RUGBY CONTROL.

Shannon News, 8 July 1927, Page 4

RUGBY CONTROL.

HOROWHENUA DISTRICT COUNCIL

The weekly meeting of the management committee of the Horowhenua Rugby District Council was held in the Wistaria Booms on Tuesday, there befog present: Messrs J. W. Procter (presiding in the absence of the chairman), W. Joyce (Weraroa), H. McDonald (Schools), T. Wrigley (Kuku), S. Austin (Foxton), M. Winiata (senior selector), A. Richards ’(Shannon), W. N. Anderson (County), J. - Casey (secretary), F. Robinson (Awahou), and J. W. Rimmer (treasurer). Apologies for absence were received from Messrs E. M. Ryder (Wanderers), W, Robson (Miranui), and W. Neville (Foxton). Mr C. D. Fraser, secretary of the Manawatu District Council, wrote stating that July 16th was confirmed as the date for the match, Manawatu v. Horowhenua, at Palmerston, and it was suggested that a junior rep. game between the two districts,be played as a curtain-raiser. —-Agreed to. Notification was.reeeived from the Otaki Maori College of the withdrawal of its third grade team from the competition. ■ , The Oroua Sub-Union wrote accepting August 10th as the date for the Bebbington Shield match to be played at Devin. ' A ' OTAKI CLUB CALLED TO TASK.The failure of the Otaki senior team to turn up in time to play County on June 25th was considered after the reading of two letters on the subject. Mr J. Sciascia, the ” referee appointed for the match, wrote stating that, after waiting 2Q minutes for Otaki, he awarded the match "to County. Mr P. H. Rhodes, secretary of the Otaki Club, in a letter explaining that team’s side of the question, said that, owing to their being a few minutes, late, the County team kicked off and

claimed the match', though they know that the Otaki players were in the vicinity. “We in Otaki,” he went on, “deprecate the unsportsmanlike attitude of the County team in so doing. One of our team comes from Paekakariki and three others come from 10 miles up the Gorge. It is usual, I believe, to extend consideration to teams having to travel, and to players coming such long distances. The County team might well have given this consideration. Which is the more important—to win the match or to play the game? The cost to the team amounted to £2 10s from Otaki to Weraroa, and on top of this many players had preliminary expenses to Otaki. We shall be pleased to hear if the County tesun will re-epnsider its attitude and play our team at Otaki at some future date.” Mr Anderson said he objected to the wording of the letter, in its reference to an “unsportsmanlike action.” The County team had nothing to do with the forfeit at all. The County players were on the ground for close on half an hour. The referee blew the whistle and told them to kick off. When they' went back to the hotel they found that the Otaki players were still there. Mr Anderson added that he must protest absolutely against the wording of the Otaki letter.

-Mr Robinson supported the protest, and stated that the Otaki bus arrived about five minutes to three. He left the ground about three o’clock and walked to the hotel, and lie found that some of the players were in the car and a number of them were round the bar. The Otaki players could easily have been on tile ground by 10 minutes past three. % Members concurred in the opinion' that- the Otaki Club was not justified in using the terms to which exception had been taken.

On the motion of Mr Robinson, seconded by Mr Austin, the secretary was

instructed to write to the Otaki Club and explain that there was nothing unsportsmanlike about, the action of the County team.

FINANCIAL PROGRESS IN THE , DISTRICT.

An interim balance sheet was presented by the treasurer, showing the following position to July 2nd:— Receipts.—Balance on fixed deposit (1926), £9O, balance ,ou hand (1926), £4 4s lid, gate receipts (1927) £327 7s lOd, affiliation fees £l9 18s 6d, season tickets £6 6s, donations £3 3s, sundries £7 13s 9d; total, £458 14s. Expenses.—Gatekeepers and grounds £65 6s Gd, referees £l7 19s, petty cash £l2 15s 3d, advertising £l9, travelling and training of reps £l9 Is 6d, placed to fixed 1 deposit £lO, school footballs £l6 9s, rep. jerseys, bag and bell £l2 12s 9d, entertaining Damievirke team, and supper for training reps. £l6 4s Bd, secretary £l2 10s, reception Dewar’s Imperial trophy £l7 16s Id, sundries (including stationery, telephone, selector’s expenses, washing, and rent of meeting room) £3l 18s 4d; balance, £207 0s lid.

Receipts and expenses on the various grounds for the season up to July 2nd were as follows: —

Levin. —Receipts, £l5B 15s 9d. Expenses—Ground and gatekeepers £29 ss, advertising £3, referees £2 17s. Balance, £123 13s 9d.

Foxton. —Receipts, £2B 12s. Expenses —Grounds and gatekeepers £l2 0s 6d, advertising £2 ss, referees £4 9s 6d. Balance, £9 17s. Shannon. —Receipts, £72 2s. Expenses —Ground and gatekeepers £l2 5s 6d, advertising £2, referees £1 Bs. Balance, £56 8s 6d. Otaki. —Receipts, £39 0s Id. Expenses —Ground and gatekeepers £lB 15s Od, advertising £4 Is, referees £1 19$ fid. Balance, £l4 4s Id. Ilui Mai (Manalcau). —Receipts £6 9s. Expenses—Gatekeepers £1 ss, re-

forces £1 5s 6d. Balance £3 18s 6d.

Miranui. —Receipts, £1 4s. Expenses —Gatekeepers 15s. Balance, 9s. The statement of the insurance fund was as under:—

Receipts.—Balance reserve P. 0.5.8. (1926) £SO, balance on hand (1926) 9s 6d, club receipts (1927) £34 2s 6d, plavers’ £l9 2s 6d; total, £lO3 14s 6d. Expenditure.—Paid to players £l9 -Is, refunds to clubs ft/lSs Gd*, refunds to players ss. Balance, £BO 15s. The sum of £SO is deposited in the •Savings Bank, and the balance remaining over that is now £32 15s.

Members remarked that the position disclosed by the balance sheet was a very good one; and on the motion of Mr Richards, seconded by Mr McDonald. a hearty vote of thanks was passed to Mi- Rimmer for having prepared such a comprehensive statement. POSITION AFTER REP. MATCH. The secretary, reporting on the financial result of the recent representative match, Horowhenua v. Danuevirkc, stated that about £49 was taken at the gates. The expenses were approximately £45, the principal items- being:— Dinner £lO 11s 6d, conveyance of players.. £lO 6s, and advertising £9 4s 6d. On the motion of Mr Rimmer, seconded by Mr Austin, it was resolved that ladies be admitted to the grandstand without charge in future matches at Levin. COMING REP. MATCHES. Mr Procter was appointed manager, and Mr Joyce assistant manager, of the team to play Bush at Levin on Wednesday next. For the match against Manawatu, at Palmerston on Saturday, July 16th, Mr Robinson was appointed manager of the Horowhenua team. ACCIDENTS TO PLAYERS. Mr Casey moved and Mf Rimmer seconded, that the Manawhenua Union be informed that this Council accept

no liability for players injured in combined team matches this year. The motion was carried without, discussion. FOXTON GROUND. Mr Robinson, speaking in reference to the raeecouise ground at Foxton, stated that the Racing Club was having the telephone 1 shifted in another direction, and the poles that were preventing the players from getting a good ground would be removed. Ho had seen the postal officials, and they had promised to have the posts shifted this week. When this was done the teams would be able to have satisfactory grounds. Arrangements for forthcoming matches on the racecourse were left in the hands of Mr Austin. REPRESENTATIVE THIRDS. Mr Wrigley stated that third-grade players were anxious to have a North versus South match, fom which the selectors could pick a third-grade representative team.

The matter will be considered at a subsequent meeting.