Soccer IMPRESSION WRONG

Press, Volume CIII, Issue 30553, 23 September 1964, Page 18

Soccer IMPRESSION WRONG

Players Paying Tour Costs

Because "not nearly enough" monev had been raised to fin ance the Canterbury under is soccer team s trip to compete in the Australian Inter-State vouth tournament at Adelaide, the members of the team would have to bear the brunt of the cost

Reporting this to last even ing’s meeting of the manage ment committee of the Canter bury Football Association the team manager (Mr R. Storerl said that the impression that the tour was paid for was wrong. He said that people seemed to be under the impres sion that they were donating pocket money to the boys when they had been approached Io help towards the cost of the fares.

Mr Storer said that only £4O had been received from the gate at English Park on Satur dav and that the boys would have to pay the whole fare. Any money that had been raised would be paid to the boys as a reimbursement.

The team will play a practise match against Rangers under floodlights at Rangers Park tonight to acclimatise the players to night football conditions Two boys had withdrawn because of pressure from their school, Mr Storer said. They have been replaced and the party of IB players and two officials Will leave on October 2 and return on October 15. Taylor Discussed A letter was received from the New Brighton club concerning the suspension of E. Taylor. The letter said that he will be suspended until he contacts the club. Mr J. Smith said that the Can terbury association could do nothing until Taylor appeals. The committee decided to send a copy of the letter to the New Zealand council. Cautioned H. Taylor (Shamrock), who was cautioned in the match be tween Rangers and Shamrock last Saturday, had his name entered in the official caution book. Taylor was cautioned for kicking ft. Glass.

In a letter to the committee Taylor said that the infringement was accidental and that if the referee had thought the kick was premeditated he should have sent him (Taylor) off.