KOWHAI PARK.
FOOTBALLERS’ APPLICATION. SCHOOL SPORTS ASSOCIATION’S VIEWS. Last night the Council Feilding and District Public Schools Amateur Athletic Association adopted a motion viewing with disfaymir /life 1 to permit fotthall on Kowliai Park cricket ground. 1 The President (M r I CL ! F.rtzpatrick) said the Association w^ire.‘/indebted tq the Kowliai Park Committee! for providing them with an excellent field for the sports each year, and it was the duty of the Council to stick to the Kowhaei Park Committee He was satisfied if the' ’ fhothallers were allowed to play on tne park, they would spoil it, and it’ would he nobody’s business to ; put it in order again. It was a risk which lie would not be prepared to ho responsible for. A motion was proposed that the Association views with strong disfavour the proposal to allow football on Kowliai Pa He. Mr G. Hausman wondered if there was anv way in which the meeting could show it was not antagonistic to the footballers. They were anxious to 'assist the footballers to secure a ground. Vi hat about «Tohns.toii Park?
Mr TanlVersly said the foottball executive had considered that locality. Possibly some arrangement might he made, though lie was not ill a. position to say * what scheme might he arrived at. The motion was carried. The Presided!L and Mr R. L. Moll roy were appointed to represent the Association at the special meeting called by the Borough Council.
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Feilding Star, Volume 5, Issue 1130, 18 June 1927, Page 4
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