FOOTBALL.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 12471, 30 September 1902, Page 2

FOOTBALL.

OTAGO RUGBY FOOTBALL UNION.. The weekly meeting of the committee of the Otago Rugb'- Football Union, held, last ' evening, was attended by Messrs Hutchison (president), Macassoy, Harris, Wilkinson, Ross, Duncan, Priest, Munro, and Smith ' (secretary). A letter was received , from Mrs Adam grate-fully acknowledging the receipt of the union's cheque for £101 17s, being ehe amount of the Adam Benefit Fund: The La-wrenee Club appealed against the match Milton v, Lawrence being awarded to the former club on the ground that full time had not been played.—lt was resolved that the appeal be dismissed oh the ground . that the referee's report stated that the spells were of equal length, and .that neither side had , any advantage Under the conditions. • •'■ - The Excelsior Club applied to have the case, against J. Hegarty waa resolved that the request could not be granted. It was resolved that, owing to there being no grounds available, the> committee regretted that they were reluctantly compelled to abandon the Charity Tournament.' MILTON v. OLUTHA. After considerable delay, en. account of * the games with the Lawrence ■ and Milton. Clubs, the final for the banner to decide the premiership of South Otago was playedat Milton on" Saturday. The ground was, f very soft, pools of water lying all over it,' but the weather was fine and warm, and a large number of spectators witnessed ,the match, inoluding visitors from Kaitangata, Balclutha, and surrounding districts. On lining out it was evident that the southern players were a good deal heavier than their opponents, but as subsequent events proved . Milton were more than a match both ii) the, sorums and in the open. In the first spell, towards the end, a try was scored by the wing three-quarter (G. Littlojohn) after a passing rush, during which C. Grant and 0. Draper- had possession. From a penalty kick in the second spell A. Powley registered a splendid goal, and subsequently Jos. Lynch scored a try, which was not converted. Even the Clutha supporters admitted MUton'e superiority on the day's play, and congratulated them on their nine , points' win. For the winners every player seemed ( bent on winning, and it would be invidique to particularise, while for Clutha John Landels (at centre three-quarter) was very safe, saving his side time after time, and was ably supported by G. Paterson. T. Mackay (backs), and W. Finn, J. Hawker, and Sievwright, among the forwards. Mr J, : Williams (Dunedin) made an efficient referee, giving universal satisfaction. Coun-. 'try football has received a , decided fillip through the initiation of these flag contests, and the O.E.F.U. is deserving of the thanks of the South Otago clubs for this forward movement.

A TEAM OF ASSOCIATION PLAYERS FROM ENGLAND. ' ■ (Per United Press Association.) WELLINGTON, September 29. It was stated at the annual dinner of- the Association footballers that Mr Jessop, the English cricketer, hag definitely decided to bring a team of English Association footballers, composed of Oxford and Cambridge men, to the colony in 1904. With reference to the paragraph in yesterday's issue from our London correspondent, in which he states that arrangements are in progress for the visit of a New Zealand Rugby team to England "next season, the London Sportsman to,hand by th"e last mail, in its report of the English Rugby Union's Committee meeting, states that there ie hardly a doubt but that matters will be satisfactorily arranged..