FOOTBALL.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 12464, 25 May 1911, Page 7

FOOTBALL.

NKW fcKALANn Itl'OflY I'XION

WKLLINtJTON, Irt.it night. Tin- management, i-ummittee of the New Zpalaiul Rugby >•. Union met, last evening. The South AiK-klalid Viikm iwrfified that it had challenged the- Auckland Union f<»' the -Ranftirly Shield. It was derided to iisk thp union if it had suggested a date to the Auckland Union, or if not what date •it proposed. The New Zealand University, Football Committee wrot* "utating- that t-ho Sydney 'University Football Club liad invited it to send' to Sydney a twin representing the New. Zealand I; Diversity during the .present season". It was proposed to p|«y (wji mutches against tlio Sydney University,. «nd one match ■ against an •uttxide team. The. following was the proposed itinerary:— l^;»ve Wclliiifctixi June _3rd, arrive Sydney Jtine. 27th, play Sydney University July Ist and sth, play team to bo fixed by New South Wales Rugby Union July Bth. leave Sydney July Bth, arrive Wellington July 12th. The kam would consist of 18 players and a manager. The committee • asked the. union's pormission -for the tour. The application was grunted, subject to the tc'flin agreeing to publish a - statement' of receipts and expenditure alter.. -the, tour, , ■■ Sydney Paul, of Blenheim. w|;o 'wns disqualified four seasons- agm for playing football under the Northern .. Union mien, appUedlo have his casq.sreQonmdorctL .Tt was decided that the union had.no power to. grant reinstatement. The committee of English Union forwarded thoj .following rcsolutiim: "That such memers of ...the. i-omuiitteo w rqsidc m the metropolitan area, or have a,, place ofjmsiness m that aren, forin,,,tho jaw^j fluh-comuiittee. . together with one accredited representative -of the combined unions of .New Zealand, Queensland, and New South' Wales; rand one of the South African Board. All: questions of of laws shall be. rcfexred. to this qommittcn, who shall report thpir rulings to. the full committee, no ruling to take effect or he published until approved .of by the'fpll conimittcc." Represen. tations -of the ••otnbinod unions of^New Zenland, Queensland;- and Now Soutli Wales, and of tho South African board /ihall . bo "invited to attendt a meeting of the full committee when rulings oi the sub-corn mit tec are to be considered, and may votq thereon." It was decided to get into communication with the Queensland and New South Wales ' Unions, with a view to^. representative being appointed, and suggesting that Mr Wray Pallficr nil tho office. The- appointment of selectors for tlio South Island was held over. '

REFEREES' ASSOCIATION. At the weekly meeting of the Poverty Bay Referees' Association last night the lullowinir appointments were; mac^c for next Saturday's football matches: — Seniors.- Kfiiti-City v. \.M.C'.A., Mr R. McWhirtcr,: United v. V.M.P., Mr L. F. William*. Juniors: Kaiti-City v fcarrison, Mr Osborne;., United v. V.M.P., Mr , Hepburn. , Third Grade: 2 p.m. match, Mr A. Wallace; 3 p.m. match, Mr If. Cam. „Th,e resignation! of Mi CO. Hansea as secretary of the Association was • accepted witii regret, vand M^r- J, McCredio was appointod m his place. ■■■ ,- i ' ■' ' • ■juJL^^SJS^-^- 7^ cvcllinss The following teams will represent V.M.C.A. J-.oQtball Glub m their. .matches on Baturdav next:— Seniors. w Kaiti-City, (Domain, 3 p.m ) • Capstick. Pita Te Hau, Miller, Campbell, Wood, Clark, King. McColl, Russell, Pewh&rangi, Winter. Coulter, Carter,,, Grifflths, Ijavis ; einergeticy,.Thompw>n Juniors V. Y.jSP. (DomAhl, I.4S.p.m.^.ifeDoiien. Porter, Kay, Hutto V^W**^ Praser,;Per.rj',;w m ter, Qa?! Aitkeu. Chirnside. Thirds- v. Garrison (Park Raetcourse, 3 p.m.): Nisbett, Greig, Butler Parker, Sweet, Clar.e, Richardson, Ovendten Runciman, Barlow, West, Vowles.. Moore, Par-