FOOTBALL

Hokitika Guardian, 25 June 1930, Page 5

FOOTBALL

The first inter-Sub Union game of the season will be played at Hokitika on Saturday afternoon when Inangahua Sub-Union meet Westland in a cfiallcnge game for the Dittman Shied, held at present by Westland. The game should prove an attractive one. The Westland team is a -fairly strong one and should be able to put up a good fight. The ground promises to be heavy and this should suit the forwards who are a good heavy lot, with good scrummaging powers.

LEAGUE PLAYERS

REF USEI > REA DM! SS lON TO RUGBY.

(Australian Press Association)

(Received this day at 8 a.m.) SYDNEY, June 24

The Council of the New South Wales Rugby Union has decided not to readmit two Rugby League players who had accepted payment. There was an animated discussion .in the course whereof Sir Henry Braddon said 'the New Zealand Union had dealt with a similar situation recently and decided not to reinstate League players who accepted money. “We must keep our code free from professionalism.” F. Herliliy argued that the Union here was overwhelmed with Conservatism. which Was preventing the game from developing. L. Callaghan pointed out that Queensland Union had reinstated men who received payment, consequently in order to bo consistent New South Wales must not play Queensland and must not allow the British team to play them. If they did, they were hypocrites.

BRITISH FOOTBALLERS

AT MOUNT COOK

vßy Telegraph—Press Association).

TIMARU, June 25

Eight members of the British Rugby team, who are spending a fe)v days at the Hermitage at Mount Cook, are enjoying splendid weather, which affords them the opportunity of viewing the glacier and its environs at their best. A\l the members are greatly impressed with the grandeur of the Southern Alps.

THE RUGBY RULES

CHRISTCHURCH, June 25

As a result of an appeal by Mr S. F. Wilson, a past President, delegates to the Canterbury Rugby Union last evening decided to recommend that many of the rules “hedging in and restricting the Rugby game,” should be deleted. It was supported by Dr Seed and Mr A. E'. Flower.

Mr Wilson urged that clubs and players should trust each other, Get together more and get more fun out of the game. “After talking with Mr Baxter and Mr Prentice of the English, team I. have come to the conclusion that we take our football far too seriously,” said Mr Wilson. “Mr Baxter said that far too many free kicks are given here. When two British teams go on to the field everyone concerned presumes that they are just thirty sports out to play football, and no one would deliberately play off-side. With all our rules we are inclined unconsciously to mistrust one another,”