AUCKLAND REFEREES.

Auckland Star, Volume LX, Issue 172, 23 July 1929, Page 14

AUCKLAND REFEREES.

A "BUMPER" MEETING. TWO INTERESTING PAPERS READ. Mr. M. Kronfcld presided over the weekly meeting last night of the Auckland Rugby Referees' Association, held at the union's offices, O'Connell Street. There was an attendance «f 38 members. Prior to his departure for Christchurch, to take part in the jubilee celebrations of the Canterbury Rugby Union, Mr. Harry Frost (a Canterbury and New Zealand representative forward in tiie 'nineties) wrote wishing the association good luck for its annual social and dance on Wednesday night. This kindly thought on the part of the head of the game in Auckland was much appreciated by the meeting. On tho motion of Mr. Sam Kronfekl.it was decided to telegraph congratulations to the Canterbury Rugby Union on its liftieth anniversary this week. A rcquet was received from the Interhouse Rugby Football Committee for referees to control games on Thursday afternoons at 4 p.m., commencing on August 8. Several members offered their services. The association's representative (Mr. R. T. Bennett) on the Appointment Board had a merry (Quarter of an hour replying to questions and complaints. He stated that until the iinal two members (names refused) were seen in action the board had no intention of bringing down the grading list. It might be some weeks before tho Appointment Board could see these two referees. Mr. R. C. Johnson: Why doesn't the board appoint them to matches where they can be seen without further delay? (Laughter.) Mr. C. W. Sclinauer submitted a fine paper on "Touch and Line Out Play," which, apart from its technical worth, was read. There was no discussion, apart from a statement by tho chair that a player, although actually running in touch, may play the , ball, if in-lield, with either his foot or hand (e.g., a knock-back). This ruling differs from the Southern interpretation, which is to the effect that contact by hand automatically puts the ball into touch. While the rule, stated Mr. Kronfcld, referred only to playing the ball bv foot, he submitted that the Auckland interpretation -was consistent with Law ■ 20 (c) which reads, inter alia: —"A try may be scored by a player who is in touch, or in touch in goal, provided he is not carrying the ball." Mr. Schnauer was accorded a vote of thanks for his paper, which he had prepared at short notieo as substitute lor an intended lecture by an absent member. i After Mr. Tom Jones (an old Wellington, Hawke's Bay and Manawatu referee, who controlled the SpringboksWairarapa game) had received a warm welcome on his first appearance at the Auckland association's meetings, the meeting concluded with another of Mr. Frank Sutherland's interesting lectures, which he has been putting on the air this winter through IYA. For this lie also was applauded. A SPECTATOR'S GRIEVANCE. "J.A.S." writes complaining that on the advertised guarantee "admission 1/, stand fi'ee," he went to the Showground on Saturday and paid a.shilling at the gate, to find that he was faced with the alternative of paying anbther shilling to get on to the stand, or having a stand free in the rain. He concludes: "A repetition of this sort of thing will not do the game any good." HAMILTON REPS. HAMILTON, Monday. j ! The following team, has been selected 1" ! ; represent Hamilton against Taupiri at > Hamilton on Saturday :—Full-back, Delaney ; tliree-quarters, Dalbctli, 15. Johnston, Allen ; I five-eightlis, Everest, K. Going; half-back, i \V. Mitchell (captain); rover. Halstead; | I forwards, L. Sccrtt. J. Hooper, \V. Fleming, | ! I'. Courtney, W. Bayly, 11. Charleston, It. i 'Chapman. Emergencies : St. George, Gilling, ] 15. Waters, J. Bonliam. BAY OF ISLANDS GAMES. The Waima. seniors played Xgawha at Kaikohe, and, after one of the best games seen on the ground this season, the visitors won by tive points to nil. The visiting ~ forwards were , the masters of the home t, pack throughout, their scrum work _ and «j play in the open being-excellent. The Waima backs gave aoine sparkling exhibitions of passing. Tiie Kaikohe second grade team journeyed to Kawakawa to challenge for the Pearson trophy, and were successful in defeating the holders by six points to nil. A third grade team from Kawakawa visited Kaikohe in an endeavour to win the right to hold the Hisenluit Cup, but they were beaten by 29 points to i>. HIKUTAIA SCHOOL'S RECORD. (From Our Own Correspondent.) PAEROA, this day.' The Ilikutaia school has scored a runaway victory in the I'acroa Union's primary school competition, scoring 10-1 points in five matches. KING'S V. WANGANUI. Members of the King's College first fiteeen loft by last night's express for Wanga nui, where, to-morrow, they will play their annual game against Wanganui Collegiate School.