FOOTBALL.

New Zealand Times, Volume LXXII, Issue 4680, 5 June 1902, Page 7

FOOTBALL.

WELLINGTON RUGBY UNION. The weekly meeting of the Management Committee was hold in the Cycling Club’s Rooms last night. Present —Messrs Brodie (in the chair). Hood, Bird, .liethune, Laughton, Pagui and McKenzie (secretary). The protest entered by tho Old Boys’ Club against a win being awarded the Athletic junior team, was dismissed the referee’s statement making the matter a question of fact. It was decided to invite the Wairarapa Union to send its team to Wellington on Coronation Day (26th June.) It was resolved that tho Kia Ora secondSt. James match be played later in the season. There being a ground to spare at Miramar next Saturday, it was decided to play tho Oriental-St. James fourth-class game on that day. The Old Boys' Club forwarded an- explanation of its failures to send in a list of its teams on the occasions of three successive matches. The explanation was accepted. The following fixtures have been made for next Saturday:— , Senior —Wellington-Old Boys. Park No. 2; Athletic-Petone, Park No. .1; MelroseOriental, Petone No 1. ■ Junior —College-Wellington, College No. 1; Poneke-Athletic. Miramar No. 6; Pe-tone-Old Boys, Petone No. 2; Melrose-Kia Ora, Butler’s paddock; St. Patrick’s-Ori-ental, Berhnmpote. Third-class—Kaiwarra-St. James, Auramar No. 1; AVellington-Old Boys, Miramar No. 5; Athletic-Oriental, Miramar No. 3; Melrose-Southern, Aliramar No. 4; Kia Ora-Petono, Petone No. 3. Fourth-class —College-Athletic, College No. 2; Poneke-Southern, Aliramar No. 2; Petone-Melrose, Petone No. 4; Oriental A-St. James, Miramar No. 7. ASSOCIATION. A special general meeting of delegates of the Wellington Football Association was held last evening. Mr A. E. Gibbs presided. , . , Tho question of erecting a dressing-shed at Miramar was held over for the present. The secretary (MrH. Renai)) mentioned several cases of clubs ploying unregistered men. It was decided to inform ciub secretaries that if they played unregistered men they would be liable to lose tho match. Queen’s Park protested against a drawn game with Alarist Brothers on the ground that the referee had awarded a free kick inside the 12 yards limit, instead of a penalty kick, for hands. Air Auld proposed that the match be-replnyed at end of season. Air Roberts moved as an amendment that the protest be dismissed. Mr Auld’s motion was carried. It was decided to rescind a previous minute levying £2 on each club for the services of a coach. This concluded the business of the special meeting. At ths general meeting of the Association, which was held afterwards, Mr B. L, Salmon’s motion to empower a referee to insist on players wearing their club colours was discussed. The opinion of the meeting was that the motion was a good one, but the time was not opportune for its enforcement. Mr McKeown gave notice of motion to erase the words at the end of rule 10, club contests, referring to protests—“lts decision shall be absolutely final,” and insert, “Should any appellant feel dissatisfied with the decision of the Management Committee, he may make application through the Alanagement Committee to have his case heard before an appeal board, which shall consist of three officers of the Association, and shall be elected at the annual general meeting. All appeals must be accompanied with the sum of 10s.” It was decided to hold a smoke concert and a ping-pong tournament every Saturday night at, the rooms of tho Insurance Institute, AVillis street. Visitors will in future be charged sixpence to witness the senior contests at Miramar. Ladies will be admitted to the grounds free. Referees for Saturday’s Association matches are— Senior —Queen’s Park-Petone (Petone), Mr B. L. Salmon; St. John's-Diamonds (Miramar), Mr L. White; Rovers-Marist Brothers (Miramar), Mr G. S. Maben. Junior—Eovers-Petono (Petone), Rev J. D. Russell; Swifts-AVadestown (Miramar), Mr A. E. Gibbs: Queen’s Park-Dia-monds (Miramar), Mr T. E. Reynolds; Pearl-St. John’s (Miramar), Mr G. W. Phillips. Third-class—Swifts-Kaiwarra (Aliramar), Mr A. Williams; Pearl-Wadestown (Miramar), Mr F. Robinson.