FOOTBALL

Otago Daily Times, Issue 15826, 26 July 1913, Page 10

FOOTBALL

A match between the- ■employees of Messrs Wright, Stephenson, and Co. and the National Mortgage, and Agency Company was played at Takma . ,on Thursday under fair • conditions. The play afforded the spectators a certain amount of amusement. The game was very fast and willing, and the pace set soon tola its tale on many of the players. Wright, Stephenson, and Co. scored 11 points in the first spell, for which M'Kelkr was mainly responsible. In the second spell the other side seemed to take a new lease of life, and kept their opponents busy all the time. The game ultimately finished up 17 points to 11 in favour of Wright, Stephenson, and Co. Mr Fairbairn controlled the game. In the junior school match Albany Street v. High School D, the latter will default.

THE NEW ZEALAND TEAM.

Mr G. H. Mason, who will be in charge 'of the New Zealand football team that will visit California, this year, states that he hopes to bo in Wellington early in September, in order to mako arrangements for' the departure of the team. v DISQUALIFIED PLAYERS. The Southland Rugby Union has made persistent efforts to have the life disqualification removed from Northern Union players. ' The New Zealand Union. has been equally persistent in declining the request, and tho local body after fighting, the matter to the last issuo as far as tho controlling body was concerned, wrote asking tlie New Zealand Rugby Union tomato a case to the English Union.. At to-night's meeting of the Southland Union a reply was received to the effect that no good obect would bo scerved by sending the matter to the English Union, as the' easo had already been decided upon by the Appeal Council. This reply caused many hard things to be said against the New Zealand Rugby Union, and it was decided to refer the letter back to that body, A motion was also carried that the. union should make an endeavour to have the headquarters removed from Wellington. If this proved abortive then an effort would be made to influence other unions to support a motion abolishing proxy voting. ASSOCIATION. Four of the leading teams in the Cup competition will be seen in action on Culling Park to-day. The match between Kaitangata and Mornington A, commencing at 1.45 0.m., will be a testing one, inasmuch as Mornington A will rcqniro to win to keep in the running, while Kaitangata cannot afford to risk a loss, whioh may place Northern A above them. The last named, at the conclusion of the fixture already mentioned, will play their return match, against Mornington B, the only team to beat them 60 far this season. Mornington B are fast and vigorous, always in tlie pink of condition, and Northern, who are of the same order, are determined to wipe off tho deficit this time. All grade and school matches will be played today unless the weather should necessitate a postponement, which will then bo notified in the usual way.