MANAWATU RUGBY

Feilding Star, Volume 7, Issue 2303, 4 September 1929, Page 6

MANAWATU RUGBY

THE COUNCIL’S MEETING !!L’SI N ESS LAST NIGHT Tlie MannAval ii Rugby District Council met last evening, Mr It. Bly presiding in the absence of the chairman (Mr J. A. Colqohoun). Also present ■were Messrs J. R. Hanlie, T. Ragan, E. devoir, R, E. Hatch, H. Hands. A. J. Treveria., K. W. Eglintou and H. R. Crawford. Apologies were received from Messrs T. Me Herron, J. A. Cblqulmun and F. D. Maekie. A letter was revived from the Old Boys’ Club advit-vng that it was experiencing considerable difficulty in obtaining a junior team lor Saturday and as a. result of sickness, injuries and other reasons, would bo compelled to call upon not los& than four third grade players in order to raise, a. lil'teen. Five of the club’s players had been selected to participate in the third grade representative match againj, t Wellington on Saturday and tlie club wished to inquire whether the council would release two players from service to the representative team and allow the club to make arrangements for tlie other two third grade players who would in all probability, bo required.—l t wuj j decided to leave the matter in the hands of Mir It. E, Hatch and the secretary ol the Old Boys’ club. Foi filing Old Boys’ Club wrote stating that it would Ik> unable, to field the senior aind junior teams it had entered in the \,udden death competition, and requesting that, under the circumstances, it, bp allowed to cancel the entries.—The letter was received, the secretajy stating that, the committee had arranged the draw accordingly. September 11 was accepted as the' date for the third grade fixture botween Manawatu and Wanga.nui to be played at "Wanganui. Air R. E. Hatcli was apointed manager of the team.

Permission Was gra n led Old Boys’ third gfadei team to play Athletic intermediate grade team, ('Wellington) at the) Palmers ton ‘North Showgrounds on Saturday, September 14. SAT UR DAY ’S' ENG A GEMENTS The first game of the senior sudden death, competition for the Goldfinch and Cousins Cup, will be played on Saturday when Athletic will meet Eeilding oil No, 1 area, at Johnston, Park, Eeilding, at 3 p.m. Air J' 1 . 'S. Hewitt will be the referee Tlw draw; make*; it necessary for the three other teams in the competition to have byes. The junioif championship final will he decided also, when Ivia Tea A and Old Boys will play off on the chowgrounds oval at '3 p.m. Afr A. It. AicKegg will be the referee. Kia Toa. B will also meet Eeilding on No. 4 Showgrounds area, P.N., at 3 p.m. Mr E. H. Garner will referee. Manawatu third grade representative; will meet Wellington fourth grade representatives at 1.30 p.m. on the oval at the Palmerston North Showgrounds. Air A. Gordon will referee.