LEAGUE RULES

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2114, 3 April 1914, Page 10

LEAGUE RULES

THE PROPOSED ENGLISH VISIT. . The Wellington Rugby Leagfto executive met oil Wednesday night. Mr, j\V. J. Keardon presided, and the others present were: Messrs.. J. V. Saunders, W. Bcalo, L.- Webb, W- Kerr,, and \V. S'. Brice (lion." secretary), was resolved thai tlio annual .meeting of tlio Wellington Leapte' sborfd bo held next Tuesday Evening, probably at the Trades Hall. It was reported that all the Wellington Clubs have held their annual meetings except. Rutt, which will meet this evening, A' telegram was receiroS from tlio New Zealand Council,■ asking, if tho ,-League could finance a a&toii against the English touring' psyiiig the visitors 60 per ceiit,' of tfiA.ta&JtojSs". secretary stated thaii te 'haij replied tentatively, indicating that- th.6 "Leag-UO would probably not bo a.hle to do ?o, but that a match was greatly to bs desired in tho interests of tho game. As tho City Council took 20 per cent., tliero would only bo 15 per ceftii. left, to cover expenses, and this would b.o quite inadequate, and would probably mean a loss of fully. 5 per' cent. . As tho League is to meet tho Reserves Committee of tho City Council ing-tho allocation o.f grounds shortly, 'it was decided that" iti- delegates -oil that occasion (Messrs. B;>aio and Hriee) should- try to obtain a reduction ift the percentago payabio to til}.o council for tho "grounds. It was also decided, to ask the New Zeaiaiia Cton'tici'l, iji vfev of the possibility of nrftuvgiiig for_ a match, to reservo a date ftfr "tho Isiigijs)i team to.play in Wellington. Tlio mooting decided 10 issue a challenge to tho Aucklaiict Provincial Leagno to play for the English Northern Cup. ' Softio discussion took lifee ttpqn, tho allocation of a ground 1:o the i'et.ui.io Club, which has been ■ glVcil No.. 3' ground on tho recitation ground on the basis that tho Boroi'Kh Council receives. half tho takings. Tho club is .limited in its receipts to tho. ir.oiieys taken ait a now gate to bo put jii Speoially. Members criticised tlje po|iiijon : Soverol.V, expressing tho opinion, that tho club would be greatly handicapped by tho fact that 'ts entrance is out of tlio. way and far bsyond the present, main ontrancc-Their contention . was that many spectators would probably use tls.o, otliyr gates to reach tho .League gfOiiilds, aiid fhat tlio reduced takings for tho League matches would bo used its an.ftrgu.nient against tho gamo next season. ■ Tlicy recognised, however, that the- position i.vas practically fixed beyopd. hope of alteration ; and it was deokjoft accopfc tlio: terms offered and so s'igti 4- i'easo of the ground. . Mr. C. Murphy was appoint™! as the . Wellington delegate a cO'iiferenoG of League referees, to bo held, in .Auckland on .Aoril 24, for tlio purpose of establishing a Nesv Zealand Ueferecs'. Association. Tho conference has. b.aen. convened by the Hawke's Bay He'fer- 1 ees' Association, and the fe%'eii.scs of tho delegates alO to bo horno by tin: Now Zealand Council,

Application is to he ntado % the City Council for three playing grounds for tho coming season. • The Suburbs Club, newly formed In Wellington South. forwarded its formal application for a-ftiliatiou, which was granted. It was reported; informally, that tho old City Club wa.s beiil.g jJeiiatired t.h® R.N.Z.A. Club, ithd would be cvinstt' tuted of members of tho Artillery,

Mr. AY. A.. Kncx, of Auckland,, attended the meeting for tho purpose of laying before it tho position which I)as lately arisen in Auckland- through the •Savory case. Tho disq\Ualtfi'cfltioia of Savory for life by the A-uclclatnd' League for rough play was followed by action, by the New Zealand 00-unoi'l, loadijig'tq tho removal of the disaisaiitVation, ;m<3 his suspension luirlisr 'hfni local foyJa-svs., Hence arose a situation which tenhjhated in fhe disqualification of tJio League itself, 'then; there- was aiiothef meotin<i, at which tko League »as te*. instated and the exoeutivo was suspended. The result of all the manoeuvres is that League matters in Auckland reached a very chaotic state, and Mr. Knox espfainni'l. that lie had come south to lay before tti® officials hero the facts relating 10 Hie occurrences and to get their help in. reonsaiiisine; tho control of the g»nw- .It v.'as 110 longer, ho s-iiJ : . an A nekiand iftniter. but was of vital interest to. tho whole of tho League organisations iii New Zealand. . After very lengthy discussion, in tlio course of which. Mr. Knox: related a large number of ijjslawvs to indicate tlie methods of the Ts< s w Zealand Council in it? conduct of Len.tj.tie- affairs in Auckland, it li-as di'ejded. that •Sir. Beale should act as Uu'< local Leagued representative iti CMisulhtHo.n with Mr, ■ Knox. _ and should icporfc later. to- tlio oxccutivc. '