RANGITAIKI RUGBY

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 1, Issue 82, 1 November 1939, Page 8

RANGITAIKI RUGBY

FINAL MEETING FOR YEAR

TRIBUTES TO OFFICIALS | The final jneeting of the Rangitaiki Rugby Sub-Union for the 1939 season was heid at Matata on Saturday. with Mr F. J. Burt as chairman, and Messrs H. Anderson, 15. McGee, !>. Thomas, T. Whitely. A. C. Robins, A. Cummings and R. Housham also present. At the end of tlu> meeting Mr Burt sniti that he would thank the officials for the help he had received in the present season as in Dast years. Fie was convinced that the Rangitaiki successes were largely due to the organisation which had run so efficiently and smoothly. He thanked the secretary, Mr Cummings, for his work. They were lucky to have a man of his (Hialities at their disposal . Mr Cummings thanked Mr Burt. He had never worked with a :iner set of men. Although they had differences they neier let them interfere with the business before them. Mr Robins hoped that they would not let football wane on account of the war, as happened in the last war when the standard deteriorated badly. He thought it their du'y to help the young player:-: in spile of t'he possible less o!" stars. He added thai (Continued loot next c>'up.in)

much of the success of the past hail'., been due to Mr Burt's work for football for si) years. But for Mr Burt's . enthusiasm Rangitaiki's record could never have been so good. He alsopaid a tribute to Mr Cumming'S: work. Mr Robins added that the executive' hajj worked well together. They had not ahvays agreed,, but they Ave re not there for that; each mem-*, hers job Avas to express his ©yvn opinions and discuss matters.