HOCKEY

Press, Volume LXXV, Issue 22661, 16 March 1939, Page 2

HOCKEY

GOOD FINANCIAL POSITION ACTIVITIES OF CANTERBURY ASSOCIATION The association was to be congratulated on its financial position, states the report to be presented to the annual meeting of the Canterbury Hockey Association. It was not every hockey association that could show .a cash balance- in hand of £569 4s Id. Of this amount the association was liable to the clubs for £47 Is Id, representing excess'ground fees and refund of the Olympic levy. The balance of £522 3s resulted from careful management by the association during the Indian matches. This amount was on deposit in the Post Office Savings Bank, and if necessary could be used to finance the handling of future visits of overseas teams. There was an excess of income over expenditure of £125 12s Id, this having accrued by income from special accounts and was not an excess on the general running expenses of the association. The profit from the management for the year was £26 16s, The special income for the year was obtained from interest on deposits (£7 11s Id), fines (£2 8s 8d). five-a-side fees (£5 17s lid), and profit on the two Indian matches. The profit from the Canterbury v. Prince of Manavadar s Indian team amounted to £SB 8s Id, and that of the first test match to £24 10s 6d, the latter amount representing the, percentage given to the association by the New Zealand Association for the ground management of the match. This fine result was achieved by the committee only through strict financial control and the co-operation of every member, the report comments. Increase in Clubs Eighteen clubs took part in the various competitions, representing an increase of four on the previous season. Four new Clubs—Cathedral Grammar School, Heathcote, St. Mark’s Old, Boys, and New Brighton District High School Old Boys—affiliated to the association. There was an increase of 11 teams and 96 players on the .previous season. During the season 19 representative matches were played, the teams meeting with a fair measure of success, Further progress had been made In establishing the game in the secondary schools, It was the endeavour of the association to. do everything possible to foster hockey in other secondary schools. A team was selected and travelled to Timaru during the season. It was very gratifying to - record another successful year in primary schools’ hockey... The competitions were again divided into three grades and drew an entry of 26 teams —an increase of six teams on the previous season. The games were played on Saturday mornings. Six representative matches were played, four in Christchurch, one at Kaikoura. and one at Dunedin, the latter being a Hatch Cup match. CANTERBURY UMPIRES’ ASSOCIATION OFFICERS ELECTED AT ANNUAL MEETING At the annual meeting of the Canterbury Hockey Umpires’ Association last night Mr E. H. Rogers presided over a large attendance of members. The annual report, which was adopted, showed that the last season had been successful in every way. The membership stood at 78, including 41 active, 24 partially active, and 13 honorary members. The necessity for more members was emphasises It was stated that an appeal for former players and supporters to join the association had resulted in a somewhat disappointing response. Regret was expressed at the recent deaths of Mr L. Steel and Mr S. M, Cassidy Mr Steel was a former president, who took a very keen interest in the game. Mr Cassidy was well known In the Ashburton district as a most. enthusiastic °*During the season‘Miss E. J. .Warick. manager-umpire of the English women s team, gave an Interesting lecture on umpiring and the duties of an umpire. Miss Warick was accompanied by Misses I. I. Naylor and B. W. West, and all three were subsequently, made honorary members of the association. Attention was drawn to alterations which will probably be made to the rules for men's hockey—they have yet to be adopted bv the New Zealand Hockey Association—for the coming season. In brief they are; (1) No hooking or interfering with an opponents stick; (2) No stopping the ball with the feet or legs, the goalkeeper excepted. During the year theory and practical examinations were held with the following results', all passes being A grade:— Local examinations, men's rules, theory. Messrs A. F. Taylor, G. Taylor, and P. Cornish; practical; Mr F. A. Iggo; New Zealand Women's, Hockey Association, theory: Mr H. S. Cordery, with the highcst marks in New Zealand; New Zealand Hockey Umpires’ Association, theory: Messrs E. M. Cummins and F; A. Iggo. Congratulations were also extended to those umpires who had been appointed to control, test and provincial matches . in which the Prince o< Manavadar’s team and the English .women’s team were engage# and also to those who had cotv trolled other representative matches. Thanks were extended to the Canterbury Hockey Association and the Canterbury Women’s Hockey Association for financial support, and to all those who Had assisted the association during the season. The balance-sheet showed a credit of £5 8s 7d,-and there was an excess of assets over liabilities of £6 Is 7d, .Election of Officers Officers for the year were elected as follows:—Patron, Mr H. S. Cordery: president, Mr E. H. Rogers; vice-presidents, Messrs E. M. Cummins, J*Hocking, C. S. Clements, and H. W. Rogers: honorary secretary and terasurer, Mr F. A. Iggo; appointee. Mr H. W. Rogers: theory examiners, Messrs C. S. Bellamy and H. S. Cordery; practical examiners. Messrs R. Grade. C. S. Bellamy, and W. H. Down; executive committee, Messrs W. H, Down, E. M. Cummins, C. H. Franklin, and H. W. Rogers: advisor, Mr C. S., Bellamy; delegate to New Zealand Hockey Umpires’ Association, Mr S. B. Browne (Wellington); delegate to Canterbury Hockey Assoclation, Mr E. H. Kog&TSl auditor, Mf C, A. Rogers.