FOOTBALL.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXIX, Issue 3303, 23 August 1911, Page 6

FOOTBALL.

REFEREES’ ASSOCIATION

- The usual weekly- meeting of the Referees’ Association, was held last night, there being a fair attendance. Mr. Hay occupied the chair. ! ' - Correspondence was received from the New Zealand Referees’ Association containing a number of important rulings- on tire game. „ . ' The following referees were appoint-, ed for matches next Saturday:—- - Seniors.—United v. Y.M.P., M>. Hepburn; Y.M.C.A. v. Kaiti-City, Mr Williams. . Juniors: YM.C.A. v. Garrison, Mr. Deans. , , , , Thirds: Y.M.P. v. High School, Mr. tray; Y.M.C.A. v. Garrison, Mr. Turner. School Matches : Gisborne v. Mangapapa, Mr. Wallace; Waerenga-a-hika, v. Haiti, Mr. Harding; Te Hapara v. Convent, Mr. McLeod. TE ARAI FOOTBALL CLUB. AN IMPORTANT MEETING. The arrangements for the entertainment of visiting players and friends m connection witli tlie match. Te Aiai v. Gisborne 'Football Club at Te Aral on Thursday week were considered at a meeting of members of the Te Aral Football Club last night. It was decided to entertain the visiting players and the ladies at afternoon tea on the ground; to hold a dinner at the Bridge Hotel subsequently, and then in the evening to have a monster social in the Te Arai school room, with a sit-down supper at 12.30 a.in. 'Our special correspondent also added that the Te Ai*ai hoys are getting into fine fettle and'expect to put up a hard battle against the town players. AUCKLAND TOURING TEAM. [UNITED PEESS ASSOCIATION —COPTRIGHT. AUCKLAND, August 22. The following Auckland players have been chosen t<s represent the Auckland Rugby Union in the Southern tonr: Full-backs, O’Leary, O’Brien; threequarters, Mackie, McGregor, Geddis, Murray; five-eighths, Gray. R. Magee; half Ottersen; wing forward, Wilkie; forwards. Sellers, Herring, Harper, Cunningham, Bruce, H. Hayward, Barrett, Flail, Wilson.