FOOTBALL

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 20, 18 July 1911, Page 7

FOOTBALL

} TARANAKI RUGBY UNION. The committee of the Taranaki RugbyUnion met at Stratford on Friday night. | Present: Messrs Buchanan (in the chair) I and MeLeod, Rev. Scott, and Mr. Skoglund (secretary). NEXT THURSDAY'S MATCHES. It was decided that Stratford and Tukapa meet at New Plymouth next Thursday, Clifton meeting Elthara at Waitara, unless the committee decides differently in the meantime as regards the latter match. BAYLY SCHOLARSHIP. Messrs Tyrer and Pridhnm asked that the athletic competitions in connection with the Bayly Scholarship should be held at the end of October.—lt was decided to leave the matter in the hands of Messrs Cargill, Malone and Skoglund. JUNIOR PLAY-OFF. The second grade play-off, Waimate v. Stratford, is to be played at Kaponga on July 20. The .date for the play-off in the first junior section was left in the hands of the executive. THURSDAY-SATURDAY PLAYERS. The secretary of the Rovers Club wrote stating that on July 8 Star played two Thursday men in their match with Rovers. The club did not wish to claim the match on a protest, but desired some ruling on the matter. —It was decided that the match be re-play-ed, and that the Star Club be informed that no Thursday players can be played on Saturday without they are transferred in regular course by the Union, and that the two men in question be declared Saturday players. ROUGH PLAY. Mr. A. F. Neislon, referee, reported having ordered Ruru Lam, an Okaiawa player, off the field in the HaweraOkaiawa match on July 1 for very rough play. A Hawera player was knocked down by Ruru some time after he had parted with the ball, and he was so seriously injured that he could not continue the game. The secretary reported that he had received no reply to his letter to the Okaiawa Club stating that Ruru had been suspended, and it was decided to hold the matter over till next meeting to enable a reply to be received. • THE SCHOOL GRANT. The secretary of the New Zealand ', Union wrote: "With reference to your , statement concerning school grants, I have been directed to call your attention to the fact that the sum of £lO has been wrongly devoted to the Bayly Memorial Fund. For this reason no allocation has been made to your Union this year. You are expected to spend the £lO in the desired direction, namely, that for which it was voted—the encouragement of primary school football. I have further to remind you tkat 'tW« Union has passed a special vote for the purpose of the Bayly fund."—The letter was received. GENERAL. J. Hunter acknowledged good wishes sent by the Union by telegram on his recent marriage. The headmaster of the New Plymouth TTijrh School reported that Archibald , Bacon, the Bayly scholar, had displayed satisfactory diligence, and was regular in attendance.

Mr. Bigham, referee in the third junior match, Waimatc v. Kaponga, on July 8, reported having suspended Barnes (Kaponga) for using insulting language to him during the progress of the match.—lt was decided that Barnes be cautioned.

A vote of thanks was passed to tha Hawera Club for assistance rendered in connection with the recent rep. match in Hawera.

The secretary of the New Zealand Union asked that one or two names of local referees should be submitted as early as possible, so that the Union and the manager of the country team would be able to fix on a referee for the Taranaki match in good time.

W. E. Hawke, secretary of the Uruti Club, wrote asking permission for the Uruti, Urenui and Tongaporutu clubs to play a local contest for a cup which had been promised for competition.—The contest was approved.—Post.

NOTES. Por the remainder of the season the cup fixtures will be arranged week by week. If Tukapa draws with or defeats Stratford on Thursday, Clifton will be at the head of the Thursday teams, and will meet Stars, winners of the Saturday competition, on the following Thursday at New Plymouth. A seven-a-side tournament is to be played at New Plymouth on August TO, arranged by the promoters of the '•round-the-mountain" cycle race. The suggested dates of the Taranaki reps.' southern tour have been confirmed. The team plays Manawatu, Wellington, Southland, Otago, Canterbury and West Coast in that order. A Bayly Memorial concert will be given at Stratford on August 10, the night of the Maori match. The Recreation Sports Ground has been booked for August 10 by the Taranaki Rugby League (Northern Union rules) for the Auckland rep. match.