FOOTBALL.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2492, 4 May 1909, Page 5

FOOTBALL.

POVERTY BAY RUGBY UNION* The usual weekly meeting of th Management Committee of the Povert Bay ltugky Union was held last ever ing in the Masonic Hotel. Present Messrs 11. E. Maude (chairman), L. C Ingram, J. A. Eaton, G. K. Pasley, H Bright, W. Johnston, and T. L. Maud (lion, secretary). Permission was granted to B. A Stuart to use the Domain at 2.30 p.m on Thursday for a footrace with- W Edwards, of Victoria, for a stake o £2O a-side, but it was decided that tin Union could not allow any percentag< of tho gate. ' f In response to a circular letter fron the secretary of the Canterbury Rugbj Football Union, asking for the support of the Union in the. Deans’ memoria movement, it was decided to rep's stating that while the local Union was thoroughly in sympathy with the movement, they could not see their way to make any contribution. It was resolved that a second delegate be appointed to represent the Union at the annual meeting of the New Zealand Rugby Union by Mr. G. Luck, the present delegate. It was also decided to forward several suggestions to the Union’s de’egats regarding matters to be brought up at the ingIt was decided on the motion of Mr. W. Johnston, seconded by Mr. Pasley, that there be two competitions, town and country, and that the champion town team play the champion country team for the district championship at the conclusion of the rounds drawn. The couiitrv competition will include* tho Makauri, Te Kura, and Muriwai Clubs, and the town competition, embraces the Kaiti-City, United, and Y.M.C.A. Clubs. It was further resolved that if thero be no junior competition in the country competition, permission be granted to Makauri juniors to play in the town competition. * , It was resolved that the season s play consist, of five rounds, the Thurs-. day competition to start on 6th mst., j the Saturday town competition on Stn. inst., and the country competition on._ 22nd inst. ~ , ... 1 The following was the result of the: draw for the rounds in the Saturday;, town competition : —Saturday, Bth inst Kaiti-City v. Y.M.C.A.; Saturday, 15th; inst., United v. Y.M.C.A-j Saturday, 22nd inst., Kaiti-City v. united; Saturday, 29th inst., Kaiti-City t Y-M-C.A.; Saturday, June o, United t. Y.M.C.A.; Saturday, June 12, KamCI Country competition Saturday 4 99 n d inst., Te Kura v. Munwai: Saturday, 29th inst., Makauri v. Te Kura; Saturday, June 5, Makauri v. Mnnwar. Thursday competition: —Thursday, 6th inst.. Star v. Alhambra, and City, v Gisb-orne; Thursday, 13th inst.. City v. Alhambra, and Star v. Gisborne, Thursday, 20th inst., City v. Star, and Gisborne v. Alhambra. , j The committee decided tnat- n* tne meantime permission be granted to Saturday players to play in the lhurs| dav competition, and v:ee versa. . : The question of starting the junior competition was considered, and it war decided to advertise tor entries for hot. junior and third-grade competitions. ; Permission was granted to the Ram Citv juniors and the Y.M.C.A. junior; to use No. 2 ground on Saturday alter U °Several lists of players for the differ ent clubs were passed; a number o improvements to the ground werauthorised, and the meeting concluded

UNITED CLUB. " A meeting of members of the uniteFootball Club will be held m the RoyHotel at 7.30 this evening, when t-U. formation of a junior team will be cot sidered. General business wiL ax=o t| conducted at this meeting.