RUGBY FOOTBALL

New Zealand Times, Volume XXX, Issue 6615, 3 September 1908, Page 7

RUGBY FOOTBALL

WEDNESDAY PLAYERS v. SATURDAY' JUNIORS. SOME TALL SCOEIivG. On the Athletic Park yesterday afternoon 3, Rugby match v.*as played between teams representing the Saturday rnaior and Wednesday players. Inc ground was in splendid order, being the first Wednesday since the Welling-ton-BritUU match on which the footballers were favoured with a good day. The game was an exceedingly “scrappy’ one, and very uninteresting. The second half of the game ‘was remarkable for its tall scorln-. Wednesday eventually won by 22 to ft). The first spell ended in favour of tho Saturday men by 8 to 6. For the Juniors Waugh scored a try, which Corson converted, and Corson also kicked a pen,aUr goal. Neills scored a try and Hunt kicked a penalty goal for the Wednesday players. In the second half both, sides scored heavily. The Wednesdaj' men scored Ifl points and the Juniors 11. the game ending—Wednesday 22, Saturday 19. For the winners Hunt, Gosling Schultzs and Joyce scored tries, two of which were converted bv Hunt and Whittaker. For the Saturday men Corson, Mclvoowen and Sullivan notched tries, Waugh converting one. Mr T. H. Jones was referee. CIVIL SERVICE MATCH. A team representing the combined Audit and Treasury Departments met tho Lands and Survey Department's representatives at Newtown Pork yesterday afternoon. A fast, strenuous game resulted in a win for the combined team by 14 points to 3. Tries, one of which was converted by Highot, were scored for the winners by Richardson, Hamilton. Capper and Cairns, For the losers a fine try was secured by 'Keenan, hut was not converted. Mnemorran played a sterling gams at Half-back for tho Survey team until he received a severe kick on tho head, when he retired to full-back. Anton, behind tho combined team's pack, played solidly throghouf, and tackled in first-rate style. Hamilton and Ring wore prominent among the forwards. Air Mcwart refereed efficiently. In the evening the (Winners entertained their opponents at a smoke concert at Qodber’s.

WELLINGTON UNION. MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE. A meeting of the Management Committee of the Wellington Rugby Union, hold last night, was attended by Messrs E. O. Hales (in the chair), W. Perry, W, J. Hardliain, J. I’. O’Sullivan, F. Alpe, J. Sweeney, J. Murray, and \V. G. Talbot (secretary). It was decided to play the SelwynPetone fourth-class match at Petone on Saturday next. The Athletic Club was granted permission to play its annual match with tile Blenheim Club on September tilth. The match will be played as a curtainraiser to the Marlborough-Uuller match for the Soddon Shield. An application was received for permission to pI ay a match between the staffs, of the head offices of the Railway Department at Dunedin and Wellington, on the Athletic Park on September 19th, as a curtain-raiser to tho WellingtonOtago match.—lt was decided to point out that a curtain-raiser has' already been arranged for tills match, but to suggest September 12th as a date for the match, the ground being vacant on that day. Should September 19th be adhered to as tho date of the match, the game will have to be played on another ground. The Petone Borough Council had complained that the referee (Mr W. Roberts), in a recent match, had refused to stop his game when asked to do so by the caretaker of the Petone ground, who wished to clear the lines of spectators.—Mr Roberts attended the meeting, and. explained that ho did not knoiv it was the caretaker who had asked him to stop tho game, and that tho game could not have been stopped conveniently at that particular moment.—lt was resolved to forward Mr Roberts’ explanation to the Petone Council. OTAGO v. NORTH OTAGO. riIESS ASSOCIATION. OAMABU, September 2. The football match Otago v. North Otago was played to-clay in fine weather. All through the game Otago proved superior to the local men. In the first spell Otago scored 10 to North Otago’s 4, and in the second spell Otago added a further 17, while North Otago failed to score, the result being Otago 27, 'North Otago 1. North Otago played five substitutes, that - number of the selected team not being able to play. In the first spell King pottod . a goal lor North Otago, and Don and Chambers scored tries for Otago, Patou converting both. In the second spo 1 ! O’Sullivan (2), Patterson, Chambers and Armit scored tries for Otago, Paton converting one.

WELLINGTON B TEAM. DEFEATED BY MARLBOROUGH. PRESS ASSOCIATION. BLENHEIM, September 2. The football match Marlborough v. the Wellington 15 learn was played to-day under perfect conditions, and was iron by the former by 10 points to 8. The local score consisted of a goal from a mart, a potted .goal, and a try. The visitors scored two tries, cue being converted. The game was of a hard and even" description, and neither side had much the better of Ike play, allhough it was just asl well for the local team that the game ended when it did. WALLACE TESTIMONIAL FUND. Tho committee of the Wallace Testimonial Fund met last evening at the offices of Messrs Thomson and Brown, Mr Wiren being in the chair. ; Subscriptions were acknowledged from Mr W. Clifford £3 3s, Mr A. G. Norris (Bay of Plenty) ss, and F. Prater (Auckland) 10s. The treasurer reported having A kill in hand.

It was decided to have the collection boxes at the Wellington-Otago match, to bo played on September 19th. Mr Claude Young, of Dunedin, wrote stating that he had collected t CS at the gates of the Otago and Southland match, and Mr W. McKenzie (Masterton) intimated that he expected a good list of subscriptions for one whom he was pleased to call "one of the cleanest, cleverest and bravest footballers who ever donned a jersey." , WELLINGTON ASSOCIATION. MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE MEETING. PLAYER SUSPENDED PUR A YEAR. The weekly meeting of the Management .Committee of the Wellington lootball Association was held last evening, Mr 11. McKcowen presiding. There were also present Messrs 11. Waters, B. L. Salmon, L. White, J. J. Roberts, P. Bpwmakcr, H. L. Godbur, J. Davidson, and Ai Williams (secretary). The case of a Petone player ordered ofl by Mr Waddell in the Swifts-Petonc fixture was fully considered, and it was decided that the player bo suspended for twelve mouths. Messrs TI. G. Mayer and H. McKcowen were apx>ointed to represent the Associa-

tion at the conference in Dunedin next week. . . Tho win scored by Kaiwarra in the Petonc-Ivaiwarra Henderson Memorial fixture, was protested qgainst by Pet one owing to Kaiwarra having played a man over ago.—The match was ordered to be replaced on (ho Pctonc ground. The' Senior League second division selectors were instructed to select a team to play in Masterton on September 17th. The Westport Club wrote, asking that a team should be sent down to play in Westport.—lt was decided that a team could not be sent this season. In connection with a complaint that a spectator had gone on the field at Porirua during the progress of the PoriruaWanderers match, it was decided to write to the referee and the Porirua Club with a' view to further action in the matter. FIXTURES FOE SATURDAY. Charity Cup. Ramblers v. Petone, at Petone, Rev. J. D. Russell. Diamonds v. Thistle, G Miramar, W. Auld. Swifts v. Rovers, Basin Reserve, 1.45 p.m., A. Newson. Y.M.(3.A. v. Wanderers, Newtown Park, 1.45 p.m., H. L. Godber. Senior Second Division Challenge Cup. Swifts r. St. John's, Basin Reserve, 3.15 p.m., H. Waters. Wanderers v. Diamonds, Newtown Park, 3.15 p.m., J. Patou. Junior League First Division. Petone v. Kaiwarra B, Petone, 3 p.m., W. A. Cates. Second Division. .Petone v. Y.iI.C.A. A (replay), at 3 South Miramar, li. Smith. Junior League—Third Division. Swifts v. Brooklyn B, 3 South Miramar, 2 p.m., ii. Smith. Y.M.C.A. A v. Rangers B, 4 South Miramar, 2 p.m., E. McLean. T.M.C.A. V v. Kaiwarra, 4 South Aldramar, 3 x’-m., R. AlcLean. •Jlarist A v. Institute, 5 South Miramar, 2 p.m., S. F. McLean. Marist B v. Technical, 5 South Miramar, S. F, McLean. South Wellington v. St. Paul's, 6 South Miramar, 2 p.m., W. J. Taylor. Y.M.C.A. B v. Rangers A, 7 South Miramar, 2 p.m., D. Roberts. Newtown Congr. v. Brooklyn A, Nairn street, 3 p.m., H. S. Bernard. Diamonds v. Ramblers, Nairn street, 2 p.m.,TL S. Bernard.