GROUND FOR INDIANS

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXV, Issue 19698, 2 August 1938, Page 4

GROUND FOR INDIANS

CHANGE TO OVAL LIKELY INSPECTION TO-DAY RUGBY UNION ACTION It is possible that the Indian-Pov-erty Bay hockey match on Thursday will be played on the Oval. A request for the use of the ground if required, was made in a letter received from the Poverty Bay Hockey Association at yesterday afternoon's meeting of the Poverty Bay Rugby Union's management committee! The granting of the request, or otherwise, was left In the hands of Messrs. G. H. Sceats, J. E. Mercer, and W. S. McKee. , Mr. O. S. Burt supported the application, but Mr. Mercer, as chairman of the grounds committee, opposed the use of No. 1 ground if there was any further rain. The minor competitions had been postponed last Saturday to save the surface of the grounds, Mr. Mercer said, and he was of the opinion that the grandstand ground would be in no fit state for a hockey match. The meeting was in sympathy with the association, and the sub-commit-tee was given power to act if the Childers Road Reserve was not in readiness for the match. .r • FINAL ARRANGEMENTS POHO-O-RAWIRI FUNCTION ADDRESS BY MANAGER Final arrangements for the visit of the Manavadar Indian State hockey team to Gisborne to-morrow and Thursday were made at a meeting of the Poverty Bay Hockey Association last night, Mr. H. Le Bas presiding. Advice was received from the Mayor, Mr. D. W. Coleman, M.P., that he would not be able to attend the civic reception to the visiting team, but the deputy-Mayor, Mr. J. H. Hall, would officiate in his stead. The Poverty Bay Clothiers, Boot Retailers and Furnishers' Association advised that as the winter sales were in progress, it would be impossible at this period to close the shops between 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. on the day of the match, but the employers would endeavour to let off as many as possible of the staff who wished to attend. It was also decided to ask other employers to give members of their staff facilities to see the game. It was reported that arrangements had been made for school children to see the match. Programme Arranged The programme for the Indians' visit was arranged as follows: — To-morrow. —Arrive from Wairoa, and in the evening to be entertained at the King's Theatre. . Thursday morning.—9.30 o'clock, run out with High School boys; 10.30 o'clock, official and Maori welcome at Poho-o-Rawiri. Thursday afternoon. —2.30 o'clock, match against Poverty Bay. Thursday evening.—6.15 o'clock, dinner at Masonic Hotel; 8.30 o'clock, dance at City Hall. Friday morning.—Depart for Napier Mr. L. Cooper was appointed manager of the Poverty Bay team, and for the Maori Pakeha match, to be played as a curtain-raiser to the main game. Mrs. W. P. Tamihana was appointed chaperon for Maori players and Mrs. D. Turbitt for the Europeans. It was agreed that the Pakeha team should play in red gymnasium dresses and white blouses. It was reported that Professor Jagan Nath, manager of the Indian team, had consented to address the Umpires' Association on Wednesday night, and that the umpires invited supporters of the game to attend.

The Poverty Bay team to meet the Indians a'ppears on page 10.