RUGBY UNION
MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE MEETS.
The management committee of the Rugby Union met. last night, thcr© being present—Messrs D. D. Weir (chairman). W. J. Millard, A. C. Jackson, H. Back. Carmen, Donovan, and Hume. Th© Wellington Club asked that they bo given Athletic Park to play on against th© 30th N.C.O/S next Saturday. It was decided-to inform the Wellington Club that the grounds at the Park will b© utilised on Saturday, and the only other available grounds are Kilbirnie and Petonc.
The 28th N.Z.JF.A. asked for a game on June 16th. The committee decided not to fix a game until tho following Saturday.
On a previous Saturday when Oriental played St. John’s the former team played five members other than their own, without having obtained a transfer. The Oriental Club stated that they had written for transfers, and had not received a reply, and took it for granted that the transfers had been approved. The committee decided to writ© the secretary of tho Oriental Football Club • and ask him to appear before the union at its next meeting to explain, his conduct in. playing the mem, and that tho game be awarded to St. John's. Mr 'Ward reported on the matter or schools football. He stated that he had been around to a number of schools, and at least seven required football coaches, otherwise they would not bo able to enter teams this year. In one case there was no male teacher at the school, and a lady, assistant was looking after the football team. Messrs Ward, Carmen, 13uck. and Hornig were appointed a subcommittee to go into the matter of securing coaches. . . The chairman stated that tho union was badly in heed of money to liquidate its debts, and a scheme had been outlined to get a number of honorary memuers' tickets printed, which would cost about 10s each, and also entitle the holder to use for a season. They had a big debt to meet, and unless .the money were forthcoming it would mean that they would lose Athletic Park.. Already they had. practically sold between twenty and thirty tickets, and hoped that this appeal would meet with a ready response. ’ • '
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New Zealand Times, Volume XLII, Issue 9685, 13 June 1917, Page 8
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