FOOTBALL

Hokitika Guardian, 16 July 1930, Page 3

FOOTBALL

sio; TAKINGS AT NAPIER

(By Telegraph—Press Association)

1 v NAPIER,, July. 1-L , The gate takings at Saturday’s /‘match Britain v. Hawke’s Bay totalled 4 - ‘123.50. f The attendance was 12,000. [■ . • SEATS FOR FOURTH TEST. ; '} r- Vi WELLINGTON, July 15. When the booking, for the fourth ■i|i>y: Test at Wellington on August 9th. is thrown open to the public at 9 o’clock on Friday morning next at the Athletic Park, only 1400 seats will be ayailftble.' This information was made available by the chairman of the Management Committee of the Wellington 'Rugby Union (Mi* J. Prenderville) at •tom.rght’s meeting. Mr. Prenderville .explained .that the allocating of seats Jhudjcaiised ;ths .Committee much hard Iminking. No ifewrir than'2soo applicaitlljps had been received with cash and (ppjjrards' off 30CO| itverei accompanied with ,“Pleas4- ! fe.sfervei.mo five sgk’ r ‘ a ' ,! ' vl ' if “W.& jhftdj”' jpfp'ceeded the Chairman, l^4to ton : lines-that were fair ,bptl).;to th.e country, unions' and our own patrons,' but whatever we do we will unfair criticism,. lias ;|pen most [reasonable in! jts demand for ■fgftts, having' only applied' for 25, but other'totals are very heavy. Wanganui has applied for 300 and Manawhenua’s applications are over that number.” 'For the £1 seats, Mr Prenderville con--tinued, 900 applications had been reserved, and these had been cut down to 400 for the country and 200 for the tbwn, which had mopped up all the available £1 seats. “As far as the South Island was concerned,” continued Mr Prenderville, ‘dyer;,took.,up the attitude that the centres fjas, : wikiih test matches had already. .bef&Tj pklved must- be cut down applications, and accordingly the 'apolica^nsVfi;om- K<>tlhho,tago and Canterbury! jhad «'bsen. -reduced by ; .fifty per cent. ;|Tht*eO htftidred and seve.fitynine lOsjidjf 5 seate hkd. been set' aphii-t (for officjrils;. cutting down the 'apand . this, left i 464 ; fst-ill aval 1 !-;' a.-V?il.ible, 1145 have grindj''ainidns. optsidd] jWellington’ Mr' explained. He said that the ,Secretary . was returning all those applications,, with the cash, which had been declined. There were 2000 seats available for' Wellington patrons, -butp.ujj of, this had jto come 189 for referees and 160 for chibs, so that roughdy 1400 have been left. A; V “VH | . EXCITING AMUSEMENT.

STEER-RIDERS HURT.

.GISBORNE, July 15.

.The British .Rugbyites were extended/ a civic welcome, 'being later entertained'by the Maoris at lunch' at the new meeting house, called Tepoho-o-Rawiwiri. In the afternoon the visi|wiire giie&sj at an exciting steer riding competition. During these conjests...four competitors were injured, three being admitted to Cook Hospital' within fifteen minutes. Gerald Parker (24) was injured, on. the fore•iiead’D -Edmond Power (24) sustained serious stomach injuries, and Stanley Higgins "(19) fractured his arm and .'dislocated' his elbow.

PAPER’S CHALLENGE

TO -/N.Z.R.U. PRESIDENT

•-D‘- • TIMARU, ' July 15. DlFhe “Tiiuaru Post” (evening paper) hah fin editorial in.:'reply to the statement of .Dr Adams (President of the N.Z. Rugby Union) at Wangamii where be referred to the recent incidents at Tima.ru on. the occasion of the lihatch'-with the Britishers, 'and derscrlbed' it as the “Timaru disaster.” <vThe '“Posh’-’ challenges title Presi-' dent of the New Zealand Rugby Union to either substantiate or withdraw his charges.

.(Note-—Dr Adams said the Timaru evening paper had “whitewashed” the referee and the home team).

......The charges are by the “Post” 'chaircteristic as “an outburst,” and as' defamatory, the paper declaring that “his latest exhibition of petulance is no justification for the inertia ..which has marked his notions.” ' The “Post” concludes: “We can not regard Dr Adams’ statements as other than extremely loose. It is-’hiis clear duty to substantiate the . challenge which he has made and we challenge him to'do so,. if he can;! ■Dr Adams has a clear duty to perform. If he fails, then we hope the Rugby Union will take a hand in the business, and Insist on a lustration.”

N.Z. LEAGUE TEAM. (Received this day at 8 a.m.) i SYDNEY, July 15. Tlie New Zealand Leaguers are • meeting a country team at Armidale to-morrow. Wetberill will play inside five-eighths to Dodds. The coach, Arthur Hennessey considers the team, to be the strongest so far fielded. Dufty is not playing. Dobbs’ ‘foot was X-rayed and the doctor informs him be will be unable to walk for | a month. He is now on crutches and he returns to New Zealand by the Mauiiganui on Friday week.