TAIHAPE

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 80, Issue 134, 8 June 1937, Page 3

TAIHAPE

R.S.A. The monthly meeting of the Taihape and District Returned Soldiers’ Association was held on Friday evening, when the president (Dr. H. M. Hay) presided over a fair attendance. The chairman extended a warm welcome to Mr. S. H. Dash, who is on a brief visit to Taihape, and was formerly a member of the association. A letter was received from Colonel McCrorie (Wanganui), thanking the association for inviting officers of lhe W.W.C. regiment to attend the association’s annual re-union dinner. The Hunterville branch wrote inviting members of the Taihape Association to attend the annual re-union of the Hunterville branch on June 16. It was decided to procure a medal for Mr. J. Byrne, of Mangaweka, a Maori War veteran, who was recently elected a life member of the association. The meeting resolved to donate £1 Is to the King George V Memorial Fund. A resolution that the association's piano be not moved from the Town Hall supper rooms except for R.S.A. functions, was carried. It was decided to hold a "ladies’ evening" on July 15. The matter of arranging the programme for this function was left in the hands of the executive committee. WRESTLING. The next professional wrestling bout will take place in Taihape on June 30, when one of the contestants will probably be either Blomlield or Kirilenko. The Rangitikei Wrestling Association has expressed satisfaction at the patronage accorded the last professional match and hopes for a continuance of public suport. Spellman and McKenzie were delighted with the hospitality extended to them by the sporting public on the occasion of their recent visit to Taihape, and have written to the Rangitikei Association expressing their heartfelt thanks. The bout on June 30 should prove just as enjoyable as that held recently and a good house is expected. RUGBY FOOTBALL KING'S BIRTHDAY FIXTURES The Taihape Rugby Union has arranged for club fixtures to be played to-morrow, which will be observed as a public holiday in celebration of the King's Birthday. The following is the draw for to-morrow’s games:— Senior Grade Huia v. Hautapu, No. 1 ground, at 2.45 p.m. Pirates v. Utiku, No. 2 ground, at 2.45 p.m. Junior Grade Pirates v. Utiku. No. 1 ground, at 1.15 p.m. Huia v. Hautapu, No. 2 ground, at 1.15 p.m. Wanganui-Taihape Match At the conclusion of the match between Taihape and Wanganui on Saturday, both teams were entertained in the grandstand basement. Mr C. L. Mullany, manager and selector of the Taihape team, congratulated the Wanganui team on its win and added that the visitors were undoubtedly superior on the day. He had no excuses to offer as he believed prior to the game that Taihape had an equal chance of winning, particularly in view of lhe heavy state of the ground, but Gay’ Lockett and his men showed that they were just as good in the heavy’ going at Taihape as they were on their own fast Wanganui ground. Mr Mullany then asked Wally

Thompson, the Taihape captain, to hand the Pownall trophy back to Gay Lockett.

In doing so, “Wally” congratulated the Wanganui team and endorsed Mr Mullany’s remarks in regard to the visitors’ superiority. Mr H. Whiting, manager of the Wanganui team, thanked the Taihape Union for its congratulations and added that the game was played in the best spirit. He paid a special tribute lo the referee, Mr J. Graham, who had given an excellent interpretation of the rules. The speaker went on to say that Mr Graham’s refereeing was up to interprovincial standard and he deserved consideration when appointments to such games were being made. Mr Gay Lockett, in accepting the Pownall trophy, spoke in praiseworthy terms of lhe sporting spirit in which the game was played by both teams and commented on the fitness of his team. He observed that Taihape had held its own until well into the second spell, when it was quite apparent that some of the Taihape players were not as fit as they should be. He exhorted all footballers to keep in training so that they would not “peter out” before the final whistle. Cheers for both teams brought the proceedings to a close. THE MAJESTIC “OLD HUTCH” filmed in the colourful farm country of Santa Cruz, “Old Hutch,” which opens at the Majestic Theacro tomorrow, deals with a man who hasn’t worked for twenty years because of “back trouble.” While fishing one day accidentally stumbles upon a box of hidden loot, £25,000 in all. “Old Hutch” is portrayed by the inimitable Wallace Beery and his performance will delight filmgoers. Eric Linden and Cecilia Parker have the romantic leads and Elizabeth Patterson portrays the wife of “Old Hutch.”

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