HOCKEY

Press, Volume LXXXIX, Issue 27040, 15 May 1953, Page 3

HOCKEY

N.Z. ASSOCIATION MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE MEETS The first meeting of the newly-elected management committee of the New Zealand Hockey Association was held in Christchurch last evening. 'Die president of the association (Mr C. C. Holland) was appointed chairman, and Mr W. H. Down was re-elected secretary. The annual levy was increased from Is to 2s 6d a player, in accordance with a recommendation from the annual meeting. The money will be used to meet tne expenses of sending an Olympic team overDiscussion on an invitation for an Indian team to tour New Zealand this season and correspondence from India were taken in committee, after which the chairman said that negotiations were not yet C °Dto e foUowing dates were arranged for challenges for the New Zealand Hockey Shield, now held by Wellington:—June 13. Hawke’s Bay; July 25, Manawatu; August 29, .Otago; September 6, Canterbury; September 13, vacant, for any further chal!e<§Tanenges for the Nordon Cup, for minor associations, which is now held by Hastings, were received as follows:—Wanganui, Wairarapa, Nelson, Marlborough, Whangarei, Hamilton, and Tauranga. The challenges were referred to the holder for thd nomination of dates. A sub-committee was set up to review the boundaries of all the North Island Associations, and Messrs L. H. Norton (Auckland), W. H. Wilson (Wellington), an K. A. Falconer (Wellington) were invited to be members. Messrs Holland, Down, E. M. Cummins, and J. G. Leggat were appointed to an emergency committee.