SOUTH TARANAKI NEWS

Taranaki Daily News, 16 July 1930, Page 11

SOUTH TARANAKI NEWS

-. MINIATURE RIFLE SHOOTING. ' FINE SCORES IN' HAWE-RA. The Hawera Miniature Rifle Chib held a meeting last night. Some good scores were recorded, the best being two possibles by Mrs. Rae. Results are: — Mrs. Lewis’ Trophy, first round. —Mrs. Rae, 50 —I—r-50, J. Vinten 49— —50, G. Harding, 47 —4i' —30, A. Elgar 49 —1 — 491 f, A. Thrush 48 —H--49i, Miss T. Ingram 48 —Ij—r49t, L. Frampton 45? —3|—48f, Miss Duff 42—-lb —48.- ' Mr. J. Booth’s Trophy, first round.— J. Vinten 99—H—IQO; Miss T. Ingram 98 —1J —99i, L. Frampton 93—53 —98f;A. Elgar 90 —1—97, Mrs. Rae 95—1 —96, G. Harding 94—11—953. . * -. \ ■ ' Men’s Button.-r-J. Vinten 48, A. Elgar 47. G. Harding 47, .E; J. Booth 47, L. Frampton 46. ; , Junior Button.-^A. Thrush 45, J. Tapp 42, A. Booth 38.. . Mrs. Rae ladies’ button with a possible. 50. .

. BOEING CHAMPIONSHIPS. . . ARRANGEMENTS AT HAWERA. A decision to stage the Taranaki amateur boxing championships at Hawera about July 30 was made at a meeting last night of the Hawera Boxjng Association. Mr. W. B. Fearon presided. In reporting on a meeting of delegates of the four Taranaki associations the secretary stated a motion had been passed providing for any loss qn the championships to be borne pro rata by the associations. -

Rules governing the. conduct of the tournament were approved, and it was decided that each bout would be of three rounds of two minutes, except finals, which would be four rounds of two minutes each; .

Mr. R. W. Haddow, Batea, was ap, pointed referee. A motion that there should be two judges and a referee was defeated. An offer by Mr. 0. H. -King to erect ringside scats free of charge for the, tournament was accepted with thanks.

CAPTAIN ORDERED OFF FIELD., RUGBY REFEREES’ DISCUSSION. The action of Mr. W. H. Burgess, Opunake, when refereeing a junior Rugby match between Opunake and Athletic on July 5 in ordering the Athletic captain off, was discussed at a meeting of the South Taranaki Referees’ Association last' night.

The Athletic Club wrote that on this occasion the referee appointed had not attended, Mr. Burgess consenting to act in his stead. The club added that as Mr. Burgess was not a member of the Referees’ Association he would not have the knowledge of the game that a properly appointed official would. When the captain of tho Athletic team had appealed to the referee against a decision he ■hail been ordered off. This, the club contended, the referee had no. right to AO. ' .

The Taranaki Rugby Union forwarded a, letter it had'received frdm thd ‘Athletic Club asking'for : a' replay of the match in question. Worded rather differently to the one received by the referees’ Association; the letter to the’union stated it was “understood” Mr. Burgess was not a member of the (association../ The meeting referred' The'matter to Mr. A. H. Guy, chairman, t0...-dea i l. with, it being pointed out was a-'member ’of tliV- . 1 *:'•■ I'