FOOTBALL.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 524, 3 June 1909, Page 7

FOOTBALL.

' THE WELLINGTON ASSOCIATION. ■ - A meeting of tlie -Management Committee of the Wellington Football Association was held in'• the. Y.M.C.A, Rooms lust evening. 'There 'were'' present; ; Messrs.;. H. N. Holmers '■ (cli airT man),' D. Jones, B.'> L. Salmon,;H. Waters, J. B. Pitcin, J. M. Oilier, J. Davidson, W. Auldi and :A. .Williams : (secretary). : jTho Swifts, Club was granted permission, to re-enter their senior second team m tue Second Division' contest, '.the two .matches not played to count as- losses by .default.;-. . ' • It v?as dccided to replay, the South Welling-ton-Marist'Brothers A Junior . Thud Division match at the end of tho.season if necessary. .-The .-Rovers Club asked .forVa to be appointed in their Senior;Secone. Division match ;with Mental ; Hospital on . Saturday. The . matterV: was •• referred .to' .the .> Referees Association."- . "■ ' The St., John's and Y.M.C.A. Clubs wero granted permission to play a match on Newtown Park-this: afternoon.... • fcewtown Congretrational and South Wellington were; given permission for a - match ■ this morning on the jarao ground. Petone were grunted permission to: play- Mental Hospital,at,Porirua to-day. . ' Wood, referee at Newtown Park last Saturday, wrote'stating-that members of. the boys' teams. were in .the liabit. of dressing on the banks at Newtown Park. It was decided to circularise all club's on; tho matter,! and also toast referees to.stop.the practice. ■ ■'■ Permission -'.was- granted, to: the Y.M.UA. and Wanderers Clubs to play a match to-day. .. Mr. E. C.: Hay ton' wrote, suggesting, that the lAssooiation should ' publish: tae.. positions of the teams from time^o. time's uurmg'. the season/ - The. '- secretary- explained this /was being ' The ; -'Diamonds. Junior. Second: Division team protestedagainst. the result_ of - their.' match. .with'Betone,:en acount of, a'Petone man-play-ing Senior -Division. v,;;Tho matter was referred back to Diamonds, as the. protest had not come from the Diamonds Club secretary. _ The Mental/Hospital Club mote- in connection with 'alleged betting on their ground. They, i stated "that there- was.-,more' talk than betting," and'the' explanation was accepted.-.. .'The Letter-Carriers, wrote'protesting against a'goal -which was disallowed by. the referee; (Mr. Newbold) in theirmatch 'against. St.' John's. Tho referee wrote stating that the ball-did not go through the goal.; His decision was upheld. - ■ . ' . Tho N.Z.F.Av wrote stating' that Taranaki, Canterbury, and' Hawke's Bay had challenged for the Brown Shield, and asked the local Association "to ;make necessary, arrangements. The letter added that the Taranaki, match must he played: : on : or before- July 17. It was decided; to : aSk Taranaki Jt'.A. :to play,' if possible, on June-26.J It , was also resolved ,that'the Petone Borough Council' be. asked • arrangements be .made for the Petone ground; also that -the Railway. Department be; asked for concessions in fares. -. ■■■'. " -, : ■It jvas ■ derided to r write to the' Wanderers Club asking why no letter had come beforti the ossooiaflon in' referenro-to application of Irvine, for a transfer "from; Wanderers'.to Swifts, j. '.v-'j.r'o--;-'.: ,v -i-y 'C FIXTURES FOR SATURDAY. Fixtures, grounds; /and /referees for Saturday -were drawn as under?— - riSonior League, 'First Division—Wanderers v. Petone, at Petone, Mr.- H. Mayer: -,v. Swifts, at' Basm Reserve, 11 r. H. Waters; Ramblers v. YjALC.A., at-No. 2,Miramar, Mr. J. Davidson; Diamonds v. St. John's, at Newtown Park, Mr. W. Auld. -.-i ---l' Second. Division—Mental Hospital v.' Rovers, at Ponrna, Mri R.- T. M'Lean; • A v, Manst Old Boys, at Porirua; Mr. E. Winilleyj Porirua' United v. -Diamonds, at Porirua, Mr. J. Windley; Thistle v. St. John's,-at Seatoun Park, Mr./ H.. S- Bernard; Letter-Car-riers v. Wanderers, at No. 1 Miramar, Mr. W. Wood; Swifts v. 1 Y.M.C.A., at No.' 8, Miramar, Mr. H. Smith. ' , ./ - Junior League,: First iDrfiaion—Wadestown v.' Diamonds, No/,6, Miramar; Mr. 1 . W. iPrcss; St., David's v. 'Y.M.C.A. A,- Cuba Street,, Petone, Rev. J. D: Russell; Brooklyn v. Y.M.C.A. B, •at: No. 1, Miramar, Mr. E. Stewart. . Junior, Second Division—Swifts.v. Ramblers, at No. S, Miramar, Mr. S. Guy; Y.M.C.A. B v. Institute, at No. 10, Miramar, Mr. Ferguson; Diamonds v. Rangers, No. ,'ll,.''Miramar, Mr. Walls; Y.M.C.A. A v. Khandallah, No. 3, Miramar,, Mr. Fisher.; I 'Mirist School'A v.. Brook-, lyn, No.-8, Miramar, Mr. Newbold; ;Kaiwarra v. Congregational, No. 7, sfiramar, Mr. F. Bowles; Petone v. Manst Sohool, Maidment's ' Petone, 2 p.m.;-Mr. E. H. Home. - , ''Swifts !,svili '.bo represented "by, the-, following, in the Junior League Second' Division match, Swifts v. Ramblers, on Saturdav:—Adams, Luxton, uKutner, , Abel, Styles, ! • Sohock, Wareham, King, Quiso, Wiffin; rcserves. Hamllton, Durney. "...

Third; A Division—Y.M.C;A. A v. South Wellington, No. /8, Hiramar, , : 2 Newbold; Y.M.C.A. Bv. Marist School A,. Basin Reserve, 2 p.m., Mr.< H.- Waters; Diamonds v. •Institute A, No. 5, Miramar, 2 p.m., Mr. S. Guy; Petone v. Brooklyn A, Petono Recreation, 2 p.m., Mr. H.'Mayer. " :i ' i,;' • - Thirds B Division—Y.M.C.A. C v. -Rangers, B, No. 9, Miramar, 2 p.m., Mr. Fisher; Technical v: Bangers, No. S./Miramar, Mr. J. Davidson; Marist School B v. Swifts, No. 10, Mira,niar,: Mr.' Ferguson; Marist Sohool/C v. .Institute, No. ll,,Miram<ir, Mr. Walls; Brooklyn Bi v. Ramblers, No: 3,' Miriimar, 2 p.m., Mr. H. Smith ; .Island Bay ,vi Brooklyn .o,'' at Island Bay, Mr. F. OJConnell. : •> : r REPRESENTATIVE FIXTURES. 1.1 ■ (BI TELEOgiPn—PRESS ASSOCIATION.) : •' ' Auckland, Juno 2. | At a meeting of the Auckland Rugby Union this evening, it was decided .to ,suggest-the- following dates!' to - the • unions ' concerned. for representative fixtures;— August 7, v.. Thames, at Thames; 'August' 14, v. Poverty Bay,' at 'Auckland ;/ August ■ 21,vv.. Thames, .at.: Auckland; August: 28, v. Wellington, at Wellington..;; ?/' Owing to,;Mitchell, Southwjmbe, and Gill bo-; irig : unable to got away to 'gov to Wellington, 6ays tho "Wanganui Herald of/yesterday, K. Campion,' Kilpatrick,-- and Russell have been selected, to accompany tho team.