FOOTBALL.

Wanganui Herald, Volume XXXXVI, Issue 13334, 24 March 1911, Page 6

FOOTBALL.

THE ASSOCIATION COUNCIL,

(Per United Press Association). WELLINGTON, March 23. The Council .of the' Now -Zealand Football Association this evening revised their rules. Hie Council will in future consist of seven,, elected at the annual meeting of delegates.. The- allocation .of net gate money at the Brown. Shield matches was altered to two-thirds to the challenging association and one-third to the holders NEW ZEALAND RIJGBY UNION. WELLINGTON, March 23. The Management Committee of the New -Zealand Rugby Union met to-night. Tire Dannevirke Sub-Union forwarded an appeal against the decision of the Hawke s ay Union in removing a disqnalificati m imposed by the sub-union. It was decided that, as the appeal had not been lodged within the stipulated period, the committee could not consider it.

Ihe Festival of Empire Sports Committee wrote asking the Union to give -ome assistance in raising funds for the purpose of having New at the Festival of Empire'sports. The amount -required, it Was- stated, was at least T2od.- It was decided to .donate ■ti) ss,

.The secretary of the English Association wrote as follows:-—“ Your letter re Maori team has 'been placed before the Union, and we are glad to learn of their loyalty, to the .amateur code and the success of their'recent tour in Australia. My committee, however, do not feel able to arrange for them to :tdiir this county.”— It was decided to inform the Maoris accordingly. • ■ I' l response to a letter written by the ■ Zealand ‘Union in October last, in reference to the local alteration of law -• dealing with the ball in touch, the secretary of the English Union wrote stating that his committee recommended that in the event of the ball not alight■at .right -angles five yards from tho 'touch line a scrummage should be formed ten yards out.—lt was decided to adopt the ■ recommendation, and advise the unions and referees to this effect. It is going to lead to ‘pointing’ and all sorts of ‘funny business,’ ” remarked one member of the committee. An application was received urging that a separate selector bo appointed to look .’Marlbqrongh, West Coast, dud Buller Unions, instead- df three selectors for tho whole of the South wlflA 88 *? 4 Present.—The matter wae re- i len.ed to the incomiiig committee. |