N.Z.R.U. EXECUTIVE

Evening Post, Volume CXIII, Issue 131, 4 June 1932, Page 18

N.Z.R.U. EXECUTIVE

. 'The-following- comment is ;made^by "Eamblerf' 'in; a^Hawkes CBay' paper: • '"The appointmentl of,ifn'W.'J.Wallace' as^ manager o£'the New -Zealanid teaun- that* will .trip 'across to r Australia next month: was. .not 'aito'jgether uriex^ peotfed.'.-; Certainly the appointment; will prove-popular r'in;'Australia as .well 'as iniNew Zealand."Reading"of =the 'valedictory .utterances pf.;the.chairman.ofthe N.Z.R."U.,. when .making "known...theappointment, at '.appears that .Mr." Wallace, shpuld'have to^wait until,he'reach' ed^he age of 54'yeiars before.his qualifica.tions' became -known ,to jthe- personner.of'thevNe'w/^Zealarid.esecutive. ;■ '." In passing "it appears apparent itKat the managerial brains'iri a ~ fbotball capacity are,.wrapped up;in,-the, .Nbw Zealand executive, as,- of; the'six nom r iriees^ for the. position,': five were, just ordinary • provincial Rugby.' administrators,, and although each of .a these ;prob'ably does.'teii ;times as.much .for, the good-old game "as any* of ;the;. New' Zealand ; executiye, whose' heaviest, duty"is the attendance=at, the /weekly meeting cpnveniently.arranged "Vfor.:s-p.m., one must of necessity, be. resident jiri. Wellington -a,nd 'belong to the select seven to get a trip as 'manager. :. : ..'.-:- M The appointment- of Sid Murary as baggage; man was- also announced,-the chairman stating -that-'the -decision- was made the preyious ,'w.eek; .■ '.Rambler-' -is tliere'fore rather proud of, the fact, that he knew of this.'appointnient as' far back as March "last;',' : • ; : "Rambler evidently is not so ' well informed "as is suggestcdin: the foregoing comment. Apart from the fact that there 'are members of the'- N.Z.R.U. executive svho devpte a. tremendous ariiourit of • time to the game, most-of the meetings of-the executive." are held at; 7.30 p.m. on-Wednesdays. Thejstatement in regard 'to1 the ,appoiritmerit of the'''baggage man"'is: quite incorrect. The. announcement that^ Mr..' Sid .Murray had been, appointed was made :afe a meeting of last year's committee long before, the executive was re-elected-to office. ' ■' >' v - ;

• Although' the ■■■ New Zealand -Rugby Union's Management Committee decided' upon 2s 'and.'ls-.as :the-charges.:of admission to*the North-South match, at Christchureh to-day,, 'the -. Canterbury Eugby Union' charged •3s for • reserved seats. No' doubt" the New Zealand Rugby Union" \WH have' something to say regarding such a big increase being made by Canterbury as a booking fee.

• A reminder -is given; that .sports teams'for publication in ''The Post on Friday of edeb week ■ must' be supplied not-later' Hi.iii 9 a;m. oti that day.' Owing to the- pressure .on space teams .below- third grade •in "Rugby, second division ■in -Soccer, and' junior grade in-ho.ckey-are unable »to be.pub: lished. . . . '•'-; .■■•■•■•