ASSOCIATION

Evening Post, Volume CXI, Issue 106, 7 May 1931, Page 8

ASSOCIATION

APPOINTMENT OF LINESMEN

' At last evening's meeting of the Wellington Football ..Association an invitation from the Maninvatu Association to send a senior team and a boys' teum to l'ahneriton on 3rd June was declined.' It was Jscided that Manawatu be informed that it may bo possible to send a team later in tho season, , and . the, Wellington ' Association regrets its inability, to send a team on the,date suggested.

In connection with protest concerning the appointment of'iiliesmen in the recent game with Diamond, a letter from the Referees' Association slated that tho.referee'who.appointed the linesmen acted in all'good faith, and was' uuaware that both linesmen were Diamond support-

crs: 'It was considered that i£ the ..association's previous suggestion that clubs nominate suitable men, was followed, the difficulty would-be overcome. The clubs should appoint linesmen who are willing to bo appointed to any game the.:board thinks fit. The Jetter is'to be forwarded to the Waterside ;Club.' ■'■;''■; . ; V :■;'■,■.

' It was decided, that no transfer, fee. be' cluirged in age-limit grades! 'when the club :to which a . player belongs has no . team for which he is eligible:to play. ■ W.Y.M.L Club were granted permission to wear" jerseysiAyith 'red hnd yellow hoops. Waterside, .Diainon'd; Hospital,- Marist, Petonc, and.. Seatojun ~ are entries for the Chatham Cup to date. -•■ The Canterbury Association -. confirmed its telegram stating that a strong team was coming to Wellington on the 3rd June. It was also proposed to send a boys', team .to play a. curtuiu-raiser to the game. The following transfers were granted:— A. S. Patterson, from Waterside to Tech;ni«il'(pld. Boys;; 11-.-While; from Hospital to Trenthaiii;r.(X Oliver, from Institute to Siyiarist, (fourth);, J.Eeid, N., J. Clarke, K.Y:.Grylls,..C.;Reeve, B. A.'.'Reeve, C. 'Turner, and 13. Turner from Swifts to Brooklyn; ]?. Ives,;from Institute to. Lower Hiitt (fifth); JJLogic, Thistle, to Lower,. Hutt; ■A. Johnston, Diamond, to 'Thistle.' v.■■'.-.> : i:,,/.;.' .- ..■■.•

' Yl'h.e.following, are fixtures-, for Saturday rw.eek:,—Thistlcr y.:: Marist,. ■ ; at.! Stadium; 'Waterside v. Seatoun, -at <Basin;' Hospital :v. :Diamond, ; at :Hospital;. WiY-.M.1. v. ,I'etone, at Petonc.' In the; second'division, Brooklyn-play Swifts at-.the! Basin.

■ ''That coaches jtud,.others interested in itca'nis should' not; be selected to. referee games in . which ; their.. teams'^ arc taking Piirt," was a lnotioii! moved by/Mr. I'1. Muckk1. , ;No. njattcr. hosv .impartial a mini might try to be, it was only natural, said Mr. Maekie,; that Jie should favour the team he coached. He suggested that the referees in the junior divisions should, be changed round more often; *

: , ; Thc secretary (Mr. B. A. Mabin): pointed out that.the men selected for the junior divisions were changed around fairly fre:queutly. The trouble .was all caused .through a.shortage of referees. ■ ,

j The secretary was instructed to look into the-matter: • ■ .■..-.■■■

, • The .following wore present: Messrs. W, B. Hicks (chuir), G-. Aers-, J. M. Colejuaii, 1., M. Mackie, H. Power, . C. B. lfittes,'E. Heath, H. Spolsky,• W. Eraser, and B. Mnbiu .(secretary). ...