FOOTBALL.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXIX, Issue 81, 25 May 1911, Page 6

FOOTBALL.

■ . NEW ZEALAND RUG BA UNION. ■ *..* I S\.y l Vi ———— By Telegraph.— Press Association. Wellingtcii. Liist Night. The nianagemeci ooihiqiitee of the New 'Zealand Ituyby Union met this - eve'niug. , ' j The South Auckland Union notified j that, it had chaliengcd Hu* Auckland | Union for the Bnnfnriy Shield, it was | decided jo ask the union if it had sng- j geslej iCjate to the Auckland Union, or, j if not, what dati? it jumposed. The New Zealand University football j committee wrote stating that Sydney | University Football Club had invited if j to send to. Sydney a team representing the New Zealand onivciyities during flic present season. It: was ji'ropliscd to play two matches again:*r*S.vililey I'iiivrrsit.y, and rine:match against an outside team. Following was the proposed itinerary; Leave Wellington June ggrcl.jivnve Sydney June 27th. play Sydney, ti vcy-i.ty ■ July L.t and.ilth. play lea-irf to bc-‘ !i,\i-d by New South Wales Rugby UixiPii on July Sth. leave Sydney July • BUI. arrive Wellington July 12th. T'Jie team would consist of dghfeen plftyers afmi a. manager. The commiCee asked the Union’* permission for the -tour.-r-Tho applioar lion was granted, .subject' to tlm team agreeing to jiubiisli a statement of receipts and expenditure, after The tom!. Sydney Paul, of Blenheim, who was disqualified■ four seasons ago for playing ) 'football under Northern Union rules., up- j plied to have his ease reconsidered.---It , yvas ,decided lo inform applicant that | '■ihiffTjiffSTl had no power to grant the re- j' llnjilleili-nt. The committee of the English Union | forwarded the following resolution; ; .".That such 'members of tlm committee ! who reside in the ij«'tvopo|.i'tan area or | have a jibiciv hf‘| hii'siiuws ,in Hurt area. 1 form the 3nxT * siilmaVnunirta'e together with one mmrediied representative of the combined unions of New' Zealand, Queensland,’‘and New Smith Walt s, and one of the South .African board. Alls questions of interpret:'.lion of laws shall j lie referred to this committee, who shall * report their ruling-, to the full epmmil- ‘ tee, and no ruling to take effect I or he published until approved of.by tb.fi i full committee.. Represeuiatives of com-j billed unions of New Zeabjinl, 'Queen*- i land. New South Wales and of the §.o«th j African board shall be invited to utleiidj a meeting of the full committee when ■ the rulings of tlm sub-commit tee arc to i be considered, and may vole, thereon.’’—; J It was decided jo get into-communion-! tion .with Queensbiml and New South \ Wale: with R view to a representative | being appointed and .suggesTbig llvat Air,! Miser fill the office. A ydl jle ajipdjntiiieiit of a ..seJactpikfor :-t!re I N.mt.h Tsfaifd wa* lield o’/eii •