PAEROA RUGBY UNION.

Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume XXXV, Issue 4693, 2 May 1924, Page 2

PAEROA RUGBY UNION.

TROUBLE OVER BOUNDARIES. , A LIVELY MEETING. The weekly meeting of the Paeroa Rugby Union was held at the Fire Station on Wednesday last, the following committeemen being present: Messrs W. T. Power (chairman). C. T. Mettam, Eugene Shaw-, W. Pennell, W. Morrison, C. 11. Potter, J. J. Johnson, and the secretary Mr C. H. Butcher. There were also over 100 delegates and players, representative of all H l3 football clubs in the district. CHARITY SATURDAY. A letter was received from the N.Z. Rugby Union intimating that Saturday. July 5, 1924, w’as to be observed by all unions as Charity Saturday. REGISTRATION OF PLAYERS. Players were registered as follows • Seniors.—West. M. Rae. Netherton, V. Hopping. Hirn'ors.—Suburbs, R. Rare, P. Buchanan. J. Thomas, J. Pickcry. Karan ga hake, B. Morris, R. Griflftn, X. Green. East, J. Buchanan, A. Pearce. F. Barakat. R. Barakat, V. Barakat, H. Buckton, C. Burgess, R. Couper, P. Killgour, H. Moore, C. Vincent, P. Moore, R. Morrison, E. Rhbsbn, E. Thorburn. R. Williams. N. Neil. West, A. McKenna, AV. Southby. Mr Potter applied to have C. McMillan regraded from senior to Junior player. T. Rackham, Karangahake, was allotted to the Paere'a High School third-grade team. KARANGAHAKE DELEGATE. Mr F. Clarke, the Karangahake delegate, whose seat on the management committee had lapsed under rule 8. attended the meeting and explained why be had missed the meetings. and he was reinstated. PRIMARY SCHOOLS’ UNION. The secretary of the Paeroa Prim ary Schools’ Union wrote applying for registration, and also forwarded 3 rough draft of rules which had been drawn up for governing the school competition. ' . It was decided’to register the.union as a sub-union under the Paeroa Rugby Union, and to approve of the rules as submitted. It was agreed that the amount of £7 17s Sd, held in trust by the union, should be handed over to the secretary of the Schools’ Union for the purpose of purchasing footballs. LEAGUE PLAYERS. A reply tu the union’s 1 equest to reinstate G. Neil. Whelan, and Hinds was received from the NZ.'Rugby Union, which advised that ho application from an admitted, reinstated, or readmitted player who bad'reverted to the League code would be entertained, PROTEST AGAINST EAST CLUB. A protest was lodged by the Suburbs Club against the East Club for playing G. Royal ni its senior team against Suburbs last Saturday. Suburbs requested that the match be not awarded to East, as it was contended that Royal w as not eligible to play for East under the boundary system. Mr Morrison supported the protest, and slated that he had no' particular brief for the Suburbs club. He thought that the boundary system should be strictly adhered to or else thrown out altogether. He pointed out that the Suburbs team had taken the field on Saturday last under protest on account of the player, who. tie contended, rightly belonged to the Suburbs club. Mr Shaw said that he had been partly responsible for Royal playing for East, because he was of the opi iion that the player had complied with the boundary regulations in that he was residing in Paeroa prior to and after the annual meeting of the union. A lively discussion took place as to the interpretation of the rules governing the. boundaries and the question of Royal’s eligibility to play foi East. Mr Mettam suggested that the matter should be held over until next week, when Royal would be asked to attend the meeting. Mr Potter objected, saying that Royal was aware that a protest was being lodged, and the onus was on him to attend. On the motion of Mr Potter, seconded by Mr Morrison, the protest was sustained, Mr Shaw dissenting. Arising put of the protest, Mr Potter moved that the match East v. Subui os be replayed at a later date. Seconded by Mr Mettam and carried. Mr Potter contended that the East Cl ib had played a League player in G. Nei!. and on those grounds moved that the match be- awarded to Suburbs. Mr Johnson seconded. After a lengthy discussion the motion was put, and on the casting vote of the chairman w-as carried. Mr Potter also took exception to_ the East Club playing Bloomfield, who, he contended, was resident outside the club’s boundary, but no further action was taken. With regard to the East v. Karangahake junior match, Mr Potter took ex- 1 ei'Ption to the East Club playing the Thomas brothers. After a long discussion the decision ai ’ived at was that they rightly belonged to the Suburbs club. The chairman .said that they were unregistered players, and had apparently deceived the referee (Mr E. Moore | and the secretary, and he moved that they be stood on the tine for a period of three months from date. Seconded by Mr Mettam and carried. The same penalty was inflicted on G. Royal. MARKING OF GROUNDS. On the recommendation of the Referees’ Association the Netherton Club asked to clearly mark out its football ground. TIMEKEEPERS. Mr Shaw mentioned that he had been subjected to criticism by some of the public regarding the time during the junior match on the Domain last Saturday. ' It was decided, where possible, I 'to appoin- official timekeepers. ADMISSION TO GROUNDS. The secretary drew attention to a. letter appearing In the "Gazette** qjjl April 28 with reference to g BectkrtC

of the public evading payment of admission to the ground. The chairman said that the. public could not. be compelled to pay, but he thought few people would refuse to do so. It was agreed that officials should make every endeavour to collect admission fees, RESIGNATION. Mr E. Shaw tendered his resignation from the committee. Although pressed to change his attitude, he refused to reconsider, his decision, COMBINED TEAM. It was agreed to allow the Netherton and Suburbs, clubs to combine n putting out a third-grade team. - FIXTURES. The following.fixtures for Saturday next were decided upon:— Seniors. —East v. West, at Pacroa ; Netherton v. Suburbs, at Netherton. Tuniors.—West v. Karangahake, at Karangahake ; Suburbs v. Netherton, at Netherton; East a bye; Thiid-grade.—Pacroa High School v. West, at Paeroa, EAST CLUB MEETING. •DECISION TO CARRY ON. A special meeting of members and supporters of the East Club was held last evening, Mr C. T. Mettam presiidng over a large attendance. The chairman explained that the meeting had been called 10 discuss the treatment it had received from the Paeroa, Rugby Union with reference to the East v. Suburbs senior match on Saturday last, and also the suspension of G. Royal. He did not. wirh’ to see the club secede from the union as a result of its deliberations, which action, he considered, would be unsportsmanlike and would result in the club gaining nothing. Mr Mettam said that it was unfortunate that the East Club had been the scapegoat but he strongly recommended the players to stick together and therebv gain- a share of public support, which had, apparently, been lacking in the past. The secretary (Mr W. Smith), said that as the club’s delegate and selector.- M • Eugene Shaw, had seen fit to withdraw from the union on account of the treatment received he -was of the opinion that the club as a whole should -stand by him. Tn inswer to inquiries from some of the members Mr E. Moore brieflv explained what had taken place at the union meeting the night previously. and stated that whilst he. agreed with rhe stand taken by Mr . Shaw, who had done his level best in the in terests of football, generally, he felt that the club would be taking an unwise step in pulling out from the competition. v Mr Jack Treanor said lie thought that the union had been inconsistent in the treatment of G. Royal. On being called on for an explanation Royal stated that he had been residing and working in Paeroa fur '-ver eighteen months, and he considered he was justly entitled to play far the East club, and had no,intention of misleading the union as to iis place of residence. A discussion took place with regard to the bona tides of G. Neil, and sev-c-al speakers gave evidence that he v is not a registered League player. Finally it was decided to request Neil to go before a J.P. and sign a document as to the part taken by him in the League game, and that the document be then handed to the Paeroa Rugby Union with a request that it be forwarded to the N.Z. Rugby Union for a definite ruling as to what constituted a Northen Union player. Mr' Jack Treanor moved, and Mr Moore seconded,- that the c'ub should ;p3roach the union and ask it to reconsider its decision of the suspension of G. Royal. • It was decided .that the club would make every.endeavour to put a senior tram .’n the field to-morrow. The chairman congratulated the cl'ib on its decision to carry on. HAURAKI PLAINS UNION. ; ■ MEETING AT NGATEA. A meeting of the Hauraki Plains Rugby Union was held at Ngatea on Thursday evening, the following being present: Messrs J. Costello (president), C. A. Hayward, S. Kendall, W. Thompson, J. H. Nicholson, G. r-orteoiis, F. Truelove, W. Mclnne.s, D. A. Vincent, V. Williams, G. T. Davidson, and J. N. Anderson, the hon. Secretary. A NEW CLUB. Mr F. L. Wallis, president of ths United Coast Club, wrote intimating that the districts of Pipiroa, Kopuarahi, and Orongo had formed themselves into a football club. On behalf of the club he made application for affiliation to the union under the name, of the United Coast Club. He also asked the union to adjust boundaries allocating the abovementioned districts to the new club. A deputation, comprising Messrs F. Wallis, B. Wallis, E. Keane, C. Parfitt, and 11'. Dalgety, of Pipiroa, and R. Gteen, H. Green, L. James, C. Lawrence, and A. White, of Kopuarahi, representing the United Coast Cluo waited upon the union. Mr Hz Green was the first speaker. He said that the deputation was present to assist the union. A club had been formed, and the union was requested to grant affiliation. Kopuarahi was tod far from Turua for players to Join that club; it was a rising pl ice,'and when the bridge was erected it would be one of the towns of the Plains. Mr L. James said that the people of Kopuarahi liked sport, so had formed the club. A little territory from Waitakaruru and Turua would suffice. Mf C. W. 'Parfitt pointed out that <1 sixth club would be in the interests of the union, as.it would enable every team to play weekly. More players would be available for play. He submitted that if affiliation was grantel the delegates from the Coast eluh should be permitted to sit with tin other delegates to fix the boundaries. •< Mr E. Keane supported Mr Parfitt, and asked that the question of affiliation be first decided. Mr W. Thompson moved, and Mr Portions seconded, that the two Coast jpiub’ delegates be asked to remain

while the meeting discussed the question in committee. The motion was carried, and the deputatiun, witu .the exception of Messrs F. vValiis and H. Green, retired. On resuming in open meeting die deputation was informed that the following motion had been carried :— “That the United Coast Club be granted affiliation, with an arc t comprising all Pipiroa from Motion .= Corner, Hopai, at the back U the sections fronting tiie Ngatea-Waitaka-ruru road, to Dalgety's ; then to the sea, and all Kopuarahi, Shelly- Beach, and that part of Orongo west of the Orongo Settlement road.’’ A motion granting all players of that area a transfer to the newly formed club was carried, and it was decided that the Coast team play the club 'hat had drawn the bye in the competition. The first match will be at Ngatea, against Ngatea, to-morrow. MATCH WITH THAMES. The Thames Rugby Union wrote submi ting May 24 as the date of a match between Plains and Thames at Thames—Accepted. RULES. Tiie chairman and the secretary were appointed to go into tiie matte; - of drawing up rules for the Union fa submission to a general meeting on May 15. BIRCH CHALLENGE CUP. The Thames Rugby Union forwarded* a copy of the conditions of the Bireh Challenge Cup conditions. THE DRAW. The draw for the new team resulted in the Coast team travelling to Ngatea to-morrow and to Turua on the 10th. Kerepeehi will travel <o Pipiroa on May 17, and Turua will travel on the date of the final maten of the round.