COLLEGE-SCHOOL MATCH.

Press, Volume LX, Issue 18101, 17 June 1924, Page 6

COLLEGE- SCHOOL MATCH.

ANNUAL FIXTUKE. ,^'jS

COMPLAINT OF DEPAHTTOtjjS FROM TRADITIONS? tfM

For the past 30 years the aaiw Rugby match between the of Christ's College and the ' daffi! church Boys' High School wm played on a Wednesday year, however, the date Bet l 'dm&|jHS the match by the Rev. E. (),' QtMm, headmaster of Christ's College Saturday, June 28th, and ihe tho College grounds, instead of ft|§ oaster Park, ftß has hitherto beensll The alteration of the day of tho game has'aroused conaflaSra| comment in football circles in CmSbII church, and members of School Old Boys' Association' UJgwi expressed their opposition tarttffii change. Referring to the matfer<ssli terday, a member of the Hittfc&jjflal Old Boys' Association stated tbSfcfSi transfer of the day iron a Wedtiftffgll to a Saturday automatically the possibility of a large mittWlwi old boys of both the College School being present to game. The accommodation at theSllfi lege ground was strictly liniitectppal thousands would he debarred lirrai nttendanoe, while with* regal d w|§bl old bovs of both institution)}, Vjusll number would themselves te. oMfisll in different matches in and throughout Canterbury, fomfui Saturday afternoon. ' Mr S. F. Wilson, chaimanljMiffl Canterbury Rugby TTnioh S*«hß| approached and asked to make a'ttmll inent with regard to the he preferred to say nothing Crosse had replied to a leti«W«Mra had been sent him by the IJi&nlBl ferring to the game. , tH-fara Another prominent member/oflffil Union informed a M "The Press" that ftlthougViMi rangements for the game lyere'smi I alternately by the College tuthdHll! and the Boys' High SSII i Canterbury Rugby Tfaion tfßaUfriai 1 control of the game. had heard of the alteration ot.sfaj|iSfl a letter had been sent to 'Jfrr'UriiS pointing out the disadvantajas would result through th»/(th|SpiSS notwithstanding this he <M';ffi|ia that the Union would fere in the matter. TW*P« The Rev. E C. he had nothing to , saf<<dnßlra subject. He was writing' to terbury Rugby Union ttfe&rditaiisi game. r«s^, £g|Bß| .Mr G. Lancaster, headmaterjbliS Boys; High School, -stated nothing, to say in connesaoolwitli^l