REFEREES AND RUGBY UNION

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2192, 3 July 1914, Page 8

REFEREES AND RUGBY UNION

HtiflON OF NO COMIDENCE

RWCBY UMtON ALLOWED A WEEK, TO IMPROVE GOXOmOKS. "That t'le ntembors rf tliis assasiatjon imvo m cenftfenee in the ApiioJntiMiVt Soard as at present eoHs.titHtdd and wish, to advise the Hugby tlnioii ■tlia.fc njikss fho bo*«i bo reoonstnjoted by 3'uly S tlwy refwsc to sot Sμ any ntatefos Iβ ivjtfcb tlwj may Jj« appoin-ted." The silwvp, js |thfr tpxt of a res.aJat.TQii ftnmL'd hy fc Weffliigton Rugby jitefemes' Association at a Spocial incettng W lasfc night for the of eoiisjdering the ttfffejonxses that have arisen Ijetfrewj the aSsoeiatioa afld tire fiugby 't'utoa. .Abfeut 30 aemters were greeentat tvlic 'meetiiig, «-li)e]j «as preiiiifed exo by Mf. .0. jr&eiKJNi, ■

file eliairninii Mefly ejiibjived what. Iwa taten .place when tlio frojii the assbciatidii Waited fta the Ku||l>.V tJirion on. tfio previpus evening Mid stated that, jdihaagh tile chairman \ ■of tlip union had. promised to eotan.i.uiii' eato' to the assofiistfefi sny resalutiaii tliat was. carried hi reforensti to tlie lie had liet deito *% The moctiiig, llowwor, cortld «6t 'uppft tlio resohitiou, vi'Mah had ticoii pkljlisiied iii tile; day's .ljapers tt ffie eflfeefc '"tJia| % Rel'ejties' Asspekticiii bte.ijt.foriiied iliit] the Rugiy tjniciii regrets *f cannot gor cefhj to fliOT roijuesfc aslihug ear ■ pt-fe"' seat represe.irtfttiv,e fo wltMraw ftow the Appointment Beard." As fai:*ab Mi.e dcputa'fe'oa w:is' dottcsfttiod, li* (Mi-. ■ Jl'KoUwfi) teitl rocognke.a early in'tlw lirocßedrngS iliat they '"were iiji agaitisft a. bfiak Wall," and tbattiiteSusjlsy tfjiion was iiqt jto he diiftsd Iw theim, 'tat mebitere of Hie, ■fl&piitafib.ii jvart eftd«Sa- ] ta # G w tie S«g&y Biimn tl«tfc i iliD r.ef?rq.L'.s wero ijot getting : "a ! iftir run." After £<jin> <if W ' tlte ftrgu, ' JjtMite te Imd- put Tjefore the uivion. itlie •■ chittftaam said. iha\ t,bd senior j'cStos J tew the jK»t>te and they : i ! had a rocetiitg • tfvafc etisiUitg and ;ha : (j: alroady «Hii.o &■ % deterWiiiation. amang Wiefivselves-. Bp, . fersoniitly, jvolild hot lijijii see the ■jujitor iofercesi afected la.f tire, present ijositibji W.Mcii I Jiad afisen. • . " ' ...' ■ '. A

& W, J. O'Cotoioß, jiiaedj. flefqre: the mooting' a, .wSftlufdii'.iylvieb liiid Iremi cai-iftij, t>j- tjfe seri% Wai itf .tfco effeefc ft at; Mje ssoSiic* referces had no conWcnco ift tli© jtppsmfe. ■mi-art mm] t -a&d; wojjfcl: iefitsq -to ire-t VllPtl. mrtvo.d. Wjo reSateiou jjs. cproitt™ ! f I'oin M»a h%lo associatifQii. ineteiid j3 M?/ JV Blfeßs- seobiideti the rnoti*, ■ VU I. Sxmsi's, in, rtsply tp ■' eaw %$ as tlift. reprijsGn- : *4tm oil rts, ■lfeai-d'iio i had on HUUjferous oAiisibfl-S suggJkM referees tiin on J!ja& : - afltvetorf., Oft -aha -feiVKagpcl in d lor «« liouf ijfsl a- (Jirartav a., jnaflj Vvkm lie iiiid raposaa attieugh. m t>^ IJMiofl jo at* 9S ;r6ft<K£ in oao :ftf fee ,'»*hes. as. IK. fewvors .bad- towifl ttflt Jip , VM Miiii^ci tlx> Atlifciic J>aj?k ftintcfeg fe: tod romgijwl He $r.w . iim^..^' tact -thet .alttogiv OB r I 4lig jiiwiniiere o f 6 tad: tron fcbft-b Jio-TCas. gojiig to dq,Si*at ; fe of- affairs, lm h.u4 ixev&. jns&MV at-' tempt;in a a * d.tefcjon, » ftjd rafe' teon the- sturabtug htook io aiw im* :

ilr- 1. H..Tones nioxed. as a.ll am* eadniftnt u> tfe. meetiiig: this .as W is«iflii,- k tlio ■rMid§3*o«r to meet tho wislics -of a-li of iM for thq. T «;.ffls;tlWMofi Of the 4)?. p; Miitmcait Bciarfl, and -will lie P«f ared to acecpt l;ko apiKiintnitfut -<yf or the XHlJmgfon'llufity Wmon to -W appoMitefl to tliis a<ssßfeia:tioljt. !t jfr' J-oftes ex.pla.inc4 that lie Biovqil. tlje iiteendmsnt in ike iiiteiWts of fte jwiilot- r&foees, bat. he did , not esqiiJct ft to |i() carriedj as tto ijtoetjng eoemod rawer of.tt strife. :

M?. $-, s|. fjjiiijs s jjqo;n , fl«i the.ivn.ieadwent. as lie did! iiot beiiei/o tfuj ftfotecß slioula go -on., -strife 'ilovbr a Siiiftjl matter Mfets tte.' ,, < ' ■,:■"■ Mx. 11. f. %ilcy supjiarietf rjt> rcso> Imoiji that lie h [Ka.ce, h}\ peace sviili lionote, :iiot at. x>.ricb.. ' " Mr, K. Bmk, ivho is 3 niftraber :of %e Hugby Uujojii CpmmftfaiOi JimiU . tha 4 thfe uiii-ioii ljftd ''turned dmvw" tlie few «tninie.ftdat|oft af the a-ssseiittiioji,, . Mr. A-..0- -Kitto also ds.fended tTie Rugby. TJjiiGii Cemmittee, of. svl&ii lie, lve nionibe-i , . Tho unfen- rt-onß JmtEfiauge t'lioif repr*SfentatSv*s ®ii ijii ■board because they woro 'of opintei tii.at■if'they h.as .aiiftther representative the position 'Would,.|(e t;ho saflie, : JB',e dopje' eaicd : • the suggestion to strike' ' and ores* up tne assoclatioitj and asked meinbers to reraenjljef wfet isd. talcon place in AHcfelsiid ill siniilaf cifeunistanffes. A w asso-station' \m& fepein. fafflod ft.qre, and Was now |u afloutisliinc . . ■

3.tr, J. BurftS, wii.ilo. tli.o position thai Jtjad aa-fein, -cq-ntended: that uiembers af the «ssoovft'twi) tfotfld'-uofc have takeu up the attitude fliey "Jiad ttjiless they had A rsal gri.cjvan'ci:.. A$ ait oW fflotbalkr aii.d- a forinoi , aemtfdj , pf tynan ConMiiittee;; -lie- lla'dbeen astaiijittecl at the aus\tef .gjv.'eii by tho B:ugb,v tfnioii t-6 the depuipiok-on-Hie previous «vemug, l|c b ; lawod" : tlio Bugby ljivipa''s repwssdntative oil ttits AppMiStmeilt Bparof.far tte wliole -ftou--Me. Mj. Burns- frotT-E #11 -to ttat the diffltally could no fldiflrt he ove;;coiiia if a certain man iWtild' ■from this Appciijtnvefit Beard. In tie wiwmtim-o the aEsociatioft frqgjadg far better if ; ih-sj atjieiidccl tlie. resplu-tton-in the foeefJon Of gifth's tire *jtiidn a-n----ot-licr ahahec-. ffe.projio/sea tg jntfvp! iii that dirasiini) if Mr. Joftes's aine!i.dv : fluent WBFB defeated, 'fll© aSsficiaWpn shoiM -be: loyal to t}ie players* tlie ;pi! ; bTie.aiifl tho'Rugby tr-iii^ii. Sir. t. Keys and other menibe.r-s , iftd not agree ivift the last spoafer Mi&i tlie union should be giveii anotlioi-. chalijce. Tho-.tim* for tji,a.t *as. p^jst Alter tether cMstresipn, 'Mr. •awciicjinpirt was put to tlifl jftefiting a-nd tost.' ' ■'■■■*: "

Me. Ptiras then moved that theR.iJf b.V tliiioii be given iiiiti] Ja% 9 (<i recallstit:iite tho Ajipoiiitiijent- Bonk]-, #,0 pofcices to fulfil eigjigeiiwjiiik lor- tliO present wefik, I'he. lirajiir-itj- ef members agreed , 'that fliis ivas tho iDo-re eoi#se to fuiopt a-iict Wj* nmcMditiewt \yas tilion jsttt t-B tire mceihig afid parriejl by jarpc majority. . ■••■■■■■