FOOTBALL

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXIII, Issue 7869, 3 August 1911, Page 5

FOOTBALL

WELLINGTON RUGBY UNION. MEETING OF MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE. Tho weekly meeting of the, Wellington Rugby Union, held last night, was attended by Messrs S. S. Brown (in the chair), J. Burns, W. Hardhara. J. Sweeney, W. F. Homig, E. O. Hales, and W'. Perry. REFEREES’ TROUBLE 1 . In reply to the union’s letter re the practice of appointing any referee mutually agreed upon by the teams playing, the Wellington Referees’ Association wrote asking that a conference be arranged between the union and a deputation of three members; of the association, and three playing captains of senior teams to discuss tire question of appointment hy mutual agreement. —The union decided to reply that they were willing to receive a deputation from the Referees’ Association, but that until they knew What the referees wanted they could see no object in bringing club captains into the conference. WAIEiABAPA JUNIOR MATCH. The Wairarapa Union wrote notifying that the Wellington-Wairarapa junior representative match would, be played at Carterton on Saturday next at 2 p.m., allowing tho Wellington team to catch the return train at 4.12 p.m.—Mr E. McKenzie was, at the suggestion of the Wairarapa Union, appointed referee in the match. WEDNESDAY CHALLENGE CUP. A very handsome solid silver challenge cup was received from Dr A. K. Newman (president of the Rugby Union) for competition among senior clubs in the Wednesday matches. ALLEGED RINGING-IN. The Porirua Club protested that, ini the _ third-class match played between their fifteen and Southern on July- Bth, ■a junior player had played under an ajGsumod name for Southern, wherefore they asked for .a win.—lt was decided to osk the Southern club for an explanation. ' , REPRESENTATIVE FOOTBALL NAMES OF THE MAORI TEAM. SPECIAL TO THE " TIMES.” MASTERTON, August 2. Following is tho New Zealand Maori football team to play* Wairarapa at Carterton to-morrow;—Pull-back, Erekiuna (Poverty Bay); three-quarters, Rogers (Rotorua), Kaipara (Poverty Bay), Hyland (Poverty Bay); five-eighths, Porohiwi (Hawke’s Bay), Nuku (Bay of Plenty); half, M. Pild (Canterbury)! wing-forward, MakaJmri (Hawke’s Bay); forwards, Kouka (Poverty Bay), Simpkins (Wlmtatane), Paratene (Poverty Bay), Takarangi (Wanganui), Dawson (Hawke’s Bay), Burnett (Otago), Cochrane (Auckland). YESTERDAY’S MATCHES. Rugby matches were played' on tho Athletic Park yesterday afternoon. Tho sodden ground did not allow of good exhibitions of football. TRAMWAY (G) v. ATHLETIC (6). A very willing match was that between Tramway and Athletic. The “trammies” were in tho superiority throughout the game, and they had rather hard luck in not scoring more points than they did. On several occasions some pretty passing was indulged in by their backs, and the forwards also did good work. Athletic did not put so much energy into the game as their opponents, and this in no small measure contributed to their not -winning tho game. For Tramway the following scored—Bramley (a try), A. Clarke (a penalty goal). Anderson and Gemmcl scored tries for, Athletic. Mr Hornig was referee. 1 ARTILLERY (6) v. ORIENTAL (3). Tho game between Artillery and Oriental on the N0..l ground was not a very thrilling affair. Tho action was mainly a vanguard one and the “ heavy fire’’ of the Artillerists compelled their opponents to retire more than once. When tho rear divisions of either team did get moving their efforts would bo nullified. Artillery were tho winners by >j podnibs to 3, and for Artillery ICebble and Taylor scored tries. Sandman kicked a penalty goal for the losers. Mr Sullivan refereed. ASSOCIATION LAST NIGHT’S METTING. Tho Wellington Football Association mot last evening, Mr H. N. Holmes presiding. 1 Mr H. Green having resigned from the management committee. Mr G. Stevens was elected to fill the vacancy subject'to his consent. A letter was received from the Institute club stating that a fourth-class player had been, played in the match against South Wellington.—Tho match—which had ended in a draw—was awarded to Institute. Last Saturday week, in a sixth division match at Poriroa between the Porirua team aud Swifts, the latter, played a boy who was over age.—The match was awarded to Porirua. The town clerk wrote that the following grounds had been granted the association for use on Saturday mornings:— Duppa street Park (2 grounds), Anderson Park (1 ground). Messrs A. H. McKay, J. Purvis, and H- Hall-Kemry were granted transfers from the Y.M.C.A. senior division, team to the Y.M.C.A. second division, team. Messrs Duncan and Macintosh were accorded a vote of thanks for lending, without interest, tho sum of JJSO to the association.