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Manawatu Herald, Volume XLVIII, Issue 3534, 7 September 1926, Page 2

(To The Editor). Sir, —Please grant me space in which to put the spectators’ as well as the players’ side of the question of alteration of boundaries in the rugby area. It is well known that (he Foxton Club has not received anything like a decent “spin” under the Ilorowhenua Union. At the meeting attended by the Foxton Club’s deputation, their request was baulked by all means by the Ilorowhenua representatives, yet they allowed Te Kawau an alteration of boundaries. Again, I have a recollection of a member of the Ilorowhenua Union saying that they could do without Foxton, but it seems they cannot do without Foxton’s finance, for it is well known that Foxton provides good gate finance. Then, again, it was stated that Foxton would have to travel to Woodville. Such statement'is not correct as the locals would have to travel to Palmerston North only to meet Woodville and Feilding, the rest of the matches would be liome-and-home matches, and here arises the question of fares. Where local players now have to pay taxi hire, about five, six or seven shillings a head, to travel to Palmerston would cost about half that amount, and the trains on Saturday afternoons would run to suit. Now, Sir, I read in last week’s Truth that Levin Wanderers had won the cup, yet Foxton Club has three more matches to play, one against the Wanderers team. Peculiar is it not? Further I also read that the match against Otaki had been postponed. Then again 1 read in that Saturday’s results that Foxton had forfeited to Otaki. This is only a small sample of the Horowhenua’s management. I also remember the remarks passed by the representative of the Awahou Club about his particular team travelling. Well, I went to the racei'burse on Saturday and I found that it was made up of the Foxton Club seniors, juniors and thirds in the great part. If it could not raise half a team on its own ground, how does it raise a team to travel? I came to the conclusion that this team is only a prop for a seat on. the Ilorowhenua Union, for a representative who did his best to deprive Foxton of a rep. match for this season. There is not enough players to maintain that Club, and no doubt should the boundaries be altered it would cease to function. The conduct of affairs by the Horowhenua Union is enough to sicken local players as well as the spectators, and its the spectators money that provides the funds. The treatment meted out each season to Foxton, is just that which kills all interest in the game. In the early part of the season Foxton was not wanted, but hear the squeals now. I hope, like many others' that Foxton Club pushes the boundary question to the limit, then perhaps decent treatment will give place to the parochial bungling treatment that has been the Foxton Club’s experience at the hands of the Horowhenua Union. Why should the money go out of Foxton, to what seems nothing but an incidental expense, when Foxton can see a chance of better management, better games for both players and spectators, Yours etc., SPECTATOR.