RUGBY AND HOCKEY

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 80, Issue 121, 25 May 1938, Page 8

RUGBY AND HOCKEY

CO-OPERATION INDICATED VISITS OF OVERSEAS HOCKEY TEAMS Evidence of a desire to co-operate with the Wanganui Hockey Association in promoting its attractive programme this season was displayed at j a meeting of the Management Coia'mittee ot the Wanganui Metropolitan Rugby Union last night. Mr A. C. Watts, president of the Hockey Association, waited on the meeting with a view to ascertaining the terms on which the union wouid allow Spriggens Park to be used for two international hockey matches —a visit of an Indian team on June id and a Test match between a visiting English women’s team and a New Zealand women’s team on July 16. The president of the union (Mr J. Moye), after stressing the tact that the union would find it difficult to get through its season’s fixtures on the meagre number of Saturdays available, said that it was the union’s duty to co-operate with the Hockey Association. It was to Wanganu’ s credit that it was getting a hockcx Test. Mr A. Deerness: If the positions were reversed, 1 am sure the hockeypeople would be willing to help us. It was decided to allow Spriggeiu Park to be used on a basis of I<J per cent, on the gross gate for the Test match on July 16, and 15 per cent., with a minimum of the average Saturday Rugby gate takings up to, and including June 11, for the,match with the Indians, the latter match to be a curtain-raiser to a good Rugby fixture.