FOOTBALL

Hokitika Guardian, 10 April 1930, Page 4

FOOTBALL

The following fcwill represent Excelsior seniors in.--a-,-match with United on Cass Square on Saturday afternoon:— Eager* Stevenson, Palmer, Hughes, Freitas, ‘-Kelly, Gillooly, AKing, Davidson, ; Lawry, Koch-, King, Staines,. Martyn, -Schroder, R. King, liuchapan. Any of the above unable to play please advise the secretaries early.

WEST COAbT RUGBY UNION

The ordinary meeting 'of "the West Coast Rugby Union was held'at mouth last evening* . n

A circular from 1 tlie English Rugby Union as to rulings ‘was referred to tlie iceforees’. Association.. • >

The matter or players being eligible to play m tne district other'tiian that they reside in came up for 'discussion. A decision ;was arrived at that players be compelled tq piay-in their resident districts, and boundaries were lixea as iollows: -tojrey district) north to Ahaura, south, to Loopline Road; inaiigah.ua oub-Union. south to Ahaura and north to" Tnflngahua Junction; Westland Sub-Union, south of; Road. . H U

Ti<e amended rules of the West Coast—Union'!-were • adopted;' ■ and the Secretary was instructed, to call tenders for the printing of one hundred

vopies. J.t was decided!that all trophies won y by clubs be handed into the union by ' June 3Uth. : •'

in regard, to the entertainment of tne English tearii,-it .was decided to hold a nail on Tuesday, June 10th., a visit to James vMine on .Wednesday morning, arid t a dinner tendered to both teams and 1 Union officials, to beheld at the AilbiOh , Hotel, after the match on Wednesday. , • ; Rival Club’s application that their colours- be red and wfilfSAvais approvCu. • mi' i,

The Westland Sub-Union notified the appointment of Mr J. Kay as its representative to the West „Coast Union, and Mr .1). ■ R. Dowell as . representative selector to 'act'hn conjunction with tae Grey selector/ - Mr \Vilsori ; was-appointed, to supervise the schools’ competjtion.. . The Secretary was instructed to i write to the Merivale .Club’ (Christchurch) asking if their , senior team ) could play a match in Greymouth on uane 3rd. *’ ,

The question ‘aS'toi the.; advisability of ’ a sole selector “'being.; appointed to pick representative Coast teams, in lieu or the present' ’system .of -a delegate from each cehtre, : it being decided to retain the present system ,of three : selectors;

Mr A. A. Adams was .appointed as the Grey district’s Tfep'rekeiitative selector, and also as the local selector. Each club is'‘requested -tomnominate junior selectors,. It was decided to'negotiate ?with the Canterbury Union in an endeavour to j have the West- Coast' junior represen- ( tatives put on with the Canterbury representatives it's a curtain raiser to tne test match, N.'Z. y;' England, and also to ask for' a'* return match, Mr Ryan suggested : . thht) ’ a West Coast Rugby Unibh meeting, should be held in Hbkitilsa ; as. it Vbuld.do'a lot of good in furthering the code there, as the..welfare.,.'pE,the game could be

discussed. - The Secretafy|was instructed to get in touch with 1 the Westland Sub-Union relative tovthe -same. It was decided that the Inangahua f Sub-Union be got in touch with, to see ' if it would require a game against .a Grevmouth • Club v. or . representative ■ team. -A;..-'.,

The following ,teams werenomi t ated: Seniors:—United, Stars, Blaketown Cobden, Rfunuer*; Khyis* ;■ Rivals, Excelsiors. , ,