RUGBY FOOTBALL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLVIII, Issue 3035, 13 May 1926, Page 2

RUGBY FOOTBALL.

MANAGEMENT ,COAIAHTTEE MEETING. The management committee of the Horowhenua District Rugby Council met in Levin on Wednesday evening, Air. J. J. O’Connor being in the chair. Present: Afessrs J. Rimmer, W. N. Anderson, J. AlcDonald. B. Brann, J. Procter, F. Robinson, H. Lynch, N. Emmett (Referees’ Association), W. Hannan, W. Neville. Afatters and correspondence under discussion included the following subjects. REFEREE ABUSED. All’. 11. Hemi, referee of the Juniour Awaliou v. Miranui match on Saturday, reported having to caution Buekman, a Aliranui player, for rough play. Prior to the cautioning a disqualified player had been very abusive, but after the warning given to his brother he had used objectionable language towards the referee. The latter asked the management committee to make arrangements to prevent a recurrence. “A serious position,” commented the chairman. “Some of these people ought to appear before the Court,” added Air. Neville. The referee, who appeared in person before the meeting, said that the disqualified player had been all over the playing-field, as had practically all the spectators, and it was an absolute misery attempting to referee at Miranui under the conditions obtaining there at present. Air, Procter: You should take a six-shooter.

Air. Hemi: That’s what you need, anyway. (Laughter).

Air. Anderson asked if the ground was a private one, and was told that the property was part of that belonging to the Miranui proprietary. Air. Procter remarked that if this were so the Grounds Committee should wait upon Air. Seifert and ask him if he would be agreeable to the Union having sole control of the ground during the football season. If they could not get control the Union should refuse to play any further games at Aliranui. .. Air. Procter moved to that effect, and was seconded by Air. Robinson. Air. Casey said it appeared to him that the Union was sending the referees to Aliranui as “Aunt Sallies” for some of the spectators who bawled at the referee and acted like wild animals. If the crowd refused to act decently, then the matches should be taken from there. *

Air. Rbinson: “No referee could successfully control a game under conditions like' .those existing on Saturday.” All’. Rimmer said that as,the. disqualified player referred to had been warned off all football grounds in New Zealand, the Horowhenua Union should see that this sentence was enforced, and that the Aliranui ground be included in this sentence. The motion was carried, without dissent. FOURTH GRADE. PLAYERS. Only players under 16 years of age at Alay Ist are eligible to play in fourth grade teams, and each player must sign his name on the team slip, also stating thereon his correct age. PLAYER SUSPENDED. Air. P. 11. AlcGregor, who refereed in the Junior Tokomaru v. Foxton game on Saturday, reported J. Talyor a Tokomaru player, for striking a player while the latter was on the ground. Taylor was suspended until lie appears before the management committee and states his case.

FIXTURES FOR SATURDAY. SENIORS: Wanderers v. Shannon, at Shannon, 2.50 pan., T. Parata. Southern United v. Hui Mai, at Paraparaumu, 2.50 p.m., N. Ivingi. County v. Foxton, at Levin, 2.50 pan., H. Karauti. Weraroa v. Otaki, at Otaki, 2.50 pan., J. Scascia. JUNIORS: Awaliou v. Weraroa, at Weraroa, 2.50 p.in. H. Hemi. Shannon v. Tokomaru, at' Tokomaru, 2.50 pan., J. H. Rhodes. Foxton v. Hui Mai, at Foxton, 2.50 pan., H. 11. An slow. Miranui v. Otaki, at Miranui, 2.50 pan., H. Lynch. Wanderers, a bye. THIRDS: Miranui v. Foxton, at Foxton, 2.50 pan., P. 11. McGregor. Wanderers v. Weraroa, at Prouse’s Paddock, 2.50 p.m., H. Pene. Otaki M.C. v. Southern United, at Paraparaumu, 1.30 pan., J. Walton. Otaki v. Kuku, at Otaki, 1.30 p.m., P. J. McLeavey. FOURTHS. Levin D.H.S. v. Shannon, at Levin, 1.30 p.m., J. Sadd. Foxton v. Weraroa, at Weraroa, 1.30 pan., J. Rose. Foxton D.H.S. a bye. The following will represent the local thirds against Miranui on the racecourse on Saturday:— Rankin, Newth, Ross, C. Huff, G. Williams, Wright, Ounnigham, Hartley, Taylor, Aldridge, Gupwell, Westwood, Barber, Royal, Stevenson. Emergency: Barry.