HOCKEY

Evening Post, Volume CVI, Issue 56, 4 September 1923, Page 11

HOCKEY

MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE MEETS. =. ■ • Matters in connection with the control of hockey were discussed at a meeting of the Wellington Hockey Association last evening, when Mr. J. M'Kenzie presided. Messrs. R. L. Thompson, L. Butcher, J. Whithair, Needham, Morpeth, Burton, Martin, and M'Alistev ako were present.

The secretary of the New. Zealand Hockey Association wrote expressing its satisfaction at the arrangements made by the local association for the North y. South Island fixture on 18th August last* Begret was expressed at the finam cial loss sustained, but as a remedy it was proposed by Mr. Thompson that the New Zealand Hockey Association be a«k. Ed to .defray half the loss. The motion was carried.

Tha sum of two guineas has been returned to the association following upon its withdrawal from the shield competition. , .

It waa decided, on the motion of Mr. Thompson, that the championship games conclude next Saturday. The condition of Newtown, Park ground. drew . forth a motion' from Mr. Thompson, which, being carried, authorised the committee to write to the City Council asking. if it wore possible to drain the Park during the summer months.

Oft the motion of Mr. Tany it Was decided to postpone »il games' on 15th beptemberi wheir the New South Wales Riigby team plays its third Test at' Athletic Park." ■.■:.-■•■ ;

The six-a-side tournament ia to be held on 22nd September. Entries close, on 1/th September, and aye to be placed in the secretary 1!! handi in writing The tournament, will be held in the senior, junior, third, and intermediate, grades. •'lhe Management Committee desires to know whether Mr, Stratton, in abso-' lutely refusing to play under a referee appointed by the Referees' Association acted on behalf of his club." Such was the text of a, letter as'forwarded ■to the Wakatu Club, of which-the above-men-tioned player is captain of' the ' senior eleven. 'Ihe action was taken owing to the Wakatu Club refusing to play under the referee.appointed on Saturday last