ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 227, 19 June 1920, Page 3

ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL

"' MEfITINGI.OI' 'THE N.Z/ COUNCIL. ■ ■■Mr F J: Courtney presided over a meeting of Ihe council of the New Zealand Association or .Thursds". 'here being also present Messrs. Fordham, Monikton, Ward. Buck. Mlarcri. Graven, M'Keowon. and Salmon !hon. secretary) An anneal was received from the.Diamonds Club acrafnst the decision of .tho Wellington Football Asßodation In awardIn" a goal and the match to Y.M.O.A. in the Diamonds-Y.M.O.A. match, whereby the referse's decision on a (mention of fact •was overruled. The chairman nointed out that on the evidence submitted it appeared to be a clear case of fact, and an such, under the "Laws of the Game." the rereferee's dw.iaion on points of fict shall bo final. The meeting concurred' in this view and it was unanimously decided twt the decision of tho WellinEton Football Association bo reversed, and the same romain a draw of threo goals each, tho rpfprce'a decision to stand as the correct ore, . Correspondence relative to ptearner and ri-Uway fares for the proposed New South Wales tour was deferred to a lat->r meetinit. ■ A sub-committee. con»'i«tin& of Messrs W. Monckton. ■ 0. V. Ward, and B. It. Palmnn. was- .>et nn to deal with tho armnlntment of "IVI.iIs for the fir«t, Brown Phi-id match—Wellington v. Atickland-at W"!linBlon. Names of referees ellpihle and avaihhle Tor -Brown Shield matches were revived from AuM;li.nd. flmifwhunr. and Ot'nrrn. and referred to the N.Z. Eeforoes' Assoelation Authority.was irtven to the secretary to forw'd n. rnll to one of the schools ■In the Wnirarapa. The Bcnrot-nvy submitted the n?me« of sever."! rent'»mon for rominntlon to a special bonrd foon to ho set up In .connection with t.he proposed. visit of overseas twins. Consideration was held ovar to a futuro date. TO-TUYtt MATCTTRS. Tho Basin Jleserve playing areas are now .looking their bpst after the welcome rnell wh'«n thev needed to allow the "H«todl-'n nnd his staff to top-dress the turf The reserve was closed' to snorts bodies nn to the nresent Juncture, and tlio opening event will be played <-n Saturday, when an Asso"!a*'in football 'match will be nrosented. The management bns tho snnct'on of the: ■Reserves Onrhmltt.ee oP tlio r!(v Council to nlnv a ee.mo nnd ennrce for ndmisslonv and as the nßeoel't.ion'q treasury Tennlres replenishment. it is hoped, f.h"t. thec will .be a larro attendance of tho public. Tan team" matched -'ire Institeto and ThKlo. Both teams have excellent, records 'for tho season, and are r-Wlng fine footbi'll. rnstltnfo in len-finsr T'i'stle by one oolnt. and that only by n drnwn came, "lie senior competition w. a whole htntnrodiioed tratlfvlpe result", end the association confidenty ("meets a hi<* gnto for the «r«,mo to-morrow. The r-.-i.rnoivill commence at B.lb n.m. sharp. The charge for admission H" ho i„.. ladles free. Mr. tjithgow will be referee