FOOTBALL.

Wanganui Herald, Volume XXXVII, Issue 10971, 10 June 1903, Page 5

FOOTBALL.

M«etlng pf W^ntfmmilJftjglby .-: •".-•..--• .. - Union.- "■,-■.'•"•. . : A 'meet ing of the. Monj^gement Comjai^ .tec of >ihe Wanganui Rugby- Union, watt held ik&t' evening, there oemg preseut Messrs cr. Spriggeiis (chair),' Gray, McL^n, iieil, Hall, i?'irth, and Basstett. ', -. Previous minutes' were read and 'coirfirmed. " ." ,; t ;,- . -.. , t ■ . .'iiie selection committee submitted the names of Messrs Takarangi, Tregear, Sheenato/and G. Thompson to be fiattded oji r tb Ihe. N.Z:- Kugby Union as sqitrible men to be -included in the team to b«" selected to tour. Australia next .month. . ' , Jhe Rata Ctab appeaied.againßt a decision of the Rangitikei Sub-union which decided that the Huntervill«.Rata 1 match should be played to-day V Ratajburfttyed ,to,Hunte.ryille o^the ard-iririt^ The^laitet did. not put in an appearance. Bata then claimed the match} by default,' brit'thfe Jteangitikei Union said . the "match niust ' bb played, on the 10th insfc— Afttef some discussion ft was decided that according to our rules the match .muelt be .awarded, to the Rangitikei Union to bfe 'notified to this 'effect. - -• ' ■• - .'■"■',: *"*•• '- •" ' The Feilding Club protested againstititton.playing Williamson who .has. already played for another affiliated club.— Th> union- having already been asked for an. opinion rfc tfiia man, and it" having been communicated to Rangitikei' sub-'union 1 , it was decided nothing further could be .done in .the matter. ' ' '' ,' The Hunterville CluS ; Wrote* calling Attention ]b 6 a player named Potter, -^who played for 'v. 'Hunterville on -the 25th inst.,. he .having already played for Rongotea, a team under control of Hanawatu Union, and lias 1 not had a transfer to Sandoh Clubi Hunterville contend Potier.is ineligible to play for Sandoil,— After some discussion it was decided to hold the matter over,, pending furth^t 'inquiries being made. , • ' • l v '" :; '- ~~ The Aramoho first fifteen having forfeited two, games in succession, forfeit froim the Senior Cup, and the secretary was- instructed to J notify them' Wat \ihder thp new rule lately passed that a fi;ue 6$ 42 2k ,ja.nst be paid before' tW dltib can; take 'part \a any further fixtures.