Coveted Bell
TIMEKEEPER TENACIOUS EDEN PARK INCIDENT 4 'TTE was particularly objectionable,” complained Mr. E. Rule, informing the Referees’ Association last night that a Member of the Rugby Union had objected to a timekeeper he had appointed for a referee at Eden Park. Mr. G. Cliffe, who had been asked rj Mr - Kule to hold the time-bell while Rule refereed the match, said the J* üßby u Bby Union man asked him "What ben •» "" he meant ringing that Mr. T. Buchanan said the man referred to was a servant of the union, n °t an employee. It was pointed out that the referee , “ the right to choose his own timekeeper. .“God only knows the referee has rights, w said Mr. S. Kronfeld, “but there it too much pinpricking.” While admitting that the man who , “ approached Mr. Cliffe had been “[suiting, he pointed out that that individual had been authorised, by custom, to act as deputy-timekeeper. t . W. J. Meredith, who was "among [nose present,” said the man had been n «ultlng and objectionable.” ft was decided that a letter of complaint be sent to the Rugby Union.
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Sun (Auckland), Volume 1, Issue 76, 21 June 1927, Page 1
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187Coveted Bell Sun (Auckland), Volume 1, Issue 76, 21 June 1927, Page 1
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