CHATHAM CUP

Evening Post, Volume CXXV, Issue 84, 9 April 1938, Page 11

CHATHAM CUP

MEANS OF FINANCE

CANTERBURY'S THREAT

Suggestions for a different method of financing the Chatham Cup competition were placed before the annual meeting of the New Zealand Football Association last night by Mr. J. A. Milburn, chairman of last year's council. They are to be circularised to affiliated associations for their consideration. Mr. Milburn suggested IJiat the four major associations should each enter eight teams, each of which should pay an entry fee of one guinea. The four teams left for the second round should each pay another guinea and the two finalists a third guinea. That was instead of the flat rate of two guineas payable at present, and minor association teams would continue to pay that two guineas. The competition should be open to first, second, and third division teams and the final should definitely be played in Wellington. As the half-way house it was the logical place for the final. Mr. J. E. Jones (Canterbury): No more than Christchurch. Mr. G. F. Aers (Wellington): Where is Christchurch? Mr. Jones: Where is the trophy?, Mr. L. Munro (Auckland) supported Mr. Milburn's scheme, and he felt sure that the Auckland Association would accept it. "MESSING ABOUT." "Messing about with this competition is going to get us nowhere," said Mr. F. Campbell (Otago). He recognised that the, Chatham Cup competition caused some dislocation of local fixtures, but thought • that with a little fostering the , competition , could be made the most popular in New Zealand. He was in favour of adhering to the present rules.' He suggested that the New Zealand Council should guarantee travelling expenses for semi-finalists and finalists, and that the associations concerned should waive their ground charges. : "The Canterbury Football Association will never again enter for the Chatham Cup if the final is always to be played in Wellington," said Mr. R. B. Bunt, secretary of the Canterbury Association. "It is not a question of the Canterbury management committee; the clubs will not enter."