Softball series in 1976

Press, Volume CXI, Issue 32783, 7 December 1971, Page 30

Softball series in 1976

(N.Z. Press Association) WELLINGTON. The Hutt Valley association will stage the world men’s softball championships in 1976. The championships, held every four years, were awarded to New Zealand when the international softball federation met on. Sunday in Honolulu.' , Advice that New Zealand’s application had been successful came from the secretary of the N.Z.S.A., (Mr G. F. Vincent), one of this - country's two delegates at' the meeting. The president of the New Zealand association (Mr D. T. Howe) said that he was not surprised that this country’s

Incidents on S. Hynes, the Leeds captain and international, who has already been suspended for six matches this season, was one of four players sent off in games involving three championship - chasing Rugby league clubs. The Halifax forward . T. Fogerty* also a Great Britain player, had already been ordered off for a foul in the same game, at Headingly. The Rochdale hooker, P. Clarke, went off after 15 minutes for striking an opponent.

application to stage the worid series had been successful. “New Zealand has attended every worid series since-the women’s championships in Melbourne in 1965, and travelled more miles than any other country to do so,” he said.

“New Zealand-is one of the foremost administrators of softball at international level, and we urged strongly for the international federation .to be formed during ithe Melbourne championships.” ■ Mr Howe said he felt sure Mr Vincent and Mr J. T. Vpyle, the other New Zealand delegate at the Honolulu meeting must have done some "hard talking” for the application to be accepted. Facilities at the Hutt Recreation Ground would be long completed before the 1976 world softball series, the Mayor of Lower Hutt (Mr J. Kennedy-Good) said yesterday in welcoming the news. He said one of the arguments New Zealand used in its application was the excellent surface at the Hutt Recreation Ground. He -was sure the council would give the New Zealand Softball Aa-

sodation every assistance, as they bad done since Hutt Valley had‘lodged the application.