FOOTBALL

Otago Daily Times, Issue 14446, 12 February 1909, Page 5

FOOTBALL

AUSTRALIANS IX ENGLAND.

Press Association—By Telegraph-Copyright.

LONDON, Febi'ttiuv 10.

St. Helens, -irilli three tries (9 points), defeated the Australian League U-m.. who failed to store.

Februarv 11. (Received Feb. 11, at 10.58 p.in.) ■St. Helens scored 2 irks in the lirst half and 1 in the second half. The League team missed several chances of scoring.

OTAGO ItUGBV UNION. A special meeting of the committee of the Otago P.ngbv Union, lick! vestorday. was nttnndud bv (he ■nn-itlont-J. Hutchison), Messrs F.lianffl t lv. Ross, V. O. Cavanagh, St. J. J. Duniie, A. Doy, and P. J. l>ric s f. The Chairman pointed out that the propetals wnicb v;erc ,üb;„ittc,l by the Otago ■",01,at the meeting 0 f the Now 7.eaJij" l '" 10 " j" o<-lo!:or providod for (ho omcfgenciw that had arisen. The deler ,TT . , n;oet of the New Z?aK ' Unmi adopted the view. however. c f a prominent member of (lie Uanagsm-'nti Comtnilteo of that union that an adjourncd meeting would not Ik> necessary, , y al f,° «<;«pi<'d his assurance that, SO loilir ,1S the fundamentals \v?w jiot intorfcred with, tho English Union would) "° option to any amendments l>> the New- /oaland Union in tlio bus o t.ie game t 0 mi:c(i j. c ,|„j I . cu!( ,„; 5 _ n was that, the menlimr of w New Zealand Union to take the sicps that wore •re(|ui3,t ß in order that cli'ecfc night be g.ven to the decisions of the October meeting had b-nii deferred until Mis very eve of the football season. Iho TOiinuit'eo of tl, o Now Zealand Union was not 111 sympathy with the propes.-d r.-. form, and its action in this matter was ggCslne jf more obstructivencss. that, was calculated t 0 cause embarrassment. Itere was 110 reason why the meeting, which v.a.s now convened for'next month, • "WW not. have hen already held, and •ore „ ; , s oYery wl)Vi )!!p li.mng been so lon-r delayed, ilio New; w- I'l I'l r'°r ? l,oulll llllV(! eonKiiunicatol lie Lnghsn Union and have endeavoured to ascertain the feeli,,- 0 n the sttbIn li.e circunisNtnces, as the O'lago 1,;ul ll'o initiative in the reH, lnoV<, "rf' 1,0 that it shoi'ld accept t e responsibility of giving wS if' ° ■ t'"' 1 ' " l: ; eli,,K of l>r()|lo ' i:,ls wiucl, f carried, would ensure that the ol'jc-ct bring the amended law.s into XS' 10 eo,ni " s sp:,io "' woukl bo

i"" " 10 ln o'i 0 » of the Chairman, seconded »}' -Mr I'. Campbell, 11 )0 following rer-clu-jions were carried(l) Thai the ronsliliiion of this union lw ;unfti<k-(l by I lie addition lo iu]p 2 of lh" words "suljjocf alum's i) such modification as this union may introduce ; (2) thai a copy of llie amendnionls hi ih<? laws of the 'as apnrovod bo imiKsmilfed fo fh o finn-Jish Union villi an intimation that it is thn intention of IHS U.JJIOI) to br!n<r ilie aniomhiionfs into force during the coming season, with llm icijiißst I!\;:1 i|,o Knjr|isli t'nion will eonsi'nt lo modification in New Zealand in tne laws in th,> manner contemplated by (Ins union; (3) that copies of the last preceding rosolim,)" bo forwavded to the Now • out h U ales and Queensland Rushy Unions tlioiv information." The Pecrefary of the New Zealand Rncfbv 1 nioii wrote statin.; that 11,e spceial mooing of delegates conycned for March 4 had been postponed unlil Tlmrsdav. 18th ••iaioli, ami notices of motion should roach him not liitov || mn thai date.—Kecnived lhe Secretary of the Noiv / ea | am | rnjo]l also foiwarded a copy of the proposed amendments to the laws of the game as agreed upon by the cciinmitlce in terms of tne resolutions of deifies in October iart. In the opinion of lhe committee, under lhe |i!o;ent couslitulioii n[ the union, it would 1)0 necessary for the proposed amendments to tie approved by lhe English nimby I mon before they cnn become operative, and llm commute,, iberefoi-e pointed out that if any union desired the alterations In take eflect during Ilio coming season it would be necessary to give notice to amend spoc'fir nips of thn union. The annui! mooting of the union was hxed for March 27.