CHILDREN AT THE PARK

Evening Post, Volume CXVI, Issue 31, 5 August 1933, Page 6

CHILDREN AT THE PARK

•A correspondent ("Rugby")' writes: "I understand that the .Wellington Rugby Union has decided thafiriiutura children will be charged tW. full/rata of admission to Athletic Park unless they aro accompanied by" parents. Many children are unable to pay this sum; and so are deprived of their pleasure. Sure* ly this is not1 the- way in -■which to foster the game of- Rugby-' foVtball among the boys of Wellington... They", go to-the Park, to sco the ganio as it should be played. I am* very sorry to say many smiling faces'were turned, into serious ones, when, they were refused admission last Saturday. - : May I ask that the- immediate removal or Te« duct-ion of this charge bo, earnestly con* sidored at the- next meeting -of th» union on Tuesday f" ' The secretary of the Rugby" Union (Mr. A. E. Ncilson) states .tjiat,'there is a strong objection to boys'using the grandstand as a playground, aaid until those boys who have been a nuisance to stand patrons and who have caused damage in the breaking of windows are able to behave .themselves th«y will b9 locked out. In any case children will not be admitted to the*" stand unless accompanied by Adults. Free admission to the ground depends upon their be« haviour. - .' ■ ■ -

,W. 11. Carlson, former . Wellingtoa College, Wnnganui, and ICorth Island Kugby representative, *who has 'been playing for Waikato. in recent years, recently met with an injury which will keep him out of action for some time. . Speaking at. a function after the Ashburton-Cauterbury Eanfurly Shield match on Wednesday, A. I. Cottrell, tho Canterbury said that the match was the opening shot in the hard battle that Canterbury would have to face to keep possession of the shield. : A great link between the Ashburton and Canterbury teams was that tho shield had come to Canterbury really as the result of a wonderful try seoredby, Gordon Day at Wellington. Mr.'Cb.ttreU concluded by referring to thd ..jriagnifiesnt game which, had been .'played whistle to whistle by the Ashpiirtoa _ forwards,