FOOTBALL.

Press, Volume XLIV, Issue 19400, 28 August 1928, Page 9

FOOTBALL.

RUGBY. HURUNUI SUB-UNION. Tho finsl meeting for the season of the Hurunui Sub-Union was held at Waikari, when there were present: Mr J. D. E. Winskill (president). Dr. Miller, Messrs F. W. Derrett. T. W. Derrett, T. West, J. Y. Moir, H. Inch, C. W: McKecgan, H. Saundercock, and the secretary. Permission was granted the Cheviot Club to play a match with the St. Andrew's College Old Boys senior B team. Advice was received that Mr T. Hampscn was giving a cup for competition auiotig the primary schools in the sub-union's district. Bules governing the competition would be drawn np by the headmasters and submitted to the Sub-Union at a later date. The secretary was instructed to forward a letter of appreciation to Mr Hanipson for his kind offer. A vote of thanks was also passed to Mr Eampson for the way ho had treated the playeTS on the occasion of the representative match between the Hurunui-Sub-Union juniors and the Canterbury second grade team. • The secretary was instructed to write to the selectors thanking them for their work during the season. The Cheviot Club was congratulated on having again won both the senior and the junior competitions. Several notices of motion for the nest annual meeting were tabled. It was decided that the next annual meeting be held on the last Saturday in March, 1929. Mr H. Saundercock was nominated as president-elect. RUGBY LEAGUE. CANTERBURY EXECUTIVE.

A meeting of the executive of the Canterbury Rugby League was held last evening. Those present were: Messrs J. K. Worrall (chairman), L. Amos, L. Cox, F. Sheahan, H. Pannells. 1\ Smyth, H. W. Lawrence, E. Jones. P. Kirton, C. G. Derrett, H. M. Blazey, W. Cole, and S. M. Richardson (secretary). The executive discussed the possibility of the Sydenham-Kaikorai match, and that between Christchurch and West Coast Marists tor the' l'liacker Shield clashing through both being arranged for September 29th. It was decided to hold over, a decision until an official communication was received from the West Coast League. Mr G. Walters, treasurer of the West Coast League, was accorded a welcome to the meeting. A letter was received from the New Zenland League with reference to the proposal of the Canterbury League that a conference of delegates be held with a view to discussing matters affecting the code, asking for information as to the order of reference "Your league in making this request must, of course, have a reason for so doing," tho letter stated, "and I would be pleased if jou would elaborate same, so that the Council may be fully awaro of your reasons for making this request." The letter was discussed in committee. A letter was received from Mr C. Chamberlain, Rannerdalc Home, thanking the League for complimentary tickets to the Test match. "It must havo been a very good game, as the boys thoroughly enjoyed it," concluded the letter. Mr J. W. Toomey, hon. secretary of tho Addington branch of the A.S.R.S., wrote as follows: On behalf of tho apprentices of tho loco, shops at Addington I wish to ask if your League would bo so kind as to supply the boys with a set of red and black jerseys for their match with the Hillside apprentices, which will bo played at :Dunedin on Saturday, September Ist. I have to state in fairness that I have already applied to tho Canterbury Rugby Union for the loan of a set without result. Mr Lawrence: I suppose they are going to play the good old game? Mr Cole: They'll play Rugby. It was decided to grant the use of the jerseys. Mr Lawrence reported that advice had been received from Otago and Auckland that satisfactory arrangemonts could be made for billotting lower grade teams from Canterbury. Mr Sheehan asked whether it was proposed to postpone Saturday's match if the Southern Cross should happen to arrive that day. •Mr Worrall: We can easily postpone if the news comes through. A vote of thanks was passed to Mr W. Williamson, the Vacuum Oil Company, St. John Ambulance, police, traffic, inspectors, and others who had assisted inJvarious ways at the Test match. • " ■■'•' ■ Discussion took place. on the playing- of a r match in aid of tho injured players'.fund.Mr Derrett: Our matches have been: very clean; we haven't had a man seriously hurt; Mr Jones said there were one or' two'players who had been hurt. ' ' '' :'.• The matter was referred. to the Finance Committee. At o meeting of the Junior Advisory Board Mr Lagan reported on the. schoolboys' visit to the West Coast. This was accepted as satisfactory. .M. Scully was awarded the trophy for the best player on the tour.

A RECORD TOUR. ENGLISH .MANAGER'S STATEMENT. . (PRESS ASSOCIATION TELE&R.VJJ.) AUCKLAND, August 27. "Financially it has been the most successful tour ever made by an English ! Rugby League teanii'' said Mr F. 0. Hutchins, one of the managers of the English teata, .which sails for Vancouver to-morrow. ''Before wo left England wo knew the ■ tour. ! .would cost us about £12,000, but when the last match was played in Australia we had made £7OOO clear prpfit. The New Zealand tour has paid, its way, and after two. matches are played in Canada on the wayback . thero should be record flgurcg to show.' Mr Hutchins said the "gates!' in; New Zealand were, as follows: at Taupiri £l5O, flrst Test in Auckland £I9OO, Auckland Province £4OO, Auckland: £I6OO, Greymouth £250 Buller £220, second Test match (at Dunedin) £6OO, Invereargill £4OO, third Test at Christchurch £BOO. The team had had splendid receptions everywhere, and the missionary work accomplished would be invaluable if it were followed up. . . Mr Hutchins had something to say about J the second'' Test game played at Dunedin. "Quite candidly I must say the refereeing was weak, and there were some, incidents which should not have occurred, but the Dunedin Press work was both inspired by partisanship for another code and lamentablo The game did not merit' the scathing criticism which was telegraphed all over New Zealand." Mr Hutchins said they had been impressed both by the support of the League game in New Zealand and the general improvement in the playing standard of their opponents, a much higher standard than: they had been led to believe in Australia. : The real playing requirement in New Zealand was more concentration on physical, fitness and development in the direction ■of open play, instead of concentrating on - defence. ASSOCIATION. COMBINED PRESS V. AERODROME. The following will represent the combined newspapers in a match against Wferam Aerodrome at English Park to-da"v at* 3.15 p.m.!A. Dent, H. N. Huffadine, J". A. Gasson, E. Ilartlev Smith, IC. Maynard. C. Rogers, D. Riloy, R. Barnes, C. Barwell. A. Cope, and 2C. Archer. Emergencies: S. Poynter, R. "Wilson, S. Walton, and A. N. Murray.