RUGBY FOOTBALL

Hokitika Guardian, 14 September 1932, Page 2

RUGBY FOOTBALL

the west coast union. GREYMOUTH, September 14. The usual weekly meeting w’a.s held at Grey mouth last evening. A letter was received from the Buller Union, congratulating the West C-oast flJnion on its representative, fleam’s performance ',in the Ranfurly Shield game. A letter was received from Wellington Union with reference to the W« t Coast tour, which stated that the team would be managed bv Mr Prendevil'e, chairman of Wellington Rugby Union Management Committee.

j e referee in the Kumara-Blackball ! match reported having ordered off the 'field, J. Etheridge \Blackball) for striking an opposing player. It was decided that Etheridge’s name be placed on the caution list. A letter was received from the Westland Sub-Union stating that they were agreeable t ; o compete lor the trophy Idonatetd for competition btween the premier teams of Hokitika and Greymouth, also that a donation of £3 had been passed towards con of transport of Greymouth players to Hokitika last Saturday. A letter was also received from the Westland Sub-Union with inference to Mr T. Mclntosh’s remarks at the Wellington dinner in Christchurch. In this connection, Mr Mclntosh explained that in answer to a request by the President of the Canterbury Union •(iM t McPhail) he gave his personal opinion with regard to a return match between Wegt Coast and Canterbury, but that in regard to the statement that the Coast team had played a game “out of the box’’ his remarks had been misconstrued.

Tt was decided that the Seddon Shield team travel to Westport by* Newman’s Service, leaving Hokitika to-morrow night and Greymouth on Friday morning at nine o’clock'. Graham Wise Cup: Blackball v. winner of Hokitika Junior Competition, at 'Kumara, Saturday, at 3 p.m. j\|r McLaughlin).