RUGBY LEAGUE.

Auckland Star, Volume LVIII, Issue 74, 29 March 1927, Page 11

RUGBY LEAGUE.

THE RECORD SEASON. NET PROFIT OF £t<22 The re;-ort and balance-sheet, which •.v:',l be present<sl at the annual meeting of the Auckland Rugby Ixag-.io on April ii. will iilu-tiate tie- i.i.-t taat the last season was the tt.o-l in the history of the c<-ie. The rcv.nue from all sources was t."»."i97. gates alone yielded £i2IG, and the n.-t profit was £i>22. Other items of interest were: — Percentage to visitors. donations to charity £104. grant- to clubs £.Sls. tr.'paios £(»•?. referees' grants £.">3. One large item of exj*ndit lire was gronnd rent-, w.i,eh absorbed £->(C>, while the fr.e ln-uianoe seiieine for [ilavers co-t I ii* 1 .*r the league's insurance si-in-me an incaj.ac;tat.d j.layer is paid £.'i a week, and it i- claimed that i: is the most generous scheme of anv :n connection with New Zealand athletic lw«);es. At one pt-ri «i la-eason. one of t!ie senior team- had n:ne of its player* simultaneously on the .n----cajiacitale.l i:-t. Carlaw Park. The home of the c<vb- in Auckland i(at law Park, which but a few veais ago was a Chinaman's garden, no \ iiieianiorphosed into one of the l«--i sj-ort- <-n. losure- in the Dominion. Already over £ 1 V>.<»<""l ha- been st-nt to make the park a stretch of turf, and pr"tH.-a!s « ;1] , ome Is-tore the iil'-ommg cemmittoe of the Rur'.v League to piov ide adi-'juate a.-«-omin<«la-tion far .-[KH-tators and housing li.r the players. In the main, it i- pro;«>»ed lo erect a stand on the south side of the ground at the luuk of the t.-rrao., ar.<l to terrace the north -pic. to provide lor 4 I.<KM> -pe« tatoi.. Jhe total <-<>-t is e-'i mat.-d at £.12.''iici, and it is t.-«l that the big -.heme will U- lauiiviu-d at r.u early date. Season's Prospccts. At the moment all the teams are building for the season and getting iea<fv t'or the fray. As last year, there will !>o seven senior teams :n the A grade, and six teams in the senior B grade. Last year there were over >0 junior t<-ams. but this year over 100 arc already ottering. and the difficulty at the moment is to find playing space for them all. although the league officia's ha\>alreadv secured several additional grounds- There will lie several new district team-. The recentlvform.-l Remuera League team has decided to put three team- in the field as a co:ri menecmcnt. Game In the Schools. On the principle of catch them v-.tn-r, the I> ague got eight -cho i',!., v t. atnunder weight last season, and ti;!s -.ear quite a ntim'vr <>f the pnman -• i. have signified their intention of part in the bov-' cc'm;>et it ions w .i. i have been arrang-d. (. aj s and a nun 1 ) .' of troj.hies have lx-en d >nate.i with .. view of encouraging the jmeni-cs. Tile annual report refers to the O'llenl services given bv the nv-rv-Ts of the Auckland Rug -y 1.- .•• !'• A-ski a t joii. a rid phot- on :«• ■•: • I g.-K-nl feeling that e\- t- • -.v. clubs and tli>—e t: in the rr.anag- ■ ment of the game. A tn ; '..'e i« paid to the t!.:rteen Au. slanderloyally jday.-l the jim- iiii:.:g recent tour of England.