SOCCER FOOTBALL.

Evening Post, Volume CX, Issue 50, 27 August 1930, Page 14

SOCCER FOOTBALL.

PRIMARY SCHOOLS TOURNEY

fcLAY AT PALIVIERSTON NORTH

The North Island primary schools' Socber tournament opened at Palmerston North yesterday, when Auckland defeated Wellington and Waikato defeated ManaWatn. , <•

Wellington,, winners of the Webster Shield last year, were outclassed by Auckland. At half-time the score was 4-0 in favour of Auckland, but though Wellington played better in the second half they could not penetrate the Auckland defence, and had to acknowledge defeat by 4 goals to nil.' Scott, Rigans, Fielding, and Stevenson scored for Auckland.

In the Waikato-Manawatu match Manawatu were on the defensive throughout the game, Waikato winning by 4 goals to nil. Powell and Rosser (3) scored for Waikato.

' To-day Welh'ngton play Manawatu, and Waikato play Auckland. To-morrow afternoon Auckland play Manawatu, and Wellington play Waikato. On Friday a match will be played between teams representative of the northern and southern .portions of the North Island. With the exception of the boys composing the North Island team to meet the South Island, team at Wellington on Saturday, the competitors .will return to their homes «n Friday afternoon. The following North Island team has fceen selected to play at Wellington:— Goal, Yearbury (Auckland); full-hacks, Slarfcin' (Waikato), Quirke (Wellington); left-half, Powell (Waikato); centre-half, Darragh (Wellington); right-half, D. Phillips (Wellington; outside left,, C. Phillips (Wellington); inside left, Fielding (Auckland); centre forward, Wiggins (Auckland) ; inside right, Stevenson (Auckland); .outside- right, Levy (Manawatu). AUSTRALIAN TOUR. •""Unless conditions change there will be no tour," stated Mr. Harrison (Auckland), reporting to the annual meeting of the North Island Primary Schools' Soccer Association on the proposal to send a team on tour- through Australia.. "It. may/ interest you to know that the Australian team which toured New Zealand received no official sanction in Australia," he added. "The Australians called it 'the socalled Australian team.'" ■ Insurance for players was discussed by the meeting. Mr. Grono (Wellington) explained that the premium of •". £7 10s was lost in the event of no accidents occuring during the tournament. He would like to see_ an insurance scheme floated by the association, the fund to be independent' to .the Government system. He proposed that a'minimum premium, of 2s 6d be adopted annually in an independent scheme. This was agreed to, and a subcommittee consisting of a representative from each of the four delegations (Wellington, Auckland, Waikato, and_ Manawatu) was appointed to supervise payment in case of accidents.

At the conclusion of the annual meetJsjngjthe sub-committee met, and the following agreements were reached: That the parents pay the first guinea; the maximum benefit for this year to be the total amount in hand; that the benefit be subject to revision at each annual meeting; that if more than one claim be forthcoming in a season the funds be divided on a pro rata basis.

The question of players' weights was discussed, and it was decided that: "Provided that a statutory declaration duly mgned by a Justice of the Peace or solicitor, js forthcoming from the manager, showing that the boys are underweight within one week previous to embarkment on the team for the Webster Shield tournament, then: weights at that time be accepted as • ■■-•..■

It was decided that the next annual meeting of the association be held at Auckland. Mr. Harrison (Auckland) was elected to the position of president, and Mr, Allen (Auckland) was appointed sec-retary-treasurer.