FOOTBALL.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 46, Issue 14143, 14 June 1920, Page 6

FOOTBALL.

SENIOR CHAMPIONSHIP. "CARTERTON v. GLADSTONE. \t Carterton on Saturday Carterton defeated Gladstone by 6 points to o. TiumicUffe and Knowles scored tries for Carterton, and Perry tor Gladstone. Mr F.. Freeman was reteiee. Desmond was absent from tlic Carterton team, and McCracken iron. Gladstone. Over £27 was taken at the gates. RED STAR v. LIBERAL. Without the services of several of their best players through accident or sickness, the Stars were defeated at Featherston on Saturday by the Liberals bv P points to 6. It was - one ot the most friendly matches placed in Wairarapa this season, there being a total absence of anything o. rough play. Mr 11. d. McKenzie was referee. The sum of AID was taktm at the gates. JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP. The junior matches resulted as toliows:' —-Greet own IF Masterton 0: Gladstone 2!!, Red Star 0; Puk'o 6, L«nterton 0: Dak-field 17, .Martm borough ... third GRADE. Liberals defeated Carterton by 9 to nil and Greytown defeated .Masterton .School by 2.0 to K. Masterton seniors defeated the Soldiers' team at the Taratahi Lraimn 0 Farm on Saturday by 40 points to a. The representative marches to be plaved in the Wairarapa have been fixed ‘as follows: —Wellington, Manawatu, Bush and Country teams, at Masteiton, Hawke’s Bay ami Taranaki, at Carterton. The secretary of the Lmon has been instructed to write to the Masteiton Borough Council asking tor permission to make a charge at the ark g£l The names of d. Donald, Featherston, and A. Desmond, Carterton, have been submitted to represent the M aixarapft Rugby Union in the -North Island Countrv touring team. Reference" was made at the meeting of the Rugbv Union on Saturday night to the fact "that the Carterton r ! birds had hooted the referee at the conclusion of the Carter! on-Mastcidon High School match on a recent Saturday. The delegates undertook to bring the matter under the notice’ of the Carterton Club. . . ~. The gate receipts at the junior match at the Masterton Park on Saturday atternoon amounted to £4. ENGLISHMEN DEFEATED. SYDNEY, Sunday. The Englishmen played the second match of their tour. New South Males •won by 4*2 points to 6. WELLINGTON MATCHES. Following wgre -the results of the Wellington matches.yjjlajjqd on-, Satinday: — Athletic 14 v. Selwyn 0. Petonc 17 v. Oriental 13. ' University 12 v. Berhampore o. - Poneke 24 v. Wellington 10. NORTH ISLAND TEAM. (By Telegraph—Press Association.) WELLINGTON, Sunday. The following team has been chosen to represent the North Island m the Inter-Island Rugby football match, to be played at Wellington on June -6th: -Fuji-back, .T. O’Brien (Auckland); three-quarters, V. Wilson (Auckland), B. Algar (Wellington), and A. A. Barker (Wellington); five-eighths C. Badelev (Auckland), J. Tilvavd (Wellington); half, E. Roberts (Wellington); wing-forward, Lucas (Auckland); forwards, A. Carroll (Manawatu) and A. Cairn (Taranaki) hookers; Aloffit (Wellington) lock; West (Taranaki), Jacobs (Horowhenua), Beilis (Wanganui), and Fletcher (Auckland). ' Emergencies: Backs: Mapu (Hawke’s Bay); forwards J Shearer (Wellington) and J. Donald (Wairarapa): half-back, C. Brown(Taranaki). The selectors were A. J. Griffiths (Wellington), G. IV. Niehloson (Auckland), and D. Malone (Taranaki). E. Roberts is not available for the match, but will be able to go to Australia if selected for the tour. HOROWHENUA v. RANGITIKEI. MARTON, Sunday. The representative match, iHorowhenua v. Eangitikei resulted in a draw (:> points each). WAIRARAPA RUGEY UNION. ' FORTNIGHTLY* MEETING. The fortnightly meeting of the Wairarapa Rugby Union was held at Carterton on Saturday night, Mr R. J. Southgate occupying the chair. The secretary of the Masterton Friendly Societies Executive wrote asking for permission to play a seven-a-side tournament at Carterton and to fix a day on which it could be playedIt was decided that a Saturday, late in September be .ctffered, but it was suggested that the tournament might be played on a Thursday. The secretary of the West Coast Rugby Union wrote, asking if the Waira. xapa touring team eo.uld play a match at Grevmouth on a Wednesday. It was decided to favourably consider the request, and to reply oh receipt of southern touring dates. The secretary of the Marlborough Rugby Union asking that if a Wairarapa "team is touring, a match could be played at Blenheim, as a match was owing from pre-war days.-r-It was solved to furnish the Union with the" southern touring dates, and to ask for a suggestion for a suitable date. A letter was read from the Carter-

ton Club protesting against the .result of the Masterton - Carterton junior match on the grounds that the former played a senior man.—lt was decided to accept the explanation of the representatives of the Masterton Club, and that the rules be adhered to, and the match forfeited. The secretary was empowered to re-classify the placer, Smith on application. 11. Carsou, a Red Star player, was placed on the insurance list as from .Tune 6th. A discussion look place in regard to a player named D. Toliill, who took part in the senior championship match, .Masterton v. Carterton, on the previous Saturday. Toliill appeared before the meeting to offer an explanation. The secretary reported that he had written the secretary of the N.Z. Rugby Union : <s to the status of Toliill, and a reply was received that he was still oil the “black list.’’ Mr Toliill stated that he had played in nil good faith, being under the impression that since his return from active service he was entitled to pin) Rugby. Mr Baskiville said that the Union would be loth to lose the services of Mr Toliill to Wairarapa football, and lie was pleased to move that application be made to the N.Z. Rugby Union to have Mr Toliill reinstated as an amateur player. Mr Wilson, in seconding the motion, said that the circumstances showed that the Masterton Club was entitled to be exonerated from any blame. Air Toliill had played under a. misapprehension. The motion was carried. Tt was decided that the secretary write the secretary of the N.Z. Rugby Union asking that a list of disqualified players be forwarded to the Union.