FOOTBALL.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XX, Issue 6815, 20 September 1883, Page 5

FOOTBALL.

THE WELLINGTON DISPUTE. A meeting of the Auckland Football Association was held last night, at the United Service Hotel. Present: Messrs." Croxton (in the chair), W. W, Robinson, Arneil, Ve-eker B.indon, Forder, Graham, and Orchard. — The Secretary (Mr. Bindon) stated that.he had received from Wellington £31 ss, half the net proceeds of the match recently played at that. city.—The Chairman said that Mr. HtiidersOn (captain of the Auckland team) had telegraphed South aa follows:—"Was not our arrangement that umpire should call when breach rules committed?" To this telegram the following! reply was received :—" Ohristchurch, 9— : B3.—Yes, except when hall thrown out'from touch.—W. V. Mttt/roSr" (Captain of the Canterbury team). The captain of the Qtago teani replied " Punedit), 15—9—83. —Perfectly 'correct. Pjxod agrees.—6. S. Robertson".'' Mr. Dixon waß the Otago umpire. The referee at the Of ago ijriatch replied as follows Invercar. ill, 15—0—83. — Most certainly.—John C. Golbeck."—The Chairman satd the meeting had heen called to consider the steps which should be taken in order to clear up: the matter of the dispute in the Wellington match. They had had no official eoirimunciatioii from the Wellington Association on the subject. He had drafted the following, letter, which he proposed should be sent to the Wellington Association :— Hon.- Sec., Wellington tTni'op. Hear -ir,—l am directed hy the committee of t- e A. It U. F A. to ask your association to ststo definitely what .they consider to be tho result of the late match between the two provinces. Judging from the fact that tho nir.v--paper reports have remained (as far as i 3 known here) Uncontradicted, it is. supposed that ybuc association Clairiis- a win'. If thij is so, a ditiicuity occurs ; for my association moat emphatically dispute it, and I am instructed to ask yq:u what steps 70a propose to take to establish your claiiu. Yon will see from letters appearing in t'he Star herewith, tho grounds on which your claim is resisted, and it is. neellesy to say vie consider them good and sufficient, it seeins to my committee that there) is only one way out of the' difficulty, and that, unless Iho matter is referred, to arbitration, the thing will never 60 settled. They Would, therefore, surges-. that the Southern unions should be asked to sit in jadgicent, either conjointly or separate!?; as might be arranged, and. the Auckland Union .pledges itself to abide fcf their decision, it .is hoped, however, that your .association: 'will view matters in a different light.to the nowspapers, that you will publicly anwmnco tho m.itch to be a draiw,.and that'tho Unpleasant episode will as soon.as possible bo forgotten. Whatever your decision is I shall be glad' to Knpw it at t.ho earliest possihle date.—Yours, .sc., "W. 11. Vf.Miickit BiStdok, Hon. Sec. He thought they Should send cOpiea cf this letter to the Cautertmry and Orago Associations. On the motion of .Mr. Forder, seconded by Mr. Arneil, it Was agreed, to forward the above letter to th% Wellington Union, and copies to the other Southern unions.