FOOTBALL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume LI, Issue 4446, 1 May 1930, Page 2

FOOTBALL.

Arising out; of the sensational loot ha II mat eh a! Shannon on Saturday, between Wanderers and Shannon seniors, the Uorowhenita Rugby Council has ordered suspensions of four players. Williams (Shannon) and Tatnnn ('Wanderers) were suspended for three playing Sal riff lays, and Satlierley (Shannon und Tama Partita (Wanderers) for out- playing Saturday.

At Tuesday’s meeting of the Mann wain Rugby Council, the ITovowhcniia Council wt-ole asking Ma-naw.-ilii to reconsider ils decision to play the Manawatn-.Horowhemia trial game a! Palmerston North and slating that, if the venue could be fixed at- Levitt, it would be regarded as a favour. It was suggested tlml the second trial be played filler than .lime ‘.ll. on account of inter - isi being marred bv the lirst test against the Englishmen. Air. Hatch moved that Ihe game he played at Levin. Mr. ('ohjtthotni stated that, the soul hern council Wits short of funds and wished to a,void the expense of (ravelling. On a show of hands, il was decided to play the game at Levin on May 17th.

FIXTURES A XT) REFEREES FOR SATURDAY.

Following are the fixtures and referees for Saturday next in the I Inrow henna Rugby district; — Seniors. —County v. Wanderers, at Levin, Mr. I*. MeLeavey; Ifni Mat v. Shannon, at Alanakan, Mr. •!. Smith; Olaki v. Foxtail, at Otaki, Mr. .1. -L O’Connor.

Juniors. — Pa raparaumu v. Uni Mai, at L’araparaiitnu, Mr. T. Partita; Waikattae v. Wanderers, at Levin, Mr. R. Broughton; Koputaroa v. Tokoinartt, til Kopnlaroa, Mr. IL Pini; Shannon v. Foxlon, at Shannon, Mr. 15. Holdsworlh. ’I birds.— Wanderers v. Foxton, at Fox I on. .Mr. D. Cole. Intermediale. —Shannon v. Fox|on, at Shannon, Air. \Y. Neville; Levin D.H.S. v. Levin, at Levin, Mr. 11. lienti.

The third-grade nmteli between Foxlon and Wanderers was originally drawn to lie played at. Levin, hot at a meeliug of the Wanderers ('inti lost evening it was decided to , *0 \el to Foxlon, its none of the other teams of thit 1. town would he engaged in home matches. \ > Foxlon seniors to plav Otaki at iiiaki on Saturday will he selected from the following players: — Taylor, Thotupsmi, Robinson, Procter, Moses, Stevenson, Hartley, Ba rites, Huff, Krislmnko, Fuller, Andrews, Richardson, Renata, Wilson, Gavin, Harrison, and il. Mc(l regor. “SELLING THE DUAiAIY.” Condemnation of the innil on has been unsparing, and, indeed, it has been justified by I lie foolish teiulenev of players in recent years to sacrifice possession by kicking when the right game was to pass

.out there was a chance of doing something by passing (writes "Tommy" \ ile in the Dominion). Bui the pttnl on is a legitimate weapon in the armoury ol attack, ii. has been condemned because players who use il have shown no Sort oi judgment as to when and where to kick. But players must, not forvel that there is such a thing as "ihe dummy" —a man who seems to he hit illy placed can sometimes Hip through the defence Lit rough feinting to pass and at the same moment making bis burst for the ■ mif-openiug before hint.

1 1v all means li'v lo “sell the <lllllOlll (n.-(*asuina Ily, ■ but don t oierdo ii, and when you have successfully sold the dummy to two men, for goodness sake don’t play Hie fool and try to beat the fullhack with a third “dummy" and two men clear.

’I hi' man who docs this is tempring providence, and lie usually gets v. ha I lie deserves —though there are kirks hard enough toi' the man who i iii'ii ws a way victory for his .-ihe be the foolish attempt, to score himself when men arc clear. Now for the taker of the pass, tils lirst duty is to remember that he miisi put himself in position to receive a pass. The tendency seems lo he to expect the man carrying (he ball lo secure a position to give a iniss.

KICK INTO TOUCH RULE. At the annual general meeting of delegates to the N.Z. Rugby Union, ihe following' resolution was passed end is now in force: — "That the old kiok-iiiio-totieh rule he reverted to throughout New Zealand during the coming season, i,ui siit'li Unions as may apply, shall i.e granted dispensation to play amended rules in Club matches only.’’

in view of the fact that matches with Hie .British team will be played under lidernalioua) Board rules, the Management Committee recommends Hint in all matches this season, L’nicms a<Jopi the interim tionai Board’s dctinilion of a mark (compulsory heel mark) and not allow replacement of injured players in order lo give some practice under (lie rules which will govern all matches with the British team.

IMPORTANT RUBIN (AS. Two questions affecting the rules ol Rugby were decided by the management committee of the New Zealand Rugby Union at Wellington last night. The first was a ruling as to what actually constitutes a “fair catch” under the present rule, whereby a player claiming a ‘‘fair catch” must immediately make a

heel marie, and the second dealt with (he action-to be taken when a ball is put in Hie serum and goes right Hi rough. The decisions finally arrived at were: — (1) A “fair catch” can only be .allowed when Hie player claiming it Ims both feet on the ground and claims the catch .by malcing a heel mark. (2) A penalty should he awarded only when, ia the referee s opinion, the player putting the ball in the. scrummage intentionally does so in such a m■inner that it cannot be hooked, in all other eases of Hie Dull passing rigid through, a fresh scrummage should he ordered.