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Otago Witness, Issue 2928, 27 April 1910, Page 61

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By Left Wing. Rcslyn-Wakari's Senior team is as follows:—Goal, Knowles; backs, Webster and A. Dow; halves—Keen, Garnett, Bradley ; forwards—Ramage, Carey, Gardner, Ritchie, M'Dougall. Northern's team will be something like this:—Goal, J. Shepherd: backs, R. Shepherd and Irvine; halves—Simpson, Kilgour, and another; forwards—Evans, Timlin (2), Chadwiek, and Donald. Mornington Second Grade and Christian Brothers held a combined practice game on Montecillo. and although 6ome .good football was -shown by both sides, most of the players seemed only out for a. gentle canter, not taking the game seriously. Perhaps the best effort of the day was the last goal scored by the. Christian Brothers' inside left. It was a real beauty, beating the goal keeper the whole way. According to the latest cable news, Newcastle United have again run into the final of the Eriglish Cup. On previous occasions they have always started hot favourites in the final, but always seemed to play, wretchedly in the latter, stage. During the past three years they have been cock of the walk as far as real football is concerned, and, according to the critics, they play the finest football since Aston Villa's palmy days. The team is mostly composed of Scotchmen, and includes the famous Wilson, who gained the title of "Everton Football Club goal mine." It is said that

f Newcastle United paid close on £2OOO for ! this man. No fewer than 70,000 persons ! watched the game. This probably constitutes a record for Newcastle Another important item is that the English Football Association has abolished the wage limit. When this law came into force it was thought that it *?ould give the smaller towns a chance to compete .against the wealthier clubs. In this respect it has proved a hug© success. Take, for example, this year's finalists: Newcastle is a first league team, whilst Barnsley is only a second leaguer. However, in other respects it is a failure. It is an open secret that the £4 per week limit holds good in name only, but it is a very difficult, matter to bring the offenders to book. lis was done in one instance (Manchestei City), where it was found that some players were receiving £6 and more per week. The upshot was that some of the players were fined £IOO and never allowed to play for this team again, at the same time being suspended from playing for any other club for 18 months. The secretary was informed that he would be no longer allowed to take part in the management of any team in England. One of the most striking arguments against tho wage limit was that the leading teams could procure the cream of Scotch talent at £4 per week, whilst their own countrymen could not keep thorn north of the Tweed at £6 per week and bonuses. A new instruction to referees, issued per medium of the. "Referees' Chart," is to the effect that "charging must, not be penalised unless it is violent or dangerous." It is also mentioned that "the duty of a. referee to order a player off for violent conduct, or after a caution foi ungenilemanly _ behaviour, is emphasised by the alteration made in the law by the "inter-* national Board in 1909." A further ins tree* tion to referees is:—"Avoid pointing oat or placing a hand on a playe. when caution* ina him." Something like £2192 was drawn owr th« three games of the Scottish Cup tie be* tween Queen's Park and Clyde. It is officially announced that Jack Sharp, the Everton and English internationalist outside right, is to retire at the close of the present season. Sharp has been with Everton for over 10 seasons, having previously played with Hereford Thistle and Aston Villa. He has helped Everton to win the English Cup, .and as at cricketer has played for Lancashire ami England, v being the only professional footballer to accomplish the double feat. Sharp gets his cricket benefit this summer, when Lancashire play Yorkshire at Old Traffcwd, OTAGO FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION The weekly meeting of th« Otago Foe*ball Association was nold on Monday, Mr W. R. Sinclair presiding. The Uround Committee's report on t&e* state of the grounds was adopted It was' resolved that the secretary write to dm secretary of the Ladies' Hcckey Oluo, which had erected hockey posts on the Tinajbsheds. Ground, pointing out that the Ciijj Council had given to the O.F.A. the rigA* to use the ground during the football seatson.—The Grounds Committee was authorised to lay out a schools' ground at t£» end of Culling Park. ■■ The sacretary was instructed to apply for the usa of the pavilion oh Culling Park Tii© sub-committee's report upon ih» proposed amendments to the Biowm Shidd competition rules was adopted. •■ The principal amendments approved were t&e limiting of.;, th© . challenges which tho holders nt«d accept to three in one season —the acceptance of additional challenges being at: the option of the holders—and ai» alteration of the present distribution of receipts, so that in . future the N.Z.F.Ashould have 10 per cent, of the ptofits ire* stead of 10 per cent, of the gross takings the remaining profits to be shared by that challenging- and challenged associations in the proportion of 70 per cent, and 20 per cent, respectively. Consideration of the sub-committee's Te-, port in re amendments to by-laws was deferred for a week, and it was decided &>' call a special meeting of all O.F.A. defer gates to confirm and adopt the amended by-laws. The secretary of the Roslyn-Wakari Club reported that three defaulters hod paid their arrears.—Disqualifications iei moved. The secretary of the Northern Club fori warded the names of several defaulters.—• Disqualified until subscriptions pa-d. It was laid down as a ruling flat, ht view of the abolition of tie district! 6eheme, a player having paid hi=. subscriptions duA was free .-to join any club ie chose this season without requirng a trai*fer from the club he was with last season. In the ease of a player having joined m club this year, a transfer would be neces?sary before he could play for another club, and it was resolved—" That no transfer ba granted unless the application be accompanied by an acceptance of the applicant'* resignation by his former club." The secretary of. the Northern B (thh"d eleven wrote applying for a transfer for J. Shepherd from Senior to Third fiinde.—Referred to tho secretary of the Northern Club. Applications for football l ' at rednesd rat-f>s were received front Hnv/pf. FashTaieri. ar.d Papakaio Sehoo'*.—The first two applicationr- were granted, the apolinant from Papakaio to be aslwd whether it was a Rugby or an Association baH that was desired. It was resolved that vaq-i,jti">tjon fees be payable not Later than It was resolved that vfcvies he askf»d to enforce strict discipline threwarJKvt. the season, and to n&nort; anyinetanens of conduct prejudicial to the good name of the sport.

ASSOCIATION CT.7P FINAL. LONDON, Anvil 24. The Association cup final at Nowoastlo (United v. BamsJey) resulted i.n a drawn pame. w«li side soorin tr a area I. The crime, which was ■witnessed hv 70 000 spectators, will be replayed at Liverpool on the 28th inst. WAGE LIMIT ABOLISHED. LONDON. Anvil 24. The Football, AesGoiation abolished the limit,' but resolved to allow homii-es to Wale?.