ASSOCIATION' FOOTBALL

Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 1 July 1924, Page 7

ASSOCIATION' FOOTBALL

"(by TELEGRAPH—fifijESS ASSOCIATION.) . WELLINGTON, June 30. _At a, meeting;;of ;th^?NevV’^baland cootball Association council to-night thb secretary reported that he had cabled ah offer to share the profits fifty ' ntty, after paying expenses, for a visit of the teajii gam6's Xat • Wellington. Hamilton, and Aiickland). The Commonwealth hatj. replied asking- f or. 5,5 :pei;- cent, .gross " and exjmnses, which: would lie £IO3O, and he had .replied declining the offer.—This action wa s Approved. ' . . Caiiterbiiyy .[protested against the fourth Chinese test.; at 'Christchurch, on- the ground that interest would have waned. The secretary had-replied that possibly , a , fifth test. would be necessary.—lt -'was agreed that the Chinese - games should be played on lunglish Park, but the hoob ■ wng oxpressed that; increased accommodation would be ready; • • Communications were received ’ from Otago. Wanganui; and Rotorua, stating that Rugby grounds had been secured on reasonable terms. for games with the Chinese team'. 1

_lt was reported that Auckland Rugby Union .had- written ,to Wellington Rugby Union asking, for a strong team to -be sent to Auckland as . a counterattraction to the Chinese game- 1 there on August 16. - . ; . . : Reference was made to the N.S.W. V arsity games clashing with) the' Chinese games ; at-. Christchurch and ; Dunedin. Belegateswere -aopointed to : interview the. New Zealand ; Rugby .Union to see if the dates can be. rearranged an d discuss the position generally. - Masterton retailers are' to be asked to close fov;-fcw’o; hours on ythe afternoon of the Chinese ma'tch oii July 17. vreported ; that the .'semi-finai of the Chatham Cup. - would probably be played at Auckland; and the final at ' Wellington. .Local associations are ' -to’" .bd asked for !*definii^ v .infdTiiiCatjipji- /.where 'soccer is excluded from' .schools,' with' a view' to,. a... deputation .. to the. Minister, for Education. - - -.- • ~

Transfers were agreed to as follows: Waterside) Wellington, to Harbour •-BdSrd/ j Aucklarid? -but riot to be eligible'lfor •th’e^Chat'h'arii'Cub : as he has already,-:played in Wjellijigtbh: W. D.* Kennedy, Dunedin,' to Pdnsonbv, AiiekJandv - v

, The ; ’fbliow'irig. J represent Kaponga again#'Manaia at Kaponga on Thursday: Williams, Hislop. Freakley, Matthews',- AlhOTiv-'Caihpben' (2). Pbllfcrd). i'- 'tfntT* Nichdtt&'i Alt * /.?' ; . ; 1 toani v.fo play'' Kaponga at Kaponga; ori Tbursday -w-illibe -selected from .lhe fbllow'iiig > players-•l/Mugger-idge, Thatcher. McCook. Sutton, Roberts, Harrison, -OlLeafyPutt, ; Mavin O’Connor, Sutler/, ;>®.uddiißeitteridge,Edwards.._JKickroff. :2.3d . ...’Bus 'leaves Post Office at 1.15.