FOOTBALL.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LIV, Issue 16561, 9 June 1917, Page 9

FOOTBALL.

THE RUGBY GAME.

NOTES AND COMMENTS.

Tub action of the Auckland Rugby Union executive in suspending a player who had lieon proved to have played Northern Union football from participation in all sanies under the un ; on lias been made tlio occasion for a, reaffirmation of the position of the Ruxby Union regarding players who have played under the other code. A resolution sets forth that every man or youth aOovo tne at'o of 18 >t>ars who has in the past piayed under the Northern Union rules, or wtio is at present doing so is suspended iroin playing under tlio Auckland Rugby Union. This action ol the- union is. ol course, quite independent ol its action regarding players who have none on active service. Ibe annual meeting ol the union discussed tlio position of the latter players, with the result, that a strong recommendation was sent lorward to the New Zealand union urging that players under the other code who ttad gone to the front should, on their return. Pe given the option ol applying (or reinstatement to their old status under the Rugby Chief interest in to-day's fixtures will centre, round iho meeting lietween University and Railway at the Eden J'ark Ground. Neither team has so fur tasted defeat. Each one has beaten the Grammar School Old Boy» team by the some amount, C points to 0. In each case, moreover, the game was fast and willing, the pate and keenness being maintained right to the end. To-day's meeting between the two teams should result in a. game well worth Beeiiiß.

UNDER LEAGUE RULES.

NOTES AND COMMENTS.

The meeting between City and Newton, at Victoria Park tdis alternoon. should result in a Rood and even gome, embodying ft good exposition ot the Northorn Union code. City so far has won all its games, while the Wow--1 ton team was forced to lower its colours to | I'onsonby by 8 points to 1- in tho opening game ot the season. The hardest game inayed by City was iue on© in which it defeated North Shore by IK 10 16. City defeated Oral ton by .0 points to 3, Newton heating tho same team by 43 to 0. Rio far City has amassed a total of 6'2 points. 1 and has conceded '21 to its opponents. .Nov ton's combined scores total 79, while 17 have been scored against the team. So far as figures are. any indication the odds should be in favour of Newton. Still figures of that typo are no real indication of the relative strength of two teams, and the most that ran be said about to-day's match is that a hard and well-contested game may be cxi pected. . The two remaining games in the senior competition do not promise the same evenness of competition. Ponsonby and Grafton meet ' at Victoria Park, whilo North Shore and | Otahuhu tflay at Devonport. The lastnamed team in each case will probably find itself outclassed-

THE ASSOCIATION GAME.

NOTES AND COMMENTS.

Wild Rose and Brotherhood will meet at tho Domain this afternoon. The former team, which has made its first appearance in senior football this season, has done exceedingly well so far. Richmond and North Shore play at Dovouport, while Evorton takes the bye.