FOOTBALL.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2504, 18 May 1909, Page 3

FOOTBALL.

POVERTY BAY v. M'AIAPU. s'' The team to represent Poverty Bay against Waiapn at Tologa Bay on Monday next will leave hero on Sunday morning next by coach for Tologa. Any member unable to go is requested to immediately inform the secretary, Mr. E. L. Maude. POVERTY BAY RUGBY UNION. The weekly meeting of the Management. Committee of the Poverty Bay Ru"by Union was held last night m -the Masonic Hotel. -Present: Messrs H. E. Maude (chairman), J. A. Eaton, L. O. Ingram, H. Bright, W. Johnston, G. Iv. Pasley, and K. L. Maude (hon. sec.) ~ „ . .-Statements of accounts ro the British tour were received from the secretary of the New Zealand Rugby Union. Official intimation of the postponement of last Saturday's matches, and the selection of the representative team to play at Tologa Bay on Monday, were received from the Postponement Committee and the Selection Committee. The Gisborne Defence Cadets were permitted to enter a team for the third grade competition, on payment of affiliation fee. • „„ , , . It was decided that the Whntatutu sub-Union be affiliated to the Poverty Bay Rugby Union subject to the revision of the rules. The matter was left in the hands of the secretary and Mr. W. Johnston. - T It was resolved that Mr. L. U. ingram be empowered to approach the Thursday fotoball clubs with a view to having men eligible to take cliaige o games in the mid-week competition. The customary donation of £3 3s was again given to the Referees’ AssociaAiter discussion, it was decided! to further postpone the opening of the country competition until Saturday, 20th inst., owing to the ground at Makauri being unavailable on account of the East Coast Mounted Rifles’ camp. Ihe match drawn for the first opening day wil be played on that date. Mr. J. Newton was elected captain ot the team to visit Tologa Bay on Monday next, and Mr. L. 0. Ingram was appointed manager. It was decided to accept the suggestion of the VVainpu sub-Union that Mr. H. M. Walker be appointed referee. Mr. Ingram was requested to arrange with the V’aiapu sub-Union for a return match in Gisborne, to be plajccl before the Poverty Bay representatives go on tour. ' . , , Messrs W\ Johnston and 11. Bright

submitted the standing orders prepared b v them for the conduct of the business of the committee meetings, and at was unanimously decided to adopt t.iom. Several lists of players for the dittorent clubs 'were received and passed. and it was resolved that the Kaiti-Cny-IJuitcd match be played next Saturday, and- the match postponed from tast Saturday bo played later. ■ The same motion was passed in connection with tlio. junior match also postponed, the junior match for next Saturday to be between Y.M.G.A. and United. • It was resolved that the third-grade competition start noxt Saturday’, the match to bo played being I.M.U.A. v. Kaiti-Citv, and Defence Cadets v. HighSchool to be on-the following Saturday. 28th inst. . • .... The question of a junior competition in the country, was. again held over until next meeting. • Mr. L. 0. Ingram brought up the question of late starting in the matches, especially in the Thursday games. Reference was made to the Union s bylaw’, which states that 'any team not ready to start at the advertised time should forfeit the' match. It was decided that the Hockey Association he allowed the use of No. I ground on alternate Thursdays, and that the Hockey Association be informed that no play will be allowed on the ground after noon on Saturdays. Mr. W. Johnston,, who acted as special delegate to the annual meeting of the New Zealand Rugby Union, held in Wellington last week, presented his report, which was received and adopted. A vote of thanks to Mr. Jolmston was passed' with acclamation, and on his suggestion it was resolved to write thanking Mr. 0. B. Dusk, the Union s delegate to the New Zealand Rugby Union, for the interest he had taken on their behalf, also to congratulate him on his elect ion as a member of the Management Committee, of the governing body. I