THE FOOTBALL SCANDAL.

New Zealand Mail, Issue 942, 21 March 1890, Page 13

THE FOOTBALL SCANDAL.

The Management Committee of the Rugby Uniim met at the pfub Hofei Jast Friday night for the purpose or considering fHeir'decision E&nekVCMK (WewWpl tbe JJnfop, occupied thp chfiif, (ppmbera of tjje pqmmßtpe flFesept wetfkrrMpava h % and H. M, MppjavdqU. The Committee, after considering the matter for several hours, passed the following resolutions:—(l) That the Committee have exhaustively considered the oharges brought against Messrs Roberta and Mclntyre, and find that thfw, paving been guilty of making qy apt urea' of an iinproper 'are deserving of the gravest oensuie. (2) The Committee regrets that under the rules, as framed, they are unable to meet the ofifenoe by absolute disqualification. (3) the evidence p* $V' Kflgby W n id,o. With 8, request that they wfil dirept this Union in regard to the steps Which ought to be adopted In this and in any similar oases which may arise in future, (4) That a copy of the above resolution be forwarded to the English Football Unfyn. (5) The Committee is of opiniefi that Mr j! Smith, Cftpfc*.’.a of the Wellington to. whom the overtures were, made, was’ guilty of a grave kreaolji dntyin not at once repasting the matfter td the Rugby *> The 1 Committee is further of opinion that’ the Ppneke Club failed its duty in not reporting to Union thg, facis brought before by -Smith. Messrs and Roberta wore called before the Oornn)ifctee and the resolutions wore over to thorn.