OTAGO RUGBY LEAGUE.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 19260, 26 August 1924, Page 9

OTAGO RUGBY LEAGUE.

A meeting of the Otago Rugby FootfcwJl Lea sue war hold last night in the seore* tary ? s room Mr J- T. Cooper occupied The Chairman welcomed Mr Watt, who had been elected to the executive, of the league. A letter was received from the Canterbury League convoying its best wishes ana advising that the Otago-Contorbury match should be played either on September 6 or 20, provided that there were no counterattractions. Tho Otago League would receive 50 per cent of the gross takings.—it was decided to recommend September 20 as the date for the match. 7 _■ Tho Secretary of the Tramways Trade Union wrote thanking the league for a«rnittiug tramway employees to the match free of charge.—Tho letter was W* ceived. _ . ' ev The Secretary advised that he hod otculurised several societies with regard* to the leasing of grounds. A deputation already waited on the Caledonian Society. The Rugby Union’s lease of the. ground expired in September, 1925. The society was, however, unable to_ give a - definite promise. The matter of the leasing of Tahmia Park would come before tho Otago Agricultural and Pastoral Society at ail early date. Tile' St. Kilda Borough Council would receive a deputation on Monday with respect to the leasing of Culling Park. The following were elected a Grounds Committee Messrs Tenuent, Watt, Noes, and Gillies. ■' ■' It was derided that tho Forbury* Park Trotting Club and tho Otago Harbour Board should also bo written to with regard to grounds. It was agreed that the secretary,should write to the New Zealand League suggesting (hat a North Island team should visit Dunedin on October 18, or, failing that, that a West Coast or Wellington team should make (bo trip. It was suggested (hat ihe return match between Otago and Canterbury be flayed on October 25. Messrs Lindsay, Watt, unci White worn appointed selectors of the Otago loam, and Messrs Tillyshort end White referees for next Saturday's games. The Chairman reported that the tion at tho Oval last Saturday amounted to £5 18s 4d. Tho Secretary reported that he had telegraphed to Auckland to make inquiries into the statement that 40 players bad applied for reinstatement to the Rugby Union game in Auckland. Mr Carlaw had replied Unit (lie statement was “utterly false." kgdme disgruntled Manukau juniors had broken away some time ago, but there was ,np significance in the statement. , It was decided to visit Kaitangatoi ipd Balclufha to form clubs there. f ' It was also decided to write to Mr J, Reid thanking him for a donation, of "five jerseys. Two members of the executive also offered to provide five jerseys each, which would be used on Saturday, ‘ada also by members of tile Otago tteani.