FOOTBALL.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXXX, Issue 13091, 3 June 1913, Page 5

FOOTBALL.

POVERTY BAY RUGBY UNION

At the weekly meeting of the Poverty Bay Rugby Union's management committee held last night there '.were present: Messrs H. E. Maude (chairman), W. Howard, C. Morse, S. S. Dean, J. A. Eaton, E. L. Maude, Forn, Fahey, and D. Cowan (secretary).

Garrison, West End, High School, and Kaiti-City Clubs wrote, entering teams for the third : grade competition. The Garrison Club intimated that by entering a third-grade- team they would have to withdraw their B team from the junior competition.— Leave was granted the Garrison Club to do so.

The United Club wrote withdrawing from the junior competition.

Mr W. Oates, president of the Waiapu Sub-Union, wrote stating that as the Tolaga Bay Club had dropped out, leaving only three Tokomaru clubs, the Waiapu sub-union had. practically become non-existent. He suggested thaf the Tuparoa clubs should affiliate and form the Waiapu sub-union.- He had advised the Tokomaru . clubs to affiliate with the Poverty Bay Rugby Union until his subunion was reinstated.— The Chairman and Messrs Dean, Howard, and E. L. Maude were appointed a sub-committee to go into the question of boundaries "re Waimata, Tuparoa and Waiapu, and report to next meeting.

; It was agreed td- aSk Mr Oates to use his best endeavors to^get the-, Tokomaru clubs to 'anHlate, so- ;that their players would, be eligible f <__"< representative te'anis- -• •<• • • ■ ' : - . >

teams. -• • '•■ ■ • '' ■ : - . '« ; Mr Jv B; BroWn, the referee- In the KaitiCity v. Garrison match last Saturday, reorted having ordered : a Kaltl-City player off the field for rough play, alleging that the player had kicked an opponent who was on the ground.— The committee decided to. request the referee ahd the two players concerned to attend a special meeting of the committee at 5 p.m. to-morrow, when the matter will be gone into.

After the reading of a letter from Mr Wv R- Burge, stating that. the last Thursday's match had lapsed owing to teams not turning up, a general discussion ensued, some of the members expressing regret that two Thursday teamsi couldnot be raised in the toiVn.— lt was decided to invite all interested in Thursday football to attend the special meeting of the Union next Monday.

' Mr J*. A. •Eaton', ; secretary jOf the KaitiCity Football Club, wrot.o enquiring what terms the Union would offer the Tokomaru- team to play a. match with KaitiCity during race week next month.— lt was agreed to offer 50- per cent, of the gross gate takings up to £10,

i The. question of the proposed training shed was 'discussed at length, some members of- J the : committee deprecating the fact that players were not availing themselves of the temporary arrangements provided' at the Domain for training.— The Chairman and Messrs Dean, Howard. Fahey, and -E. L. Maude were appointed a committee to go into the question of site and report - to next meeting. '

Matches for this week were arranged as follows:—

Seniors (3 p.m.)— Kaltl-City v. United, No. 1 ground; Garrison* v. Y.M.P., No. 2 ground.

Juniors.— Kaiti-City v. Garrison (1.46 p.m.), No. 1 ground; Y.M.P. v. Matawhero (3 p.m:), Reserve.

Third grade (1.45.p.ni.)— High School v West End, Reserve; Kaiti-City v. Garrison No. 2 ground.

Schools (10.30 a.m.)— Gisborne v. Convent, No. 1 ground; Kaiti v. Makaraka, Reserve; Mangapapa v. Te. Hapara, No. 2 ground.