LEAGUE CODE

Auckland Star, Volume LXXVI, Issue 246, 17 October 1945, Page 3

LEAGUE CODE

SUCCESSFUL SEASON

PRESENTATION OF TROPHIES

"The League code depends for its existence on good management," said the president of the Xew Zealand Rugby League, Mr. J. A. Redwood, at a social gathering held last evening to mark the end of the season. Auckland, he said, was fortunate in having old players and officials continuing to assist the game. If all leagues were like Auckland, he added, the work of the New Zealand League would be very happy.

The president of the Auckland Rugby League, Mr. E. J. Osborne, said that it was necessary to get the game into Iho schools to make a real success of the code in the Dominion.

The chairman of the School Control Board, Mr. M. Wetherill, said they had 450 schoolboys playing the code. The aim now was to get the game going in the secondary schools, and to start a competition with a weight limit of about Sst 01b.

The chairman of the Junior Control Board, Mr, I. Stonex. said that in the past season they had 55 teams in the competition.

The chairman of the \ Senior Officers' Association, Mr. F. McAneny, said that during the season £4GI was paid to injured players. They had started with nothing, and now had £1000 in hand. During the evening the Dickson gold medals for most sportsmanlike players of the season were presented to J. Fogarty, of the Otahuhu senior team, and V. Frerlatovich. of the City third grade team. A silver cup was presented to B. Nordgren, of the Ponsonby senior team, for scoring most senior points of the season. Presentation of a cheque for £104 was made by Mr. E. J. Phelan to Mr. A. Asher, who is returning to his home town of Tauranga; and presentation of the Painter trophy, for most successful goal-kicker of the season, ivas made to C. Riley, of the Otahuhu senior team.