FOOTBALL

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXXXI, Issue 18823, 13 July 1923, Page 6

FOOTBALL

NEW ZEALAND RUGBY UNION N.B.W. TOUR ARRANGEMENTS. (Per Press Association.) WELLINGTON, July 11. At the N.Z. Rugby Union meeting, the .NJB.W. Council asked for permis>ioii to bring 28 players and a masseur. Permission was refused, and it was decided to adhere to the agreement for 27 players, and a masseur was agreed uc. The council regretted its inability to extend the tour by two matches as asked, owing to the difficulty of players getting leave and the unsuitability of steamer arrangements. They also a*ked if a match against the Maoris eould be substituted for that against Wairarapa and Bush Districts. 1 his was lefused. V. R. Meredith. Auckland, a selector, advised his inability to attend the meeting o th«? Selection Committee at Wellington. It was decided to ask Auckland to make another nomination. Horowhenua Union advised the issue of a challenge to Hawke's Bay for the Ranfurly Shield. A motion congratulating the Maori footballers on the way in which they upheld Rugby traditions, and thanking them for their fine work in the Main Trunk disaster was carried.

CHARGES FGR INTERNATIONAL .MATCHES. ‘‘ These unions, although they demur I about our charges, are not backward in < J a»ming 25 per cent./' said Mr S. S. Dean, chairman, wher Otago. Canterbury and Auckland Unions protested at the union's decision to increase the admission charge to matches of the N.S.W. team during the tour. Mr Dean stated that the tour would cost £5OOO at least. There were 27 men whose expenses were £2 per day for ten weeks, £5OO in boat fares, and the cost of assembling the New Zealand team, which uas considerable. As a matter of fact ’he tour would not cost a great deal less than the Springboks. The only difference would be the distance between South Africa and Australia, and Australia and New Zealand in the case of the South Africans. Also they had had £4OO piofit from the Australian visit tn hand when the team arrived here. Also three unions—Wanganui, Southland and South Canterbury—had asked the N.Z. Union to increase its charges for the Maori i.iatchei. Mr Wylie: After all they can't get in a picture show r.owadays in a decent seat for less than half a crown. The Union decided to pass the matter ♦»n to the Finance Committee for it to bring down a report to the next meetLOCAL GAMES. J EAMS FOR TO-MORROW. URATE CLUB. Juniors v. O'd Bovs. —Team will be. selected from the following:—H Price. J F. Price. McDougall. Smith, heather-i land. Bridges. B’ggin, Doble. Hitch- • cck. McDonell. Johnson, Harris, Hiroti. Hawke. Nolan. \\ hanarere. Corby. Thirds v. QueenPark.—Team will. l.e selected from the following :—Har- i r»s, Grenside. Jones, Hammond, Foster ■ Tyler, Bowen, Barber, Bott. Price? I Head, Campbell, Benson, Young, Lowe.' bmithiea. Fourths v. Tech. College.—Team will be selected from the following:—Rob- j son. Pearson, Cotterill, Holtham. Phillips, Barnes. Cheiney, Tunbridge. I Lowe, Bridges, Currie. Ixxkhart, Moss, McKay, O’Keefe and Holt WANGANUI AND OLD BOYS CLUB ' •Ti.niors v. Pirates.—Dickens, Mellars, Meuli. Fisher, McCarthy, McGregor, Anderson, Tilley, Heinold, Russell, Strachan, Walters, Phillips, BlinLegge. Emergencies: Boyd. Cass, Thomas. Thirds V. Kaierau —Waite. Moore, Singleton, McLennan. Wild. Pawson, Phillips, Ross, Syman, Walker, Benbrook. Watchman. McNamara, Stevenson, Gardner. Emergencies: Hainsrrorth, Christie. Fourths v. Ksierau.—Moore. Pask, Oil herd, Cregmyle. Robb. Clark. Solo-; man, Crichton. MeAnenv. Harris, ; Stewart. Crease. Farrell. Murray. Hill I (2), Savage, Phillip RAPANUICLUB Bason. Breen. Sexton, Russell. Ire-, land (2), Gibbard Trickett. Janies, 1 Cripps, Hunt, powdrell. Chapman, Caldwell, Stent Emergency: L. Sexten. KAIERAU CLUB. Junior v. Rapanui.— (Leave Post Office at 1.15). — Lynch, Johnston, Lockett, Dalton, Ross, Large, Robinson, Thurston, Sturrock, Card, McFarlane, Glasgow, King, Hall, Wilson. Jarrett, Brownlie. Thirds v. Old Boys.— Stevenson, McLaughlan, Wahlstrom, Derbyshire. Simpson. Titter, Murray, Hean, Williams, Tasker, Allwood, Moseu, Davis, Dove, Munro, Everett, Heivener, Jones, Burson, Hewetson. Fourths. Everett, Coulston Dimes, Byres. Stowers, Titter, Scott, Rayner, Derbyshire, Harrison, Carr’ Bellvie. Pull, Stevenson, Tasker. Reid, McLean, Glasgow, Wilson. QUEEN’S PARK OLD BOYS. Thirds v. Pirates. —Wakeling, Gurney, Edwards. Hardman. Wilson, Ansley, McNamara, Lints. Maitland, Taylor. Boyd, Foster. Smith, Mutimer, Davy, Comrie, Shaw (2). Kiddle. Fourths v. College.— Hartwell, Gurney, Cowan, Reardon, McLean, Taylor, Thomson, Shore, Telfar, 1 Broad, Smith. Tauri, Long. PulL Thurlow, Kearns (2), Crysell. Dudley, Clapcott.

THE “ALL BLACKS”

METHOD OE SELECTION. A name associated with the palmy •Jays ot Rugby i:» New Zealand appeared in the cor respoiUence received at the last meeting ot the New Zealand Rugoy i nion's Management Committee (says a Wellington Anter;, it was attached to a letter in which, suggestions were made regarding the raetiiods of selecting New Zealand teams, but it is not known whether the signature was identical with that of one of New Zealand's best footballers of former days, Jimmy Hunter. The letter signed by Jas. Hunter, o* Octa, Foidell, was as toUows:— “ With regard to a team being sent in England next year, 1 would like to nake the following suggestion to your committee: ‘That a team be selected this year in (Liferent places in both North and South Islands The more garnt<s that c’ou’td be arranged thd better. The team could be altered aftei each game by dropping, say from one to five men as the selectors thought fit. either because a player had proved unworthy of further consideration or that he. was considered a certainty. By ibis means a great many possibles could be given a chance to show how they would shape among good players. Should it be possible to arrange such a tour, starting, say, in Auckland, for the first game, no Auckland player need be chosen and the Auckland team could be representative of the whole of the Auckland province. Then a team could be picked to play at Napier, leaving out Hawke’s men, ai.-d the Hawke’s Boy team could be strengthened in the same way as the Auckland team, and so on through New Zealand. It seems to me that if such a tour could be arranged it would le of great assistance to your selectors. It wcuid also create a great deal of interest, and should pay its way? It would have many advantages over the North v. South game. “ Another suggestion that might me v orth considering is that your union appoint men i<i parts that have no direct representative or the New Zealand Selection Committee to report to tour selectors players whom they considered good and now good enough. For instance, say Hawke’s Bay has no man on the Selection Committee: if Mr M. E. Wood were asked to act, his opinion might bt far more helpful to the selectors than for the Hawke’s Bay Union to forward a list of names.

“I hope your committee will forgive i’.e liberty I am taking in making these suggestions, which may have been considered before and found impracticab’e, but if not and they are of any help in strengthening your next team, I wili be more than pleased.” It was pointed out in a discussion on i.«e points in the letter that a system (f selection of teams, such as that suggested by the writer, had been considered two years ago, but it could not be entertained on the score of expense, and in view of the time that players would be away playing in various matches throughout the Dominion. The committee decided to thank Mr Hunter for his suggestions, and indicated that the suggestions might be considered again next year.

ASSOCIATION GAME

WAIRARAPA DEFEATED BY WELLINGTON WATERSIDERS.

(Per Press Association). WELLINGTON, July 12

The Wairarapa rep. soccer met the Watersiders on the Basin Reserve and gave a splendid exhibition in the first spell, Burton, Stacey and Collinson doing particularly good work in the front rank and Burnside at centre-half. Harris was weak at left back. His clearances were faulty, making trouble for his side. Collinson scored for Wairarapa, beating Porteous with a great shot. Anton equalised ten minutes later, but Cob linson and Stacey again gained the lead for Wairarapa by hustling Pop teous, and put the ball just under the bar. Brown equalised again on half time in a brilliant dash from the right wing. Early in the second half Wairarapa tired. The Watersiders added three more goals through Anton, whose head work was excellent. Knowles performed well in goal and brought off two wonderful saves in the closing stages. Final.—Watersiders 5, Wairarapa 2.

Eastbrook team to meet Y.M.C.A. on Saturday will be chosen from the following:—Fountain. Duncan, Me jLeod, Webster, Glover, Moreland. McCoy, Papworth, Langslow. Currie, Beckett and McCracken.