CONTROL OF FOOTBALL

Taranaki Daily News, 6 September 1929, Page 5

CONTROL OF FOOTBALL

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REPRESENTATIVE TOURS.

A special meeting of the management committee of the Taranaki Rugby Union was held at Stratford yesterday, when there were present: Messrs. J. McLeod (chairman), R. Masters, W. A. Guy, J. Goodwin, W. H. Moyes, E. H. Y'oung, J. Paterson, J. Garcia and S. E. Neilson (secretary). The Maori Advisory Board asked the union to release a number of players for the Prince of Wales Cup match on September 11. The players were Ike, R. Williams, T. Conroy, R. Watson, T. Robinson and R. Hohaia. As that is the day the Taranaki team visits Manawhenua at Palmerston North, the matter was left in the hands of the sole selector, Mr. Guy, who will accede to the request as far as possible. It was decided to send 21 players on tour with the representative team. Mr. J. Goodwin was appointed manager. The itinerary was approved as follows: — Leave Hawera Tuesday, September 10, and stay at new Royal Hotel, Palmerston North; play Manawhenua on September 11; leave for Napier September 12; stay at Caledonian Hotel; play Hawke’s Bay, Saturday, September 14; leave Napier by cars for Gisborne September 15; stay at Albion Hotel; leave Gisborne by car for Ruatorea September 1G and stay at Coast Hotel; play East Coast, Wednesday 18th; leave Ruatorea for Gisborne, Thursday, 19th; stay at Albion Hotel; stay Poverty Bay September 21; leave Gisborne for Napier September 22; stay Caledonian Hotel; leave Napier by express for home on Monday, September 23.

The B team will play at Rangitikei on Wednesday, September IS, and Wellington on Saturday, September 21. The team will ieave for Marton on September 18; play Rangitikei the same day; leave Marton for Wellington September 19; stay at Grand Hotel; play Wellington. Saturday, September 21; leave Wellington on Monday for home. Mr. J. Garcia was appointed manager.

Okaiawa and City were granted permission to play a match at Hawera on September 11. Star seniors were granted permission to play Hawera seniors at New Plymouth on September 14. It was decided to endeavour to arrange a match between New Plymouth Hi»h School and St. Patrick’s College for the next Hawera Winter Show.

THE CLUB COMPETITIONS.

JUNIOR CUP FINAL.

Finality in the Taranaki club competitions should be reached to-morrow, when Inglewood, winners of the central division, and Star, winners of the northern division, meet at Inglewood to decide the final of the first junior competition. Each team has already 1 won a semi-final by defeating City and Okaiawa respectively. Each has shown the possession of a well-balanced team, so that an evenly contested game should result. Mr. N. Frost will referee.

The star team will be.—Burliss, Lealand, McLeod, O’Byrne, Harvey, Sampson, Hoskin, Ennis, Taylor, Morgan, Smith, O’Byrne, McLeod, Ford, Kendall’ Emergencies: Moorshead, Rotherv; McLeod, Crawford.