MAY JOIN TEAM LATER

Evening Post, Volume CXXVI, Issue 6, 7 July 1938, Page 22

MAY JOIN TEAM LATER

POSITION OF DICK

FUND TO BE OPENED

(By Telegraph—Press Association.) j AUCKLAND, July 6. *The misfortune oif j. Dick in being excluded from the New Zealand Rugby: team to tour Australia through an at-j tack of measles, wag.referred to by .Mr.j A. Billington at,'a ineeting.oi the Auck-j land Rugby Union.;. Mr'.''-.Billingt6n.j said Dick's bad" luck would be re-1 gretted by all Rugby": enthusiasts, andl it had been suggested that something j might be done in the way "of a public, subscription,to enable him to join the team when he was fit enough. This I suggestion had come from the Grammar Old Boys' Club, which had intimated that if a subscription list was opened it would donate £5. Mr. Arthur Tilly said there was a precedent for an additional man travelling with the team, as the New Zealand union in 1932 had permitted. Gr. Hart to travel to Australia after in- j juring his arm just before the teami sailed. . .'/■';,-. -'~ ,;l '. .j Mr. J. Sweeney :sajd;'the idea of ]a fund toi;sejid Dick to. ■ Australia/-fl/as an> excellent,:bile, and the.{union ,should give it support. Dick- certainly deserved the trip. Mr. L. Colgan said he thought the idea ,would:.be supported by every footballer in Auckland. i The chairman, Mr. Arthur Baker, suggested that the New -Zealand, union i be communicated with advising that i;he Auckland union proposed to. sponsor a^ private fund: to send Dick to Australia to join the team, and to intimate that if this were done he would be available to participate in matches if require1 d. A member: They will want him all right. ' . A sub-committee was set up«.to nandle arrangements in connection with the appeal.' It was suggested that Dick should travel by the Awatea next week. . .