FOOTBALL.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLVII, Issue 15221, 20 May 1920, Page 5

FOOTBALL.

liEFEREBS' ASSOCIATION. \,r A meeting of ,the . Poverty Bay .Rugby \Jiiion Referees' Association was held, last "' night, 1 Mr J. B. 'BroWn presiding- oyer 'a, good "attendance. ' V" ; .'/';' '".,'. The annual report of the New, 1 Zealand, Iteferees' Association showed that '/ there i. were 19 affiliated associations, two /haying been dejeted for non-payment of dues. At, a copference of •affiliated associations, it. had . been decided that the advantage, rule should, be •:. applied'.. to. the "throw-out . from the ■ toiichrline, and .further .that in iho event of a knock-on by a player who is able to recover the., ball before it/ i ouches tpe ground, the play, shalj ) ;..not be stopped. . .. ' A. ■' decision . of. . tho^ confer-, ence, was the/ball need not .hbcess'arily t be a played with ihe .foot 'after d tackle, 'but according to the executive's interpretation, of the rules, this/ decision can 'have, no effect. A recommendation haa been ii)»ade ) o the Nev; Zealand ltugby Union that (he home Rugby Union should appoiUt referees for gll matches, including representative .matches. Although there, was a considerable, pipount of subscriptions outstanding, tho balance-sheet showea /a credit to the association of £52 18s Bd. Referees were appointed as follows for forthcoming Saturday matches ;— ; • , Seniors: .Old Boys y? u T,lnite'd, Reserve No. 1, '3 p.m., Mr W. jt. j^urge ;' Mangapapa v. High School, Reserve No. 2, 3 p.m., Mr o.r; oison. ( . , „. • Juniors: Kaiti-Cifcy v. Y.M.P., Reserve No. 1, 1.30 p.m., Mr E. J. Poswillo; llnitrd v, Huia, "Reserve No. 2, 1.30 p.m., Mr M. Osborne. ...'•'•■ Third Grade: Kaiti-City v. High School, High School ground. 1.30 p.m., Mr J. O'Neill; Pirates ','v. United, liigh School ground, 3 p.m., -/Mr Corbett. United 'Football ( Ciub.— Tlie follpwirtg players , will represent .United seniors pgal'rtst, Old „B ovs. on Saiui'day : Harris, ,Poj'lpc!k (2), ChriSD (2), .ljfcG.erty,-.'Bean, T,a,wless, Lpckie,', Heeney, Patty, Copper, Gollett, McHor, Winto.r, . Lewis, Turnbull, Corbett. Juniors v.. Huia, on the, reserve „nt 1.30: , Black, .Goodwin, Richards, ; ptucky,. Weston, Whitfield, Kay, Mplvor, .Seal, Heeney, Lloyd, McElea'n, Wahl, Senior, Riddiford. Turnbull, Stichbury, 'Martin. Cowie, Miller. .Thirds v. Pirates, .High School ground, 3 p.m. : . Hatton, l.rr'ile. Chni-lcs. Maccke. Forbes, Warren, ' Knight, .' Sutcliffe, McKenzie, Edge. Rich- ' .•'•.rds, Shadbblt,. Lloyd, Pollock,, Thohias, [Morris, R0bb. .,,.,. . , . ■■■■„.