RUGBY PARK.

Southland Times, Issue 21273, 19 December 1930, Page 3

RUGBY PARK.

To the Editor. Sir, —Mr Robison, president of the S.R.F.U., has replied to my letter by asking me a number of questions. Well, I will answer them all by stating that I did not notice any long grass, decayed matter, cigarette tins etc last year. I only stated a fact when I said that Rugby Park was a perfect picture this time last year. Let Mr Robison deny this if he can; facts speak for themselves. It is a funny thing that the caretaker has only just started to cut the grass round the outside of the park. He states that I should view the park with my eyes open. I have already done feo and cannot see anything but sheep and long grass. I have it on good authority that Rugby Park will be a danger to play .on next season owing to the sheep droppings, any person receiving a cut, that is, if his blood happens to be out of order, is in danger of blood poisoning. I understand that the park is not charged any rates owing to it being the principal sports ground in Invercargill. Now, Sir, why the necessity of grazing sheep? No doubt it is a cheap way of cutting the grass, but what is the caretaker there for? I think that my powers of observation are a little bit more advanced than Mr Robison’s or otherwise he would be able to see without having anybody point out the glaring faults I have already mentioned. Now as to the charge for training or otherwise for the use of the ground, I think it is absurd. I challenge him to deny through the columns of this paper that 75 per cent, or more of the runners using the park at present are footballers or I should say members of football teams. Just how much lighting is used during the summer?. I have been told that the fuses have been taken out. ' -V. .■ - I have not rushed into print without knowing what I am talking about. It is now some two years since I last played football on the park so you will see, Sir, that I at least know a little about RugbyPark. It would not benefit Mr Robison if he did know my name and I am quite content to leave it at that. Perhaps it may appear'that I am opposed to the- present caretaker. On the contrary I think that he is a good man, but is nil the time under the thumb of the union.—l am, etc., SPORT.