FOOTBALL.

Otaki Mail, 13 July 1923, Page 4

FOOTBALL.

MEETING OK HUG BY UNION. | The weekly meeting of the Manage- 1 men! Uunmmiee "1 the l-Joroxv hernia . . Jiugby Union as held oil Tuesday even- j irijj, Sir. J. Prod or being in (lie chair. | Tliere were also present Messrs Me- | Miiluti, fc>eitv ; eia. .1 InU-liings, Austin, I Casev, anil the secretary, Air. L. Car- I juichael, , J I’.iif. I ,, IXTiiIIPK. 1 The Wellington Kugby Union wrote, that it wo ml (l net be possible to arrange a leg. match .tins season. j it" vms decided that July eu be accepted a ;■ the dam lur Hie Uebbington 1 Siiteld m a tell against the Hush Union. Agreed (hat August 11 be accepted l as oate K>r Hie return game agimist Ur' Minia v ait! t. moil, to ue played at 1 aalneu;,t'.a North liegfitdntg (lie selection o! the coinI.incU W eljingion, Ahmaw aUt and 1 lot owhenua learn.- to play N.S.W., the ... iel,,i v was, m.di iicital to wine fo .he •r. let ai y u! the .Walla wa to Union j tli.it this I'iihui agiees to one selector | irom each I tie it. j It was decided 1,1 '■.the to the ceote-j tary oi the .bet Coast i.niou, that tins Linton was prepared to give them a i rep. match On ally date m Angus.■with the exception of August 11 and. 5, and. would allow them aO per cent. ! oi the net gate money. 1 * ELECTION OF AlAulU Uhl'. TEAM. . ilia amc Aa l.uougiil up the que-s-'' non ol tile aeieuioii ol AraOii reps-, ' meuiioniu- llidt llie ptacilci; at pifsent ioilowed Hi the (selector .was o * .-.end direct to a playei asking turn o join die team. J iiie, lie piateoied, was ' unhid to t ue i. iiiou, as it iniglit hap- j pen that sewtal oi the Union s rep. ; players .might be picked juel prior lo • a ti liiipm i,tld nai. lie.i ul e. and (he I nton would siihei through the abi senee ol lliese men. ( j ihe elianman suggested Iftnl the ;t- ---. Jeclot of (be Maori top. oam be wrh--1 ten iu poiliinig oil that in lutiire be , I should *wnte to the Mtiuti respecting 1 man wimied lot ihe leiuii. Tim l.hiton , would dun be alee m df.eide whether ti i ould ailnw no n in ai. He moved ,to this offci 1. Air S< !.j:j ta seconded tno moduli wlibh was carried. i ItOI It'll I'UAV. j \V. pini ot dm i uwon ,1 onbn , r.iid ■, j who had be n m doled :a die Urn- in me I oxtoii-i:Haim hi gfillK oh Saturday. appeal* d bcJore f.he, Union to an- we: a eh a i... - <d lighting no the mod i ’i !11 di n ie,! ha r do. ih.ne more dmi liii' o! iim mad. j l ! j*l i elm ..a- ... | .ie im-d that lie had iia, | ,-. i -... 11 die hee . 1 mi i m o I the a!! oir, I Inn \\ iudi he l ui ne.l nmiiil l iiis mdii mei 1 Its- dhj.i.delll 1 1 1 wn t .... J |(J J„. liavmg a j. t.. |’ i li.-’iit, Hi., del I being out ul play a I the time. li.' had • Hue ted hulh 11 lay r-i'.- ..It die field, lb's man gWii” uiuedy, hut die nlhi.'r man lift■ I given more trouble. j » | .Mr Aits!in shiii'd die' ibo oilier plu.vS- or. who nan in. m hie leu ward, was a ' i j I horougliu un sa tis I actoi y mem on a mod. rid held. He idti.l seen him in ol’uei games, ami he was always giv- • -mg 1 1 ouble. lie cunsidered it uade probable dun !m iiad shn w,( dm liulii.ae niiij tml Unit. j The leieree saiil iie .amid not soy; who was die aggressor. Inn that when he had seen diem due v ere bulb. an-; j paredi!y lighting. it was possible that j i-ini was only protecting himself. j I on die monon oi the chairman it. ; j was decided that a savere caution ’ \ would meal die ease, tlie other player j! to be suspended unlit such time as f he appealed heron? die Union. % Two u'her players. .-A. f.ooh. ol lint | Mai seniors, and Mel.cwun, ol Shannon Cl Thirds. who had been oiderail to the line on Saturday wen? alto suspended | ■ mud their appeal ■' lll l ■v: to answer the | charges against them. . g TKA\ i-.I.LIAG ie.i' h •I. Ul' - ftbih i | PLAYERS. , | The ij'iedicn cd Ihe pmsiliuu ol die' | Union i egyai ciliig ' die tlavelnng re.- i | peusco ui rep. players, came up tori } u isc Us d ell, iiiioul'Jt die receipt ul a | ball leu tar- lor bringing two players I in the iac-l- np. game. The secretary . | pruies'uci sUongiv agaUnt die pinna- 1 pie ui paying playei»' travelling ex- | j.en.si’s, a.', mg dial, u was no! done 1 in uiiu-i billons. It one man weie | allowed 1,0 jute a taxi lo come io a ’ 1 match, e'ety oniei one would demand 1 111 if lame pm-luge and the Union g acudo. be s .vamped v, tdi hills. Mr lTuleiiiug.s eoniemled lltat it was not mu io ask box tun ptuyeis lu pay, their own Jm.es. T hey were in a ddlerenl position to ottier jdaetw froiUj wiiieli moil could tome by Irani. j : The ehairnum stud that it die men*? i w!io hud run tip tins ball had had no} : means ol getting to the match they i i should have communicated with die I | local member of Ihe management | t ; cunntiinc'e who would have arranged I ? lran.-p.ui for them. I | Tiie (. ecretai y, ex pressed the opinion fthat the corrmvftlee shonid pass a reso- | llltion right away that men id toll Id | ussPinhle lor ivp. m.delies id died' [1 own expeuse. A iaigo number of j men did n»e u-(. bu mi expen- r, s ami .■ ;; wa - ii.it ngid :o I .'rail our man dd- ; 1 cre; 1 11 v from .d'. •ib, r. ;\p Hun Inn \vw oiumon dial b din iidgb; mean loving some good P iiicii who were mol abie to pay their ' r-xpei!-e-.. } M, Ansdn ..ud 'hat where iraiiis b weiV: ava l ia b! *’ ooa- a I h i? a rule-, l!dd n!a ■ 1 - pay da I r ■" t • a:. -. led 1 ; j' he eeni'idece.l thus u* diur phvc.es diev me:;,. ; wwonaia\ reoerw; act ;-| L: Clio m i) otl l ■, r' ft S.-l - 1 all-cC. j Tim secretary '[nofed a ’a-u oj a I ;. rep. playei wim iiv ed six mil,'- "T i y vvliere no tixiii was avaihibie. older- j {•-! i ll or f id-c■ and ■ imeire iy wa' j r Uni* ’it, when he r.-cmid iinvi ridden in ] U wi'h ud ii;;. üby. and said dVAt nnior- 1: tuna'c-ly so ire mc-ti would take ad', an- P: mg' a ruliug w die sort suggest- >■ ed. Tin- ••ulv fair way was to ailow lv every man w. mm'li ami as they L. wouid not all its,? the money for traveliing. n t ill them on the sditii? of. professionals. s After some further discussion. Mr j Casey moved “That rep. players in I future must pay their travelling ex-, nemos to the ground on which the j j r ep. games are played, if within the * Union, and must assemble at the cs- | > semlav place at their own expense in I > the case of a travelling team.”—Car- j C ried. I { GENERAL. > Referees' and .gatekeepers’ reports c were received. _ i| \ Accounts to the amount of £ft l.s £••->C wpro pa-., .’d lor payment. - p Agreed that a player's insurance of [ he paid I i The eliairtnan brought up the qoes-j J lion o[ run tor rep. games, and moved v ? Hyp the' TUingitikei Union he written j'' J to asking ihat the return game oi t : i( .lPinir-r- 1- '. bo l >lclV’cd B. S0“O' ~ j •. inin t i,’i J.*. the senior rep game to I C pdnvcrl a! Kovton. provided such j y gtii.g bsriip .■rp-.'be arranged, j \ Ft W.-1-. further resolved that Media-j U wadi lie :i-v].;ed to submit a* date fori C it..' ret it m gam.. M their junior re Pi. j ( The secivt.-irv wa.; cidnictcd to r.oti- J f fy (he sidt't'lor .0 die dab-: of rep. J > games t»i| thip it wa; prOfiOsC'd to! ) n - i■ 1 1 .1.■ lb-, latun on the Monday j \ prior the Wednesday match against; J the no'!, Union. j 1 A tjearty vote of thanks to the chair? C concluded the meeting. | C