SOCCER MANAGEMENT

Dominion, Volume 24, Issue 199, 20 May 1931, Page 16

SOCCER MANAGEMENT

No Australian Tour

ART UNION AWARDS Prizes awarded by the Council of the New Zealand Football Association to affiliated associations and clubs selling the greatest number of tickets in the recent art union were announced at a meeting of the council last night. No major association sold enough tickets to win the £3O prize, but in recognition of the efforts of the Auckland and Canterbury associations it was decided to remit last year's affiliation of £2O to each of these associations. The £2O prize to the club affiliated to a major association went to Sumner, Canterbury; the £2O prize to a minor association was won by Wanganui; and £l5 to the club affiliated to a minor association went to Greymouth. Mr. E. Campbell presided at the meeting. at which the only absentee was Mr. A. J- Hyder, now on his way to England. A challenge by Buller to Westland for the Peter Dawson Cup was approved. The match is to be played at Greymouth on June 3 if possible. Messrs. J. A. Milburn. F. Campbell, and A. Williams were elected to represent the N.Z.F.A. on the New Zealand Olympic Council. Chatham Cup. It was reported that 30 entries, with £1 1/- entrance fee in each case, had been received for the Chatham Cup contest. The entrants are Western, Thistle, Rangers, New Brighton. Nomads, St. Albans, and Technical. Canterbury; Seacliff, Port Chalmers. Maori Hill. Mosgiel. and Northern, Otago: Athletic. Wanganui; Petone, Waterside, Diamond. Hospital. Marist and Seatonn. Wellington ; Renown and Rotowaru, South Auckland: St. Andrews. Manawatn; Ponsonby. Y.M.C.A. and Tramurewa. Auckland; Cobden and Dobson. .Greymouth; and Taylorville and Rewanui, Westland. This is a record entry. Settle Trouble First. Mr. R. Carlyle, New Zealand representative in Australia, wrote suggesting that an invitation might be sent to Australia for a team to visit New Zealand next year. It would be very helpful if it were known that such an invitation had been extended. It would possibly be the means of compelling the affiliation of the State League to the Australian Association. The chairman remarked that the council would not alter its decision until tne Australian Association and the State League had come together. They would very much like to see a tour next year, but it could only eventuate after the differences had been settled.