mr. T. F. Warren; Grafton v. i*on-J

sonby, No. 4, Show Ground, Mr. ;G. H. Patterns; Nowton v. College Rifles, No. 7, Show Ground. Mr. J. Williams; Marist Bros. v. University A, No. 6, Show Ground, Mr. J. Maguire; Parnell v. University B, N S,\ •• Alexandra Park, Mr. A. J. Hill. Third Grade: Grafton v. West End 8.C., No. 8, Show Ground, Mr. S. Hannigan; Remuera v A Battery, No. 5, Show Ground, Mr. G. Tyler; St. John's v. University, No. 2, Show Ground, Mr. A. Miller; College R.Ses v. City, No. 3, Show Ground, «Mr. M. Lenihan; Post and Telegraph a bye. Fourth Grade: Newton v. Marist Bros, No. 3; Alexandra Park. Mr. A. C. Gallagher. Fifth Grade: Parnell v. Newton, No. 4, Alexandra Park, Mr. A. Nicholson; Ponsnnbv v. North Shore, North Shore, two 0 clock. Mr. T. F. Warren: City v. Marist Bros., No. 1, Woods's Paddock, Mr. T. Marshal'. • PUBLIC SCHOOLS MATCHES. _A Grade: Mount Eden v. Richmond Road, No. 4, Show Ground. Mr. A. Miller; Remuera v- Devon port. No. 1, Alexandra Park, Mr. J. Williams Parnell v. Bercsford Street, No. 5, Show Ground. Mr. S. Hannigan; Ponsonby v. Newton East, No. 5, Alexandra Park, Mr. A. Murdoch. ' B Grade: Onehunga v. Vermont Street. No. 2. Snow Ground. -Mr. S. Conway; Notson Street v. Bayfield, No. 3 show Ground, Mr. A. J. IIill; Newton West v Napier Street, No. 6. Show Ground, Mr. A. C. Galj lasher: Mount Albert v. Avondale, Eden Park. 1.30 p.m., Mr. A. G. Menzies. C Grade: Normal v. Epsom, No.' 4, Alex- [ andra Park, Mr. G. 11. * Katterns; Mount. Roskill v. Maungawhau. No. 7, Show Ground, O" 50- Grigg; Edendale v. Ellerslie, No. 3. Show Ground, Mr. M. Lcniham; To Pa nana v. Newmarket. No. 1, Woods's Paddock, Mr. T. Marshall. SECONDARY SCHOOLS' MATCHES. No. 1 Grade (at 2 p.m.): King's College v. Technical College, Alexandra Talk No. 2, Mr. J. Maguire; Grammar School A v. Grammar School B, Alexandra Park No. 3, Mr. L. Donovan. No 2 Grade (at 3 p.m.): Technical College 11. v. Grammar School C, Woods's Paddock No. 2, Mr. A. J. ClifTe: King's College A v. Grammar School B. Kingsland; Grammar School B v. King's Collego B, Kingsland. . . -No. 3 Grade (at 2 p.m.): King's College v. Technical School, Woods's Paddock No. 2; « Grammar School A v. Grammar School B, Woods Paddock No. 5. MANUKAU RUGBY UNION. Papakura Seniors v. Bombay Seniors, at 1 Bombay, Mr. A. W. Payne; Papakura Juniors v. Bombay Juniors, at Papakura. RAGLAN RUG BY. UNION. Tuakau v. United, at Ttiakau, Mr. W. J. Crichton; Onewhero v. Kohanga, at Roll a it \ UNDER LEAGUE RULES. MEETING OF COMMITTEE. The Management Committee of the Auckland Provincial Rugby League met last night, Mr. B. Brigham presiding over a good attendance. , It was decided that the representative match against the combined country team should be played St Victoria Park on Saturday. June 23. The Poverty Bay League applied for a representative match against Auckland, to be played at Gisborue, during the present season. Consideration of the application was deferred until later in the season. D. Kenealy, of the Eden Club, was granted a transfer to the City Club, W. Pulien and i C. Hargreavcs from Manukau to North Shore, and T. Innes from Eden to Ponsonby. FIXTURES FOR SATURDAY. Following are the fixtures with grounds and referees for Saturday next; — " First Grade: Ponsonby v. Newton. Domain, Mr. Ferguson; City v. North Shore, Victoria Park, Mr. Barker. Second Grade: City v. Ponsonby. Domain, Mr. Fielding; Otahuhu v. North Shore. Otahuhu. Mr. Benson; Newton v. Northcote, Northcote, Mr. Jackson. Third ..Grade: City v. Manukau A, No. 1 ground, Onehunga, Mr. Pullen; Manukau B ] v. North Shore B, No. 2 ground, Onehunga, Mr. Gladding; Otahuhu v. Ponsonby, Ota- , huhu. Mr. Tyson; Eden A v. North Shore A. Victoria Park. 2 p.m., Mr. Murray; Edon B v. Ellerslie, Domain, Mr. Powell. Fourth Grade: Manukau v. Newton. No. 1 ground. Onehunga, 2 p.m., Mr. Pulien; Otahuhu v- North Shore, Domain, 2 p.m., Mr. Tucker; Ponsonby v. Eden, Avondale, Mr. Aughton; City, a bye. THE ASSOCIATION GAME. FIXTURES FOR SATURDAY. Following are the fixtures for Saturday .next in the Auckland Football Association competitions: — ', , ... „ , , First Division: Everton v. Adult School, Bayswater No. 1, Mr. French; Otahuhu >v. •Brotherhood. - Otahuhu, Mr. Wood; Corinthians v. North Shore. North Shore,. Mr. Horsley; Carlton v. Hotspur, Richmond, Mr. Wright; Ponsonby v. Thistle, Victoria Park. Mr. Dawson. >. „ , p.. __ . Second Division: St. Johns v. Everton, Victoria Park (2 to 3 p.m.). Mr. Brigrgs; Railway v. .Brotherhood, Bayswater No. 2. Mr. Malt land; Adult School v. Fiikekohe, Domain. Mr. Martin; Mount Albert v. North Shore. Mount Albert, Mr. Chi mo re < Third Division: Tabernacle v. Y.M.0.A., Bavsvrater No. 1 (2 to 3 ; m.). Mr. Philps; North Shore v. Everton. North Shore, Mr. Guest: Mount Albert v. Tabernacle A-, Mount Albert (2 to 3 p.m.). - Fourth Division: Everton v. North Shore, North Shore (2 to 3 p.m.). Mr. Horsley; Richmond v. Y.M.C.A. 8., North Shore (?, to 3 p.m.). Mr. Guest; City v. Tf.M.C.A. A., Bayswater No. 2, Mr. Maitland.