RUGBY.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVI, 22 January 1927, Page 13

RUGBY.

Recalling trie participation ox leading doivier® in otner sports, a norm©. n paper lias trie toi owing or interest to Taranaki people: Phii tekoglunu (Stratford) is an old Beddoinancter, After leaving the West Coast, lie sett, pa in Taranaki, where he became a leading ltugby referee, and. was for many years .secietary of the Taranaki Ruguy r'ootbali Union. His son, P. O. B. okogiund, a master at Palmers ton North Boys’ High. School, ha& already entered the ranks of interprovinchu Rugby referees. A PIONEER ALL BLACK. Sir blent y Braddon, who may Is? termed the Admiral Crichton of New South Wales sport, lias returned alter eight months abroad. In his days of youth he excelled in ltugby loot bit J, luting been a .star three-quarter with a penchant for potting goals, an oarsman in inter-State races, a lawn tennis player, and, jn later years, as a golfer, ne lias been immersed in its fascinations and intracaoies. Besides, Sir Henry has been A keen and consistent .pporter of the Olympic Games lrom the Australian aspect. “My tour,’’ he said, “has been the only 'teal holiday I have had in. my life.” He played go’f and tennis occasionally. and was particularly attracted by the inland golf course at Simiiingda c, near Jxmdou, many of the greens being built on a sore of .peat, which gave them a velvety softness not to be found in greens built on hard clayey ground. There were two standard courses of 18 holes at Sunnmgdale, and shorter course. IS FOOTBALL A GAME FOR GIRLS ? MOVEMENT TO STOP PLAY IN ENGLAND. Recently a lady footballer was killed during a match in England, and in consequence a movement has been started advocating the abolition of women’s clubs. THE MAORI TEAM. A COMPLIMENT. The Prince of Wales was present when the Maoris beat the 1 Blackheath Club on the Rectory Field by three tricts to a £,oal, and thoroughly ch- ( served to win. The conditions were most Unpleasant, and handling of the ball was most difficult (says the Condon Times). The Maoris showed in this match that they were a much improved side. They sfciL* played a rather irresponsible game, but it was very pleasant to watch and they themselves thoroughly enjoyed it—which, after all, is tire way to play any game. RUGBY SMB MONBlowing a shrill blast on a rclerec s whistle from the mil-pit 'at B>t. Paul s Olmreli. King.ston-bilil (England), at a service for football clubs, the Rev. A. Wellesley Orr told his surprised congregation that that was the text lor his sermon. “"This whistle strike* teiror into many of you. as J can see by the manner in which you jumped. ’ he observed. Then he told them, that he was formerly a referee in a West of Euirkind county. “God,” said Mr Or “is the; great Referee, ft is a good job that He overlooks some of the rules, such as only cautioning a man once.” A 80UVENTR. When the South African Rugby tourists of 1912 suffered their first defeat, of "the tour at Newport tlio.v loft behind them a springbok’s head as a souvenir. The nresent. Maori tourists suffered their first Welsh defeat at Llanelly. but there the system was reversed; it was Llanellv which gave the souvenirs. “Ned" Parata (the manager) ! and W. Barclay (the captain) were i given miniature silver saucepans decorated with scarlet ribbon, and each player received a replica of the silver aaueepana.