FOOTBALL.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 16506, 17 August 1921, Page 3

FOOTBALL.

CANTERBURY RUGBY UNION. Tho Management Committee of tho Canterbury _tx ugo y union met n*gnt; presentAieaers o. Js . Vv v • D. -even, (J. nuuuuion, »_. o. L>tn*y, A. x>u vv. xt. x±. xsorvn, W. Auu.ru., H.. lxttVis, i\. VV. xintton, A. M Fb&il ana xt. Xieuciie. xne seoretMtxy (Mr J. O. M’dlUvray) repox tea mat waoie lak.nga at .Lancaster x'arn ou augufit xJ, w ueu representative hockey was pi«je<i, imouattG vo us, in* new receipts oemg xxS x*3 <ia. it was aeciUod to aana over tne wnote amount to tho nookey Association. Tne Lames’ Hockey Association was granted tne use oi T.ancascer FarK on Au 6 ust 27, lor a xuatcxx Yvaix&rapa, on tire usuai percentage ot tne outer gates, with, a numinum ot £0 os, prov*<ie<i live men s HocKey Association was agreeaoi©. several xuemoers corumen «.ea on the fact that uociiej' buujjorierd were not very eatauSiasuc lu tne m&lter ot their uttenaanco at matches, as the lasings ha<i been very i j\. complaint by the referee about tho ns© j of bad language by oyoenham piavers in a 1 iuUi\a feiiiue maten was reierred to tea &>ueiiiiau Uiuli. j Tne viuestion. why tho match'was not played on the Cnnst s greuna, as arranged, wns rerened to tne Cuust s Goiiego Liub. South banter bury wrote August 20 tor tao match against GamerDury at | Christchurch. it was decided to give c dinner to both teams. Tho admission charges were lixed at la and 2s, without reserves. Messrs M Cuily, Lavis and M Fhail weie appointed an. xmeitaiuEcUt Coa’.mittee. it was agreed that boys paying in the primary scnoo.s competition should be admitted irce if unaer tne charge oi their teacners, provided they brought their own seats, not mom than six inches high. Messrs VV. Max*-eii, A. uey and H. Macintosh were appointed a committee to select referees for ad iuterprovincwtl matches. The Southland Union wrote conhrming September 17 ior the match ngairtst Ganterbuiy at Christchurch. Tne Kair-ooi Gcdet team wca given permission to send a fourth grade team south tc piey at Duned.n on September 3 and ct. | Timaru on September o. ; The bydenham Club wreto stating that two other c-übs were using ths Sydenham colours, the Prebbleton colours being idenu"lt was decided to refer tne matter l he Competitions Committee, le-nbers stated that confusion v.,3 arising x regard to several teams. Technical aid —arista being simi.ar, St Andrew's and .\oith Canterbury identical and the Lyttelton, colours were confusing. The High School Ciub wrote stating that 1 Messrs C. W. Allard and L. W. Guiuey had been, selected as referees for the schcois tournament. The Canterbury Football Association wrote heartily congratulating Canterbury on defeating the Springboks, and wishing tho team further successes. The Canterbury Commercial Travellers and Warehousemen’s Association a’.Bo wrote ccngiucuiuting members of the Canterburyteam on their win against- the Springboks. A similar letter was received from the Hawke's Bay .Rugby Union. The Xew Zealand Union, replying to tho union’s complaint that only one New Zealand selector had been appointed from iha South Island, stated that the matter would be considered next season. St Bede’s College wrote acknowledging its recent match aga nst Boys’ High School as a Moascar Cup match. The New Zealand Union wrote noting Canterbury’s cbalGriges for the Ranfurly Shield against S?u f h'and and Otago. Mr C- S. M'Cullv, reporting on the northern tour, stated that Taranaki had been beaten by 14 to 5, Wanganui bv 21 to nil and Wa’rarapa by 8 to 5. l>nt the Weilins*- ' ton match h-'d b-en lo r t bv 27 to 11. largely ow*ing to weakness ir. the barks. The nlavere, who had been very cordieDv received e.fc every centre, lar-’e'y in recognition of th'Tr wm against the Springboks, had conducted themselves very well. Tt d'-oided to congratulate the team its record. The president stated that the Woolstoa Band had very kind’y offered to play ths team through fhe city on iis return, but whi’e he had rrreatly appreciated the offer, he had declined it, on th* ground that members of the team would not like it. Tt wa° decided, that for August 27, the day cf the Mari*" ; => v. Morivrle match, the Peninsula sub-uni heuid be invited to play a match at x ncaster Park. commencing at 1.45 p.n~.. against such Canterbury representatives as were not "laying for Marists or Merirr.le. An appbeation bv A'bicn for a curteinraiser against T**muka before tho New South Wales test match on September 3 was tie- • dined. Tt was resolvrd that Boy=’ High Pchcd should forfeit the Thfid and Fourth Grade matches that had rone h~ default “bile j th*' teams were r.t Wvtaki- | The Sl-th Grr Je final between St B-d*> ! and Technical College sred for A' 7 cn«t j 20. on the pouth ground a! Lancaster Park. ; at I.PO p m. 1 Mr North reported that the conference cf 1 fit Dunedin bed ac-reed to an under j e*t 7 7 b inter-school = tournament annually. A stprh won’d be m-.de next ye-| in Otago, during n- plack weeh. It was h'v>ed thst th« tour n-vment would heenme ing. as the expense- v-rmld be h«»«vw, D-»n boye woni<3 be lvlhted. Both * {“••m+h’md and O* »'»«-> had greatly with th*> Canterbury li~ht-wei«*Lt «*ornn?ti + ior>e. or«d hr.d V'-u greatastorieh«*d to learn th«t Cert»*-hr.rv had 1-<B3 teams n’aviro- in the schools sever.-a-si-Se competition this year. NEXT SATURDAY’S MATCHES. Canterbury v. South Canterbury, Lancaster Park, 2.45 p.m.; curtain-raiser, South. Canterbury v. North Canterbury public | schcois, 1.30 p.m. ; and schools basket-ball i match, 2 p.m. { Fourth Grade—Kaiapoi Cadets v. St Ar--1 drew’s, at “ KaiaLoi. Referee, Mr E. E. j Cockroft. | Six h Grade —Technical v. St Bede’s, Lan- ! caster Park, south, I.SO p.m. Referee, Mr H. T. Fuller. NEW SOUTH WALES TEAM. TEST MATCH AT CHRISTCHURCH. Tiio xncw couch \vaies touring Rugby team will play the omy ttsc mate aat Christchurch Jon i.-pknioer *3, altar playing matches i iigams. JiienUeim oa August 24, Westport ! e- -7 aad Greymouth. on August 31. j xiiLii ..o:. charges have been f.xed at 2«, ; ■ J htiouai .r a ssat ui the grandi T;ie New Zealand 'earn will assemble in j Christchurch a week before the match.

! THE ASSOCIATION CAME. The anal selection cf tli« Canterbury Football Association’s Fourth Grade te.,m to y.uj at tvuneain cn September 10 is as follows': —Mitchell (Rovers), Keech (Corinthians), Eade Lilleyman (Y.M.C.A.\ N. iSrosnahan (Y.M.C.A.), F. Woods (St Saviour’s), Deans (Y.M.C.A.), M’Kensio (Rovers), Towart (Rovers), H. Smith (Y.M.C.A.) and Jack=cs: (Rovers). Reserves: Smith (Strange’s) and Kiddey (Rovers). Final selection of the Canterbury Fifth Grade team to play at on the same date: —Brazil overs', Wibiams (Sumner), ! Allan (Sumnerb Broadbelt (Technical), SutrI erland (Rovers), Mnnrson (Technical). Grif- | iiths (Technical), Shaw (Rovers). Merritt j. (Sumner), Si'vester 1 Rovers) and 31ackt-r (Rovers). R?trrvp* • Main (3i Albans) and Henderson (Y.M.C.A.). T——