FOOTBALL

Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume XXXVII, Issue 4962, 16 April 1926, Page 3

FOOTBALL

PAEROA RUGBY UNION.

MEETING OF COMMITTEE.

The weekly meeting of the management committee of the Paeroa Rugby Unibn was held oiij Monday night, the chairman (Mr W. Pennell) presiding over tfie' following: Messrs J. H. Walmsley. T. P. Vuglaj', J. Wilson, W. Morrison, K. L. Sly field, E.. Shaw, R. Hodson, J. ; Rackham, and J. M. Crosby (secretary); PLAYING AREAS. ■ The .Paeroa Ladies:’ Hockey Club wrote agreeing to the suggestion that the union should pay the rental for the,hockey ground at the domain, and that in return the union be allowed to retain the whole of the gate ta,k"nigs during the reason. ! The secretary was authorised to arrange for the purchase and erection of the goalposts for the football areas. >lt- ! was also-: resolved to purchase timber to provide seating accommodation. FIXTURES. The" draw for tlie’senior competition and the first round of the junior competition was submitted by the sec-, retary approved. The senior competition will be ■ played in three / rounds, with a knock-out round-for tiie.banner, and the junior competition will be disposed of in two rounds. TRAVELLING.TEAMS. . The secretary was, requested, to obtain' quotations from local taxi-pro-prietors for the conveyance of representative teams. ", •' ADMISSION' OFPLiAYERS. i It was decided that gate ' passes would not be: issued to club players this season. Instead, it was resolved 'that captains and selectors be requested to.accompany their respective teams through the gate® to the dressing shed at Paeroa, a similar system to obtain at the country centres, ’ ■ REPLACEMENT OF PLAYERS. - L - The union’s delegates were instructed to support the notice of motion at the Thames Valley Union meeting to > .the effect, that it be permissible to ' 'replace injured players during any stage of a match,-as provided for by the N.Z. Rugby Union /rules, instead of the Thames Vai ley-Unions ruling that a player could be replaced only-up to half-time. GRADING OF PLAYERS. The names? of playeix as submitted 1 by the various clubs were, accepted .and classified- -

It-was resolved ithat. the players, as; classified, be considered to be regisn tered for .'whichever club they played their.. first toatch. • ■ It was : s also resolved that in the - event of ;J. Mead and B. Hardman being found playing for any club other than Karangahalie, they Would. be classified as senior’players.. JUNIOR REPRESENTATIVES On the motion of Mr Shaw, seconded; fiy Mr J/ Rackham,, the : secretary rwas instructed to .try and arrange more junior representative ■ matches. . It. was also decided to ask the Roto-rua-Union to arrange a junior representative 'match at Rotorua towards the close of the season.', HOCKEY SOCIAL-; - " ' On the motion <fe the chairmd!n it was resolved that the committee use. its best endeavours to-assist the Paeroa Ladies’ Hockey Club' with its forthcoming social and dance. TO-MORROW’S GAMES. The .formal opening of the Rugby football 1926 season is to take place at . the Paproa Domain- to-morrow afternoon. With .an enthusiastic management, committee to guide, the destinies of local football, and with the provision of two % splendid.playing areas in) the heart .df .’ the town, a very successful season sjioqld eventua.te. ■ • ■■ J The; following playens will represent the West, ’senior .team against Netherton at -Netherton :— ,'G. Wells, J. Verran, M. Poland, R. Swann, L. Nield. L. C. Masters, A. Hardman, F Jenyns', E Neil, H McKee, T. Pennell-, R. Shaw, W. Taylor,' V. -Carrick, T Dawson. Emergencies: W. Lipsham, J.. Bigelow East and Suburbs will meet at the. • Paeroa domain at 3 p.m. Following are the.teams

: Suburbs.—F. Espiner, J. Brien, E.’ Bennett, .W-. ,Bennett, .!/;'Rice, P. Corbett, E. Vowles, A. Bennett, J. Dun-can,-E. Alley,- C»,-Meredith, T. Killgour, F. Patterson, S. Wyatt, R. Wilson. Emergencies : W. Veddar, >A. Morrfeon, M. Brown, V. Young. East.—J. Mead, -C. Treanor, E. M:ore, H. Hume, D. G. Smith, G. Royal. H. Thorp, F. Thorp, F. Fitch, G-. Robinson, T. Williams, R. Smith, J; .Bean, R. Hounslow, A. Williams. Emergencies.: H.-. Moore, G. Masters, W. Alley, J. Bell, C. Morrow. -Players are requested to bo on the field at 3 -p.m. sharp, , and a.lsp to wear club colours.. These two conditions a,re to be strictly enforced this seaison-