FOOTBALL TOUR

Evening Post, Volume CIII, Issue 76, 31 March 1922, Page 2

FOOTBALL TOUR

AUSTRALIAN "SOCCER"

PLAYERS.

Various matters in connection with fche forthcoming visit of an Australian team were dealt with by the council of the New Zealand Football Association' last evening. The itinerary, < received from/Messrs. Thomas Cook and Sons, ,and referred to the sub-committee for consideration and further report, was as follows : 18th May—Leave Sydney per Manuka! 22nd May—Arrive Auckland. 24th May—Play at Auckland. 27th May—Play at Wellington. ; 31st May—Play at Nelson. 3rd June—Play at Cliristchurch. 7th June—Play at, Greymouth. 10th June—Play at Diinedin. 17th June—First Test at Dunedin. 21st June—Play at Hamilton. 24th June—Second Test at Auckland. 28th June—Play at New Plymouth; Ist July—Play at Wanganui. sth July—lJiird Test at Wellington. 13th. July—Sail for Sydney. , It was suggested by the Itinerary •Committee that as the Westland Association was prepared to guarantee the required amount for a match against the •Australians, it should like. jo place the Southland Association on the itinerary. The committee also recommended that the New Zealand Racing Calendar be consulted ..to see that there was no clashing-of fixtures with race meetings. A further recommendation was that, if necessary, the Australian team should not remain in Auckland after the last match,. but if the steamer arrangements were not suitable, the team should come to Wellington and depart from here. The report was adopted, with the Tecommendation that a match should be played in Southland, arid that, if necessary, the Kaitangata match be dropped to allow of this. _ The New Plymouth Football Association sent a cheque for the sum of £75, being the amount of guarantee for the match against the Australian. team. The following -sub-committees were appointed,/in connection with the^Australian visit :—ltinerary : Messrs. Fordham, F. Campbell, and B. L. Salmon. Advertising : Messrs, ,F. Campbell, W. G. Bryce. and A. Menzies. Emergency : Messrs: C. E. Fordham, J. M. driver, W. G. Mayer, H. J. Buck, and B, L. Salmon. Finance : Messrs. Fordham, A. Menzies, R, Y. Walls, H. J. Buck, and' Graves. A request was received from Australia that the New Zealand Association .should reconsider the matter of the Queensland expenses to Sydney and the matter of a portion of the profits being allocated to the Australian association. The writer suggested that the • association should make the Queensland expenses the first charge against the gross profits, and that they should be allow«d 25 per cent, of the remainder towards the paying of allowances. After some discussion regarding a proposal to make a grant of £50, which was subsequently withdrawn on account of the guarantors' position in the matter, it was decided that the Australian Association be informed thai its proposals could not be agreed to, and that the original financial arrangements should be adhered to.