CHATHAM CUP SOCCER

Dominion, Volume 32, Issue 256, 27 July 1939, Page 16

CHATHAM CUP SOCCER

Wanganui Team Not To Visit Wellington FIXTURES CHANGED Advice having been Reived that Athletic (Wanganui) would not b< luifilling their engagement against M aterside next Saturday on the Basin Rest in the Wellington provincial final ot the Chatham Cup competition, the management committee of the YVeliington lootball Association, at its meeting last m„n , revised the fixtures for Saturday as .tollows: — First A Division. Hospital v. Petone, Basiu Reserve, No. 1 ’ Waterside v. Diamond, Basin Reserve v. Technical Old Boys, a Se S^ s Marist, at Kelburn Park, 2.45 p.m. Chatham Cup Medals. In reply to the association’s suggestion that 12 medals be provided to the elub winning the Chatham Cup competition instead of eleven as foriuerlj, the council of the New Zealand *°o tbn p Association wrote that it had been <1 cided that 11 medals be provided as in foi mer years, the medals to go to the H players of the winning chib who first took th The chairman s :‘ I think our request was The council’s attitude is certainly niggardly. The chairman: I think we should reour request. I can’t see any justification for their attitude, and we should sav that we feel strongly about this. ’Mi J. J. Kean: I think the decision was based on the practice at Home, where there is no replacement. It was decided to request the council the Petone dull complaining that .though their firs A division match against Diamond se down for Saturday had been canceller on Friday, the ground had been in good con dition on Saturday, and the conned had made a bad mistake in its decision, llu c suggested that the Petone Borough Council be written to protesting against a decision being made on I'nday. . The chairman said that the decision to postpone the match had been made on Friday and then later the council had tried to have the match reinstated. It did look as though organization was lacking. It was decided to write to the council asking that postponements be deterred till the day of the match. . . Advice was received from the junior management committee of the Auckland Football Association that August ;> would be a suitable date for the Flyger Rose Bowl match, and that Auckland would be pleased to send a team south later m the season. , , ~ , 'The transfer of F. Tarrant from first A division to second A division was approved. . , ~ A letter was received trom the Railways Department advising that it had been arranged to run a weekend excursion train on the occasion ot the North Island filial of the Chatham Cup competition on August 5- The train will leave Wellington" at 7.40 p.m. on Friday. August 4, arriving at Auckland at 11.15 the nest ■ morning. The return train will leave Auckland at 3.5 p.m. on the Sunday, arriving back at Wellington early on lhe Monday morning. Senior fixtures for Saturday, August !>, were approved us follows: — First A Division. Swifts v. Petone, Basin Reserve No. 1, 2.45 p m. Hospital v. Seatoun, at Porirtia, 2.30 p.m. Marist v. Institute Old Boys, at BnJn Reserve No. 2. 2.45 p.m. (practice game). First It Division. First Hound. Victory Cup. Lower Hutt v. Onslow, Hutt recreation ground, 2.45 p.m. Scottish Wanderers v. Stop Out, Crawford Green, 2.45 p.m, Nada v. Training College, at Kelburn Park. 2.45 p.m. The match befwien Institute Ohl Boys and Miramar Rangers will be play'd later, permission having been granted Mirtunar Rangers to travel to Napier on that date to play Napier High School Old Boys. Mr. J. Meltzer presided, and there were also present Messrs. A J. Costelloe, M. 11. Webley, E. J. Gates. It. Bald, J. il. Janos, C. Ballard, 11. 11. Spolsky. J. J. Kean, G. R. Aers and IV. J. A rem? (secretary).