FOOTBALL.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 16494, 3 August 1921, Page 4

FOOTBALL.

CANTERBURY RUGBY TTNIOH. MEETING OF MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE. The Management Committee, of tho Can?, terbury Rugby Union met last evening; present—Messrs S. F. "Wilson (president), F. D. Kcsteven, A. Dey, 11. Davis, A. Duggan# ID H. North, W. Maxwell, R. Beattie. A. M»Phail and It. W. Britton. Mr A. Dey reported that more bookings were necessary to obtain the guarantee of £250 in fares for a special train to tho test match' on Friday night. It would be necessary to know soon how many were Betters were received from the Ashburton and South Canterbury Unions stating that there would bo many passengers by the speI cial train from both centres. September 17 was confirmed for tho match ! against Southland at Christchurch, i The president said that South Canterbury would probably accept August 27 for a : match against Canterbury. The possibility of organising the visit of a combined team to Banks Peninsula was mentioned by the president, who stated i that a representative team could not be I sent, but the matter could be considered J later, I The ’Varsity Club was authorised to send its first' fifteen to Dunedin on August 23 to play a match against Otago University ) on August *24. In response to a request by the Hockey Association for the use of Lancaster Parle on August 13 nud also on September 3 for I the North v. South hockey match, it was resolved to reply that subject to tho apI proval of the Board of Control the Hockey j Association could have the use of the oval; ! but that this could, not be granted on September 3. . . The injured players benefit match between Marists and Merivale was fixed for August 27 or September 3, subject to the fixing of a South Canterbury date. A request bv the Rugby League for the use of Lancaster Park on August- 27 was i declined. | It was decided that apart from one good ! curtain-raiser on the oval on the occasion I of big fixtures, nci early matches should be j permitted at Lancaster Park. The Public Schools Association was r&1 quested to arrange a curtain-raiser for the test match, Newt Zealand v. New South I Wales, at Lancaster Park on August 20 ! The president stated that no word had ’ been received from the New Zealand- Union 1 rewarding charges for the New South Wales test match, and another meeting would bo Mr Dey suggested' that the limit t-o be booked by any individual should be six Tho president said that it might be well to allot a certain number of seals for booking to sub-unions, and after that decline to book by letter. Mr Dey said tliat there were only 2200 seats that, could be reserved, and if a third of them were reserved for country patrons up till a certain time no injustice would be done. It was resolved that no more than six seats would lie issued to one applicant, and that 15 per cent of the seats should bo reserved for country people. INTER-SCHOOLS FOOTBALL. Mr B.’ 11. North, at last night’s meeting of the Canterbury Rugby Union, brought up a. proposal emanating from the' Otago Teachers’ Association, that a conference should be held at the time of the test match in Dunedin with the object of instituting an interprovincial primary schools tournament annually. Mr North suggested that panics might be played at Christchurch, Dunedin, Invercargill end Timaru. It was resolved to provide funds for the expenses of two delegates to Dunedin, as suggested. NEXT SATURDAY’S MATCHES. The .following is a list of the mutches set down fur next Saturday: J unior.—Old Hoys v. ’Varsity, Show Ground No. 2; ruieiee, Mr J. x*. Peake. Albion v. Munsts, iubion ground, South Pane; Mr W. Duggan. Aierivuie v. Lyttelton, Lancaster Bar* SouUi; Mr G. Gray. Christchurch v. North Canteruury, Show Ground No. 1; Mr C. W. Allard. Third Grade A.—Boys’ High school v. St Bede's, St Bede a win by default. Sydenham v. It ice ar Lon A, Lancaster Park Y» est; Mr W. B. I*Tiller. Marists 11 v. ’Varsity A, ; Hoys' High School ground, North Park; Mr H. T. Fuller 1 . College v. Technical A, Collego ground; Mr E. E. Luttxeil. Third Grade B.—- Chris tenure k A v. Albion, Christchurch win bv delault. Technical B v. Rioc-arfoix JL», Hiecaftoil; Mr F. O. Schmidt. Beifiis't' v". Ground No. l; Mr T. Crawsbaw. Christchurch. C v. Merivale, Christchurch ground, North Park", Mr J. Weston. Linwood v. Kaiapoi, Polo Ground No. 2; Mr E. G. Keats. ’Yar- j sity B v. High School Old Boys, High . School Old Buys win by default. 'Varsity C v. Christchurch B, Merivale ground, North Park; Mr J. Mercer. Fourth Grade.—Sydenham v. Boys’ High School, Sydenham win by default. North Canterbury v. 11th Cadets, Polo Ground No. o; Air T. Bain. Marists v. High School Old Beys, Old Boys’ ground. North Park; Air K. Perrin. Belfast v. Model Platoon, Bedfast ; Mr E. Rudkin. Linwood v. Merivale, Linwood Park ; Air W. Harman. Kaiapoi Cadets v. St Andrew’s, Kaiapoi win by default. College B v. College A, College cr: kot ground: Mr E. G. Watkins. Fifth Grade.—B. Company B v. B Company A, No. 11 ground, North Parle; Captain Grover. Technical v. St Andrew s, fat Andrew’s ground; Air H. C. Watson. Boys' High School A v. West Christchurch, Polo Ground No. 4 ; Air U. Watson. D Company Cadets v. Alerivale, Polo/ Ground No. 5Mr A. C. Fuller. St Bede’s v. G Company Cadets, St Bede’s ground ; Air W. Freenn.n. Boys’ High School B v. Kaiapoi, at KaiapoiRev W. B. Scott. Alarists v College College No. 9, North Park; Air E. Steans Sixth Grade.— Bov*’ High School A v. St Andrew's, Lancaster Park South (1.30); Mr G. G. Denniston. Technical, a bvo Boys’ High School B v. St Bede’s,’ Lancaster Park West (1.30)- Air A. R. Henderson. WELLINGTON MATCH DATES. (Per Press Association*.3 WELL! NG TON, August 2. Following are the dates of Wellington representative matches Against Canterbury, ct Wellington. August 13; Wanganui, at Wanganui, August 24; Taranaki, at New Plymouth, August 27; South Auckland at Hamilton, August 31: Auckland, at Auckland, September 3; South Coast, at WelTm* tou. September 10; -Auckland, at Wellington, September *2l; Otago, at Wellington. September 24. The New Zealand Rugby Union has ar ranged for a match between Wellington and the New South Wales team.