FOOTBALL

Hokitika Guardian, 8 May 1930, Page 3

FOOTBALL

WfESt CGAst ftUCBY UNION.

EXCELSIOR'S LOSE MATCH

(Grey Argus')',. : ‘ , A subject of keen debate among Rugby football. I'bltoiVefs in Bbfiilika, ! ami. of somC cqiijocCure' fi'iiiCng .Ch'os£ n the Grey district' lias.been the piny* ing in the Bk. el's or (Hokitika) Club’s sei'iior team of two hifen IV6W-- re’si’ifetft* here, ••who* last year resided at Hi/ki. tika .ant played then for the' E Celsi'of Club. They are Jack and Alec King) the former a live-eighth mid the laiu , ter a. forward. It is understood that the Club’s idea is that as 1 the ciip’eorin petition is under one jurisdiction-, any 1 ; player within the area of that jiiris- , diction .should have the optidri of play-' ing for any club in the competition that he. might cli'oose. That this* is not the view of the controlling body was made manifest last evening when- : fcJie West Coast Rugby Union decided that last batiirddy's eup >. match sit. BfUnnei,- between the Excelsior ■ and* Brunner teams, in which the Excelsiors scored thirty, points and tlie home 1 team •six points,- should be awarded to Brit 1 - her; owing to the action of the E celsior.- Club iit playing the tvro King despite the fact of the Union having.' previously, iiitim'atfcd- that they were not eligible to play; fof' a' citify 1 Ibt-akk otherwise than- in their place" of-resi-dence.

Jhe prelude to' the discussion of the matter at the Union meeting was ;•

motiorl' by Mr I Steel to- the effect that the Union should write the Brtinc net Club l asking them to' forward '

list of the players who took part in the Excelsior-Brunner match on Saturday. The motion wtis carried"!

Mr T. o’.Donnell then remarked that the two players had shown an open defiance of the Union in playing the Excelsior GliVll oil Sfiturdiiy lost against Brunner. He considered that the Uiccelsior .Club' should lie' cehsgreci ’ lor playing: the two men and' that'.the' players should b'e riffitten to asking them for an explanation. , it' was eon- 1 trary to' the Uri'i'6'n’’s riiies and eal'led for- a definite actiofl. Mr W. Vvilli’am's. tile BruUnof Club’s delegate said his club were taking no steps in the' matter. Th'oy - (verb hot protesting against tlie playing of Hie two men .in question. 1 Mr J. Kay (rep resell ting the. Westland Sub-Union)' thought that the matter should be left over until after the UAioli’s visit to Hokitika; The Chairman, Mr J. Guy, stated that thesh players krieiV the rules governing the boundaries, and the matter should be decided, at the presets meeting, as these . players would be playing next Saturdayg and vfould cphiihue to upset matters if some finality was not decided uijion. -/This’ 'Union made rules and Suh T Uniohs must abide-, .by. them*. - There' had been enough correspondence between: tile Westland Sub-Union and the West Coast Rugby Union 01U thA mattgib aWd they •: knew all about it. . '

The- Secretary. Mr N.- W. Jones, in answer to Mr Kay, said that it was riot a: newt rule t'frdt drifetittrted, but was a- nile to be rigidly enforced. It was always in vogue, am it had never been'altered since it war enforced. -....

Mr O’Donnell moved that Saturday’s match be awarded to Brunner. Mr Steel: “We have nothing to say that these men played' fbi ; Excelsiors We have no referee’?., report on tlw game, as the referee appointed did no" act, and a spectator was asked to fill Ofe breach,” ... '. ' Mr OlDonnell: “These men .player’ alright, and if the rules ore violated like this; wliat' is the’ Use : of calling it .ootball-.?” . • . 1

Mr Pring : “The players have show’ us open defiance, and have played. It means that you could' bring'’ .from Hokitika; to- play fo-r % GVeVniputh Club,, if these*'men are allowed to 'play for a Hokitika dub.” Mr Pring seconded Mr O’Donnell’s motioh. Mr ityjan : ,“We'might he going r bit too 'far in the matter. There is a report that a third player from. Or*,

irihuth also nlaved for Excelsiors.”

Mr Ryan 1 moved,'as an amendment: That the Westland Sub-Union be notified as to these two GreVmouth players having last Saturday played Tor th Hokitika Excelsior dub, and that the Excelsior Club, be called upon to give reasons why they should not lbSe the

game. .Mr-Kay seconded The-amendment. The amendment': wAS. defeated. Mr O'Donnell: This is under our jurisdiction and it is Up to us to deal with them. If. Brunner Club should nbt be prepared to enter a protest they Ishould also lie Brought" to account. • f

Mr WiHi a]Tls &aid l' e look strong .exception to this view.' BrUnnei* Club could' protest if they desired, hut they did not desire to do so. They could co liduct their business fts they wished, and if they did not wish to protest, there Should' be lie TehsOh wliy they should he put-on the-mat. Mr "Williams said that lie was in aceofd with men . playing for clubs in the district in .which they resided, hut lie did not

. ..,n it' it' should be enforced! A placer should’ be able to play for any chili in the competition Unit lie wished. He maintained that they could' not stop any man nlayiiig for- the' club 1 wlii’clr hir desired'to-play for. THm Secretary: : If these' players ar<? : allowed to play fbr any Club in tTic cohipetitioiv, libw db‘ We fare ill tlib 1 case’ of the Dittriian- Shield'?

Mr O’Donriell ’said thb Brunner Clhb by' refusing to take 1 action in protesting hbd liafiipered' the. Union; in taking no' action’. . -

Mr T; Mi-Intosh : Our bohndrtty line is the LbopliWe,' and : it is ridiculous • fbr a pre'yrrioifbh man'to 1 be playing fbr a' .Hokitika team;

Wf O’t)bnhell’s motion -was* theri. put to the meeting and' was carried, if being--added that if title hi eh in question- played for Ex6elsiois Li fuitite matches, they would be again in question, 1 while tire Club would lose the games! Mr William's, at a-■ Inter stage of'the meeting, a»skhd rVhy tlie" Uiitbri had not i paid : the proposed visit th'-HblUtika. The Chair ih a#. replied! that ' they 'fife re'p'Jied . that they' Acre' waiting: fdr tllg' fettiftv of the Pr'peMent, kh ; V.'.Ai Adahis:; Mr Eggletbri'• stated that fife' idea of nostpoVnirg!' mhfetiug wife that the' ■•President- Mf. Adams, woffl'd lie able 10 enlighteW both Greymouih and Hoklbtik'a' UiVioir ‘delegaH‘es' i 'V& v ghlttfiig the’ ah* ■ nuW i iffeeH'ng. of the New ZeMatt'd Rugby*'Ufii'oh, which he had ifttgiVded'. Mr TV. Ryan thbuglit• that' it would ! haVe' been bei-tef for n’R ’oitV-efnedi if they had gone down without waiting ‘■'.-ill the*'President returned. ■ Mf r O’Donnel]: Probably this Excelsior incident might not have chopped up ifwe had gone down previously. Mr Kay (Westland Sub*Unioii delegate)' suggested that the Uhion~mehi- ! bets should go to Hokitika next Wednesday evening, ns the We«tlartd Sun* "'JAiofn were not taking in'Afters sitting lowtr; h'Ut were supportings tbg Fp si6r Club’s attitude hi‘ the! matter. rVey. holding, 'that'.the two players Iti ! di;s r, n'te were eligible to play , for Excet"idrst- i •

Mr R vnbi 'niPved* t b'nih f p'e' rigXf''triebfing of . the- .Wtist- Const- Rugby Uriiori lid? held at Hokitika on Wcdnesdn next. . .. .

Mr l I. Steel seconded!'tlie motion.. wbiAh was carried. It wm, decided to leave for Hokitika at 6r3G .p.mV*

OTHER ~B USINGS’.

Wesllnnd S'uh-UhTbn asked for tlie annual school grant-. The Gect-etary stated that, the’ampfin't-hh'd'been passed'for payin'eift to'fheih'j 'ahtl’would lie forwarded. , . V'' ! - ■,'!

.ihajigahiia' Rubify Suh-'UiVjfln : n¥bte ; thinking th’b' Coast UmO'h fbr tlie oifeit of a match at ifeeft’b’ri, ‘aiMlstat-' ing- that as it' ak! to - finite played it. at Ce'htfe, hoped to have’ it.‘.plas'bd r at n ( latm l: date; Tlie- letter wits received. Merivale. Cfiifr advisetif (• Iheif sertic/rs Ao'uid lie, avMla'hlfe-' to play 'a' match, at Gfeymdutli 6ti ; JTme 3rd'., prov Ming a suitable. .guartifitee was mad'd. It was decided ‘to off cf them 60 pter cent, of the net gale. Canterbury Union referred an- application for readii\issibh ,- .tb’; th’e cotH' by a-n ex-Coast player to the Unioii, arid l * it was decided to. fhf.ward a fecoimmetulatioii' to the- Ne.k .Zeaianrl iiUghy. Uri'ion‘that’ His’ rel'hstatenVeiit oe granted’;'' . V'\ Tlie refe reef in ’. the Uhited'.'v.' Rivals' nihteh last: Saturday- ‘.repQrtbd. Rivals had I 'taken tho Field* twenty-five minutes'. late. Ah explaria.tiqn) was: giVeu triattsome oP thri- visitors* had- lost their fogs; The explanation 5 was received arid-no action takefi in the' lnattef. '

SATURDAY’S FUATUHfeS

St&rs v. Excfelsiors, at jTokitikd'j tit o ■ pun. (Mr Mora). Cbb-den v. Kiwis, at (pjohden;, at 3 (Mr T. Mclntosh).' ’ Rivals v. Blake town,./..‘it; Victoria Pbrk, A. ground' at: .3 p.m. (Mr' W. Williams), ' United v. Brunner, at Tlctbl’ia Park. B. ground, at 3 p.m. Up' ll.ran).

TRIM. TEAWIS.; ■

By' l Telegraph—Per. Press. AfiKbeintion

PA N., May 7..^ The North'lsland scfectbi'Sy E\ MVKjehzie (Wai’rarapa), N"; . MfeKonzie (Hawke’s Bay), and Hv'.; (Auckland) - met here this mbthihg'aliih sclented the following North Islrtnd teams to plky a trial match here cu Wednesday next':— . .' ' ,

PROBABLES

Full-back • Thomas (Waikato)

Three-quarters: Ikiller (Wairaraph), Kuru (Hawke’s Bay),, Mi.nns (Auok v land) i ■ • ~'. 1:.. ■ Five-eighths::. Mi*' - Kicholls . (Wellington); L. Johnston (Wellington). ' Half-back: Ivili>y (Wellington). Wing-forward: Solonioit (A'u'Ck-lami);, Front row: Irvine- (Wairarapxi), ‘ Palmer (Auckland'!); ■

Lock; Harvey- (Wnirardpa) ■ - . Supports 1 : McWiriratmf (WaikatoL A. Knight (Auckland), McKay (Hawke's Bay).

POSSIBLES'.

Full-back: HeazleWbsd (Welhngtbn). , Three-quarters:' Elvy> (Wellington). Lucas (Auck/incl)'; Maekliy (Wellington). • Five-eighths: Oookb . McKenzie {Wellington). . \ Half-back: Cprher' (AhcklMKl). Wing-forward': :‘pimt'br : -(Wellington). Ffbnt roW:-. BeiW;' (Waifarapa), Coulston"

Lbcik: Stebrb (Hawke’s Bay). Supports; Fiiiiaysbti 1 -(Nortli Auckland), Campbell (Hawke’s Bay). , BbJfik rowi Mahbney (Bush), McDeam (Tarartaki). •

Emergencies': Backs; Ball (W ellingtoiv)/ StringfellbW (Wairarapa); fori war'd': Gerard (Bush), Jessop (Wellingtbh). t N&t. nomination , was received from , WtiiVganui and the King Country Unibtis, while those-of the feast Const Unibh arrived too late to be cobaideredV It is, however, the intention of the selectors to take them into accouiit on the occasion of the New Zealand Probaibles v. Possibles match.' Thb four emergencies for the North' Island trial will' he gi'vmn an : opportunity to prove their claims in the ; second spell 1 of m local game.