HOCKEY.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 547, 30 June 1909, Page 4

HOCKEY.

CONTROVERSY ABOUT FINANCE

. (By. Tclegrapli-Press : Association.) 1 Christchurch, June 29. : Local/hockey players-are"much interested to know , what ' will ' bp the , outcome' of the controversy between tho Canterbury Hockey Association'and ,' the . Auckland /.governing'.body; Spine years .ago, when the' game .was practically in ; its'.infancy, in Auckland, ■ Canterbury sent a; , team on - tour:/-.'Toward . the cost of - the '/visit :.to Auckland l tho northern body .'guaranteed. .£ls. /■ Auckland/returned the visit three ; }-ears ago, touring as far as "Dunedin. The local association guaranteed '.£lO, the understanding, being that if the gate war. .ranted 'more tho visitors . would receive more. As a' matter' of, fact, the gato",realised, only: £5, the , balance/ being paid out of the local association's fund. / The -next visit. was; mado: last . year,.' when Canterbury ..sent/ a team to Auckland for • the challenge shield. Auckland was riot asked for any/financial assistance; The trip cost .Canterbury w£99,'..and the Northern Association made".£3o out,of'the match.' Auckland 'had the, benefit, of seven or- eight .shield matches last year, and the team coming south" on, tour asks for a'guarantee from Canterbury. .; Tho .latter says. it.'will -give ,rio ■ guarantee under ordinary; circumstances,'but/ that' if Auckland is; .prepared .to make., the game in ,o'anterbnry a challenge shield match'the question '/will be favourably/ considered. Ixical oxeoiitive_. members accuse Auckland of being conservative in. the stand .taken. //'

//.The following .will represent'Petorie A team against >.Karon- to-day•—Mahoriev, Dolling, Waters, M'Cluro, -, Nicholas, 1 : MTJowell, J. M'Ewan (ca'ptain)j W. M'Ewan, Goodey, Hensbaw, and; Packard.• '■ '//. /.. - .Potono B /team V. ' Post.' and Telegraph Smith; Taplin,/Mason,' Bates,/,Parrarit, Noble, B. Howe, W. Howe, Hartley, : Beswick, and Donovan..