HOCKEY.

Auckland Star, Volume LXVII, Issue 102, 1 May 1936, Page 13

HOCKEY.

"NEW ZEALAND WOMEN.

CONFERENCE AT WELLINGTON

UNIFORMITY OF RULINGS.

(By Telegraph.— Press Association.)

WELLINGTON, Thursday

Delegates from all parts of New Zealand were present at the conference of the New Zealand Women's Hockey Association, which opened to-day.

Mr. M. F. Luckie welcomed the delegates, and commented 011 the increase in the number of players during the past few years.

Mr. M. Throp was elected chairman for the ensuing year. A motion that the rule dealing with the grading of referees should be altered to read as follows, "Provided that a certificate shall be issued on the basis of a practical pass gained," was moved by the Auckland delegate, Mr. Harris, who said the certificate should be based on an actual test, as it was what the umpire did 011 the field that counted, not what he wrote on paper. The motion was lost. A second motion proposed by the Auckland delegate, was to the effect that after each theoretical examination, candidates' jiapers should be returned to them for their information, or a specimen test paper showing the correct answers to the questions set should be supplied to all the associations concerned for the instruction of candidates. The motion was lost. A motion that referees should be instructed to enforce rules 12C and 12E more stringently was carried. It was stated that it was hoped to reduce the number of painful accidents due directly to rising balls, intentionally struck or otherwise. It was decided that in future, during and prior to all tournaments, the tournament committee would arrange meetings of, umpires to consider matters relating to umpiring, and arrange, if possible, uniformity of rulings. The question of whether a side should have the right of appeal against the rulings of referees on "matters of fact" at future tournaments, when direct evidence of wrongful decisions could be produced by protesting teams, was debated, following a motion proposed by the Akitio delegate. Several delegates opposed the-motion, which was lost.

It was decided that players may wear skirts or tunics, but not divided skirts. Short stockings may be worn except with tunics, when long stockings are compulAt the annual meeting of the association officers elected were: —Patroness, Lady Galway; president, Mr. G. C. Hamilton (Gore); secretary, Mrs. J. H. Poulter; treasurer, Miss E. Laycock; assistant secretary, Miss I. M. Pearce; auditor, Mr. A C. Geddis; executive, Misses A. Yorton, M. Slater, Mrs. K. Donald, Messrs. i'. Twiss and E. Harris.

APPOINTMENTS FOR SATURDAY,

The following is the a ) l . ocati o" mr °/ practice grounds for Saturday . vllle, liemuera No 2, all afternoon fet t nirp't? Rcmuera ISo. an aiiernuun , Mount' Eden, Remuera No. 3 1, a " 36 Y.M.C.A., Remuera No. 9, - p.m. to S.d p.m. ; Albertians, Remuera No. 9. 3.30 p.m. to 5 p.m.; University, Remuera No 7,3.30 n m to 5 p.m.; Grammar Old Bojs, Remuera No. 7, 2 p.m. to 3.30 p.m.; Papat0 Boys P wfXs° C to be placed in junior teams fifth grade under 17 years o£ age 011 May 1, 1936, and sixth grade under seven stone on May 1, or any grades, should write to secretary, Auckland Hockey Association, P.O. Box 1007, Auckland.

HAURAKI PLAJNS. The annual meeting of the Haurakl Plains Ladies' Hockey Association was. held we" Mr. L. McDonald presiding. The report stated that the association.had had a successful year. ..Ptj?,,, Club had won the Nicholson Shield, Howden Shield and seven-a-side medals, I va _'_ here being the runners-up. Officers^ Patron Mr. J. lhorn, M.I ~ president, Mr L. McDonald; secretary and treasurer, Mrs. \V. Kidd ; executive, Mesdames F. Bird, H. McLean, and Messrs. T. A. Field and T Braithwaite, with representatives f rora Ngatea and Waitakaruru to be added, selector and coach, Mr. T. Held.

TEAM FROM FIJI.

ARRIVES AUCKLAND JULY 0. ■ (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) WELLINGTON, Thursday. It was announced at the conference of the New Zealand Women s Hockey Association that the association* nnitation to Fiji for a team to tour New Zealand "tl.S'n™ 'z&l Association, it w«. stated, had suggested that the team should arrive at Auckland on July 6 and depait ° n it A was S decfded to postpone an invitation to an Australian team to N land next year until after the Fiji team s tour.