THE ALL BLACKS.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 17354, 20 May 1924, Page 8

THE ALL BLACKS.

TWO DUNEDIN MEN NOT AVAILABLE. P r.K Pxxss Association. DUNEDIN, May 20. C. Sonntag, the Otago forward, will iot be available -’or the All Blacks owing •to an injured knee. His and M’Meeking's places in next Saturday's trial have yet to be filled. ASHBURTON RUGBY UNION. P» Pk«m Association. ASHBURTON, May 20. At a meeting, ol tile Asnburton County ivuguy Union the Canternury Union wrote that 4_nisnall, of tut> hauls Club, would be required lor the trial niaien at Invercargill on Saturday. Regarding the Souihbrnlge shield in a ten agaiiLst Malvern Sub-union cm June 3 Lne Canterbury body wrote that ti desired to make tnis match an annual uilo, as well-as a challenge match. It wa*» stated iliac the .-vshburion union's hands were tied in the matter oi the payment of- a third of the gate takings to Malvern. It was hardly lair mat as Alai vein owed Ashburton an annual match it should strive thus to kill two birds with, one stone Mr Biggur said the matter had come up at the Sub-unions’ Conference and Mr Delurgy, the donor of the Southbridge Shield, had then expresseiy tit a toil that the idea of the shield was to initiate extra sets of matches apd the Malvern Union was going against the spirit of the shield. lie moved that the Malvern Union be written, to stating that the union refused to consider a match on June 3 as an annual representative one. The CanterburyUnion should also have tlio position explained to it. The motion was carried. The Celtic Club asked for reinstatement ty> the junior grade of E. Bropliy, who had been playing senior glade in the absence of an injured playei. The request was granted. The Allenton Club intimated its desire lo withdraw its third grade team from the competition owing to the difficulty of getting out' a team. Permission was granted. The Springburn-Mayfield Club asked for reinstatement to junior grade of R Young and also inquired if Methveu could be the venue of its mqtch against Rakaia. Owing to thro being only one ground available at Methven, the request for the change of ground was not granted. Regarding the report of the referee's decision having been contradicted in a recent junior match at the show grounds, between Ashburton and Hiudsf the referee (Mr H. Hew son) reported upon the matter. Owing to there being doubt as to identity of the players concerned no action was taken. In regard to difficulty of obtaining conveyances for junior and lower grade mate-lies on Saturday, June 7,.the delegates reported that there was little possibility of securing drags. It was stated, however, that there would probably be no difficulty in Methven and Rakaia coming in to play at AshburIt was decided to. defer the decision until replies were received from these two clubs, as to their likelihood of being able to make the trip.

It was decided to treat as confidential all matters of finance, such as each Sa tut clay’s gate takings, except in the case of the union's monthly statement.

Owing to the school holidays the fourth grade matches set down for Saturday were postponed. It wa» decided that all matches, unless otherwise ordered, shall commence at 1 30 p.m. or S p.m. ’as may be arranged. and that it be the duty of rete ees to see tba* all matches commenced pureimiily. Any team unable or unwilling to begin at the hour appointed shall be deemed to have lost the match, except ,in the case of teams from a distance, when reasonable delay is to he aih^ved.