PLAYING AREAS

Evening Post, Volume CVII, Issue 140, 18 June 1929, Page 11

PLAYING AREAS

LEAGUE FOOTBALL CLAIMg-

The controllers of League football i^ Wellington are still pressing 'tfceij claims for a ground other than; that oil which., the game is played at Petoney and at a meeting of the executive lart night the negotiation- with ;the- Citjj Council were .again under review,- After much Tdiscussibn 'a decision 1 !'wa« made to advije the Town Clerk of Il| the facts relating to the application and of .details regarding the nature'of tha correspondence. . . .".-': - "\ •-.?•

was claimed, by the hon; secretary; (Mr. W. Corcoran) that application tot, a.playing area in the city was made M time. Although no closing "date for applications had been advertised the' League's application had * been made twelve days- earlier than was the casir last year. :■ Yet, said the secretary, ait unsigned = ;reply had been -"teteve* through -the Town Clerk's''iSmce, si* days-before the date on which" the couo« "X.™sde the applications,: to: th ß - effect that; the city reserves for thepresen* season already been. /aUocatea: lhere had been' investigation 'into, the matter, and as a result it appeared that the were unaware that au application was on file. 'Further inquiry from the Director of Eeservea dfci not reveal the information sought bvi the League. : ' -.». •*yi. Members considered that ;the li^aeue was entitled to better .consideration. There was soms cnticismof theatiituaV adopted by the Director of Paris, and Ke^erves^ho, it.was aUeged, hidigkei r \ M£™ dall <a member 6£ th* League): "Why don't you play 'thi game;'" On being, questibned^^ which game he referred, the'directo. rt was stated, repUed that it was Bugfc£ ■•^m a delegate characterised as W%£ otner example of mistaken zeal,>» .'