Chatham Cup Final Venue Unchanged

Press, Volume CVIII, Issue 31660, 22 April 1968, Page 15

Chatham Cup Final Venue Unchanged

The Canterbury Football Association has failed in Its bld to hold the national Chatham Cup soccer final |n Christahureh—but only for lisa, u the president of the association (Mr T. C. GMtermeyer) hat his way. After Canterbury’s bld was bekten by eight votes to four, with five abstentions, at the N.Z.F.a council meeting in Wellington at the week-end. Mr OetUrtnem “*4 yesterday: “we win try again next year, and every year, until th*y are so ted up with us that they will give the final to Canterbury to keep us quiet. “We want to give the public the best we can, and we would like to see this break-through made," Mr GMtermeyer told the N.Z.F.A. council, “We fool that the N.Z.F.A. Is hare to fbstor the gam* throughput the country.’ r he said, pointing out that the great majority e* South Island soccer followers wore unable to She the “cream mateh of the season.'’ “We are sure that we can make just as much of a success tn holding the final as Wellington can. he addedMr g. L. Whyte (Wellington)

said Wellington was the traditional venue and likened it to "the Wembley of New Zealand. ’’ “I would like to see Canterbury receive other big games, however." he added, commenting on the likelihood of "glamour league finals” arising from the formation of three New Zealand regional league*. Mr Qottermsyer said yesterday that he emphasised the N.Z F.A.’s duty to promote soccer, and to promote it in all parts of the country. This, he told the council, eould be dona by allowing the Chatham Cup final to go to other centre* than W*lllngton.

"I was asked whether Canterbury could guarantee the anal getting support tn Christchurch. I told them, bluntly, that we would get better suppert than Wellington has done in the past. However. It was net enough to sway the council members.'* he sold. Canterbury’s four votes came from Mr Gpttermeyer. Mr G. Roberts, of Canterbury, the Junior Football Association's delegate on the council, Mr C. J. Dempsey (Auckland), and Mr J. Graham (Wellington). Among the delegates who abstained wer* these of Otago and Southland.