ASSOCIATION CODE.

Manawatu Standard, Volume LVII, Issue 199, 23 July 1937, Page 12

ASSOCIATION CODE.

LAWS OF THE GAME. NOTES AND COMMENTS. (By “Centre-Half.”) Many players and spectators do not fully understand the rules and laws of the game. For instance, take Law 9. This is a most important law and one that is most frequently broken, as it is in five component parts:—No. 1: “Neither tripping, kicking, striking nor jumping at a player shall be allowed. No. 2: “A player (the goalkeeper within his own penalty area excepted) shall not intentionally handle the ball. ,> No. 3: “A player shall not use his hands to hold or push an opponent.” No. 4: “Charging is permissible, but it must not be violent or dangerous.” No. 5: “A player shall not be charged from behind unless lie is intentionally obstructing an opponent.” Take No. 1: Tripping is intentionally throwing or attempting to throw an opponent by the use of the legs or by stooping in front or behind him, and this type of offence is not very frequent as it is' easy to detect. No. 2 is what is termed “hands. This is perhaps the most frequent of all. Handling is intentionally playing the ball with tho hand or am, and for the purpose of this law hand or arm is any part from the shoulder, to the finger-tips; but before penalising the referee must be satisfied that the offence was intentional. No. 3 is holding or pushing, and this is done by obstructing an opponent by the hand or any part of the arm extended from the body, even though the hand or arm is not actually touching an opponent. No. 4, Charging: This is always permissible, but it must he a fair cliai ge; that is, given with the shoulder, but many players jump at an opponent under the impression they, are charging, and this is always illegal and must be penalised. . ...... , No. 5: Charging from behind is not an offence unless is is intentional, hut the referee is the sole judge of tins. At the same time it must he remembered that it is quite legal if a player is deliberately obstructing an opponent, which is very often the case. Versatile Player.

J. W. Lewis, of the English amateur team which recently toured the Dominion, is also an international in another branch of sport. He has represented England at table tennis, for which four countries, England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland, play an annual tournament of two singles and a doubles match. Civil War.

With the suspension of Association football in Spain on account of the civil war, several of the leading players have left the country and joined French clubs. These clubs, howev'er, still prefer English players. It is considered that they supply the finish and extra dash in attack which Continental teams lack. Representative Match,

It was decided, at a meeting of the committee of the Wanganui Football Association, to accept a match with a Manawatu representative team, at Wanganui, on July 31. TO-MORROW’S FIXTURES. Association football fixtrues for to-morrow aro: — Senior. —St. Andrew’s v. Thistle, No. 1 ground, 2.45 p.m. (Mr Bennett) ; Athlotio v. Rovers, No. 2 ground, 2.45 p.m. (Mr Jacques). Fourth grade.—Te Awe Awe v. Y.M.C.A., No. 1 ground, 1.45 p.m. (Mr Allan); Rovers, a bye. Fifth grade.—St. Paul’s v. Technical, No. 2 ground, 1.45 p.m. (Mr It. Anderson) ; Y.M.C.A. v. Rovers, No. 3 ground, 1.45 p.m. (Mr Gcokie). Primary grade.—Convent v. Russell Street, No. 1 ground, 12.45 p.m. (Mr Geokio); Central v. - Collego Street, No. 2 ground, 12.45 p.m. (Mr Baldwin) ; Swifts v. Terraco End, No. 3 ground, 12.45 p.m. (Mr Dingwell). St. Andrew’s. ’ — Chilton, Broughton, Thompson, Horn, Bell, A. Young, McMurray, W. Young, Lyon, McSheffery, Lock, Gatlcy, Martin. _ . Rovers. —Senior: It. Davidson, G. Laing, D. Anderson, D. York, S. Holden, C. Williams, It. Anderson, Smillie, Holland, Gray, Wagstaff, Itcndall, Faircloguh. Fourth grade: B. Itendall, C. Hart, Homan, F. Hart, C. Armstrong, C. Anderson, G. Young, Fairclough, Fowls, Sullivan, Day, P. Itendall. Y.M.C.A. fifth grade— Gilliahd, Poananga, Harvey, Boucher, Milos, Penketh, Turnbull, Davies, Buckridgc, Carr, Itelly. Fourth grado: Gatley (capt.), Dingwall, Collis, Harkness, Warner, Metcalfe, Davidson, Edwards, Howard, Ward, Bartlett, Hunt, Dick,

St. Paul’s. —Petrie, Edwards, Hancock, Dixon, Randall, Prentice, Johnson, Hughes, Turnbull, Henderson, Jenkinson,