WAIL FROM WELLINGTON.

Auckland Star, Volume 55, Issue 63, 14 March 1924, Page 4

WAIL FROM WELLINGTON.

BROWN SHIELD MATCHES. . COSTLY TO CHALLENGERS. (*iy Telesr_.-i.il. — Special to "Star.") WELLINGTON, this day. "We arc of opinion that the management of tltis match by the Auckland officials calls for severe comment, ana was more in the nature of an attempt to boost the game in Auckland at tiie expense of a visiting team than an honest endeavour tn deal equitably with a kindred association." slates the Man-a-romem Committee of th- Wellington Football Association in its report on the Wellington-Auckland Association match. "In view of past experience". it continues, -tl,.- question of future tours and guarantees will require careful consideration. Wellington in the past has done its share ill promoting '.nr -mr nt considerable expense to itself, and when visit* are required by Wellington teams we should reasonably expect" that the association dr.iruig these visits should endeavour to make such arrangements that at least the expenses of such visits are met. Failing any such arrangement «c suggest that th.'- system wherein- the home association receive all the _rate and pay an the expense- when -ending a team on tour bo considered." Another paragraph in the report i- as follows: -The Auckland trip is particularly disappointing. The gate at this match waranie.l us in anticipating that at least we would receive ntit-of-nnrket expenses. With Ibe jrreatct difficulty we obtained a balance-sheet three months after the mnt.-li. and find that (he expenses (sicl shown were out of all proportion t.. what they reasonably should haw been." I The reason for the criticism is the Ifnc-I thai losses were ,-■-.1- on representative matches ar*ninsi M-in.iw-tii.Can-terhurv. and Ao.-kland. The Manawatu game was rejrarded as nro-.a<_anda. but 1 the Canterl.iirv and Auckland rames jcontrasted unfavottral.'v with the finan- ' roil rosiills of rnnresentatiie games 1 player! in WVllinfftiul. • ■■ —_r_r