THE ROUGH STUFF

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

THE ROUGH STUFF

FOOTBALL AND FIGHTING. RUGBY UNION DECISIONS. Several letters dehling with men who had been ordered off were dealt with at last night's meeting of the Taranaki Rugby Union. UNDER PROVOCATION. The referee of the Inglewood-Old Boys senior match (Mr. Hooker) notified having ordered off Atkinson (Inglewood) and Campbell (Old Boys). The isecrctary of the Inglewood Club wrote that Atkinson admitted fighting, but wished to express regret. The fighting, Atkinson said, took plaeja at an exciting riirt of the game.

The secretary of tf.ie Old Boys Club wrote that Campbell said he was guilty of fighting under great provocation.

The chairman (Mr. J. McLeod) .said a fuller report should he supplied by the referee. Mr. L. J. Furrie said that in some cases the retalihtor got caught.

The chairman said more details were required. All fights were not the same, some being more serious than others.

Mr. A. F. Neil son thought the Union should be 1 severe and put a 'stop to fighting.

Mr. J. Goodwin moved that the men be stood down for the rest of the season. This was not seconded.

On the motion of Mr. Neil son, seconded by Mr. R. Masters, it was decided that both men be stood down for four Saturdays. A "TUNNEY" ATTITUDE. The referee of the Okaiawa-lva-ponga junior match reported having ordered off J. Thompson (Okaiawa) and Litchwai-k (Kaponga. The men had been ordered off just as they shaped up. The Okaiawa Club said Thompson was a young player and was very sorry for the occurence.

The Kapdnga Club wrote that before the match .the referee spoke to the teams and .told them there must bo no speaking and the men must play to the whistle. The two players exchanged a few words and adopted a "Tumiey" attitude, whereupon the referee ordered them off. The players were ordered to stand down for one playing Saturday. SCHOOLBOY PLAYERS.

, Mr. George Collins, referee in the' fourth grade match S.T.H.S. v. Inglewood, played at Stratford on June 7th, reported having ordered a player off for kicking an opponent. Mr. A. H. R. Amess, Principal of the S.T.H.S., wrote that the boy admitted the offence, but and he had previously been kicked by an Inglewood boy. Mr. Amess mentioned the present was the first occasion in fifteen years on which a member of the school teams had been ordered off. Mr. Neilson said he had spoken to Mr. R. 11. Tyrer on the matter.! Air Tyrer was unable to attend that evening as he had another meeting, but he suggested that the matter might be referred to the Principal of the school for action. Air Goodwin thought the matter should be dealt with by the Union. Mr W fl. Moyes said i ; wouldn t be fair to the boys in other teams in the competition it the suggested course was followed. Mr Masters thought the Union was quite capable of exercising discipline -they did not need to give the job to anybody else. Mr Moves though it would be unwise to follow the course suggested. It would be undesirable if boys in school team* got the idea that t«ei! offences would ho referred to then' teachers and. that they would escape the punishments usually allotted by the Union. It was decided that the player be stood down for a week and that the referee's report bo forwarded W the Principal of the school. A SOUTHERN OFFENCE.

1> Hokare, a player in tlia southern Wednesday competition, who lwtf Cn ordered off was ordered to stand down for a week. This penalty wa. recommended b> the Wednesday Association.