PLAYING OF REP. MATCHES.

Otaki Mail, 21 July 1922, Page 4

PLAYING OF REP. MATCHES.

UNION DECIDES Xilil LOCATION. I The question ol the location oi rep. t matches was before the iiorowhenua Rugby Uuion cm Tuesday. Mr id. J. ‘ Nash presided, and members present were Messrs. Vv. Thomsuu, U. VV. her- I cy, VV. Bevaii, L. M. Wiuiaia I’. .Whibley and L. 6. Carmichael. The mailer arose when the Wairarapa Lnion suggested August ~t! as the date oi the match with iioruwhenua at Levin. Mr Whibley then asked the meeting to deal with ins notice oi motion to rescind a former resolution that ah rep. matches he played in j_evin tins season. ! Air Thomson asked v.iiat w a i the < position as regards the motion passed j by the special general meeting last week re the location oi rep. mutches. Thai motion was uitut wees, as u] requifeu a i\\o-thua majority to carry it. j The Chaumau: i take it that the delegate* have got no confluence in the Union. Mr JYhibicy; One tiling it cun do is to resign. The Choi!Qian: ii would not lake me two minutes to do mat. i Mr Dixon said there was no rule by which tile I. nion should take i directions irom delegates. Mr .Thomson said rule IS gave Hit* Union power to arrange rep. matches. Tlie. rule, was; "The Mauagemeet Coini mitl.ee shall have power to arrange . all inter-Union mulches, and such j matches as they think desirable. r 'i hat being the case, this rule rej quired notice oi motion to be re- ' scinded, and required to be earned ]by a two-thirds majority before the motion carried by the delegates’ meet- } ing could lie acted on. j Mr Dixon: What is die Managej mem Committee lor if not to ariaiige ! these fixtures where it thinks best. Mr Whibley: I lie Committee is to carry out- the rules ot the Union and lostcr -football m ibis distiici. f it a. majority ol tile clubs decide that ; certain tilings sliouid be done, the j Union sliouid do them. II die MaiiI agemem Committee considers it can j run tiie Union irrespective oi- what t the clubs think, then die Union must. come to an end. The Union must have coniidence in the clubs to get tiie clubs' coniidence in the Union. Mr Dixon maintained that the Management Committee was the* controlling body, and should control the I men's business. Mr Thomson seconded Mi WhibleyV motion pro forma to allow discussion. Mr Carmichael cuusiuei c<.i die question ol the i ep. man-lies should he dealt with at ole e. a- men- was a rep. match on August with Taranaki. Thu motion was then put and lust, Mr \\ hibley's being die only vote m ns favour. Mr \\ nibley asked Uiai fct.oiii m die ; cling be piueeu on toe minute.--. Air vv uiblej inen tiwU'U mat, m ucconhuicc wtili lut iiicii-iii passed at the genet u! meeimg o! dee. gates ia -■ week, ile. iaianaki mu'ch be set uo-'-n toi oiaki on .Vugusi -'. Mr 'Thomson asked it the;. wue to take notice or the motion o the tlcie gales’ meeting, as 'ha. motion was ultra vires. Mi Whibley s motion w ;is thereiorc out oi oiuci. Tin* ciiairmuii: Ji wc g ’•> 1 at t am satisfied w.. win lose mom;;, over it. Mr Whibley: ii we ate going to foster loot bull we mu-t look ain't the outside centres. Waiutrapu does so. Mr Cannichuel said ii the Union was in a strong position financially it would he quite rigid to do that Mr Whibley quoted shannon fast year, wiicre a rep. match had been a liuanciai success. Mr Carmichael said it had been shown a huge portion of die gate came Item I’amici stun and -uthei outside ccfiUes. Do considered tie; Olahi ground an niismtab:-. 1 urn; lot a rep. mateli owing to the -mail gum. Had the people Would be duougii ii:c ['t m.e file Cli u nman: I* wc haven't Lisin* enough to decide where tiie matclie: should lie placed wc should get old. Mr Bevaii: c is prc*:-y hot ii we are to be dictated to by some of the delegates who were at tiie meeting last week. 1: ali depended, ne -aid. whether they weie gedng to accept tiie motion passed at lasi week's meeting. Tiie Chairman: i dun': think- we should. Mi Thomson then suggested playing a match elsewhere than Levin and giving it a trial. Mr Carmichael stated to do ma; Mr Whibley's rescinding motion should Le caiiied. an-.l the Union play the mutches where it considered fit. i It was decided that this be done. Mr Thomson -lien moved. Mr Percy 1 seconded, and it was carried, that the Taranaki match be played at Shannon. The location of other rep. matches will be arranged later.