LEAGUE FOOTBALL.

Auckland Star, Volume LXV, Issue 150, 27 June 1934, Page 14

LEAGUE FOOTBALL.

__ » NEWTON RANGERS CEUB. WELCOME HOME TO HARDGRAYE. Much enthusiasm was displayed by an attendance last evening of over 500 people at the ''Welcome Home" dance tendered by the Newton Rangers Club to Roy Hardgravc. who returned on Monday from England, the accommodation of the Society of Arts Hall being taxed to capacity. The club patron, Mr. M. J. Hooper, expressed the pleasure it gave supporters to have their star international player back again, and, in congratulating him upon his fine career abroad, also extended greetings to Mrs. Hardgravc. On behalf of the council of the ?Cow Zealand Rugby League, Mr. E. Stallworthy said that the return of Hardgravc meant the bringing of the benefit of his i great experience- Mr. E. J. Phelan, deputy-chairman of the Auckland League, and Mr. Ivan Culpan (secretary A.R.L.), joined in the felicitations. Mr. J. A. Lee, M.P., also spoke of Hardgrave's achievements and presented him. on behalf of his old club, with an athlete j statuette suitably inscribed, Mrs. Hard- | grave with a writing companion and their j daughter June with a toy dog worked in | Newton Rangers colours. Acknowledging the tributes, Hardgravc ! said that he had not yet definitely deter- ! mined his activities, but with him the j Newton Club stood foremost while in j Auckland. He was particularly delighted j to find that his St. Helens Club col- i league Trevor Hall had been doing so much for the club since he returned to New Zealand. JUNIOR MANAGEMENT AFFAIRS. At the meeting of the junior manage- | ment committee of the Auckland Rugby j League last evening, Mr. D. Wilkie pre- i siding, a letter was received from the Kawke's Bay junior board suggesting that in the event of an Auckland representative team visiting the Bay, a junior team be also sent. The request of Mauukau Club that home matches be staged at Onehunga on a | special date being arranged was agreed to. ! Two complaints about the short play- j ing of matches were received, one gfhne I being found in order and the other re- j ferred to the Referees' Association for a report. The secretary of the Glenora Club, Mr. McNamara, sought information regarding the powers of senior clubs to take juniors. The chairman said that a senior club could give a selected junior two Saturdays trial and if played on a third occasion the player became a senior and the club acquir- I ing him had to pay £1 transfer fee. He did not care to give a ruling regarding Brady, who appeared for Newton on Sat- . ui'day, but mentioned that the junior club could not stop a player's promotion if he j was financial, which was the equivalent of a clearance. Considerable judicial work was carried i out. A third open grade player was sus- I pended for the rest of the season for using bad language on the field and abusing a referee. A players of the same team j was stood down for two playing Saturdays. Transfers. —R. Lusty. Akarana third intermediate to Whangarei; J. Hen son, Akarana to Ponsonby reserves: G. Munce, | and K. Currey. City seniors to Akarana ! (with regrade subject to A.R.L. approval!. I Regrade: K. Manns. Mount Albert third j grade to fifths, player having not played I this year. |