LEAGUE FOOTBALL.

Auckland Star, Volume LXVII, Issue 71, 24 March 1936, Page 17

LEAGUE FOOTBALL.

CLEARANCE FROM YORK,

LEN SCHULTZ FOR MOUNT ALBERT,

Len Schultz, who some time ago accompanied Roy Hardgrave to England to play for York, recently returned to Auckland, but there was some doubt as to whether, not having completed his contract, he would be able to play. Through the New Zealand Council, the Mount Albert Club cabled to the English Council for informa-' tion about the player's position and whether he would be eligible to play in New Zealand. A favourable reply has been received and the Mount Albert Club will now have the services of this clever five-eighths. SCHOOLS' MANAGEMENT. TOUR SOUTH BY REP. TEAM. "This is a very happy body of the Rugby League, and, after a splendid 1935, we hope to make the coming season doubly successful," said Mr. R. E. Newport, president of the Primary Schools' management committee, at the representative eleventh annual meeting held last evening. He added that, with an extended competition instituted by request, for the admission of secondary school boys who desired to continue playing the game, prospects for expansion were never brighter.

The delegates were: A*. Stanley (chairman of committee), H. Green (Avondale), S. Pcmberton (Ellerslie), V. Rose (Devonport), Ireland (Ponsonby), N. Preston (Newton), F. Martin (Mount Albert), C. Rowe (Richmond), J". Osmond (Northcote), E. J. Foster (Marists), S. Dickey (City), L. Rout (secretary) and F. Thompson (assistant secretary). The report stated that with _ eleven teams in the championship and eight in tho seven-a-side tournament, the season had proved most successful and a pronounced advance on the previous year. Richmond, who won the Newport Championship Shield and the E. Bennett Cup for best uniformed team, Devonport, who took the Ernest Davis Cup for the knockout, and Marists who won the Robert Reid Memorial Seven-a-side Cup, were congratulated. The representative team, coached by Lou Brown, in an attractive match beat Northland at Carlaw Park for the Golden Bloom banner. Officers .were elected as follows: — Patron, Dr. M. G. Pezaro; president, Mr. R. E. Newport; vice-presidents, last year's, with the addition of Messrs. E. Bennett and R. Shaw, with power to add; hon. secretary, Mr. L. Rout; selector, Mr. S. Dickey. Tho new constitution was perused and discussed, and referred to tho Control Board for confirmation. A proposal to send an Auckland school representative team on a tour to embrace the South Island was enthusiastically approved, and it was decided to ask the permission of tho Auckland authorities.

DEATH OF MR. R. HAMILTON

A strong supporter and foundation member of the Northland Rugby League, Mr. R. Hamilton, passed away last week at the age of 63 years. A vice-president and keen follower of the Hikurangi Club, Mr. Hamilton gave great assistance to the code. There was a large representation of Northland officials at the funeral, the ceremony being performed with Masonic rites. Three brothers, two at Hikurangi and one_ at Papatoetoc, and a sister at Kamo, survive.