CENTRAL TARANAKI NEWS

Taranaki Daily News, 22 March 1935, Page 10

CENTRAL TARANAKI NEWS

“BLEEDING” JUNIORS 1 ACTION OF TOWN SENIOR TEAMS. CONFLICTING CARDIFF IDEAS. Conflicting opinions on the question of senior clubs drawing on junior teams for players were offered the annual meeting of the Cardiff Rugby Football Club on 1 Wednesday night. The chairman, Mr. H. I B. Limmer referred to the subject in his c annual- report, in which he stated that j junior teams were in .existence to. encourage the game and that junior teams . t should be proud to see their players s selected by senior teams. Mr. P. Hom took, the converse view and seriously. 1 criticised what he termed the “bleed- 1 ing” of junior teams. Among the junior clubs in the past 1 there had been at times.a certain amount of soreness at the seniors taking play- c ers from the junior clubs to fill the 1 senior teams, Mr. Limmer said. It »I could not be forgotten that junior teams were in existence to encourage the game I of football among the young boys and I to form a training ground for future seniors. If the senior teams took a I man from Cardiff the Cardiff club 1 should be proud of the fact and realise that that map was a senior and should 1 not be .playing junior football. I “The second , senior team at Stratford I has done nothing.but bleed the junior 1 clubs to keep it? team going and ff the I town senior teams-are going to continue to . rob the junior teams they will put I the juniors out of .operation,” Mr. Hom 1 stated. ... I “Where . will you . get your senior team? if you will not let. them drew on j the juniors?” Mr. E. Cameron asked. . I Mr. Hom: There are too many senior f team?. ■ . • 1 Mr- Cameron: We heard that cry when there was only one senior team at < Stratford. ■ , 1 “Well if the names, published in the Pres?' for United Old Boys senior are ( correct then' Pukengahu will not be able to raise a junior team,” Mr. Hom countered. . . “Old Boys works bn a roving population," Mr. A. Price said, “but you must 1 make room for younger players. Toko I has players who were playing in the 1 team in- 1925, so - if the old ones are I going to stay in the junior teams how 1 can young fellows get a game?” he queried. '•■'■: ■ 1 The club had to face facts, the chair- 1 man said. The Old Boys’: dub was there to stay and nobody could stop a 1 junior from playing senior if he wanted to. CROQUET CUPS MATCHES. TO BE PLAYED AT STRATFORD. The draw for the Campbell Cup croquet match to be played at Stratford to-day is as follows: Okaiawa a bye, Kaponga v Patea, Ayon v. Opunake, Park a bye. Following is the draw for the McL’Dowie Cup? which will be played on the Avon lawns on Tuesday: Hawera a bye, Patea' y. Eltham, Park v. Kaponga, Manaia a bye. , LEAGUE cycle racing. ~ STRATFORD CLUB EVENTS. '; The Stratford Cycle Club held two' races of its evening series on Wednes-. day at Victoria ‘ Park. Although the track was heavy, good times were re--corded and there were some splendidfinishes.-' The-results- Were:— ■; One mile: D. Coleman (100yds) and: P. Wisnewski (120) dead heat 1, T. Belk’ (120) 3, S. Harrison (180) 4, R. Russ (220) 5. A closqly contested race, only 13’ lengths separating, the first five riders/ Time 2.30/ ’ Three miles: D. Coleman 1, T. Belk 2, R Wisnewski 3, S. Harrison 4.-Half a wheel separated first And second, with the third man a wheel further -back. Time 8.4. The leading riders for the K. Cup are:; P. Wisnewski 223 points, D. Coleman 19J, T. Belk 18, E. Stockman 15, L. Pittarns 15. There are still three races tb decide the winner, of the cup, the dis? tances being half a mile, two miles and three miles. The . half mile -and three miles races will be ridden to-night. Good entries have been received for the carnival' on Tuesday, night, when the Taranaki two miles championship will be decided. CARDIFF DISTRICT NEWS. SURPRISE PARTY HELD. A surprise party visited the home of Mr. and Mrs. D. Shannon, Cardiff, to celebrate the coming-of-age of their daughter Betty. Winners at cards were Mrs. P. Marchant and Mr. D. Shannon. On behalf of the guests Mr. H. Marchant presented Miss ' Shannon with, a clock. Those present were Mr. and Mrs. Shannon, Mr. and Mrs. D. Brunton, Mr. and Mrs. P. Marchant, Mr. and Mrs. C. Hawkes, Mr. and Mrs; D. Cameron, Mr. ’and' Mrs. H. Marchant, the Misses Betty and Ray Shannon, Thomson, Ross and M; Brunton and Mr. A. Shannon. Personal Items. • Mr. and Mrs. and Miss Goodwin, wlto were the guests of Mrs. A. Hoskin, have . returned to the Hauraki Plains. Miss Coldwell has returned, to Wa-nganui-after spending a holiday with the ■ Misses Belcher. Mrs. S. Carley has returned from a holiday at Ngamotu beach.. . . ■ Misses Ross and Thompson, Hokitika, are the guests of Mrs. D. Cameron. Mrs. E. Bennett has returned from a holiday at Ngamotu beach. .. Mr. and Mrs. Greenwell are spending a holiday at Auckland. , Mr. and Mrs.' Graham, who were the guests of Mrs. Hollins, have returned to Matangi. ' Mr. and' Mrs. ’E. Bennett are visiting the Waikato. TENNIS AT MATIERE.- • TOURNAMENT FOR TROPHIES. A tournament for trophies provided by the club was played on the Waikaka Tennis Club’s courts on Saturday afternoon. Miss M. Beaton (59 points) won the women’s prize, Miss M. McClure and Miss D. Richardson tying for second place with 57 points each. Among the men R. Bell and D. Mossman tied for first place with 61 ' points, R. Bell 'winning the ■ deciding toss. G. Rhynd and W. Raitt tied for the second prize With 59 points each: The president of the club, Mr. H. Raitt, congratulated the winners. The arrangements for the tournament were in the hands of Miss U. Granville, the club captain. Following were points gained:— Women: Miss M. Beaton 59, Miss D. Richardson 57, Miss M. McClure 57, Miss E. Blackwell 54, Mrs.- T. Richardson 49. ■ Men: R. Bell 61; D. Mossman 61, G. Rhynd 59, W. Raitt 59, E. Blackwell 57, E. Mossman 50, I. Beaton 44, W. de Malmanche 41, H. Raitt 36.