ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXII, Issue 19040, 10 June 1925, Page 6

ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL.

BROWN SHIELD CHALLENGES. ONLY FOUR CAN BE ACCEPTED. t DECISIONS OF COMMITTEE* The Management Committee of the Auckland Football Association met last evening. Mr. Androw Menziea presiding over a lull attendance of members. . Notification was received from tho JNew Zealand Council in Wellington that sevetl centres had challenged for tho Brown Shield. Acting on a report .from the Grounds Committee, it was decidod to exercise the privilege of the holders and accept only four. 'JHicse will bo the first in order of lodging the challenges, ar,d include North Auckland, Wellington, South Auckland, and Manawatu. It was pointed out that the extremely heavy programme of cup-tie and club competition matches, together with tho four representative games will, provided there aro 110 postponements on account of bad weather, carry tho season on until the first week in November. Any further Shield games than tho number that have to bo met in one season according to the rules, could therefore not be played. The dates submitted N.Z.F.A. were Juno 27. August 8, September 5, and October 17. , . Dealing with a demand from the par en body for registration fees amounting to it waa resolved to reply that the levy had been made without proper authority, ana the Auckland Association did not consider self legally or morally bound to pay this amount. ' The matter would be deferred unti the end of tho season, when a a 0 1?)"!?" would bo made to the council s funds it local financial position permitted it. . Regarding the proceeds of preliminary Chatham Cup matches a letter from_ Wellington intimated that only -5 per con . the gross gate was to bo retained by the local associations, as ground charges, was resolved to point out to the cciunen the rules governing the competition did not specify any particular amount. Auckland had entered with this understanding would abide by tho ruleJ asoriginally laid down. Tho cost of B andford Park was £4B a Saturday, considerably above tho percenl ace given in the letter under consideration. A ground charge of £4S would accordingly be withheld from the receipts each week.V The referee of tho Londoners Y.M.C.A. match on Juno 3 reported that he had occasion to order two of former team to leave the field. Ono player who ap peared was suspended for twoplaymgSaturdays from the date.of the off enco tmdthe other will not be allowed to play until such time as he appears before the committee. A protest from the Londoners Club regarding the referee's decisions in the same match was deferred until it was put in proper On a unanimous vote it was v j C( I.A O reopen the question of the transfe:r of Mi - chell from Northcoto to Glcu Lden. A lengthy discussion* ended in tho being granted on the casting vote of the chairman. The transfers of 11. Linton from North Shore to Thistle and .1. W. Muir from .Ponsonby to Y.M-C.A. were W proved. Tho North Shore Club waa granted permission to regrado J. Hollows from senior to second grade, r , Strong exception was taken by the convenor of tho Grounds Committee, Mr. I<. M. Ritchie, to a letter from the Thistle -C ub suggestingUhat the list of fixtures for the cup-tie games had been arranged and not drawn. The secretary of the club will be requested to come before the executive witn evidence in support of these-allegations.. A further report from the Grounds Committee showed that club competitions are to be playod each week now UntiL Juno 20. Tho semi-final of tho Chatham Cup is set down for July 11, and the final for <J u ]y 25. ' In future senior teams not engaged in the cup-tie games'will play ordinary club matches at the same timo a as the knock-out competitions are being decided. _ The Boys' Sub-committee reported that every effort would be made to send a schoolboys' representative team to Wellington during Augimt to take part m the annual triangular tournament contested by teams from most of the provinces. , A request from the Ponsonby Club that Hall be regraded to second, division as soon as the senior goalkeeper is available, was acceded to. MATCHES FOR SATURDAY. The following allotments of grounds and appointments of referees for _ Saturday 8 games were approved at last nights meeting of tho Auckland Football Association: Senior Division Championship.—Thistle v. Hellabv's, Blandford Park, 3 P.m.. f Mr. E. Parkinson; Ponsonby v. Y.M.Cj.A., Blandford Park. 1.30 p.m.. Mr. H. Melville; Northcote v. Tramways, Domain. 3 P.m., Mr. J. Bc.ll; Wateraidera v. North Shore, Devonport No. 1. 3 p.m., Mr. H» W. RidSecond Division. — A Section: Chelsea v. Thistle, Victoria Park No. 1, 3.30 p.m., Mr. A. Gray; Onehunga v. Ponsonby A. Onehunga, 3 p.m., Mr. M. Hedley; Londoners A v. Royal Navy. Dock, 3 ran., Mr. T. J. Wilkes; North Shore v. Y.M.C.A. A., Devonport No. 2, 3 p.ntsy Mr. G. Forsythe, Second Division.—B Section: Hellaby sv. Ponsonby B, Victoria Park rso, 4, 3.30 p.m., Mr. C. Simmons; Northcote v. Londoners Bi Northcote, 3 p.m., Mr. Findlay; Glen Eden v. Watersiders. Domain No. 4, 3.30 p.m., Mr. F. March: Y.M.C.A. A., a bye. .. Third Division.—A Section: Y.M.C.A. A. v. Kiwi A, Outer Domain.No. 1, 3 p.m., Mr. T. A. Cowden; Metropolitan v. Onehunga, Outer Domain No. 2, 3 p.m., Mr. J. Hollows; North Shore v. Takanmi, Takanmi, 3 p.m., Mr. R. H. Paterson; Northcote v. Otahuhu, Otahuhu, 2.45 p.m., Mr. G. Campbell. ■ • Third Division.—B Section: Metropolitan B v. Kiwi B. Outer Domain No. 3, 3 p.UI.. Mr. R. H. Beswick; Y.M.C.A. B v. Swanson, Swanson, 3 p.m., Mr. Woods; Ponsonby B v. Tarriaki, St. Helicrs, 3 p.m., Mr. W. Goodman; Green Bay v. Newton, Green Bay, 3 p.m.. Mr. Woods. Fourth Division.—A Section: North Shore v. Northcote, Devonport No. 1, 2 p.m., Mr. G. Hutter; Tamaki v. Belmont, Victoria Pjvrk, No. 1, 2.30 p.m., Mr. A. Gray; Y.M.C.A. A v. Thistle A, Victoria Park No. 4, 2.30 p.m., Mr. R. J. Brooks; Newton a bye. Fourth Division.—B Section: Ponaonby v. Thistle B, Domain No. 3. 2 p.m., Mr, A. N. Hankins; Comrades v. Onenunga, Onehunga, 2 p.m., Mr. M. Hedley t Green. Bay v. Richmond Wanderers. Green Bay, 2 p.m.. Mr. Woods; Metropolitan v. Y.M.C.A. B, Domain No. 4, 2 p.m., Mr. F. Marsh. (Fifth Division.—A Section: Richmond Wanderers v. Tamaki, St. Heliers, 2 p.m., Mr. W. Goodman; Belmont v. North Shore, Devonport No. 2.2 p.m., Mr. J. J. Wright; Northcoto v. Mount Albert Grammar School. Victoria Park No, 4, 1.30 p.m., Mr. R. H. Brooks; Comrades a bye. Fifth' Division.—B Section: W.Y.M.I, v. Kowhai, Victoria Park No. 1, 1,30 p.m., Mr. Walker; Mount Albert Grammar School v. Carlton, Domain No. 3, 1 p.m., Mr. G. L. lvinghorn; Comrades B v. »Onehunga, Domain No. 4, 1.30 p.m., Mr. F. Paton; Comrades A v. Tamaki, Tamaki, 1 p.m., Mr. W.,Goodman; Newton a bye. Sixth Division.—Carlton v. North Shore, Devonport No. 1. Ip.m., Mr. F. Renshaw; Northcote v. Comrades B, Victoria Park No. 4, 12.30 p.m.. Mr. Walker; Mount Albert Grammar School v. Comrades A, Domain °W 4 V i? r° P -In TV Pearson; Vauxhall v. W.Y.M.I. A, Domain No. 4, 11.30 a.m., Mr. Pearson. Seventh Division.—W.Y.M.l, v. Comrades B, Victoria Park' No. 4, 11.30 a.m., Mr. K. Scottr North Shore v. Comrades A. Victoria Park No. 1, 12.30 p.m., Mr. Bannatyne; Carlton v Belmont. Victoria Park No. 4 10.30 a.m., Mr. R, Telford. SCHOOL MATCHES ON TUESDAY. A Division.—Belmont A v. Nelson Street, Victoria Park, 3 p.m., Mr. A. C. Price; Vermont A v. Devonport. Victoria Park, 4 p.m.. Mr. D. Griffiths: Stanley Bay A v. Newton East A, Victoria Park, 3 p.m., Mr. F. C. Davis; Napier Street A v. Napier Street B, Victoria Park,. Mr. 11.'Hodge.' B Division.—Belmont B v. Newton West, Victoria Park. 4 p.m., Mr. D. Griffiths; Stanley Bay B v. Vermont B, Victoria Park, 3 p.m., Mr. McGarry: Newton East B v. St. Heliers. Victoria Park, 4 p.m., Mr. K. Hayr; Kowhai;A v. Bayfield, Outer-Domain, 3.30 p.m., Mr. Lees: Kowhai B a; bye.

"SOUTH AUCKLAND CENTRE. [BI' TELEGRAPH.---OWN CORRESPONDENT.] HAMILTON, Tuesday. Tho meeting of the Management Committee of the South Auckland Football Association was presided over by Mr. J. A. Clark. It was decided that any profit duo to tho local association over the Chineso tour be.retained by the New Zealand Council to form a nucleus for future overseas visits. Mr. M. L. Shewan, an ex-president of the Wanganui Football Association, was appointed tho South Auckland delegate in Wellington to the Now Zealand Council. The draw for the semi-final of the Chatham Cup, district > competition, is as follows: Rotowaro V Frankton Railways, Huntly v Pukemiro. Subiect to certain guarantees from the Lower Waikato Sub-Association the matches will be played on tho ground of the first-named club in each instance. Hamilton fixtures and officials for Saturday are as follows:—-Seniors: Wanderers v. Glen Massey, referee, Mr. W. A. King; Railways v. United, referee, Mr. G. Shand. Juniors: Wanderers , B v. Claudelands. referee, Mr. Wild.

TOURING,. ENGLISH TEAM. CANNOT VISIT DOMINION. [by telegraph.—press association.] WELLINGTON. Tuesday. There is no hope of tbo English Association football team now in Australia payinn a vitiii to New Zealand prior to its return to England. The secretary of the New • Zealand Football Association received n letter from Mr. Jones Lewis, the manager, saying it in impossible for the team to come to New Zealand. It is not possible to enter into any arrangement other than that entered info with Australia as the English team must be back in England on September <1 according to arrangement with the English cluba.