FOOTBALL.

Timaru Herald, Volume XIIIC, Issue 14211, 30 May 1910, Page 7

FOOTBALL.

MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE. Xiie Management Committee of the -Outh. Canterbury Rugby Umou met 3u Saturday evening, all the members being present-. A req ues t- xruia the AY a i raa t e 11 eieree's Association for rules was passed 011 t-o the local association and an application from YVaimate school fur tiie use or the Athletic Grounds on June lit:; was granted.

The itutiotimaster notified that an Friday next, the day of the tournament. the nioriuiijj train from Oauiaru would stop at the Caieeionian Grounds; tiie- evening trains would leave Xinraru ior Asii!>nrtoit at 5.10, for Oanmru at 0.33, and ior l-'airlie at 5.4 U. Tho .\".Z. Union forwarded a list of Uisquahiiciitioiis. and the minutes of committee, meet-ni: held on ISth May. Au explanation Wits also for of the delay i:i dealiiit; with the Cunnartl ease, and the secretarv was instructed

xo forward the required iuiormation

The imate Sub-Union notified the appointment of Mr J. Harley as senior delegate to the S.C. Union. The Albion Ciu'b (ChristcliurcL) wrote expressing their intention of entering three teams for the tournament if the games could be concluded ill time tu enable players to return home by the 4.1 train. —The secretary had replied that it was impossible to conclude tire tournament m time to enable this to be done. The secretary 01 the N.Z. Reierces Association forwarded the j>eaie of expenses and loss 'oi time allowance to lie charged by referees Glaciating in loreign matches. The highest tender (Mr Rodgers'.i for catering privileges at the tournament was accepted. Brother Egbert wrote asking permission to briug before a general meeting -.if deiegati-s his proposal to divide the forces or the- Alain Sc-he-o! in the schools competitii-n. and the leave asked for was granted. The Yv'airarapa and Southland Villous ;\skc<l ior consideration wh.on th.e I'nion v:as arianging its representative niatclii-s. and a sub-committee was appointed to go into the ouesnon 01 representative fixtures genarally. It was decided to ho';d the next meeting of delegates on Tuesday. 7th June. The behaviour of the spectators at. th.- Temuka ground last Thursday was discussed at considerable knwth. and it iVB.s agreed that de'-icivc- action nui-t !-e taken in the int-n-sts of the ar.ire to i:-revent a recurronoe of such eoaduct. The committer re-ogmsed that the Temuka players were WauK-'.es* in the matter, the referee stating that

the teams accepted liis decisions without demur ..and it was regretted that it was impossible to puni.-h the oil'cnders v. itimut- iiK-oiivenii'ja-injr the players. but as the outcome of tin- discussion ii was resolved that- the Temuka : ground should be disqualiried for ail matches during the pleasure of tli.; . I'uion. ! Oiving to the large number of c-ji- : trie- it was decided that the tournament should commence at, 9.39 a.r.i., and teams not ready to stare at the programme time will be liable to dis- : (jualuication. I F. Herring, an Av.ckland forward is I una.ble to go with the football team to I Australia. I Splendid entries have been received . for the seven-a-s;de tournament 011 Fri- . day next. Eight- senior teams arc- >.n- ---| jitsiitid. including Albion (a crack j Christchurch club* and Kakaia (a club ; with a gout! record in Ash burton tournaments!. Fourteen junior sevens have ; been nominated. .Vsliburton, Waimate i and Mackenzie Clubs being freely engaged. Nine president'.-. a«i;l four i lourth-grade teams complete the list. • and more than thirty games will require to played before the contests aro decided. QUEENSLAND BEATEN. Fties Aasoeiiitton-By Telesraph-Copyrigkt Received 5 p.m.. May 29th. SYDNEY." May '2O. Ten thousand persons witnessed the iootball match. Queensland v. New South M ales. Ir was a fast open trams for the greater portion of the match. The difFerei-.ee in points was only hve to three, the visitors well holding their own. Towards the finish tiie "Welshmen showed good combination. which was lacking in the earlier stages. SENIOR. MATCHES. Per Press Association. CHRISTCHURCH. May TO. The results of the matches ivaiyed yesterday were as follows:—.Vierivah- < 1 - - v. Albion (0), Liuwood k>> v. Christchureh (3), Sydenham 'l9) v. Canterbury College "(0). Old Boys t3) v. Marists Old Boys (oj. GABIES IN DUNF.DX. W'XKDIN. May l\S. Itiigby fotbali r- sult-i—Taicri Rovers a-*! beat Union (o>. Southern (171 beat, I nsrerstsy \Gj. Xingari Richmond c2s> "-.yat Pirates (Si. Alhambra (IS) Kat l\:ukcn;ai (nil). Tort Chalmers (£3; beat Dunedin (3j.