ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIV, Issue 19720, 20 August 1927, Page 16

ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL.

BUSINESS HOUSES' GAMES. Following are the results of the first series of matches playecT in the Auckland Business Houses' Association football competition : ! ! A Section. —Winstone, Ltd... 6. v. Teachers, 1; Tramways, 4, v. Auckland City Council, 0. B Section.—Milne and Chovce, 1, v. Abels, Ltd., 0; Auckland Power Board, 5, v. H.M. Customs, 0. ! CANADIAN TEAM'S TOUR. FINANCIAL LOSS SHOWN. ["BY TELEGRAPH. PRESS ASSOCIATION.] WELLINGTON. Friday. At a meeting /of the conucil of the New Zealand Football Association last evening it was stated that the recent tour of the Dominion by the Canadian Soccer team had resulted in a loss of £17.55 9s, but it .was generally considered th-o, although the Canadian visit had cost money which the council could ill afford, it, should not be considered as a loss. The Canadians had done a lot to popularise the game and the tour was the biggest thing the New Zealand Football Association had ever undertaken. On future occasions, however, it would be far better if some of the small towns were deleted from the programme, as expenses on big tours were very heavy indeed. Mr. H. I. Graves suggested that when hig teams from overseas were brought out in future the New Zealand Football Association should co-operate with Australia. If this were done a profit would result instead of a loss. The report, which, with the balancesheet, was adopted, said the football played by the visitors had been very satisfactory. Although no exceptional brilliance was shown during the 24 matches, the team work was of a very high order. While the general arrangements for the tour were quite satisfactory, it was felt that the handling of the New Zealand test team could have been better. Circumstances which were unavoidable and which were not likely to happen again had occurred, and the committee felt that in future tours special arrangements dealing with the assembling and handling of New Zealand teams should if be made, and more complete arrangements as to their movements, enterjtainingand expenses, should be gone into. The gate takings amounted to £6715, tne cost of the tour was approximately £BOOO.