SOCCER FOOTBALL

Evening Post, Volume CXV, Issue 81, 6 April 1933, Page 17

SOCCER FOOTBALL

LOCAL MANAGEMENT

ARRANGEMENTS FOR SEASON

The first meeting of the newly-elected management committee of the Wellington Football Association was held last night. Mr. W. B. Hicks was re-elected chairman for the ensuing year. Other members present were Me\srs. G. F. Aers, J. M. Coleman, W. Fraser, E. J. Gates, C. Ballard, J. Adam, H. foolsky, J. If. Janes, F. O'Connell, J. J. \\.ean, and B. A. Mabiu (secretary). ■ ■ The chairman .extended a hearty welcome to the new members of the committee, Messrs. J. Adam and.J. H. Janes, and trusted that their advent on the' committee would be of value to the game. Matters r to come up for the consideration of delegates at-the annual meeting of the New Zealand I?qotball Association to be held on Friday evening next were given consideration, and Messrs. 1«V Maekie and J. },!. Hay ward,, the elected delegates, were asked to convey the decisions arrived at to the meeting. '■ '■■■'• Approval was given for the Waterside and Diamond fourth division teams to play in the curtain-raiser nest Saturday at 1.30 p.m. at the Stadium. The following ■ applications were . approved for night training on the associa; tion's ground:—Seatoun Club, on No. 2 ground, Tuesday and Thursday; Miramar 'Rangers and Swifts Club, No. 1 and 2 grounds, Wednesday; Diamond Club, No. 1 ground, Thursday. Further applications will be dealt with when received, and the same fees payable in advance are to. be charged as last season. Messrs." Spolsky and Janes took their seats as representing the boys' football from the fourth to eighth grades, and it was reported that the entries in these grades were higher than last year. A severi-a-side tournament' for all grades, commencing at 9. a.m. on Saturday, April 22, was authorised. Entries, which closed last Saturday, will provide for a fourth. A and B, fifth A and B, sixth, seventh, and' eighth A arid B, and the Hutt -Valley League Division. Extension of entries in the boys' grades was authorised until -5 p.m. on April 18, when fixtures will be drawiu In. all, over fifty teams will take part in the competitions in boys' football this ye^ar. : , • - _. It was decided to. adhere >to the principle of a sole i selector for the first A, first B, and third divisions,. Mr. Hicks being appointed to the A' division and Mr. Aers to the B/division. -The third grade selector's appointment was left over in the meantime^ ' ' ' '■ ■ ■■ ■ Sub-committees were appointed as follows:—Fixtures I and results, Messrs. W. Fraser, H. :Spolsky, and C. .Ballard; transfers,. Messrs. J. Adam, E. J. .Gates, and J, J., Kean; postponement, Messrs. Hicks, ■ Fraser, and the ■ secretary; insurance, Messrs. G. F. Aers, J. J. Kean, and W., 8.. Hicks; advertising^ Mr. J. M. Coleman; .finance,.. Messrs. Hicks, J. J. Kean, W. Fraser', J. M. Coleman, and J. H. Janes. '','.''. .' ' , The .Petone Club's application for-rever-sion to former colours was granted. The suggestion regarding the provision of international caps is to be referred to the delegates of the association to the annual meeting of the New Zealand Council on Friday night. Ten relief workers' teams have been formed, and the use of the Kilbirnie Stadium on Friday mornings will bo granted." EASTER MATCHES. Preliminary arrangements were completed for the visit of fifteen players from the South Island, and in addition- to the Wellington players selected, fourteen will be in Wellington from other parts of the North Island. Lengthy correspondence from the Auckland Association in regard to the representation of players from that /province, together with the team to take the field in the Rose Bowl match on Easter Monday, Was received, and it was agreed to adhere to the former decision to pay the expenses of six men, including the manager, as it would be expected that Auckland city would have at least five men in'the North Island team for the Saturday whose expenses would be met by the New Zealand Council. The Wellington Association has been of the opinion that the playing of this match on Easter Monday would bo of no benefit so'early in the season other than as a means of allowing the sole selector a further opportunity of seeing players in action from Auckland. The inclusion of players from-South Auckland will further enable Auckland to place a very strong team in the field against Wellington. OPENING OF SEASON. The entries received are up to the number of last year, and it was decided to open the season 'with championship matches in the first A division on April 22 with seven-a-side matches in the morning and up to 3 p.m. in the afternoon for all the boys' grades at the Kilbirnie Stadium. City reserves will be available, with the exception of the Basin Reserve, on the following Saturday, April 29, and all other division matches will then be commenced. The draw for the first A division is as follows: — . Marist v. Swifts, Stadium. Petonc v. Technical Old Boys, Petone Recreation. Diamonds v. Hospital. Hospital. Waterside v. Lower Hutt, Lower Hutt. Applications for practice matches were approved as follows for next Saturday:— Petone v. Technical Old Boys, Petone Recreation;; Diamonds v. Diamond juniors and thirds, Rpnjrotai No. 1, 3 p.m.; Swifts v. junior A and third, Rongotai No. 2; Seatoun, all'grades, from 1.30 p.m., Sear toun Park: N.A.D.A., senior B v. junior B, Nairn. Street, 3 p.m.; Marist 0.8. V. juniors and thirds, Rongotai No. 3, 3 p.m.; Stop Out v. Island Bay, Rongotai Reserve /No. 4; Hospital v. Lower Hutt, at Hospital. . • ; The Navy will again try conclusions with a . Wellington representative .team, at the Kilbirnie. Stadium on Saturday.and these trial matches will not only enable the local sole selector to gain fome idea of the fitness of, players so early in the season, in view of the selection of the team for Australia, leaving on May 10, but also should give the New Zealand sole selector: an opportunity of seeing'players in action.