UNDER LEAGUE RULES.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LV, Issue 16833, 25 April 1918, Page 4

UNDER LEAGUE RULES.

MATCHES FOR .SATURDAY. A meeting of the committee of the Rugby league was held last night, Mr. J. Carlaw presiding. A recommendation by the teterecs' Association that in the preliminary wind the referees should put tie ball in' he scrum v.as discussed, it was decided to .anere to too present rule. :..hI to ask the eterees t<> enlorce the run s.riclly Tne Jtaliuhu Club intimated thai Mr. MeCrory lad Urn appointed to represent it on the unior Advisory Board in piace of Mr Well- I lead, Ins nomination of Mr. l( W Roope, i * the l'onsonby Club'B delegate to the league was approved. The applicant of the Ponsonby Club for , transfer of A. J. McGregor Irom the I rrafton dub wan rclused, owing to the latter ' nib objecting. The transfers ,>•' (' Brett .. Avery, and S. Hare hard to l i.» Maritime , • lub were approved, and the applications for ransfers ol L. Hemming, T. Sheehan, G. 'aki. and H. Francis were referred to their .d alios. The registration of several memers of the Maritime Club was approved UCt r to the applications being in order the League secretary reported that a numer of juniors had registered this year with lubs different to those to which they were ttsched last season, and pointed out that cfore playing for the new clubs they must and in approved transfers. The matter of allowing the Parnell Club > affiliate with Grafton was left in the ands of the Grafton Club to arrange Messrs. N. D. Culpan. R. W. Roope. and '.. A. Spinley were appointed an advertising jmmittee, Mr. B. Powell press steward/and Ir. J. Endean timekeeper. It was decided to adopt the same insurance iheme as in previous years, and that the ;heme should apply to the preliminary >und. It was decided to distribute the gate renpts at next Saturday's mutches equally along the senior clubs and Referees' Assoation, for the purchase of jersey? and iinpment. Matches for next Saturday in the preminary round were fixed as follows - City v. Gra'ton, No. 1 ground, referee M.-. ergusop.. North Shore v. Ponsonby, No. 2 grounr r. Tyson. Maritime v. Newton, No. 3 ground Miall.