LATE FOOTBALL.

Otago Witness, Issue 2275, 7 October 1897, Page 30

LATE FOOTBALL.

A meeting of the committee of the Otago Rugby Football Union was held yesterday afternoon, and attended by Messrs Gal la way (president)," Wilson, Campbell, Harris, Strong, Torrance, and Hutchison. The secretary was instructed, in terms of the resolution passed at last week's general meeting, to communicate with the other unions in the South-Island inqniring their views m to" the desirability of establishing a Sooth Island union. A letter was read JErom the Wellington Union drawing .attention to charges in the public press of " rough play against the Wellington team in the Wellington-Otago match, asking the union to confirm oil repudiate these charges, and, if the former, to forward the statements of officials ; . and also asking for evidence upon the statements .reflecting upon the conduct of the Wellington captain after the match. Upon the latter point" the secretary was instructed to reply that the committee were not in a positionto jpve^anylsteWmenV With respect, to the other' pbition of the Wellington Union r f letter it was resolved— " Tfiafc : in thef opinion of thig committee the play wag- rough, bub any rough play that occurred was due to the- lax control of the- referee ovar the game, and, as tbe referee is the ultimate judge in matters of fact, the committee think that no good purpose would be ■erved by further complying with the request ef the Wellington Union. 1 '