FOOTBALL

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2600, 7 September 1909, Page 6

FOOTBALL

POVERTY BAY RUGBY UNION. The usual weekly meeting af - the Poverty Bav Rugby Union was held last night in the Turf Club’s rooms. There was only a small attendance of delegates, and Mr. H. E. Maud* occupied the chair. Some discussion took j>lace on the coming Kaiti-City juniors—Napier Pirates game, and it was decided that the game be played on Saturday on No. 2 ground at* 3 p.m. ? also , that XJnitocl, juniors and Maliauri juniors play at 1.45 p.m. on the same day. An application from the Makaurl third fifteen to play a game with Kaiti'ty thirds ov Saturday next was refused, as no ground will be available. It was decided that the'secretary should forward a letter to Mr W. Johnston, conveying to him the sympathy of the Union in his sad bereavement owine to the death of his father. The Secretary of the Mangatu subUnion if rote that a representative team should visit- Mangatu on Saturday next.—lt was decided to reply that owing to the uresent fixtures it would be impossible to accede to the request. . The senior game for Saturday will be Makauri v. Kaiti-City, and the Thursday game will be between the Fire Brigade and the City Band.

CADETS ON TOUR.

DRAWN GAME WITH NAPIER

(Special to “Times.”) NAPIER, Sept. 6. After a rough trip the Defence Cadets arrived in Napier yesterday morning. The weather here was miserable for the match with the Napier Cadets, which resolved itself into practically a scramble in the mud. Rain was falling heavily, and The ground was in a terrible condition, rendering anything hke good football an impossibility. The result of the game was a draw, neither side being able to register a score.

TWO MORE WALLABIES EXPELLED.

(Jnitbd Piikss Association — CortniGiit (Received Sept. 7, 12.20 a.m.) SYDNEY, Sept. 6. The Rugby Union has expelled two more Wallabies, Mclntyre and Gavin, who joined the League. AN ALL-BLACK COMES TO ST. HELEN’S. The event of the week in Northern Union circles (writes our London correspondent under date, London, July 20th, has been the “settling-down” of Herbert Sydney Turtill, the full-back who played'in England during the tour of the New Zealand professional “All Blacks.” Probably the announcement that Turtill has gone to St. Helen’s, a by no means wealthy organisation, will cause surprise; but there are other interests than football in the matter. Turtill’s inclinations have fceen for St. Helen’s for some time, and when the club secured him remunerative emnkyment the rest was easy. Mrs. Turtill has accompanied her husband to England, but during the latter’s northern expedition she has resided with relatives in Bedfordshire, where Turtill will be located until he takes up residence in St. Helens. Turtill was the only member of the professional “All Black” team who was born in England. That important event took place in London, but he left the capital of the Empire for the Dominion before he attained his third birthday. His football career, at the outset, was beset with -parental injunctions “not to play the rough game,” but he managed to ‘muster Sufficient courage to defy maternal orders, and at 18 years of age he joined a fourth-grade club. Then promotion came to Christchurch Albion, a senior club with three teams. , Turtill had two seasons in second-grade football, and in 1802 fairly established himself with the. seniors, for in the first year he got his representative cap for Canterbury, arid also went on tour with the team in the North Island. He secured his South Canterbury cap in 1903, at Auckland, and in 1905 was selected, for New. Zealand against Australia. - : ’ .“” • In seasons 1904 .and 1905 he was on the Rubgy Union Committee,, but in 1906 he retired. The season following, however, he was again persuaded to join the Christchurch club. Turtill was one of ...the players who signed the famous document of the New Zealand

Rugby Union, but he - attached bis signature in all sincerity, for at the time h« had not been invited to join Baskorville’s combination. When he received the invitation he took legal advice, and was informed that the document was worthless. Turtill always filled the full-back position, and readers will remember the many brilliant dis- * plays he gave for the ‘‘All Blacks, rie also held the record for that team for having played in more matches than anv other member of the combination. For £is new club, however, Turtill will play at centre three-quarter back. The arrival of Turtill was woll known, .and he . is said to have had very , good offers from Bradford, Salford, Broughton, Huddersfield and others It ap- , pears that he has secured a remuneratire situ.ation as a traveller with a ' St. Helens firm.