RUGBY LEAGUE.

Press, Volume LXV, Issue 19666, 9 July 1929, Page 13

RUGBY LEAGUE.

MEETING OF EXECUTIVE. A meeting ci the execution if the Canterbury Rugby League was held' last evenirg, Mr L. Amos presiding. It was decided to re-grad® W. KaniiaU> the Woolston Club, from senior to junior. It was stated that he had been playing fifth grade and was placed in the .senior team when the club was in difficulties. The West Coast League wrote advising that Mr J. D. Wingham. the president, had been appointed to represent the West Coa*t League as selector for the South Island team. He was also the League's nominee aa manager for tlio South Island team. It was decided to ougge3t chat the date for the visit of the West Coast teams b© one of the first three Saturdays in August. It was also decided to suggest to the West Coast and Otago Leagues that a match oe played between the combined Otago and West Coast teams and Canterbury in connexion with the trials for the South Island t6£lQI« ttl . . . Ifc was reported that tho Thacker Siiield competition would be commenced next Saturdav and that the Vivian Cnp would be awarded to the team with most competition points at the end of the first round of matches. Thereafter, the competition would ba run on an elimination basis. The following is the draw for Saturday: —Hornby •sr. Aldington, Monica Park Kb. 1, Mr J. Parkes; Sydenham v. Marist, Monies , , >To. 2, Mr C. Hill; Waimairi v. Woolston, Woolston Park, Mr E. Kmj.

Junior Advisory Board. A meeting of the Junior Advisory Board was held prior to the meeting of the executive, Mr H. King presiding. A letter was received from the West Coast League suggesting that a visit by the juniorrepresentatives be paid to Canterbury at the same time as the eenior representative liT was decided to write to the West Coast League suggesting August Slrt aa the cate for the Norman Cox Cup match for the schoolbovs* championship of the faoutn Island, to be played at Greymouth. It was decided to award the third grade match, Templeton v. Sydenham, to SydenV'Pooler, a Woolston junior player, was ordered off in the match against Lmwood by the referee, .Mr C. Hill. Pooley, who had been suspended until ho appeared, before the League, did not deny the allegation by the referee that he was "shaping up to. aa opposing player. He etated that a I^" wo ? d player had been cautioned twice, while he had been sent off without any _ warning It was decided to suspend the player. tor a further playing Saturday, his former_ suspension having debarred him from participa tion for one Saturday previously.

A REPRIMAND. COACH WHO INTERFERED WITH GAME. i motion that the coach of | Sydenham team be reprimanded for interfering with the referee's control of tlie game was earned by the executive of the Canterbury Kugoy Football LeagTiQ last evening. This action arose from the complaint o the referee (Mr P. F. Saunaera) m the tuud grade match Sydenham v. Addingt°n plav It Monica Park last Saturday week tha, the Sydenham coach (Mr A. , Ultcll , to his team that it was half-time; that h came on to the field and tried to stop the game for half-time; that he swore two occasions; and that he wouid not the Sydenham team to resume m the second SP Mr Lcitch, in a. letter to the League, stated that he was asked by the re.eree • act as touch-lino judge, and he aa.ied what time he was making each Lpel- in referee replied that he was_ going to p y 40-minute spells, and he (the wruer) th informed him that the correct time was <*> minutes. He informed the referee wnen tme -was no, but he played a further five minutes. Mr Leitch stated that his team took tne field with only eleven men, and one wafl hurt, leaving only ten to play. During tna extra five minutes, the ball was kicked oyer the fence, and two players started fighting on the ground. He thought it his duty as tire-umpire to stop it, ard it ?ra3 ty«-«-he told the referee again to look at - aB watch. Ha denied swearing -i the as was reported in the newspapers. charge that he stopped the beys irom paying in the second half was an abso ute cntrnth, as ibey agreed among themselves *-- a ; as tbey were so short of players and baa eo hope of winning cot to continue tne match. Ho begged to state that personally he had no ill-feeling toward the referee anat no time did he question hie ruling. The matter was discussed in committeeMr lieitch. was not able to be present at tae meeting.

FALWASSER TO STAY IN N.Z. (rB*BS ASSOCIATION TELEGRAM.) AUCKLAND. July 8. A- Falwagser, the Maori and Auckland Rugby representative, who was reported to have signed on with a League football club in England, did not Bail from Wellington by the Corintbic. He decided not to ko owing to family reaeons, and is returning to Auckland.