ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXV, Issue 19986, 30 June 1928, Page 14

ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL.

BROWN SHIELD COMPETITION. HAWKE'S BAY'S CHALLENGE. MATCH AT HAMILTON TO-DAY. [BY TELEGRAPH.- —OWN CORRESPONDENT. ] HAMILTON, Friday.

The South Auckland Association football team, which has held the Brown Shield for the past two seasons, is called upon to-morrow to meet its lirst challenge tins season, at Hamilton, llawko's iiay is the challenger and its team arrived 111 Hamilton fully representative and conlident of success. Willi the VVaikato Rugby team in Auckland and a miners' holiday in the Huntly district to-mor-row, a record crowd is expected at the match. The teams and officials are:— South Auckland (Red and White Stripes).—Goal: E. Schonau (Claudelands Rovers); right back: L. McKmstry (Waihou), captain; left back: T. Dodds (Pukemiro Junction); right half: A. Gardiner (Frankton Railways); centre half: Geo. Deacon (Claudelands Rovers); left half: W. Moon (Frankton Railways) ; outside right: A. Black (Pukemiro Junction); inside right: R». Bate (Pukemiro Junction); centre forward: D. Latimer (Pukemiro Junction); inside left: R. Dodds (Pukemiro Junction) ; outside left: P. Hunter (Pukemiro Junction). Reserves: A. Moon (Frankton Railways). R. English (Frankton Railways). Team manager: Mr. F. Mead (Hamilton). Hawke's Bav (Yellow and Black). — Goal: T. Tasfcer (Hastings Rangers); right back: A. Bell (Hastings United); left back; L. Holmes (Hastings Rangers), captain; right half: M. Conroy (Hastings United); centre half: R. Gray (Hastings Rangers); left half:.W. Clark (Hastings Rangers); outside right: J. McCallum (Hastings Rangers) ; inside right: J. Clark (Napier Y.M.C.A.): centre for r ward: D. Penman (Hastings United); inside left: T. Moss (Napier Y.M.C.A.); outside left: H. Penman (Hastings United). Reserves: J. Butcher (Hastings United), J, Leroy (Hastings Rangers). Team manager: Mr. D. Mackenzie (Hastings). Referee: Mr. Jas. Baillie (Hamilton). Linesmen: Mr. J. Laurie (Hastings) and Mr. R. W. Cook (Hamilton). NEW ZEALAND COUNCIL. THE THISTLE CLUB DISPUTE. REQUEST FOR FULL REPORT. [BY TELEGRAPH. —PRESS ASSOCIATION.] • WELLINGTON, Friday. A meeting of the Council of the New Zealand Football Association was held to-day. An application by the Auckland Football Association to enter further teams in the Chatham Cup competition was refused on the grounds of being too late. The suspension of M. C. Kay (Thistle Club, Auckland) for two playing Saturdays was confirmed.

The Auckland Association is to be asked for a full report of the dispute with Thistle Club in the hope that it will be possible to effect a reconciliation.

The Nelson Association wrote that two footballs which it gave to the Nelson Boys' College last season had been returned by the principal, who said it was not practicable to have two codes of football in the college. Messrs. Varnev and Renai are to interview the director of education on the subject. The question of framing a uniform set of rules and regulations for all associations was left in the hands of Mr, B. L. Salmon to prepare a draft.