HOCKEY.

Auckland Star, Volume L, Issue 209, 3 September 1919, Page 10

HOCKEY.

AUCKLAND ASSOCIATION. MEETING OF EXECUTIVE. The fortnightly meeting of the executive committee of the Auckland HovKey Association was held at the Spouts Club room on Tuesday evening. There ».-.ere present: "Messrs. L. 0. Kent (ctoadrmtau). _ H ■Norton, A. Murdoch, 11. B. Speight II C Fletcher. C. 11. Hoverd, J. B. 'Steele, It' E* Fawcett, D. McGregor. ■A protest was received from the University Club In connection wlfli a goal allowed by the referee in the University-Areta second grade match. The Teferee furnished a report admitting that a mistake had been made, and it was decided that the match lie replayed at the end of 'the round, should it affent the result of the competition The Mount E-den Club wrote aisclalmtng any official connection with a lehter from Mr. IV. Rankin, which appeared in the Press on August 23, criticising the Selector' and executive committee. The set-ret-ary was instructed to thank the club for the letter and to express regret that a member of the <lul> had failed to take the constitutional i-method of obtaining redress of any sunposed grievance.

The representative team attended at the invitation of the committee, to discuss moans of raMit; fn-ntis to send the team to ( hristchnrr-h in quesc of the New Zealand rhalleiis-c Shield. A working committee embracing the executive and representative players, was formed, •sub-commintees were appointed, and the initial arrangements -were made for the raising of the nece=«arr funds.

Mr. R. t,. Stoma n was appointed captain of the representative team. The question of arranging practices was left iv the hands or Mr. 11. B. Speight. REPRESENTATIVE TEAM. The representative team will play a practice match against Training College at Vie'""'i ' '> rl " tp-morrow Thursday) afternoon. Nt 4..-0. All members of the team must attend.