No Marching Display By Girls At Shield Match

Press, Volume XC, Issue 27455, 15 September 1954, Page 10

No Marching Display By Girls At Shield Match

Some members of the management committee of the Canterbury Rugby Union do not think that Rugby football and marching girls go well together. The committee last evening rejected a suggestion that marching girls should be invited to give a display before the match between Canterbury and Buller on September 25. Instead two bands will entertain spectators and seven-a-side matches featuring junior players will be held between curtain-raisers.

“I am not keen on them,” said Mr C. H. McPhail when a member of the committee said it had been suggested

that marching girls should parade at Lancaster Park before the Buller ‘Marching girls and Rugby football—l don’t think it is done. I don t think it is right. We should stick to something that is in keeping.” Mr A. K. Johnson: It was merely a suggestion to make the last representative football match of the season a bright game. ‘‘lt doesn't look as though you are very keen to have marching girls,” said the president (Mr W. C. Dailey) glancing round the meeting table. Mr Johnson: The spectators want so s et k; n * at before the game. « A^,P aWer said that there was i° S ln ‘ Wi thout the marching girls the processions that had so far been held before Ranfurly Shield matches would have been drab affairs, learns had come in from Kaianoi and Rangiora and other districts to take part in the processions, and they had n nt ,u^ en J a lo t of strength, so far all this had cost the union nothing. It was his view that a marching display would be well rewarded. ’ Mr Johnson: Honestly, I think we Sh M W M b n£ b -? n “5 ,hi s ’ast game. sald , he did not think the attendance would be increased by ?“ 6 ,®s ? result of a marching display. h,n Uu^ we ? 1 ’ e here to Provide foot- " Tb put on marching girls . . er baps I am too severe on it- £°‘JP 5 22 : You are , I think. th C L Blaz ?, y said he would move SjJjL?} l6 , Plp e Bands Association be toV'ted to Put on a display, tho fi=i^ hey j Ca ? d ,°, is to walk round the field and play,” said Mr Johnson. ?h < ;„N°'? k an J ’ n ’ enament that there should be bands and marching girls. Brother Maurice said that they had not had enough junior football. Too display was foreign to football. I don’t care what form let -j S have some junior football, he said. There could be five-minute seven-a-side matches between each of the main curtainraisers. said Brother Maurice. President asked the com’’JJ., ee . vote on whether marching nSv Sjottto P a rade before the match Johnson and Mr C. W. MeKeegan, who seconded his amendment appeared to support the idea. The fh^} mi + tee ® nd orsed the proposal tbst a. two bands and seven-a-side matches should be used to provide entertainment between curtain-raisers