INSURING FOOTBALLERS

Stratford Evening Post, Issue 78, 15 June 1928, Page 5

INSURING FOOTBALLERS

RUC&Y UNION SCHEME.

BASIS. j

'At the (annual meeting of the Taranaki Union a proposal was made to' institute a scheme for tip insurance • wflayers against injury. Messrs R. MatStera and E. H. Young were appointed'a sub-committee w» go into the "matter. > •. ! At' last' Mght'-s meeting of tfeiei management committee of the. Union Mr Young reported cm behalf of: the BUD-committee. ;; • . i

!■'. Mr'Youngs, said the sub-comanittee had' given< the matter full atidn and had promulgated a scheme: ; If it was desired to build the scheme up quickly it would be necessaryi m have same contribution in aUditiori to'the suggested contributions from the gates. In the proposed scheme it was suggested that the clubs should give furfftfr he% The suggestion was that each dub should contribute something in addition to the percentage <>f the gates. It must be Remembered that this contribution wag only for the initiatory stages, and ,in future years, if it was found not to be necessary, the amount could be reduced. The contributions required would depend on how much was required to meet the cost of accidents. EOdtHte' 'EXPKN3ES. i The fund would only be available to financial members of clubs. For a beginning it-was only proposed; to pay doctors*"* expenses. The subcommittee, of course, had no figures to guide them as to the amount required. One suggested rule was to ' the effect that the Union should have 'power to extend the benefits froira the fund. It might be possible at some future,«e fe>| make! somd monetary grant to players. The chairman (Mr J. McLeod): In "doctors' expenses" do you include hospital expenses? Mr Yqung.said that was not proposed. It would take too much money. The scheme must be worked up in/thoj light of experience. Mir Masters. said that, including money . already earmarked, there would be aVgood, sum to start with. Mr Young thought the rules j a« drawn up *"Tiould be ~ circulated to ' members and to clubs. Mr Goodwin thought, there should be no levy on clubs, ' Mr Masters expressed the opinion that when club' members knew that payment of their subscription m"Pfuded a, contribution to the uwur-

ance fund it would tend to ensure better payment of subscriptions. Ihe scheme must be started on a sound

basis. , Mr Young THought the scheme Would provide - very cheap insurance. It was finafy Seeded to circulate .the suggested"* rules to memberg of the Union and to clubs. '^