RUGBY FORECASTS

Waikato Times, Volume 122, Issue 20501, 18 May 1938, Page 11

RUGBY FORECASTS

Di:>CIUBKI) AS \ WAGKR UNPROFITABLE TO PROMOTER f J ’ MAGISTRATE'S DECISION UPSET j (By Telegraph.—rre?s Association) \\"ELLlX ii'l' oX, 'l'uesday. ? An appeal against the magistrate's - dismissal of an action brought agains l stew .lll .1 oJin France, who invitee ’ householders to enter a forecasting comped i I ion mi Wellington Rugl-H ‘ -ames. wa> upheld in the Supreme 1 Court b> Mr .Justice Meed, and the 1 cast- was remitted to the magistrate ; with the opinion of the Court that the man should be convicted. Mr Justice Reed agreed with tli€ magistrate that the scheme was not i a lottery, hut it did come within the definition of a bet, being in effect a wager. Costs were not allowed, i counsel for France explaining that France borrowed on a life insurance i policy to float the schema and paid out more than £27. The proceeds were something over £4, so he lost about £23. It was also stated that the case was in the nature of a test case. It was very important to the Crown, because had the magistrate's decision remained, the door would have been opened. RANFURLY SHIELD (By Telegrapn.— press Association) CHRISTCHURCH, Tuesday The canterbury representative Rugby team will play Southland for the Ranfurly Shield on August 6 if the trophy is still in Southland’s possession on that date. CAMBRIDGE MANAGEMENT FIXTURES FOR SATURDAY (Special to Times.) CAMBRIDGE, Tuesday The weekly meeting or the management committee of the Cambridge Rugby SubUnion was held last evening when Mr B. Brewer presided over a good attendance or delegates. A Hamilton junior team wrote asking for a game on May 21. It was derided to reply that owing to all Cambridge junior teams playing in competitions the match could not be arranged. The referees were instructed to have a boot inspection mi Saturday. The union receiver! it-' alloration of footballs -S' from the \.w Zealand Rugby Union llnougli Waihalo i nfon f"t* distribution to the schools. it wa~ derided in obtain a report front the School-* \■ssorjatmi, a- to who participated in the dl-tnbutio% last year. The following are the 'fixtures for next Saturday. seniors: Cambridge v. Putaruru at victoria square at 2.tin. 'Referee, Mr C. Wallace, juniors: Leamington v. .■Northern at Matangi at 1.15 irereree. Mr C. Hadley . United v. Hautapu at Victoria Square at j. 15 irereree, Mr c. Wallace . Third grade: Leamington v. Northern at Matangi at 1.15 (referee, Mr A. Moore). United v. Hautapu at High School at 1.15 (referee, Mr M. E-Jley). WAIPA UNION -MEETING OF MANAGEMENT (Special to Times.) TE awamutu, Tuesday Mr R. 5. Sinclair presided at the weekly meeting of the Waipa Rugby Union Management Committee ia*t evening. The Junior Advisory Board inquired if the union would admit all players under its control free of charge when representative games m any grade were being played. Mtcr discussion it was decided that when senior representative ganJes were being played only passes Tor those players engaged in any match on the ground be recognised a t the gates; nn all (.tiler occasions regi-tered players be senti>n' ~<l 1 1 ,an *el was the only dis- \ letter from the Junior Advisory Board a>ked the union to carry the fourth-grade players’ insurance and io pay medical ex-('(•n-e-. according to the rules of the union. > pea king in support, and m explanation, Mr Petersen stated that the Advisory ' Board considered that no insurance ree < should be collected rrom fourth* grade j players, and tDat the union should be re- I sponsible for the first £t is only that i might be incurred by any player in medical expenses. This was agreed to. The union also accepter! the Advisory Board’s recommendation that the affiliation Tee rot- fourth-grade teams be 5s per team for the present season. Rovers’ Club applied ror the re-grading or J. Hinton, and the president stated that the emergency committee had re-graded this player. The subject or grandstand passes ror officials was discussed at length, and the secretary stated that, as a result or a conference with the grandstand trustees it had been agreed by the latter to make j available up to no passes ror union and club'officials: but he had found that approximately 4 5 passes were needed, though only a portion or these would be used on any day for when teams were plavlng away from Albert Park, and their officials would be with them, it was decided to a<k the trustees to issue up to i.s passes, the union to pay the trustees 2s per pa<s and collect this amount-Trorn union officials and team managers. Discussion ensued upon the projected seven-a-side tournament early next month, and a special sub-committee, comprising Messrs Sinclair. Petersen. G. Spinley \\- Whifton and It. Paiziei, was set no to* organlse the fixture and also to discuss n,e manor or a competition for Mr Spin ley’s Mr Danieii gave notice of motion to rosnnd the mmiite whereby Te Uvamutu and Ry vers (dubs have the „se of the urlits 131 k Hahiing shed on alternate I don t know, said the tobaconist to the scribe. “ that it’s as unlucky as they say for three smokers ; lo light up from the same match but j I do know it’s unlucky—deuced un- ! lucky—to • pass your pouch along to! some absent-minded beggar who for-| gets to return it. I Inst a fine pouch I lhat way once—but never again! What do i smoke myself? Why ‘toasted’! I'd smoke something heller if I could -et ii. Give me a pipe of Gut Plug Xo. 11l Hu I Is! i end —say; after lunch—ami I wouldn’l rail the i Lumen my Aunl ! Old smokers Jove , il! nllier genuine toasted blends?! Yes Iwo ofliers for the pipe, Gaveildisli. and Navy Gul Xo. MUtlMog . Then I here's Riverhcnd Gold and Desert Gold. Hu• two most fancied eignr■'lle lohaceos. Sec ||, c run on litem ! How do i a (’count for tlie pupularilv "f (ousted Well it’s J»a i* 11 \ due I lo Ihe i |iia lily of Hie h-af and partly i due to the iiianuf-ielurers’ toasting J tousle.l : The reporl cr look o note j of it and lil liis pipe.