FOOTBALL.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 13941, 28 June 1907, Page 6

FOOTBALL.

THE PROPOSED PROFESSIONAL TEAM, OPINION IN NEW SOUTH WALES. Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright. m . SYDNEY, June 27. (Received June 27, at 11.37 p.m.) The statement that the promoters of the New Zealand professional football team contemplate .si lengthening their forces by the addition of Sydney players hag occasioned some comment in Rugby circles here. Several oflioial have made it tolerably certlm that the New Houth Wales Union wouid not fall into the fatal error made by New Zealand of attempting to hind the players by statutory declaration, and that if anyone under the jurisdiction of the union saw fit- to go ho would simpiv lmve an effective send-off in the way of disquali. fixation, and might go where he listed. Mr Green (a member of the Management Committee of the union) said ho did not think' that much help would bo given horo. For his part, if any player fhowod the least inclination to go he would say let him go at once; wo shall he bettw without, him. Mr Hill (secretary of tho union) said: Most of our players arc in fairly good positions, and they play the game for the puro love of it." He said ho had no anxioty about the movoroent getting a hold in this State. Mr Howe (secretary of the Metiopolitan Union) said ho believed that there was not the slightest chance of their players taking tho trip on. At most a player would make £200 for six months' work, with the attendant risks. The bulk of the money would go to the promoters. It looked to him ae if an attempt was being made to push some of tho trouble stirred up in New Zealand on to New South Wales, but, if the occasion arose, his union would take action quick and lively to deal with the men who encouraged the propo^U. ASSOCIATION. Laidlaw and Cray and Telegraph B played their first match this year on Culling Park, a fast and interesting ?ame Ix'ing watched by a small crowd of spectators. Tho fgrmcr, who were considerably heavier than their opponents, secured a win hv 7 goals to nil. Playing with the wind in the first spell, Laid'aw and Gray gave the Telegraph custodian plenty of.work, and goals were scored by Begbie, Couglilan. Broadbent, Byrne. On changing ends, Telegraph livened matters up considerably, but the defence of the Henderson Brothers proved too strong to allow of any scoring from tho fine rushes which they got in. Tho shooting of Laidlaw and Gray has considerably improved, and goa?s were again secured by P,yrnu (2) and Coughlan.' 'For the Telegraph Berry, Parsons, and Dians played well, as did Smith, Coughlan, Byrne, Henderson (2) for Laidlaw and Gray. Mr T Broomfield controlled the game and gave every satisfaction. ■ GREEN ISLAND WITHDRAW FROM THE ASSOCIATION. A meeting of the Green Island Club waa held on Wednesday night to consider the delegate's report re the Maori Hill Club's charge of dangerous p'ay, which was considered by tho O.F.A. on Monday night. After tho delegate had reported there was considerable discti.|ion, and the following motion was carried unanimously:—"That iu view of the apparent weakness displayed by the O.F.A. in dealing with the unfounded and untruthful charge of disgraceful and dangerous plav, made hv the Maori Hill Club against the Green Island Club, the motion to withdraw be adhered to."