RUGBY FOOTBALL

Greymouth Evening Star, 1 May 1925, Page 2

RUGBY FOOTBALL

'to - N?Z, UNIONMEETINGL > ' '■to ?'.- • ( t0.:.-. - .' ■'■ />';' . \ (Per ' Prifess • Association;). - t v '■■ _lto •'•> . ■ /=/ •'• to-i. („ .-; toVELLINGTON, ’April-30. x . Rugby -'visits. 'South . Wales /were discussed at tlie'iaunuul'llteeting of the New Zealand Rugby Union t.-day. .When the’adpption of the proposal., to " send a team, to New. South Wales .this, year ardse, at 'was suggested ; that. 'the' team .should ,-not.yinclude .the players ' who had toured England'.’ ■• ■ k ' , ; Pi’endeville (Wellington)' said •that such a team would be a Third FiL teeh.- If toite/weresuccessful ?it woqld .kill the, Rugby game in New .South Wales’’ If not successful, iur international record would be spoilt. He objected' to I ’-the ’Management Committee entpfing into an -. agreement without consultation with’ 1 the delegates; l There were-two. ways out. -One was-to send’a' Native'/team,; sndi the,-other. wdstotosend/ia team drawn from liie Country , ujjons. \ Mr -E.tLittle’ a.member of the;Management Committee, said that it .was ■their desire tb stick to-the New fe'emth WAles Union,' and’‘by sticking to New South Wales. the;) were sticking to themselves, -.i* Rugby? iir - New;, s South ■Wales was making headway iii -»the schools, and the future was bright. They' had ..tunierl the. corner,./. t . / •.> s, 'Mr J-. McLeod /(Taranaki)' thought that till the endtbf;-July-. they should encourage club football. He dicßjlPt think--that have a"vis’.tfrom New /South Wales this though we must send tone team over if the Executive had committed us to it. r- i ’ ' N ' ' Mr S. Deih. said that. it*. usual . for the .Executive’ to arrange, -hours. . A visit from New South W r the point.’df?the^agreement,•-while it v/as important that we ■ should' seiid. a tehm to New’Soiith Wales till's season,,/. '' Mr ■T. Parata said that thie jMjafori ' Board would be willing to ..send a. team. ~ ' 'to'’Al/.-.A , ■ A proposal that New South Wales be offered a Maori team was lost? by 36 votes to 30, and, thie origirial arrangementS)wer6 agreed’to. .. a (/ T RANFURLY SHIELD,A motion, .to increase' the Voting strength of the Ipg uniops -from votes ’by givihg those? 'with over' 120 teams, under them; f jve .votes, and- those 'with under. 120? four votes, was lost. !| Mr. O’Neill (Hawke’jSK-.Bay) moved that the Union holding ’the Ranfurly Shield shallNhavb.,the op.tioii pf . accepting a 'challenge in connection with the matches to be played .by..that Union’s* teamy while; "pp .Übur;'-, Speaking to the ■.motion; .’he i ! rpma l i’kbdthat the possession pf the- Shield iij Hawke’s ■ Bay ihad; done, a!.lpt.tof g00d...’ Before they’iifeld the''‘shield inlHawke’s Bay the: tocoM-gatd’ hajt been...£2oo, i. : Last year theil- gates touched £7lO. / .. . ? . Mr "McLeod said i£;was more, in the interests of 'New Zealand ...th|at the' Hanke’s-Bay'-team should be. seen by 'Various portion's of the Dominion, and ■■ not' by' Hayrkels Bay alone. On the - otheri hali'd, - it. was ’ Unfair, that if Haiwke’k'Bay' ivent;.on..tour this year," every match should be regarded, as a Shield".match.. , ;■> V , ■ /After; .further, discussion .it was agreed' that’notice of motion for the next annual meeting should be given to revert; to the eld rule to, pl ay..the holdb' er for the ■ Shield on;the holder"s. own ground! iJ ■*■. MISCELLANEOUS.’• • ,Mr Grey. (Auckland) moved that in future, .reinstated.' players should be eligible .for a. New Zealand team.—Thia was carried/ • • ■ ~ ■ . The-President, .congratulating the All Blacks- .piiptheir’ wonderful record, and exemplary;, conduct, -said - that he thought/the ’Union .should: toke- the opportunity. of; recognising the services of the manager, Mr S. S. Dean, who -- had been ah ideal>.man> for the potitiori.'.:,. > Mr G.. H; Dixon .(manager' of •th'’ 1905 team) said that the team had. exceeded (.‘expectations, ; Tours ■ such'fs these.ididj’a.s,great; dealt of - good-/ Players came back with broader ideas and a understanding of thetoportsmen overseas. He jnoved a‘motion, com .the team, the manager and the’’ 1 selectors,- •• on'totheir > Wonderful a'cliievehiOnto/ • After the various unions ; haid-‘Voiced’.congratulations, the ntotidn was/can’ied.V ■ h to ' ; . On:ithe"motion of ,Mr Dean, it-'was (1 elided to present a Cup donated.by thb'’ -President' at Vancouver, , for "fho . intoEjlsl'and.match, '. It was.also decided ,to. present a atrophy for. competition aniAiigst the Vancouver’-clubs'. The .-following officers’were’ elected : Patrqnii the' Governor-General: President,>Mr H- H Frazer ;, Hon. Treasurer,"Mr E.' Wylie; Managenient Committee :! ’ Messrs E. ’McKenzie.'T- Fiefcherfo'S. hto’Reahj- W. •‘Horning; A. C, Kitto,C, Mullany, hnd H. Leitch ; Ap. peal Council : ■ Messrs H. F. Simcock, J. - Hutchinson, P. J. Brest.; Appeal Committee Messrs A. G. Garrard, J. 'F? Peake;' 8. F. Wilson, F. T. Evans and G/'Denniston.’- / Veteran’sfuneral. ■ .'WELLINGTON, April 30. There waf? a large attendance at the funeral of the late George "Williams, who,died this. week. ,<He.-was a prominent 4ootballer at .the. time the Native team went Home in 1888, and he played against. Seddon’s team, - and afterwards jotined.'ithe NatiVe team. For this,/reason many people thought that he actually wqs of native blood, but he lame. from. England, and joined the Police Force. SCHppL v. COLLEGE MATCH (Special to ‘‘Star.’’)

CHRISTCHURCH, April 30.

Bitter disappointment is felt in the rar/ks of'all' old' boys of the High .School arid Christ’s College, at the prospect of their, being no Rugby between the two schools this season;/ * T-

”’A “Star” reporter interviewed several prominent business meh in the city who are <old boys of the respective school’s,‘and While some of them were, diffident about expressing their views in public, they were quite decided their private opinions regarding the attitude which the Rev. E. Crosse, headmaster of-the College, had adopted over the matter. Not one mart who was approached failed to express his regret at the cancellation of the game, and : the majority strongly condemned Mr. Crosse’s action. '' - ; Mr. F. W. Johnston, the well known solicitor and well known old boy of the College, said he fully appreciated the very high ideals : which were actuating, the head -master of Christ's College? However; as he-had stated-at one of the old boys’ meetings, some little-time' ago in-referring to• 'the praise bestowed upon some of the old headmasters, and to 'tlie traditions of the College,’he quite appreciated the. high sense of duty, and the great ideils Mr.-Crosse had‘when he' left England to come out to his present position, but he felt sure that in order to keep' in touch with colonial public -opinion 'and to-take hold and keep/hold of the>'boys and- the old boys, it'-was essential;fbr"him to jettison' some', rind modify- pthers of those high, ideals. •;•/>. “I am fully aware that hoys can

tobei-'Obsessed with' the;.; ideaMjiat’ their sport. ,is everything, ’.' ®ind ifif'l’ satisfied ’that the .'preventing' lot this., . riiatch- being a ; spectacle enjoyed ’ bjp’thousands. of the-public, vvopld b abouti the objectVfpr wbich f ttie-headr.; master 'is - striving/ • IjtoSiipport him' In- fiis'- action/’'-skid Mr. “Johnston.'/“Suchtobses&pn hd'W-: ever, could be ‘neutralised - by. l. headmaster .Mrr Crosse’s -’calibre, appealing.- to, ..the commonsense intelligences Of :?th‘e boys, , from. time to ' time, to guard 1 against and' overcome anything pf the' kind. l Itywould ; also be a . lesson to bdy’si in’"self-re-straint; which in itself’ is an education. I feel sure that the headmaster IS‘ not . counting on Colonial 'opinion, -or the bpinioii and thought ’of fhe colOnial; public school 11 boy, if he thinks putting an end to this match will bring about- the. objecteat which he is aiming. Itois#*. case/ip:'.which • . he could reveal his. strength by- ’aV* idwirig' himself toibe'’ softiewliab 7'g-uid-ed by’ the .opinion of other's, and receding from the position lie. has tak>‘en up.’’ ♦ - - - t - - - ’■ ■- 'to• - to"-'' 1 -, »■'• 11 < a/’T 1 "‘‘to ? NOTES-AND COMMENTS. ‘ , , (By ' ’ , ‘ ' The Rugby season, will bp opened to-morrow, Saturday/ afteriiooiitoand Rugby - supporters -can/look (forward to seeing tome interesting'gafiiea this year. ; inclusion of the Hokitika, -, senior -teains •in the ■.■cdnipetit-ipn- will , undoubtedly bring '• ’the .old time enthusiasm back -again, . a Kqkdtahi lire to be •commended,. fpy; it’.musti mean l /loss of time Tor several of their'’.play-, ers. Alb supporters will’ join in congratulations to '.the*to Hbkitika-Grdy Unions bn the amicable- arrangements .. entered into for the goody of, tlip-game. 'The main atfraction for Greymouth on Saturday will be Stars:'v.'‘Excel-: -siors (Hokitika)/Stars as. usuaV/have al strong back team. / -If' understand Thoma^.(Auckland rep.) 'wilt -be .in . tlieir ,and with Steel,. Goodall, Nelson and .Reynolds""also- iii the bqcks, they should maketilings' t’eresting. I cannot say their forwards i-are strong/but' Steel/says they are. .Excelsiors on: the btlieTihand haVe’-a 1 very strong forward team; and l wh'en I(’ mention’ •' Bannister—‘N;Z,- Maori team (twice) / ‘.'Freitas vl.and'z'Gugicli Bros.—West Co’ast rdps.; readers'will see that Stars will have. a tough propposition on Saturday. Excelsiors scored three tries against‘Uniteds ■in the Opening match this, season,, and their own line was- q'ofi crossed. United go to Hokitika, to play Kiwis, Tfib United 'team are very ydung but I expect Warnes, Jamieson and Co., • to keep their Southern friends going. The .team Js an unknown- quantity, to the; writer,'but the showing'they, put to 1 up against Stars in the opening match was very good.- -■ p ” ■ Junior -and Fourth Grade matches will precede the big game.' T will haive something, to say concerning the individual players in -these grades next week'.. 1 •-/ ■ to- ' We have not heard much from. the In'angahua sub-union yet. Wake up McNabb and Co. / - .;t0t0..... : Lake-- -‘ Brunner T Sub-Div.—three teams. Very good. Cam you do with a rep. team ' Lake Brunner?—if so, write/“Hooker.” care this paper.- to - Rugby .in Auckland. —The season cannot be'finished before; the ; end of October. It cannot be true when we hear, that Rugby is on the decline. Hawke’s . Bay, Wairaiapa, and 'Whnga'nui have”signified their intention of extending, their Southern tohr to' the Coast tjiis year fand' arrange- , mints regarding dates are left in Mr. Adams’’ hands to fix whilst he is attending the annual meeting of the , N.Z.R.UwcWha’t a- draw Nepia' and Co. will be. * ; ’ to ; • A notable absentee from the . Star team l Will be “Scragger” Bring.. A local enthusiast! is endeavouring to bring the Old BoysL' -Club from Christchurch this season. toT ' -■’■ Tlie Union has sole control of Victoria.- Park for season. Tlie caretaker, Mr. WatSon;(has been Mrd .at. it this "week- preparing the grounds which arc both in excellent order. This augurs well for fast back playa-: , ‘Suitable ' train arrangements' have been made to convey players to and from Hokitika, but the amended timetable will not come into- force tins Saturday, so the> senior gqfiie is set down to, start at 3.15. The writer notes with pleasure the Union has decided’ to strictly enforce rifles concerning ...star ting punctually and*’players'!' wearing' their correct Club coloiirs.- It is certainly a step in’ the' right direction, and'it is hoped all’'will-fall in line and assist the parent body in carrying out -this reform. -•- . - : -. , : • ' .' ; : ! *•' ‘‘ / .I'to . The following will represent Blaketown ju ll ’‘ | Oi's., in-' - thisir .majtch with Stars' p'n, Saturday A-- Hugljefe, Scott, Groohy; Green, Boswell, Smith. Brennan? G.. Wilson, J. Earl, Ashley, McEnaney, Humphries, P. Harrington, Negri, Goodall, Patterson, H. J. Dimond. s : The following will represent Cobden against United A at the Park on Saturday, 1.30 p.m.:—Olliver, Gordon, Dewar; Meadows, Baird, Hitchcock; Raillie, Burns, Curtis, Armstrong, Richardson, Scott, Debenhani, Keating, Eagleton,' Sparks; Wilson, Anderson, Quigley, Bowler.

Footballers—ln your bjjening game to-morrow, play- in a boot that will give you comfort and last you all the season. The “Hotsnur” boot, which was used by the All Blacks throughout their successful tour, may be obtained at Tate’s Footwear Arcade, sole West Coast agents.-r-Advt. . - . .