FOOTBALL.

Timaru Herald, Volume XIIC, Issue 13697, 12 September 1908, Page 7

FOOTBALL.

kugby UXIUN. i Management Committer of the K»gOy L'niwtt'inct yesterday, Air F. U Vvauoa pre«ding- • In connection w«th the junior repr>«=en<4iv« game agsurwt Wsimate «ab-Unron Thursday it wa*> «kvkled to a«>k the \vaimat« Uni'-n U» appoint a Miitabk local piet'wbty Golfktone; also to psg- the train expense* of the team of ill; players under tl»e manageimnt Mr U'Leary. /I tK »w" Zealand B«igby I mon wrotv tb»t * «p«cial meeting of would held in Wellington «m October l>t t«> «oosider alterationn to tl>c Kugby game the Jaws regarding proKcoion-wi.-iii. o£ the- proved alteration--, which liiTf aiteady b<yn snbmitted to the Kug liab Vnion, wer«' lomarded. —It agreed to deal with tlic letter at a futur»* mating. Celtic Club appealed agaii*t t|K' Celtic 11. ami Teninka 111 Mng awarded to Te-rouka. lb'' iKiiiil* "f th«' appe.d were % f«»ll«»ws: *Jl»c ball was tbfwwn in from a tine out in Cedtic> 26, xn|t] being caught by a "Icniiika plaj>T 'hat man trawrferml it back to Fi*her who mi»Be an attempt to punt the ball while tuning tackled *b* a t 'eltic play«-r. Ihe Temuk* player got his kick m and tlv b4il. after Ktriking opp»*?ing player, wflU over tike goal. 'lhe wfcree gave » jjgul though hf- Ind not ai tually *e»-n the hajl kicbed. —Mr Th<»iiiJ<«>n. r«'f«-ree» in th|> match, stated that he did not tiailly ««■ the ;Tenioka player ki<k tike but ftom the l*«-t of hi." bclk'f it drop kick, and he wan tf tl»».' opinion. AfUr wys decided tn uphold the r< f»-re<* -*'< A letter rcceivcl from Mr T. -lor«I*|I r»- a tripping and it way <U< idcd to 3>k Mr Jordan ami Mulcahy, the player rn#r>"rn<?ii, to mc«*t tb" conillllt< l» Xt Friklay. dusnualilkd player who illegally gam<><l idmkfion to the Ca?ed* nian («rottnds la»t Thmvlay i» to be a»-ke<i to toecl tlx.commit»| ;,H» s tiext n»«'eting. and to answer the charge. f toucklin'e topics. (By C.K.H.I Auckland play Utago to d«y, at Ancfcland. th*. junor t«jm W» J i«ate on Thursday, to play the Sul» I'uum rep*. Temuka n*j^ated' tlicir tournam ill performance by running into lb- tinal gaiiic* of each elas* in th 1 * (niiijw-tition!'. Three of th- foul comp.litions are now finished. The winuerj arc:—Senior, I'irates-; tbir-1 grade, Teninka; fourth, Celtic. Zingaii and Temuka arc t»till lerH f.>r tins junior fla^. Sine- 1882, 99 matelMV have ben played by New Zealand teams with fifteen* of Australian player>. Of the 99. New Zealand ha» won 80. !•**» 17. drawn 2. Mr Hyam.«, of Wellington, bax wjtn»i«*ed 45 of ganKs^ Comp»'tfi<«n fina'.'* at Teninka bid f' tn Wfoine a>«oeia : «d with iii'id*n." in conn.'ttion with potted goakv Last v»af Temuka '-••n''or* annevd 'be pie a' \ ict'iria I'aik. Imating S;.«r l»y a goal droppe»l by -10-* Hotidi<'k. A deal of Ivartbuming wa> «ani~d l>y • hi! ki< k, wbiflt »» alleged <o h «\c l*een « punt, to bate fallen ttnd« r tbe Imr, and to Im*«* l>e>-n taken after litn* - >hould ha\e b.n c..Uel. «>n Thursday week, on >Mme grouml. 'l«niuk.« )im ivr# earned 'b' right t«» play otr with V. ngan for the and tlm> pot'ed goal inefrkrnt occur red winch '■> still m inemory. Tbt# week. e ; dl at \ wtori.i l'ark. in" a tit rd gr.oJ'- lin.tl. slic w. H known g«MI snapper Ki-lx r t fcuttcl ht-« *id«« with four jHttnli and .i "in by t kick which Celtic de« lar-- t•» li.t»e I>-< ii a pntl' and to haic Ucii triui-lifi -n High'. As fir a* the j.nnt thetny go--s tt is hard to l>e!iew tha Fu-hcr wt.uM try. a punt when a diop »j> jM»vsili|e. l»«t .»p|tareii:ly ibet'- tn-ult,. .ts to tbe clean High of the ball Along with otl«r UnHitJ." "hull hen «lurgtil with hoarding up ni'"iie\. the Auckland l"m<iti h.ts iteeii Itl-mnd l»-r meanness in its treatment t,( play «n. ><»nie figure* hate i «»nie my w »' which throw fit Ihi. p«>iuf In tive yratN tl»«- Aurklmd Cui"ti Im* haoderi «»ver .* !ir- gift t«> • ach cluh the »uni of 1&10 lo rre<: training ii>oiii» At the ««flnliMriic«n>*-i»I «>l each s»a-t>n it to rat h rlnb 30 s« a»t»ti «i. k- lr> t" 1 Ktounds an«! Mantis. Thtje tn-kctr. .irr to vice pr*std-tit* .u £1 1» . .«■ li. thtar. > n JC-'l 1"* 'he t-lul» ftlttd- tJrants h.ite bf*n ni «'te t"> iiilf a doitcn Cnktns, £."io ca- li to 'l.uaii.»ki and i«e>uth Canterbury being included. Loans have be*n m.vk* t" the AsMtrj.ition and Australian ff*»tl»all l«-dics i<» enald*« tbeni t<» carry on. I'layets at«- covre.l l>v frre ' iitturain r wln«li i-jitic< il 1 .» we.'fc. iiK>lic.»l fl.|»nse-, and medicine. liospit.il .in<l denta! t-lpcnvs An average of £2O0 1 to £.>o) i« annually Ht»t otf travelling ex|ien»es. and iX~-0 a year to taj*. and cup winners.

All expenses of provincial players are defrayed, and members of representative • earns partake of all enteitaiwnjnts given to visiting .footballers. Anybody who iiao experienced' the hospitality of the Aucklauders trill realise what this means. •Une S,Z. rep. who was reported to be going over to the professionals m,/ornieal tJbe' writer that ;"the man who f.'ifaeiTf *ati»i£ietl vritb aiiiat-eur fool ball m 1 Auckland is crying for the niuon." • The no-score draw between Zingari and Temuka leave* the junior competition still unsettled. Thursday's game was * better on- in every rerpect than tin one played at Temuka. the previous week; play wan not xo hard, though jtwt. ar» kccii. (Ik- gtouud wa> nrnie suitable f«r football, and more skill war ditplayvd. A nor'w#**: wind gave a decided udvan age to (Jic team playing from the north-.-™ end, but neither side made full u.-" of ii, Temuka. in the first *pell content !o keep to Ili»- seaward side of ihe ground, and getting li.ile lienelit fiont the wild. Kat ii r. ani did iu> lies'. «m play a pacing game. Temuka getting mo*: opportunities ihiougli Iki er tcruin work, but indiffeient handling and deadly tackling prevented any kcoic. The lir.-t half left Temuka with a bit tho l»c>: of ih-.* game. but. after changing end* they were defending pr<(ty tveil all .the time, and '"at. no sid** Zingan were able •j claim a decided fufrer ori;y in every thing* but ability. MtKellar was the M>mtdCht, bok on tl>~ ground, and saved Temuka. from defeat. tSillespie ako g<>t through without mistake, and Snrringe some veiv useful mark*. Th»- 'I ernnka pack w.*ic not. mi prominent as in lasV week's game, and Heath and Oe-dy wer«< about th- be.-*:. K. Darroch did a lot of work for Zingari—at t roes ua? inclined to do too much—and used the line cleverly. Llagcrty at threequartcr «a»' .1 det.nJc*l suet c-r-, ..and got in -tune Milan work. MaMin and Js»<cvenson play..d line game# in 'die pack, and lii.tdley showcu better form than in any game I haw seen. As the weather' .s now In'toiiiing ui.<-«a>«niabU- for luoibiill, it t-.ould s.a.hfy everybody 'il each team has it# nam* worked on th«* Hag. Willi Zingari on top mi account! ol hard luck.

'lhere, has been some misconception regarding the "appeal" made* to tho Union or the Zingaii Club fn res fieri to the 1 tot ted goal incident, at Temuka. So toruial protest wa» entered, and no deposit" was made; tha-matter ajipur.s to have Intin lnought lorwarxl win a view of ventilating a grievanix l , and no expteasiou of ox>inion from the N.Z. Ket'.rces* A>sociation, to whom the matUr has been re'fcired, could award the gauio to Zingari. This could be done only by, tbo ltugby Union, on a regular appeal. fcjoiiit- one who uses an a.s»um<d name puf« foitii a challenge- in nio. 'o piovc that the rvfeiee was light in not awarding the goal to Zingari. A» it, is not possible to alter the- rvault of the' gain-, even Uiuugh «-v.-iybetdy wishes it could have be-n dune, 1 w ill content my •elf with trying that tbe oih> thing in th-' rule ln-ok which puts forth any jumi tication for going behind the l<it«r of the law, even in a ca.»e of distinct, haul-.-hip. i- ill- note which enjoin* that "on.- Mde rhall not gain an advantage tiuotigh its own faults.'' Certainly 'lf lutika gamed a material advantage liy its own fault; but the instruction i* obviously meant to restrain a teferee frttin whittling in Mich si cas • Having whi'tled he iisu-i li- governed by the ruling that "a referee having given a decision, cannot altrr it undvr any ort unistant cs." and t hat "i{ a I'feiee wlii.-tle, even th'tugh 'inadvertently, play inii-l 1m? »tt>p|»C!!.' In any ta-c ihe i- (.!••■ ttnild ii.,; ,mait| a U'tal w hw-lt h>» illd not ve. At least _ rti:* is how tin- matter ap|iear% to in-. It may not be out of plat e to M inaik ho«e\ct. that. 11l- Itcf.-ie Av«H ia ion do tutt je-ri <i< r any avsi-taiue in intcrpi. t ing lb i ii|«**. by the nniiicr m wlii'h in i net i«tii* w hi< h ai e appnicnrly ni*ant to be gen-ial Ii .tppl|< a'lou .lie I.l' If I uii'i'.r -1 • < • 1111 <ai c 111 lh*lr bv law*".

"lb* t tl| n-jnMitlcnl who HllttS alwiut the Zitlgait |v « 111|»li »t :■ 111 a^scittliu that the ptesent iul » < annot If »! iet< h*-»i to make any {.trier, and h** pro » !>■ t • r no ju-t itn at ion for tin? • t,•teiii'lit I iiai« made two or thiec lnn*--> that til - " held ball '' provision i*. net pre]*er!v it|mini*trr-tl |Vrh-«[«-115* fil'lld iti- «:<i.|:*vi th. pi>-»«-nt- end**, |terh «p« he ha* not ; but «•* i dentlv he if> «iili the r il body in thinking ih.it 'be I'flet-ei" Ao'ii-mli'mi ha* niucit-i the- I.hi .hop of a:ts.f'!\i.e-> fiiiiti t If- itilf Imm'U If it i- no! pi v-nnipt |t»n. I r-llotild like* to that* in* attention l«< tin* . ' II n player, while holding or tunning with the ball. lie. he Ml*T at oik'- J.'Ut it f .111 ly tl"» ii K-twecn himv-lf antl his opjtonent'* goal* j*lt. " A nn> a«Hs thai, the w..t«?» ' " at , are It. U* Ilitet]. rle i " irtv tnith " Ai.* :b* \* As b*a-: h tlf the »!":titn- wjin-h now tw-ur follow a In Id bill, and th- c- rnnion pr.n !;if i>> >l!ow a wintlmg match b-fof wlits",ling for th" :ciiim. If jdayers kne-v that

the penalty—a frte. kick—would be enforced immediately, the ball . "would be pUt down, and th« tussle and the scrum would be unnecessary- In case it. should be urged that » iiian cannot always put. the ball dt?»tn it should not be overlooked tha'. a penalty is in order against. the man who prevent? it b.-ing put down. If referee*. would award the free kick one way or the other it. would not matter much -wlii'.'li way ons of the black spot* would disappear from the Rughv sun. Another rule which I have not seen rigidly enforced is that governing playing on the ground. A penaity should bo inflicted for interfering with th- ball wh b>t laying on the ground, for not jre'tinc up inuiK-diately, or for not rolling From the bail, in addition to not parting with it at once when on the ground. Has thi& been carried out? Again it may be urged that a player who falls or is put down is not allowed to get up. penalise the mail who prevents him from doing so, ahd the practice of kicking the man who stop}, a rith would cease. I alii qbitc aware that this is the voice of one crying in the -wilderness, but I am just as certain that a great many of those who have suddenly discovered the need for reform have overlooked tome sweeping changes: introduced within the last two years, and are still playing the game of three years