ALLEGED UNFAIRNESS

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1764, 31 May 1913, Page 13

ALLEGED UNFAIRNESS

RTJJ3BST LEAGUE'S COMPLAINT.

Messrs. T. Cunningham, L. Webb, and W. Martin, representing tho Rugby League (Northern Union game), called at The Dominion office last evening and mad© some strong complaint about tne manner in which the League had been treated by the City Council in the matter of a plaving ground for their representative match, New Zealand v. Wellington, on Wednesday last'. An assurance hod previously been given that the claims or all the sports bodies would be fairly considered in.regard to the allocation of city re-ervcs for representative matches. J ney stated that over three weeks ago, on Slay (j last, the League applied to the Utj Council for permission to use one of tho city grounds, with the right to c '} ar S e ,, !l ''" ! mission. Tliev were informed that they would be granted the uso of Newtown Park on condition that tho council ieceiv'ed 50 per cent, of the takings. .1113 charge they considered to bo an exoibitant one, and they alleged that a -0 I. cent, charge only was stipulatedl .or m tiro case of nn application irom the l'ooti ball Association. , They contrast this attitude towards the League with the consideration shown them by the Auckland City Council. There the League haj 30 teams, playing 15 matches every week. Irom the Au.K land City Council they receive the use of two of the city icserves-Victona .Park and tho Domain-while thoj; aic: also al lowed a ground by the North blioie and Birkenhead Borough C o ' lll . oll3 ', ■ ht . „ Last year the League .plajed preseiitativo matches-six at Vic:to ■ Park and two in the Doma.n-amL he tams a-sked by the council foi use of a gi'ound when a charge « mado for admission was £\% plus one per cent, ot the takings over .£SO. Tho net revenue returned to tho Auckland Corporation Inst rmr from the Jieague was .£2BO. Un tne terms dictated by the fVinneil tlio Leaijue could not alionl to play any of their representative ™ atclie * vitli a visiting team from Ne« Wales in Wellington, as the visitors re miiml GO per cent, of tho gate. If 50 percent w-ero handed to the council, tho would be 16 per cent, to the bad.

nUTT CLUB. Tho following are the teams for the A. C. Pcarce. J. M'ivrns;tnr G. Ferguson. . H«tt—it K. H. Ralneavis, .T. p ll "."®' V c Kirk S. Turner, J. K. Callcnder, T"ll \\"rk "A - . T. Wynyard, C. G. Allan, O 0. Schmidt, T. M. Wilford.

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