FOOTBALL.

Timaru Herald, Volume XCVIII, Issue 18084, 10 June 1924, Page 8

FOOTBALL.

THE LEAGUE GAME,

NEW SOUTH WALES DEFEAT ENGLISHMEN.

. OsV’* " -(..onnliox - '•orriffb* (Received June 9, 7.30 p.m.) SIDNEY, June 9.

In dull, cold weather alter an mauspicouf. start, Now oputh •* ° versed Saturday s defeat m tne pi--tence of fifty thousand poople. _ The tfnglismen, within a tew minutes from the start score*, registering cig.u points before New aouHi M» c » bioi.o the ice, but after this the Blues took command, leading at halt time 05 lo l °Tho borne team pressed tbeir advantage in the second halt, forcing the game, l’lay on both sides was rough, and much faster and moro spectacular than on Saturday. New South Wales ran away from the visitors nt one stage, leading by 33 to b, anti finally won by 33 to 18. RUGBY UNION. The weekly meeting of the Management Committee of the bouth Canterbury Rugby Union was held m uio secretary's office last evening. z icBcnt. —Messrs H. H. Iraser (chanman).'J. Harley, S. Williams, J. \Yaddell, Hugh Eraser, D. Hertnon and J. V. McKeague (secretary). ApMog.es for absence were received from Messrs 1C Manning, J. Kennedy, and G. Fair brother, _. . . . The .South Canterbury Division ot the British Medical Association wrote replying to a letter from the Union re (ootibali accidents and insurance. The South Canterbury Football Association wrote thanking the Union for its donation towards the cost of entertaining the Special Service toam. The Temuka Club applied on behalf of T. King for a transfer from .tho Washdyke Club to the Temuka Club, and also from the fourth to the fifth grade.--Held over for more information.

The Washdyke Club complained that no referee attended to take their gamo against Point third grade.—Explanation to be forwarded.

, Mr E. Halstead, referee in the junior game, Pleasant Point v. Teinnka, reported the Temuka team for insolence during the game and for

booting at the conclusion of the game, and also 'reported the captain of the 'J’emuka team for refusing to give tho name of one of his team when requested. —lt was decided that the captain of the Temuka team be suspended until he appears beforo the Union to offer an explanation ot the conduct of his team, and his own refusal to give the name’of a member of his team when requested by the refereo. A "letter was received from the South Canterbury Referees’ Association applying for a further grant. —£.lo granted. Votes of thanks were passed to all who had helped to make tho tournament a success. A vote of thanks to Mr Hugh Fraser and Mr J. Hurley for their work at the different grounds. A special vote of thanks was passed to the Referees’ Association, for excellent work done at the tournament, an 1 to the Ambulance Association, and tho Press.

Charity Saturday—Tt was decided to make a special effort to raise a big sum of money on Charity Saturday, July sth. Tickets will bo issued, and ladies asked to assfst bv selling them on Friday next. Tho Mayor has aisn expressed ' his willingness to assist. The Waihi Club was fined 10s for failure to notifv that their junior team was forfeiting to Zingari on June 7th. FIXTURES FOR SATURDAY. Senior. Celtic v. Waihi, Winchester, 2.45. Zingari v. Old Bovs, Athletic No. 1, 2.45. Star v. Temuka, Athletic No. 2, 2.15. Junior. Waihi v. Temuka, Temuka, 2,45. Geraldino v. Pareora, Washdyke, 2.45. Zingari v. Southern, Auzac, 1.45. Star v. Old Boys, Rectory, 1.45. Celtic v. High School, Athletic No. 2, 1.45. Pleasant Point, a bt’e. Third Grade. Point v. Y.M.C.A., Point, 2.45. High School v. Temuka, Temuka, 1.45. Old Boys v. Celtic, Caledonian, 2.15. Southern v. Star, Caledonian, 1.45. Pareora v. Washdyke, Pareora, 2.45. Geraldine v. Zingari, Anzac, 2.45. Fourth Grade. Zingari v. High School 8., Ashburv Park, 1.45. Temuka v. Star, Temuka No. 2,2. i 5. Washdyke v. Waihi. Washdyke 3.15. .High School A. v. Old Boys, Ashbury Park, 2.45. Fifth Grade. Pleasant Point v. Temuka, Pleasant Point No. 2, 2.45. Geraldine v. Star 8., Geraldine, 2. i 5. Zingari v. School C , Rectory, 2.45. Star A. v. School 8., Athletic No. 1, 1.45. Celtic v. School A., Washdyke, 2.0.