SCHOOL GAMES.

Hawera Star, Volume XLV, 10 July 1925, Page 3

SCHOOL GAMES.

FLOURISHING IN TARiAXAKI

UNION EXECUTIVE! AIEETS

That there were now 97 schools actually participating in competitions held under the jurist lift ion of the union, was- the healthy -state- ol aft airs disdosed ait a meeting of the executive of the Primary Schools Rugby Union -and Sports- Association, held at Stratford last evening. A protest was received irom the Urentii district- in connection with the playing of a boy whose weight- was in excess- of that allowed for the competition. The important question thus raised received lull eon s-ide-ration, alter which it was resolved that it the weight given be confirmed the protest would be upheld -and the match in question given to the losing team. Failing the confirmation of lists ol weights for the team, either by the headlmaster or the -school committee, the match be re-played. It .was decided to hold the girls’ hockey tourney for this year at Hawera. and Air. F. Bates, headmaster of tlie Hawera School, was asked to convene a sub-committee to carry through the tournament. It was decided -to .suggest- to the ladies of the executive- of the central and southern division of the union that a basket ball tourney be held at Eltham after the August holidays, and that the northern division be asked to participate. Mr. H. Rl. Coombs, secretary of the New Zealand Rugby Union, forwarded 109 copies of -the new football text books on Rugby for use in schools throughout the Dominion. The union asked that one copy be distributed free to every primary and secondary school desiring to have one. The book is n very comprehensive manual on Rugby football and includes passages from such men as AY. J. AA'allace and M. F. Nicholls. There -are also diagrams and- photos to guide teachers in the coaching of teams. The matter of arranging a date for the playing of the annual representative match against AVnnganui -at New Plymouth- was left in the bauds of Air. F. AY. Mason, of Pih.ama. Trials in connection with the selection of the Taranaki team will he proceeded with immediately. Air. Ala-son was authorised to carry out the trial matches in the south and south-western district.

Owing to the .short school year, oocaisioned by the epidemic. it was resolved to abandon the annual football tourney for this year. Mr. J. Matthews, headmaster of the Patea School, advised, in reply to an inquiry from the union that school football in his district was in full swing, and competitions wove already be in" carried out. Air. Allan, of the M.anaia School, was appointed organiser for the southwestern district in place -of Mr. A. F. Konore, resigned. It was dec-tided to hold the athletic competitions in. connection with the Rayly this year in St rat-' lord. A committee consisting of Messrs. T,. ,T. Fume (.Stratford primary school). \\ . A. Ourteisj (organising learlier) and A. 11. R.. A.mos.s (Stratlord Tool ml cal High School) wa.s i«et up to make arrangements for tho sports.