Association Football.

Free Lance, Volume X, Issue 477, 21 August 1909, Page 19

Association Football.

Soccer enthusiasts have had their .arckxur damped lately, owing to the continued postponement of the games through the inclemeaicy of the weather. It came as quite a suprpise to tihe majority of people vrhem the notice was posted up last Saturday that all games were postponed. This decision was arrived at presumably because it was raining when the Postponement Committee met. It has smoe been proved that the grounds at Miramar were absolutely diry, and in as good condition as at any time d'Uriing the season It is to be hopedl that the parties responsible for this obvioaiß blunder will be taken, to task, and asked for an explanation. The only game p!Uayed was at Porirua, where the Wanderers defeated the To a Club by 6 goals to 2 in a senior second division cup match The Wanderers' team is greatly strengthened 1 through the annexation of several of

their first Jea.gue pJlayeris, who 'have "come down" to assist. They were too good foi the home team, who never got a chaiKe to show their worth. A notice has been published saying that this match x\M not comnt as a cup ti'£, seeing that a!M matches had been postponed. It would be interesting to know <xa whose authority this notice appeared, a® the writer has been unable to find out firman sun official source the authenticity of it. Let nis hope it is only a r amour. At the New Zealand! Council meeting, held on. Tuesday night, .arirangements were further advanced for tlbe Brown ShieJld match \ratth Auckland, on September 4th. Mr. Meyer was appointed referee, and 'Messrs. Hay ton and) "Waters linesmen. It was albo a@reed to notify the Weffington Football Assiociatio.li that the teams be asfed to be punctual, and that the visitors _ be allowed to take precedence in taking the field. The Council deaiLt with an appeal £ix>m the Swifts Club against the decision of the Appeal Board' in tihie case of St. John's v. Swifts. The Oauncill have decided that the Appeal Boaird's decisoon be reversed, and that t!he maitcli stand as it as. This is the only possilbl© decision to ooime to. It is difficult to iimiagilne how flic Appeai Boatrd ever arrjved at anything edse. Ait tihe same time, it is rather discourtieoTis to these gentlemen who constituted thait Board to have their decision upset dm this manner, ibut, as there is no bye-Jlaw to make theiir decision final (which, the writer thinks there shouldi be), it was open to the Council) to do this. In re a comment on Mr. Wood's ruling as to the charging of opponents, a ood-respoindienft writes: — "I have watched the- .referee in question cDosely niow, and I must disagree with youir conitentions. Mi*. Wood comes down on anyone who use® force such as is likely to cause injury to an opponent, but so lomg as a charge us fair and honest, then he permits rt. The pliayers themselves, or, rather, some of them, have a most crude idea of a. legitiimate charge The writer could 1 name a good many who hare no tlhouiglit for an opponent. Their one and only idlea when an opponent comes along with the ball is to craslh straight omto Mm, either with a jump <xr knees -up. These are tactics which, every .referee ought bo put down with a firm hand. "It is only because referees in the past have allowed these things rto go on that the players ooßipMn mow wnem ait is being brought home to them. As far being guilty of taking t!he 'ginger out of the rep. backs, weß. that's impossible, for there is none there to take out. A little of it would be acceptable in the play of both Hall and 1 Cross. Now that the referees meetings are open, players might take the opportunity of' airing their trouibles tihere. The next meeting is on Monday, et 8 p.m., in Mr. H. Meyer's office.

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