FOOTBALL.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 666, 17 November 1909, Page 8

FOOTBALL.

■ THE ASSOCIATION. GAME. PROPOSED NEW SOUTH WALES VISIT. * A meetingoo r the council of the New Zealand Football; Association was held in. the Y.M.C.A. Rooms last evening, Mr. H. N. Holmes presiding. , . • : ; A report from Messrs. Holmes -and Salmon on boys' football suggested that a circular letter should be sent to. each association having no boys' competitions; pointing obi the success of the boys' departments of the game both in: Wellington and Otago, and strongly urgihg that a big effort be 1 made to t introduce the game among the boys on the lines adopted in Wellington; and : Otago. The, report was adopted, and it was decided that the circular be sent ont in February next. A balance-sheet submitted by the secretary showed ,the association to be in-credit.tx> the extent of »&(0 3s. 4d. "

In regard to the claim of Wanganui to the Brown Shield, on the grounds that the Wellington Association had not complied- with the rules governing the competition, ,it was explained by the' chairman that Wanganui had stated a date which made it practically, impossible for Wellington to play the match. The secretary said Wellington had offered a date in September, which wa3 refused by. Wanganni. It yeas decided to inform • Wanganui that the Brown Shield matches were played in the order of the reoeipt of the challenges; and that the 'Wanganui challenge was received too late to enable the game to be played. The English Football; Association wrote as follows:—'Ton ask the 1 following question— 'A free-kick has been awarded for a breach of Law 9. One of the attacking eride takes the kick, and as the goalkeeper is about to attempt a save, a spectator interferes with him, toe result being that the ball goes through the goal.' What decision should the referee givef Upon the facts stated by you it is the duty of the referee to exercise the discretionary powers which he has under the laws. If, in the opinion of the referee, the spectator interfered'with -the play, he should order the kick to bo taken again. If, Jiowever; in his judgment, the spectator did not interfere with tho play, he should declare that the goal had been scored." In connection 'with tho. proposed visit of a New South Wales team. next year, it was de.cided to ask affiliated associations to guarantee the following amounts to help the tour:—Auckland, .£175; Wellington, ,£175; Otago, .£175; Taranaki, -£50; ■ Wangamn,' £30;' Canterbury' ,£SO; Ha<ike'e Bay, ,£3O; Southland, JMO- - JiXO;. total, £735. . The- tour is ex--pec ted. to cost, the total amount of the guarantees.

It was decided to write to Nelson, Poverty Bay, and Marlborough, that, the tour was likely to come off, and asking these centres to 1 affiliate.,