SOCCER FOOTBALL

Greymouth Evening Star, 1 October 1930, Page 6

SOCCER FOOTBALL

N.Z.F.A. COUNCIL MEETING. [PER press association.] WELLINGTON, September 30. A fortnight ago, the Council of the New Zealand Football Association received a letter from the Canterbury Football Association, that a Thistle player had been suspended for six months for kicking a Western player during a game between the two teams. The Council then defined the suspension as six playing months. At. a meeting of the New Zealand Council to-night, a further letter was received from the Canterbury Association that it was not its desire that there should be any alteration to the suspension of six months, imposed on the player which was imposed on August 2G. The Chairman (Mr F. Campbell); pointed out that the offence was serious, and he should have gone out for life. Mr H. L. Godber considered that if the offence called for six mouths’ suspension, it should be six playing months. The Chairman moved that the suspension be for six playing months, and that if a player took part in any game before the expiry of six playing months both player and the club would be dealt with. Mr Godber seconded, and the motion was carried unanimously. The Canterbury Football Association requested that Christchurch should be considered when the final of the Chatham Cup was to be played in future. Owing to the unsatisfactory state of the finance in connection with the recent final held in Wellington (said the letter) the game if it had been played in Christchurch would have shown a better net return. In connection with the game Petone v. Western, tho financial return on the game was requested. IL was decided to forward the letter to the Wellington Football Association for its consideration and reply. An extension of the season was granted to the Buller Association to enable it to complete its competitions. The Buller Association wrote that it would probably join up with Westland. Marist (Wellington) was given per mission to send a team to play Wanganui at Wanganui on October 4. The secretary to the Minor Committee, Auckland Association, wiote suggesting that the Secondary Schools’ Tournament should be played in two divisions.

The Secretary was instructed to reply that the competition could be played in as many divisions as desired.