O.R.F.U.

Evening Star, Issue 22711, 27 July 1937, Page 4

O.R.F.U.

EXECUTIVE'S WEEKLY MEETING MR TILLEY TO REFEREE SHIELD GAME The Executive Committee of the Otago Rugby Football Union met last night, Dr A. Perry presiding. CAUTIONED. The referee of the Southcrn-Kaikorai game on Saturday (Mr L. E. Macassey) reported that he had cautioned L. Niven, of Southern, for using his feet indiscriminately in a ruck. It was decided that Niven’s name be placed on the caution list. REFEREE FOR SHIELD GAME. The Southland Rugby Union notified that it had selected Mr N. Tilley, of Dunedin, as tho referee in the Ranfurly Shield game, and that Mr T. R. Pryde would act as manager of the team. SOUTHERN’S SUCCESS. The Southern Club was congratulated upon its success in the senior competition. LEFT TO SEE BIG GAME. The referee of the Dunedin-Kaikorai fifth grade on Saturday (Mr J. H. Simon) wrote stating that, after intimating that they intended to proceed with the game, the Kaikorai team left to witness the game at Carisbrook “ without having the courtesy to notify Dumklin or the referee to that effect.” Tho Kaikorai Club is to be asked for an explanation. ! VETERAN PLAYER. An interesting letter was received from Mr Charles Diamond, of Perth, who recalled that it was just 50 years since he played for Otago in tho first match against Southland. Ho extended his best wishes for tho prosperity of both unions and the maintenance of the sporting spirit which he understood had characterised the games between Otago and Southland for many years past. _ TACKLE RULE. The New Zealand Rugby Union, in a circular letter, said that it had been noticed that insufficient attention had been given hv tho referees to the tackle rule. This would probably lead to trouble in the South African matches. The referees should be instructed that after a player was tackled the ball must be brought into play wih the foot; otherwise he should be penalised. Another matter was that injured players should be taken to the side line instead of heiug attended to on the field, which led to games being held up for considerable periods. JUNIOR DEFAULTS. Tho Union-West Taieri second grade match was awarded to the latter club by default, the Union secretary advising that they were unable to field a full team as a result of injuries. The Pirates third grade C team defaulted to University E for a similar reason. The defaults of lower grades was briefly discussed, several members being of the opinion that these players were more interested in flag competitions than in tho game itself, and that they lost interest when they saw that their team had no chance in the competition. It was decided to bring this matter up at the next annual meeting, PAYNE TROPHY. It was decided to write to the Canterbury Union in connection with the allocation of a date for the Payne Trophy match. UNIVERSITIES’ MATCH. The University Club' was allowed a fresh date (August 11) .for tho game against Canterbury College at Christchurch. HIGH SCHOOL GAMES. The Otago Boys’ High School was granted permission to play Christ’s College at Christchurch on August 2. The King’s High School was granted permission to play the South Otago High School first fifteen at Dunedin on July 28, and for its first fifteen to play the Southland second fifteen at Invercargill on August 3. POLICE v. LAW. It was decided to grant the use of Carisbroolc for the annual Police v. Law charity match on August 28. COUNTRY CLUB’S PROTEST. A deputation from tho Allanton Club protested against tho action of tho West Taieri Club in playing five members of a team under the jurisdiction of tho Otago Union in a match which was won by West Taieri by 15 points to 5. There are two teams at West Taieri, ■one playing under the Taieri Plains Subunion and the other under the Otago Union. On this day the junior games of tho Otago Union were postponed, and West Taieri played five men from tho team in that competition against Allanton. The deputation pointed out that it was permissible to interchange two such players, but no more. The protest had not been upheld by the sub-union. It was decided to ask the sub-union if it understood that the agreement made with tho Otago Union provided that only two players in the team under the control of the Otago Union could bo played in the West Taieri team (under tho control of tho sub-union). WRESTLING LITTLE WOLF BEATS SPELLMAN [Per United Press Association.] WELLINGTON, July 26. Colourful wrestling resulted in Chief Little Wolf boating John Spellman by a single fall at tho Town Hall. Little Wolf gave a magnificent display of Navajo savagery, ami was repeatedly warned by the referee for the. use of his fists and kicking. In the sixth round ho took a submission fall with an Indian tdeathlock. Tho closing phases were all in Spellman’s favour. Three times ho applied Little Wolf’s own specialty, the deathlock, but threo times he let the Indian escape. “There’s only one guy can do that,” Little Wolf assured him the last time. Spellman dumped_ Little Wolf thrice, but on each occasion failed to pin him successfully. BLOMFIELD BEATS KIRILENKO [Per United Press Association.] AUCKLAND. July 26. The contest between Lofty Blomfield and Matros Kirilenko resulted iu a win for Blomfield after each had obtained a fall. Tho Russian was disqualified in the seventh round for persistently using the stranglehold after being repeatedly warned by the referee. Tho first fall was gained by Kirilenko in tho third round with a body press following forearm jolting and a rolling back loop slam. In the sixth round Blomfield cleverly tripped his opponent to apply his favourite octopus clamp hold, which won him a submission fail.