FOOTBALL.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXIX, Issue 3317, 8 September 1911, Page 6

FOOTBALL.

A KICKING COMPETITION.

POOR DISPLAY AT DOMAIN

A place and drop-kicking competition for two medals was held by the Rugby Union at the Victoria Domain yesterday. The competitors were: Miller, McColl, Erekana, Matakihi, Wi Luke, Clark, Tocker, Guthrie, Lowe, Ryland, and Kaipara. They had to kick the ball at the goal from an angle on each side of the field, and also from aposition in front of the goal posts. The exhibition was rather poor, and Clark was the only one who succeeded in kicking a goal and this by a drop-kick. He was awarded the medal for the best drop-kick, and the other medal was not awarded. It will be again competed for on Monday.

TO-MORROW’S MATCHES. Mr. O. R. Oiseii, will have charge .of the senior match, Poverty Bay V: Waifipu, and Mr. H. Carr will act as refor§6 in the junior game, which will be played at the Domain to-morrow. N.Z. INDEPENDENCE ADVOCATED. [PEE PRESS ABSOCIATIOW J DUNEDIN, Sept. 7. Speaking at the dinner to the Otago and Auckland football teams last evening, Mr. F. H. Campbell (President of the Otago Union) expressed the opinion that the only way to control the Rugby game in New Zealand was to get away from the English Union. He had been satisfied for a long time that they could run their own game in New Zealand. They had men who had an interest in the game, and who wanted to see clean football, and who would have it. Football players in New Zealand were branded by the English body as professionals ." Their players were not professional. New Zealand should go on its own way, and show England that we could not only play football, but control it in the proper spirit.

the ASSOCIATION C£ME. SATURDAY’S CUP FINAL The final of tlie Association Football Cup (Y.M.C.A. v. Taruheru) will be played to-morrow on the Freezing Works ground at Taruheru. The kickoff is arranged for 3 o’clock, and Mr. H. Hull will referee the game. The Y.M.C.A. team will be selected from: Wright, Gardner, Webster, Baker, Redgrave, Hollands, Meikle, Forge, Fryer, Taylor, Johnston', Greene, and Cowed!.