ATHLETIC SPORTS.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1473, 22 June 1912, Page 22

ATHLETIC SPORTS.

RUGBY RULERS.

THIN GENERAL MEETING

TRANSI'I'IK QUESTION'

At 1 lie last nnmuil meeting of the \\ ellington liugby Union l if mis decided I>y resolution of the deli-gales tluil ni>i>ltn-r general meeting should he held in Il>i< middle of the playing m'iimiii. Ilitln'ii.i (hero luivo been ooi'iisiomil grinnliliiii;' during the season, and complaint-; that these couUl bp voiced only lit the nliiiunl meeting. In some years special general meetings have been called, bill nl la-t uti■ nual meeting it was ogtved In make provision in the rules for I lie linldini: of a half-yearly mooting. Last, night, when this newly constituted mooting was hold, thei'o was a poor ntlemlance of delegates, and very little business for them to do. Mr. G. C. I'acho took tho chair in tlio absence of tho president (Dr. A. K. Nowmail). Right to Transfer Plnycrs. Mr. ]•!. 0. Hales moved on behalf of tho Management Commit 100 that Iho rules bo amended to give power to Iho enmmjltee to transfer a player from club to club during tho season. This, ha explained, tho committoo had 110 power to do, but circumstances did arise, and-had arisen especially this year, which made it desirable that tho committee should be free to oxerciso this power. Ono club (Old Boys) had disbanded, and its players wished to play for other clubs. ' The committee had granted transfers, although they had no legal to do so, but they recognised that this action would be for the good of the sport. There was also the frequent caso of the boy who could not get a game for his own. club, and wished to transfer to another which had a team playing in a lower grade, He promised that the rule, if adopted, would bo exercised with all care so as to avoid tho packing of strong clubs.

Jlr. W. Perry seconded the motion. Mr. A. Curtayiio opposed tho motion, o-n the ground that it went too far. He had had experience of tho working of a similar rule in the Buller Union, and there the rule had had to be repealed. There, when a weak club got low down in the competition or dropped out late in tho seas.on, continual touting took jilaco among the strong clubs for useful players in the weaker teams. He thought that tho powers given under tlie proposed amendment were too wide, but he did not think that tlie Management Committee had acted other than wisely in the cases cited by Mr. Hales.

Mr. D. Weir defended the Management Conimittce v from what lie considered tho attack made upon it by tho last speaker. He asked tho delegates to liave coniidenco in tho committee, assuring them that all applications for transfers would be very carefully scrutinised. There would be no touting or bargaining possible. Jfr. IX. Buck opposed the motion, on the ground that the powers given under it were too wide, and he found no fault with tho committee's actions.

Mr. A. Dawson supported the motion. It might be possible to re-draft the motion, so as to achieve the desired end without jeopardising the game. If any delegates could make a suggestion for improving it, ho, with other members of the committee, would welcome it.

. Air. J. Sweeney thought the rule might lead -to abuses. He was not sure that the committee had acted wisely in granting tlio transfers to Old Boys' players; a general meeting of delegates should have been called to deal with their case.

Air. K. Hardy opposed tho motion for the same reasons as other speakers had adduced.

Mr. li. Cozens thought that it would be impossible to draft a rule which would anticipate every possible set of circumstances. The proposed amendment was an honest attempt to deal with a difficult question, and it would be wise for the delegates to have confidence in the eommittes which they elected.

Mr. H. Card opposed the motion, and cited eases where it might give riso to trouble.

Air AV. Hardham assured the delegates that the committee had no desire to transfvr playipg members from one playing club to another playing club, but sometimes it was necessary to grant a transfer to certain players to make it possible for them, to play Hugby. In the case of a club v playing no team below third grade, a player who could not get a game for tho third-clnss tenni could not get a game at all. . The committee asked for power to transfer a. boy in such a position to a club playing a fourth-grade team.

Mr. E. 0. Hales, in reply, said that too much was being made of the vestine of too wide powers in the committee. There were representatives of all the clubs'on the committee, and it was safe to presume that every club's interests would be safegimrdejl. .Tn any case a committeeman' lending himself to jobbery would never sit as a member again. The chairman that tlieelau.se proposed be amended to give tlie committee power to transfer a player only "if it lias good reason to believe that he ca'Miot otherwise play football."

This amendment was accepted by Mr. ITales, and it proved satisfactory to the objectors to tho original motion. Tho motion as amended was then carried unanimously.

Minor Details—lncluding Whistles at the Park. Mr. H. Buck thanked the committee for their efforts to foster junior football. Ho also offered a suggestion that whistles of dilYerent tone lie used by referees in eac.li of two matches at tho park. He mado a further suggestion that, as no trophy was ottered for the junior competition, players bo asked to subscribe (id. to provide a cup. He asked delegates to consider tho matter..

Alemhcrs of the conimittco said that tho whistlo trouble was certainly a difficulty, but it could not be got over because referees quite properly refused to use anv but their own whistles. The proposal to provide for a trophy by subscription found favour generally.

A delegate asked whether tho committee would take action to deal with players in the fifth and sixth grades who wcro over the ago limit. The committee asked the clubs to report any cases, and promised to impose proper penalties on players breaking fho rules as stated. Another delegate suggested that players in third and fourth grades who were not governed by an age limit wero often playing in too low grades. Some of the players in these grades were ranch too strong and heavy to be in teams of this class. Members of tho committee also asked for instructions from clubs as to individual cases, which might be followed up. Tlio committee could not be expected to see all the players. It was pointed out, however, that tlio committee had no power to classify players on the basis of size.

WHAT TO SEE TO-DAY. Tho liugby Union's official note states. In tlio match between tho Wellington and St. Patrick's College, Rugby of the fast, opan. bright order should bo witnessed. Both teams have been showing form in their cup. contests. Tho St. Patrick's College team is somewhat on the light side, but their clever back division should compensate for tho extra weight of tho Wellington College forwards. With to-day's series of matches, the first round of the senior championship ends. The two games which may upset tho calculations of the leading teams are those between Melroso and Athletic and Petono versus Wellington. The latter team will be sen in action for tho first ti mo sineo the addition of several prominent members of tho Old Boys' team, and they also include a player new to local cup fixtures, in Wilkes, tho Auckland representative iving-forward of last year. The games played thus far by Meirose warrant tho prophesy that Athletic will have to play at their best if they aro to keep their position on the championship ladder. At Lower Hutt a good game should oventuato from the meeting between Poneko and St. ,lames.

SWIMMING.

AVOUSEII BAY CI.UB. Tho Worser Bay Amateur Swimming and r,ife Saving Club held -its second animal concert and dance in the el house, Worior Bay, last evening. Mr. 11. X. M'Lcod. Alayor of Miramar, pre-

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BOWLS.

A letter wa.s ; ieveta'd y.--ile.rjti!y iVoin Mr, I'. Sin il li (■vre.i'-iir.'a'iilVnl' nf the \V.i ■I; - ioi:ti,n Mewling I'ljiivl -i"i fii's. liiigne*s to staiu'l IVir Hie jiiiriiiiin o.l' |>!.i■ - • iileni. Tito aiii'i.iHu .l.i.ii'-i-ili.'; ei I hi.- club hi 11 laic |d:ici< on .\lniii!-iy n i-n.i ii. j;.

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.I'reseiilalions; iii the following -pi-iy.y winners were made d'urihg'.'t.he <>vi•»111n ; " Chnuipion singlcsi, f, it,, (,'iiio.; U, \\'\

J. Udy; chnnipToii pail's,, |„ K. I coper nn'ii A. Coirs; 12, (.'actios, anil', jl-'owjei l ; liunili. cap pairs. 1, Woo!ley and J'irlli; 1!. i'lii. lay and AVylic.It. was decidoil. to pay flip sum (if .fi'fii off tho mortg.igo oil tho clm'b'a- piio'por'ly. By Tclcsraph-Prbjs, A ssociat ion-Copy rlelit. London, June The New South Wales howlers defeat oil tho Clni* V>y 103 t(i. 72.

MORRIS-TUBE MATCH.

A match bo!we?r, repres.-'n'.atives of the Working Aren's. .(Uu'l> : ',. aii(| : .f)'i6 Iliirbour Hoard for the Ciii-: l oiiiiianv's .chftlle.iigfi' shield took ]ikice : ; t i!io former's range last evening, ;md res::lled in ,a. win tor the Working Afcii's C'i.i.ilj .by Ti points.

CRICKET.

xo Toi;n to ai'stiiaLta. ■ (By TelecraDhl-.Pre.33 1 r C.hristchurchv. jiiiijs- 31. At the last nic.eting of the Managenieni Committee of (he Xew Zealand t'riekot Council it was decided to abandon tlm proposal to senir'h.L'X'ew Zealii'nd' t6am' Australia next season.

BOXING.

WA NGA XUI CHA M Pj'OXSH EI'S. . . (By TeleErapiij-Ercts Association.) ■ War-flanui, June I'l. The Wnnganui ili.-!riet amateur ■boxing chainiiionships \voi;e :(jeci,ie(! .to-nigii,f.. Tho following are thfe rekiuts.. of. t'h'o iiiiajl' bouts.

be.rit; OhrSs: tion (on points).

J.ight-weight>.—Bond beat Croity (decision given in ..the first, rourid!. beat .Deiahmit (knock-out). '-i''

Miiliilo-weights.--Crerar beat Kit .(knock out).

.lion vy-w'cights^&ikl;weli. : f beat jGladiiig.. (The latter withdrew in the .-ecoiul round). The medal for-Iho.most scienliSic bostr wos awarded to:,:J.ei'vois.. .