FOOTBALL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume L, Issue 3976, 27 July 1929, Page 4

FOOTBALL.

POX TON -WANDERERS DISPUTED MATCH. The Foxton Club having appealed to the Manawhenua Union against the Horowhenua Council’s rescission of the (resolution granting a re-play of the senior match against Wanderers which Itoo-ki place on June Bth at Levin, the Union wrote to Tuesday’s meeting of the Horowhen.ua Council, stating that the appeal had ‘been considered and it had been decided to Ob tain a report- from the Council before coming to a conclusion) The ichairmlan moved and Mr. Hooper seconded, that the secretary and Mr. Procter (who had acted as cliaijnnan of the meeting which sanctioned a replay) forward a report on tire matter to the Manawhenua Union. Mr. Robinson: When there was a notice to rescind the motion, should not the Poxton Club have been notified to that effect? The chairman: I don’t think so. Mr. Robinson: I got a ruling from a lawyer, and he said that -the Foxton secretary' should ho notified. How otherwise would they know? The ehairmlan.: If you had put in an appeal, it would have been communicated to thehil Mr. Heyes pointed out that the position now was that with that game thrown in, Wanderers and Foxton were on equal terms and they had to play off for the- championship. Foxton did not want to win the competition on the appeal, but. would rather win it straight out, as they thought they were going to do. Be. asked if another gqme could be played between the two teams before the appeal was decided. -The ch-aitrmlan: I think so; there is nothing to say you cannot play

Air. Robinson: I don’t think the appeal will have mulch chance of success at the Union, -because Mr. Hannan gave it a fair deal there, and I explained it also, and it was thought by two mjambers that, as Foxton did 'not have their appeal in in time, they had not. a hope. No more can -come out of the report than Mr. Hannan and I stated. The chairman remarked that the Union did not Look on the verbal statement -of the case -as- being in order, and required a written report from the Council. Mr. Heyes moved as an amendment, that the Foxton appeal he withdrawn, provided that -the (Club could recover their deposit. The chairman,: You can get your deposit back. There was no seconder for the amendment, and the motion was carried. LOCATION OF THE MATCH. Mr. Procter moved -that the final for the senior championship, -between Wanderers and Foxton, be played on iS-aturday, at Levin. Mr. Mitchell moved as an amendment, that the match be played at Shannon, “on a neu-tjral ground.” There was no seconder. Mr. Hjeyes said that, personally, he would like to see the game played in Foxton. The oliairman: I think there is a .minute in the book with reference to the iplaying of finals in Levin, but probably -that only applies to the year in which it was recorded. Mr. Wini-ata put in a strong plea lor the holding of the contest in Levin. This season no .important matches had been play-ed at Levin; the rep. matches had been played at -Shannon, O-t-aki and Fox-ton. Mr. Windata added that there was no stand to provide shelter in the event of wet weathetr at Foxton or Shannon, whereas at Levin something like three hundred people could be provided for in this respect. A further amendment -was'moved by Mr. Robinson- —namely, that the match Ibe played at Foxton. This was seconded by Mir. Heyes. The almendment in favour of Foxton was lost, only the two Foxton delegates voting for it, and the motion to play in Levin was carried. Mr. Robinson: The Foxton -Club has -travelled several times to different matches, and I think we should get some help. It is a big thing to ask a. team to travel -three times rimni-ng. The chairman: W|e would be laying down a -precedent. What about some of those supporters of yours over there? PLAYERS INtSUFITOIENTLY CLAD.

Mir. K. Hinini, secretary of the Foxiori Club, wrote to the Horowhen Council on 'Tuesday evening stating that at a meeting of his Loinjnntiee on Monday evening, a complaint was made with! regard to the way in which some of the Wanderers 'juniors were dressed for their match against Fox ton last Saturday. One or two were minus boots and stolckjings, while several were even playing in singlets. If •this state of affairs was going to he allowed to exist, he could assure the management committee, that it was going to prove detrimental to the District Council as far as the gate was concerned. His committee could not understand how such a well-known club as the Wanderers teould allow a team to go on .the field so dressed, and trusted that in future the management committee would endeavour to prevent a [recurrence. The chairman said he |did not think that the Counbil could compel players to wear boots and stockings, but it cou'ld compel them to tweai- jerseys. It. was the duty of Ithe Referee to report to the Council as to players being wrongly dressed. Mr. Ileyes described the unen-

viable experiences of Mr. Robinson and himself in -being accosted by people in the streets of Foxton and asked why the Wanderers juniors had taken the field in such nondescript attire. He was informed that only eight of the fifteen •members of the visiting team had been correctly clothed. The -chairman: There is nothing to stop you gentlemen from moving to have a report front the referee. If Wanderers are guilty, you can fine them for whatever jerseys they welre short -of. Mr. Heyes: If Wanderers juniors come again, they will get no gate, bdc-ause people will not turn out to see that sort of thing. The -chairman: 'The report must come from the referee-. It was resolved, on the motion of -the chairman, seconded by Mr. Procter, that the Referees’ Association he informed that it had come to- the notice of the Council that sorale -of the Wanderers juniors were wrongly attired in their match against [Foxton, and that the association ask tint referee to furnish a. (report on the matter, also as to whether the referee himself was improperly dressed, it having been alleged that when he blew the whistle to start the game lie was buttoned up in an o-vercoat.

The second round ‘of the Nash Cup competition will he played on August 10th, but at Levin the fixture will be the junior trial match, North v. South. August 14th has been fixed for the junior rep. match Horowhenua v. Manawatu at Palmerston North. Manawhenua Juniors will play Wanganui on August 24th at Wanganui, and Wellington at Levin on August 31st. The Wellington and Horowhenua school (reps, will play a “curtainraiser’’ for the North- v. South match at Levin on August 10th. August 24th was decided on as a date on which Horowhenua Juniors could meet Wellington Thirds at Otaki. The proposed Ra'ngitikei-Horo-wlicnua match has had to he cancelled. SHIELD FIXTURE'S. At the Wairarnpa Rugby Union meeting last week Ranfurly Shield matches were arranged a-s follows : August 10. —v. Auckland, at Carterton. August 17. —v. Manawhenua, at Mastert-on. August 21. —v. Southland, at Carterton. August 28. —v. -Canterbury, at Masfelrt-on. 'September 7. —v. Otago, at Masterton. September 14. —v. Wliikato, at Masterton. September 25. — v. Wanganui, at Carterton. >■