FOOTBALL.

Wairarapa Daily Times, 28 April 1927, Page 5

FOOTBALL.

FEATHERSTON CLUB. WILL FIELD SENIOR TEAM. At an extraordinary general meeting of the Featherston Football Club held on Tuesday night, it Avas decided to field a senior team. That decision Avas arrived at after considerable discussion of the situation due to, three of their best players deciding to join another club. Mr J. Donald stated that he had to reply on behalf of Messrs R. Gundy, Q. Donald and himself. They had not definitely decided to go to another club, but unless Featherston could field a team Avith reasonable promise they intended to play for another club. Mr .1. Donald moved, and Mr McCarty seconded a motion asking the committee and the selector to select a team and table it for general discussion —The motion Avas carried and the committee retired to pick a team. Mr Allen Donald (avlio presided), said that the question boiled down to one of whether J'. Donald was going to dictate to the Featherston' club, or Avhethcr the club Avas to run its own affairs. Mr Adamson said that he felt sure that in the interests of the old club J. Donald and his colleagues would do their best to get players to strengthen Its ranks. The committee then returned to the robin and announced the team Which they' had chosen. Mr J. Donald said that the team Avas hardly Avliat could be expected. It Avas a team of surmises. Some discussion on the various players then ensued. Mr J. Donald after again considering the team said it showed prospects a little brighter than previous teams mentioned. . • 1 ‘ Mr Robinson thought the Avho'lc of the blame of the present position of the .Featherston club A\qis attributable to the Wairarapa Rugby Union. Mr Donald later stated that he would consult his colleagues and let the club know their decision as early as possible. ■ • SATURDAY’S FIXTURES. The fixtures at Masterton for Saturday are advertised on page 1. RED STAR CLUB. A full practice for all. grades of Red Star Football Club players will be held at,, the Memorial Park .to-night. MASTERTON CLUB. Members of flic Masterton Football Club arc requested to attend practice in- the. Y.M.C.A. at 7 o’clock to-night. LEAGUE CODE. AUCKLAND TEAM TO TOUR. (By Telegraph-x-Press Association.) - - - ! AUCKLAND, Wednesday. ■ • . It has been definitely decided by the Auckland League to send a team on tour this season. Arrangements are being made Avith the southern leagues for suggestions regarding the itinerary. It is proposed to play matches at Wellington, West Coast (two), Christchurch (two), and 'Dunedin, with the prospect of an additional game -elsewhere in the Otago province. 1 It is estimated that the tour will cost Auckland £6OO. ■ ’ . UPROAR AT MEETING. (By Telegraph—Press Association.) DUNEDIN, Wednesday. An "extraordinary general meeting of the Otago Rugby League to-night was called to reconsider the deliberations of the annual meeting and the election of officers at Avhieli prominent officials ■were rejected. ■At the outset the chairman (Mr J. T. Cooper) refused to allow discussion of such subjects. Ldgal opinion, he said, had conr’inced him that the meeting was out of order and could only discuss the last clause of the advertised business of the meeting regarding the revision of rules. Mr lif. H. Seddon moved that the chairman’s ruling be not sustained. An uproar folioAved and the chairman refused tlie motion.

Mr 11. Divers (late secretary) sug-. gested that the chairman should Aaeate the chair’’while the motion ivas discussed. The chairman Avould not budge from his position. 1 Mr T. Gillies moved tlie appointment of a committee to consider a revision of the rules and a host of speakers to the motion used the opportunity to speak of alleged hole and corner business dirty Avork, packed meetings and many obscure allegations and innuendoes were made. The meeting then went into committee oil the casting vote of the chairman. The meeting closed in disorder. The one motion of a four Qi'ours’ argument Avas .never put to the meeting.