SOCCER CONTROL

Auckland Star, Volume LXXVI, Issue 157, 5 July 1945, Page 9

SOCCER CONTROL

OVERSEAS TEAM'S VISIT

ALLEGATION AGAINST PLAYER

The intention of the Australian Football Association to enter into arrangements immediately after the of the Pacific war for a visit by a Russian, South African or English team was conveyed to the meeting of the control board of the Auckland Football Association last evening by the .New Zealand Council. It was stated that the Australian Association was also considering an oyer;eas visit plan for schoolboys and men- , ion was made of the possibility ofa I our of the Dominion. The New Zealand I Council stated it had advised .the Aus- 1 ralian body of its willingness to coiperate. Arising out of an incident said to have (ccurred during the Comrades - Water:iders match last Saturday, a number of ■eports were received from a refereeipectator and followers of the game illeging that a Comrades player was cnocked out by a punch from an. oppon■nt. A motion to refer the renmrU to he judicial committee for consideration vas defeated and an amendment to set lp an investigating sub-committee from he control board was carried. Members ;lected to the committee were Messrs. r. C. Sibbin (convener), C. F. Ward and 1. Ristbridge. The New Zealand Association advised t was not aware of the ruling concerning he throw-in given by the New Zealand Referees' Association, but on receipt of aarticulars it would forward these to England, as requested by the Auckland Control Board. ' ' The decision of the Auckland Assoclaion that leave could not be granted to ilubs from the championship to compete n the Chatham Cup was regretted by :he" New Zealand Association, which itated In a letter it was felt that the mportance of the national trophy should, n its opinion, take precedence over local 'ames. The board decided that it would lot consider entering for the cup in uture unless it was permitted to .select ts own finalists. Feeling reference was made by the chairman to the great service given durng the last 40 to 50 years by Mr. A. Williams, New Zealand Football Associaion secretary until recently, whose death las occurred in Wellington. Consequent . on, the decision of iN,Z,A.F. (Ardmore) to withdraw from he second division, it was decided to leduct the single point the team had •ecistered. The regradlng of J. Robinson, Com•ades Club, from senior to second on his transfer from Metro-College and the ransfer of G. R. Cole from Ponsonby to Mount Albert Grammar Old Boys were request for the use of Blandford 'ark on October 13 for the purpose of lolding an interhouse sports day was •eceived from the programme director )f the Y.W.CA. It was stated that the season would not be completed by that late, but that the park would be availtble later. ' . . The draw and referees for Saturday ire: — First division: North Shore v. *.N.ZA.F. (Whenuapai), Blandford Park. S p.m., Mr. F. Green; R.N.Z.A.F. (Ardnore) v. Comrades, Blandford Park, 1.30 i.m., Mr. H. Garland; Metro-College v. Eastern Suburbs, Western Springs, 3 p.m., vlr. C. Edwards; Philomel v. Thistle, Jevonport No. 1, 3 p.m., Mr. J. Hitchens; Mount Albert Grammar Old Boys v. Pon;onby, Fowlds Park, 3 p.m., Mr. E. Page; iVatersiders, a bye. Second division: Eastern Suburbs v. North Shore, St. Seller's, 3 p.m., Mr. R. Lally; Comrades r. University, Grey Lynn, 3 p.m., Mr. J. 3osson; Training College v. Third Division Base, Domain No. 1, 3 p.m., Mr. P. page; Ponsonby v. Onehunga (friendly 'ame>, Domain No. 1, 1.30 p.m., to be irranged; Mount Albert Grammar Old 3oys v. Eden, Seymour Park, 3 p.m., Mr. I. Harris.