FOOTBALL

Hokitika Guardian, 11 September 1928, Page 3

FOOTBALL

WESTLAND SUB-UNION. • MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 10. The Sub-Union met at 8 p.m. Present:—.Messrs 11. M. Coulson (President), Cutbush, McGregor, Williams, Stafford, Moore, Breeze, McDonald, J. Coulson ami Heennn. INWARD CORRESPONDENCE. lit was resolved the Fowler Cup match, Kiwis v. Excelsiors, seniors, be played on Saturday, September 22, at 3 p.m. From Iloss Cllub notifying they would be unable to play in curtainraiser on Wednesday.—Received; West Coast Rugby Union to be advised. From Inangulma Sub-Union stating their team was not going on tour this season as yet.—Received. Accounts as scheduled were passed for payment. It was resolved a statement of receipts and expenditure of Canterbury game be tabled at next meeting. Tho President conveyed the thanks of the Canterbury team to the Union for kindnesses and attention received. Mr McGregor complained of the train to Grey on Wednesday leaving at 11.50 a.m. is too early to suit the townspeople. It ivas resolved to ask the Mayor to proclaim a holiday on Wednesday from II to 12 for the All Blacks match at Grey. Excelsior 111 were declared the winners of the third grade competition.

(By Telegraph—Per Press Association.)

REPLY TO MURRAY. AUCKLAND, Sept. 10.

“We arc surprised but not impressed with the indictment of League football in New Zealand by Dave Murray on bis return to Australia,” said the President of the New Zealand Rugby League Mr O. A. Sneddon this morning. “According to Murray, an Australian, who acted baggage man and rubber down for the English League team while in New Zealand, tho Christchurch Test match was a fierce battle.. This is strangely in conflict with Ohrictfhurrh press reports of the game, and tho opinon expressed by the English team managers, Mossrs Osborne and Hutchins, who said 1 it was a tense splendid game, played with the best of good feeling.” Mr Sneddon said it was not considered in New Zealand that Murray was in a fit position to judge tho playing abilities of the New Zealand teams and his reported opinion that they would he “curtain-raiser” standard in Australia was not : shared by Messrs Osborne and Hutchins, who believe that another New Zealand team will tour England within the next seven years. He was pleased Murray admitted that, off the field, the Englishmen were treated splendidly. Murray was also the .guest of New Zealand.