ASSOCIATION CODE.

Manawatu Standard, Volume LIX, Issue 160, 8 June 1939, Page 3

ASSOCIATION CODE.

NOTES AND COMMENTS. MANAWATU COMPETITIONS. An incident .said to he without precedent in the history of soccer in the Manawatu took place in the inter-club game between Rovers and St. Andrew’s on Saturday afternoon last, when (L Oman (Rovers), who was playing in goal, was instructed to take a penalty kick. It is the captain’s duty to appoint one of his players to take such kicks, and it is very unusual for a goalkeeper to he chosen. Later Oman took up another position in the field and shot a commendable goal. Large Attendances. When England beat Scotland in the international game recently at Glasgow the attendance reached 150,000. Two years ago, on the same ground. 149.547 people paid £24,303 to see the game. The huge crowds are handled systematically, pouring in great numbers through well-arranged turnstiles that are not crowded too close _ together. Exit is made in brief time, and in good order. Scientific Gaines. Some of the most scientific soccer yet seen on the North Street Park was displayed on Monday afternoon, when the Manawatu Football Association's representative senior and junior teams were engaged in their first matches of the season. It was indeed unfortunate that the weather was such as to lower | the speed of play, although it did good in that it acted as a deterrent on the Manawatu forwards, who have a tendency to kick the ball too hard and so send the leather too far in their centring and goal-kicking. Pleasing Feature. A pleasing feature of the play in the inter-club games on Saturday last, and again in the representative games on Monday, was the manner in which the. teams took the field, instead of coming out of the drcii.s’.ng-shed in ones and twos as on previous occasions, they lined out in playing order and all took up their positions on the field prior to the commencement of the matches. Visit of Hungarians. | Visits from overseas teams in all forms of sport are all too rare, and so it is hoped that the proposed tour of an Hungarian eleven will eventuate. It is understood the team is having difficulty in getting away owing to the international situation. If the Hungarians do come to New Zealand they will probably play nine matches in all, including three Tests, each of the latter, of course, being in a centre. In addition to appearing in the four centres, they will play two matches in minor districts in the South Island and three in the North Island.