FOOTBALL.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LVIII, Issue 17726, 10 March 1921, Page 7

FOOTBALL.

UNDER LEAGUE RULES.

THL A t'L'KLAND LEAGUE. The Management Committee of the Auck»nd Rugby League met evening. Mrft. Benson presided. The question of the i.'su.ns i- !? membership badges was held • ■■er until alter the annual meeting early r.ext month. The com.mitt.ee decided to ask the council of the New Zealand League •o s'-nplj- badges on caps to referees who controlled representative cames in 1919 and Vr2o. Mr. R. Benson was appointed the WaETJf! delegate at the annual conference ci the New Zealand League, to he held at Wellington at Easter. The secretary reported that a meeting would be held at Takapuna this evening for the purpose of rmmg a League club there. THE NEW ZEALAND COUNCIL. The council of the New Zealand Rugby !/eas\i° met last evening. Mr. D. W. McLeat presided. Members carried a motion r t condolence with the of the late Vr. K. W Chalmers. who died as the re- - lit of burns received on his launch at Henderson ' n Saturday. Mr. O. Carlaw was anDOK'ted secretary in flare of Mr. H. Oakley. whr> has resigned from the position ow.ns to pressure of business. Members ra d a warm tribute t,r> Mr. Qakley for the r»3:ous manner in which he had carried out Irs riu!:e?. TEAM FOR AUSTRALIA. The touni il u! tin- \tw Xc-aland Rugby League last evening decided to accent an in v;tat ;on ir<nn t!ie> .New boutii Wales lor a team In ysit Sydney in Juuj ana it suitable arrangements can be made i tour .. t ytucnsianu wul he undertaken U-. iJ W Mt Lean presided.

The New Suutn vVaies L»ca o *ue wrote stat ing that the (.ommittee decided thai the arn U:> tour England this season should be an \ustra!asian side. W T it h a view t<» yiTin. the sectors an opportunity of seeing ■•if > rk or Now South Waxes, .New Zealand n'J (Queensland playing on tneone day it v ad been derided to invite the New Zealand awl (Queensland Leagues to bend a team to j- ay tvrn matches in Sydney, on the Saturday pre'<ed the day un which King a Birthday wouid be. observed, and on King's birthday. These dates at the time, of writing i>: peared to be June 1 and 6 On the hrat I*7 New South Wales team would be n the field aga-nst both the New Zealand ana Queensland team?. No deciPiOD had been <u rived at as to the fixtures or- t*he s*ocnd day. Grant-s of £850 and £350 would }>p n.adf to New Zealand and Leagues respect iveiy to cover rvrenses The New Zealand League might ■*so arrange; mat'hee. with the Queensland league. The Queensland League wrote asking for information a* to the probable visit of a New Zealand team t«> Australia this year, ard the possibility of matches burner arranged v-t ween Queen si and and New Ze&laud. The Queensland League stated that it would ft'jrn the visit

Mr. A. Ferguson m<-"-ed 'hat the invita- ' ->ri to visit New South Wales be accepted. ■<n<J fbat the Queensland League be a,dviae<i '■I thai effe-.'t. and an :'irierary of Queens'and matches be submitted: also that the Queensland League r«* invited to send a tea.n to New Zealand this season.

Mr. Sterling, who' supported the motion, = ="J the New Zealand league should not »!!~w such a good opportunity to pass He ' height fhe New South Wales League wis moM !:hera] in giriae New Zealand a chance t> parti ipate in the tour of England. The vim- o! a New Zealand team to Australia r i|d do a great amount of good for the t-arre throughout the Dominion. Mr W. Wynyard was not in favour of «'-cev't:ng the invitation of the. New South League unless a lour of Queensland <"u'a bo arranged, and he moved an amendpert to that effect. Mr Ferguson ; T think the team should go whether it's tour is expended to Queenscr not. It would be an incentive to '';e gamp. . , Mr r\ S. Ufcsher said perhaps the council < ivi'.d CP 1 a reply from Queensland as to netr.fr a tour would be suitable alter the '*am played in Sydney. The council could ':ien c?c;de the matter. The tour would !>? *-erv good for t.ne game, but he was inclined to think it was too early. He did not favour selecting members of the team on last year a i< r-r. The chairman was of opinion tnat. tho Queensland League would make arrangements for matches against iis teams. The motion accepting the invitation of the South Wales League carrie<£\ and j * w2-s decided to send -a cablegram to the Oueensla nd Lea-sue* regarding the dni^sJun© 11, v. Queensland, at Bris Viajif. June 15, v. at, Ipswich; J ur.e IP- v. Queensland, at Brisbane. June CC. ~. Toowoomba at Toowootiba: June 25. v O ieenland. at Brisbane. The question or he? against Tajnworth on 29 and Northern I».igue at Newcastle July !pf> '< the manager of the New Zealand tc»m to arrange.

THE HUG BY GAME. grammar school old boys. School om 11 !?' roceting of the Grammar held lL? ys ' Rlicl ? s ' Football Club was builri nf . University College a laro-f n j' Mahon presided over S th a . 1f danCe " The "nnual report that the past season had been the "need the club had yet expert era dp team ha<l "on the first «« r„rrn!° Bh Tu and th « second fifteen tion The Vh ID i second grade competitendered to Ur V H T assistance m coaching players The cln V> K™ * officers wer» H^ D P-fe were KS& *■ g. Ma'rJe ' F Tb' : M T r j. Ma-rsden; club captain lir. V R Meredithmanagement committee. Messrs. E. Creach. EI llmston. C. Badeley. and B-ardmTn - linffton 11 !.^™??Y essre Meredith. Ril--4 „;l°" j R v Badeley : delegates to the Auck.and Kncbj Union. Messrs. Mered th Keicher and V Barley: hon. auditor. Mr. e ' motion was carried unaniWuJkl TT rC:oOm T n fj nsr , that th< * Auckland Hugby Union nhould play only the a-mended lies in club competitions during the cb,H sea t° n - Tt L wa ' decided to hold a carn r< during the Easter holidays. MAORI TOURING TEAM. [BI TELECEAPH. —OWN CORE ES PON DENT.] KOTORUA, Wednesday. T' arata '. president of the Bay Plenty Rugby Union, has accepted the managership of the Maori football team winch will risit Australia next season. THE ASSOCIATION GAME. Y.M.C.A. SENIOR CLUB. .The annual meetins of the Y.M.C.A. senior club was held last evening. Mr. W. C. browne preside<l over a. large attendance, -he annual report showed that the senior club won the championship with an unbeaten rccord. This was. the first occasion since 1900 that the club had won the senior championship. The third grade championship was also won by the Y.M.C.A. United team with an unbeaten record. The report aLeo made mention of the loss sustained by the death of Jack Kennedy, captain of the senior team. The visit of the Wellington team last Easter gav* great impetus to the game in the association. The election of officers requited as follows:—President, Mr. R. L. Stewart: vice-presidents, Messre. R. H. Horslcy, J. R. TurnbuM. Bagiey. W. D. M. G.laiater, G. W. Adair, W. C. Browne, R. Harrison. W. E Bush, \V R. Ellwigharn. E. E. Kitchener, W. Winks, H. G. Fountain, E. J. Ritson; hon. secretary, Mr. Murray Walkran; hon. treasurer, Mr. R. Braithwaite; delegates to A.F.A., Messrs. R. Braithwaite. S. Pitkin, and M. Walbran . club captain. Mr. G P. Christian ; selection committee. Messrs. J. Cianachan, S. Pitkin, and club captain Arrangements for the visit of the senior team to Wellington at Easter were brought forward and the team selected. It was decided to run senior and second grade teams and a senior league of six teams from the intermediate division during the coming season.