HOROWHENUA RUGBY UNION.

Otaki Mail, 10 August 1923, Page 2

HOROWHENUA RUGBY UNION.

j "RUN UNDER RAFFETY RULES.” AN OTAKI PROTEST, A* special meeting of the Otaki Chumtier of Commerce was held last nigh l , the President, Mr, L. G. Lowry, presiding. In opening the Chairman remarked that members of the Chamber were desirous of meeting representatives of football clubs to discuss matters for the welfare of the game and the allocation of representative matches. He added that the shannon Chamber of Commerce had already written on trie matter and. asked tor support, that Chamber deploring the action of the union in fixing all representative matches for Levin. Enquiries had been made by the local Chamber with a view to answering .■shannon T letter, but very little imormation had been available. The Chamber had written to the union seeking information but no reply had been re--1 teived. Baker, McGill, and Watts Mess... . {jjj. fuotbaliers, attended on benu.. UJJ . and the former stated that it v>.~ fortunate that the local club was not represented on the union, adding that at a meeting they had been out-voted. The union conducted its affairs under *‘Raffety rules” and at the best only verbal messages, many second-hand, were received. Relative to Nash’s challenge bowl Air. Baker said the local club had received no notification that . its team had to play and in consequence j lost the match by default —a most un- j just proceeding, especially as the club had a good chance of winning. It was also evident that the local Chamber had bec-n ignored, and he thought the best way to get over difficulties in future would be to form a sub-union. In answer to the Chairman, Air. Baker said the local footballers had no say in the fixing of representative matches. 1

Air. McGill supported Afr. Baker’s remarks and suggested that the Shannon Chamber be supported, while Air. Watts considered that as Shannon and Otaki had secured good ‘‘gates’' more representative matches should be allotted these two towns.

Mr. Morse was assured that if the Chamber took up the matter it would have the --olid backing of footballers. It wa= further pointed out if too late to do much good this season, good might Tesult for next year. The union could be shown, that something would have to be done. **"• It was decided to write to the union and ask that at least one representative match be played here this season, provided there were still matches to play. It was alsp resolved to write to the Shannon Chamber offering support; also to the Fozton. Chamber to ask them, to do likewise.