“WARM” RUGBY

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXVII, Issue 8481, 16 July 1913, Page 11

“WARM” RUGBY

IKE ORDERING-OFF INCIDENT THREE PLAYERS SUSPENDED. The management committee of the Wm Lug mu Luguy Union met last evening. Mr E. U. ixa.es presiding. There were present —Messrs D. Weir. \V, Hardham. A. L. Wiisou, \V. Hunug, E. Little, X,. A. Dawson, U. il. Lowe. A. C. Kxcto and Luck. x'ne leierea in the J ohnson ville-Orien-Cai uia.cn at JonnsouvA-o last Lacuiday reported Uiat hau language iuui been used unvaius him uotn oy Jouxtsouvuie p-ujcis ana some oi tne speciaxoib. 'Tne iu.-or ~as ruieiieu to tne Joiuiaonvmo eaa tor a report. Xne matter or agreeing on a referee lor tne autnnw- miiog.en maten to uo -mjoa at xauaJll on oaiuroay next, »as reit lu mo nanus oi tuo manager

oi tne u eiiingieu team v-Mr D. V>tmj. Mr X. tones, leiei'ee xn _Uie AtllioUCUneniai maten on tuo Ailueac Larh lost catuxuay repel.eu txiat ue had oruerua on ii. x'aum and U. Ushorno (Atn.etiof and L. iu.ox.eod (Uneiiuu), cue last named lor allegedly striking an opponent and the hint named for alleged iodi piny —" oump.np an opponent s head uu lhb s»ii ini. xne*e in;cari'euc©a, t»aia mo rcicitOe look piuoG wiuiiu livo muiuuis oi Qixcix omor. WHen left iho piuy Ddcame ot a “warm" character, and it was quite evident tnat several ot tho players lost their heads. After the third case of ordering oh it was'in hts umid to stop the game, as if was rough j" but ue contented hunseff with issuing' a warning to the two captains. As tar'Afl the actual, blows were concerned he dxd not say tney were heavy ones or Ixkeiy to cause in)ury. •• ' The reieree attended the meeting, and in amplification of his report said that tho hrst spell, as far as ho could sea was played in a very good spirit. The omy incident that louKod Lite causing trouble was that an -Oriental -player ■ Mapped another man in. the face: but' he tliougnt it was douo accidentally, add let it pass. Things began to get warm shortly alter the second spell started. During a scrimmage for the ball ho saw tnat Xhitou bad a man down, and was bumping b's head on the ground. He (the referee) did not know who tha prostrate man was, but thought it was H. Paion. instead of the ordering off of Patou being an example the effect was the opposite, and the next incident he saw was when McXmod tried to pick up the ball. He failed, but Osborne came up and struck him. At that time there wore fists oil round. McLeod, bit either Evenson or Roberts, in the face. A minute or so elapsed between the striking of the blow by McLsod and his being ordered off. After that it was necessary to caution Wilson and Kinvig (tho respective captains) and to- tdll them chat if anything more like that happened play would bo stopped. J ust at tnat stage both wing forwards did “the disappearing trick.” There were two or three more cautions, including one to ‘■aim” Wilson. - Replying to questions Mr Jones‘Said Paton was one of the few forwards on the Athletic side who uad not given him trouble. In answer to auestions McLeod denied having struck anybody. At the time he nas ordered oil there was not an Athletic player within five yards of him. ‘The referee, he thought, had made abig mistake. Mr Hales: You did not strike any player earlier in the match?—No. There is no truth in the statement whatever. Was the match rough?—No. irwua'a hard match but it was' not rough. Mr W Uson: You were not warned at all?—No. ■ -■ Baton stated thait he thought the player cm the ground was his brother, and his action was merely by way of o joke. There was nothing rough about his action. “1 know absolutely nothing about it, ’ said Osborne when questioned. He was sure, ha said, that he had not struck anybody. . . On the motion of Mr Weir it was decided that Paton .bo severely cautioned tor rough play. Osborne was disqualified till the end of the season, an amend meat that he be cautioned and a further amendment that he bo disqualifi&i till June 30th, 1914. being lost Molteod war suspended til! the end of tho season. . NORTH ISLAND TEAM. The selectors for the North Island (Messrs V. it. Meiedith, Mynott and Gallagher) have chosen the following team to represent the North Island in the annual 'Rugby match against the South island, to be played a'- Christchurch On. July 26th Full-back, O’Leary (Auctr land); three-quarters, McGregor (Auckland). Roberts (Taranaki) and StolTr (Taranaki) ; five-eights. Coddes (Auckland) and Ramsden . (Wellington); -half, -J2. Roberts (VV-eJUngton); . wing forward, Dustin (Wanganui); forwards, Sellars (Auckland). CainiTaranaki), Gillespie (Wellington).: MefLeosnC' (Wairarapa), , Paton (Wellington).- Wilson (Wellington) and Bruce (Auckland).