FOOTBALL.

Hokitika Guardian, 3 July 1924, Page 1

FOOTBALL.

(STRIKE OF REFEREES. NEW- PLYMOUTH, .Line 31 fi The Rugby football reteices in Xortli Taranaki are on strike. Recently several players have been reported to the Union, and the referees resent what they regard as the lenient treatment of offenders. The n'ierces discu-sed the matter tonight and resolved: “That the. 'laraliaki Rugby Union, by their continued lenien.-y to olfenders having made it increasingly didicult for referees to control matches, members of the Association decide that until we mo assured l.y the Management. Committee of die Rugby Union that adequate Punishment will he meted out to players ordered off. no further matches he taken by members ol this division of this Association.'’ It was decided to lorward the Central and Southern divisions of the Taranaki Referees* Association copies of the resolution. SCHOOL EUDIUALL. AUCKLAND, dune 80.

"Something has -been said lately about football ill the schools.” said Mr J. Drummond, headmaster ol Auckland Grammar School, at the annual reunion dinner of the old hoys of the school. [Vi-Minnlly. Mr Drummond said, he was not in favour of any ex - Ire me attitude. In Auckland they w t .ie in a peculiar position. 'I hey haii a large number of hoys playing loothall. lull had not the gioiimls to ai-i-ommothiie one-ioiirtli ol them. Unis the .school was dependent on the Auckland Rugby ITiiini for grounds, and, while lie was in Minpathy with those who maintained that school lonthall Arnold not he conducted by an outside l„,dy. they owed so much to the Rugby Eniim that it was their business to support it. wherever they (sudd. He thought ii school team should not appear more often in public than was for the good of the hoys, but lie had not seen any .signs of that so in. The game between Grammar and King s was played in the hest spit it, and the training was of high value. II was a good lliing for schools Hint they lmd these competitions, and he thought, a great deal might he learnt from them. The school was going to have a game with To Ante College later, and lie was glad that it would he played oil a ground where the old hoys of the school could see the game.

‘•The foothall frenzy" was mentioned hv Mr E. AY. Gamble, headmaster of Mount Albert Grammar School. He said some of his hoys had asked to ho allowed to form an Association foothall team. He had granted the rec|tiest. and had found Association loothall an excellent counter irritant, to tin* ! roiizv of Rugby. It was uiihpic for him to announce limn the pin'form on Monday three detanks in Rugby and four wins in Association. The* Association game was going well at Mount. Albert, and there was .room ill ilie sellout for both codes, though lie resolved the option to remove 1 ‘So. rer" when ii. interlered w ill Rugby.