FOOTBALL

New Zealand Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 5665, 12 August 1905, Page 15

FOOTBALL

treasurer was carried and the election of olficers for the ensiling year resulted as follows:—Patron. hlis Worship the Mayor (.Mr A. M. Myers;; president, MIX’. il. iiaiisen; captain, Mr George Sayers; sub-captains, Messrs P. A. Smith and Vi. Henury; lion, secretary. .Mr F >i. Hutch.nsoi,; lion, treasurer. Mr 11. Trendail; committee, Messrs XX. J. Fielder. VV. Wilson, J. Clarkson, A. U. liadddey, J. Dunn, (J. Ham on; auditor, Mr T. Hario Giles; haiulicapper, Mr H. J. Fielder: lion, surgeon. Dr King. Messrs X, Harle Giles and hi. J. Fielder were elected life members, in recognition of commendable services during the past. A large number of new members were elected and there is every appearance of the club continuing in prosperity in the future. A hearty vote of thanks to the chairman and retiring committee terminated, the meeting. ASSOCIATION NOTES.

(By ‘Linesman.’’)

The less said about last Saturday’s games the bettor. It was easily the worst day experienced at Miramar this season, and perhaps one of the very worst Saturdays over experienced by local soccer players. The rain came down in sheets, quite spoiling all the play. A start was made in the Swifts A—B and Rovers—St. John’s games, but at the end of the first spell the players l cried enough, and the games wore consequently abandoned. As things wore, St. Johns and Swifts A might have experienced defeats.

Y.M.O.A. did net turn up to play Queen's Park. Most of the junior games were concluded and this specks volumes for the ort.husia.sm of the juniors. Swifts, two men short, went out and defeated Porima, also two short, by five goals to one. St. Johns A forgot to go out to play Tea. The sensation of last week was the defeat of Ramblers A by St. John’s B by 2 goals to nil. Admitted that Ramblers zero playing two substitutes, they surely ought to have accounted for St. Johns B, who had not previously won a game.

The Swifts Club this wAek have lost one of their best and meet popular players in Jack Macdonald, who returned to Dunedin on Thursday to open in business on his own account. “Mac” has been a member of the Swifts sinoe the year of the club’s formation (189-1), and has played in every position except that of goalkeeper. Ho has twice re--1 piesented Wellington province and represented Otago before coming to Wellington. On Wednesday evening, members of the Swifts Club met together and Mr F. J. Courtney, club captain, presented -Mr Macdonald, on behalf of his elnbm.ites, with a handsome silver tea-ser-vice, as a mark of esteem.

Tho following alteration in the Laws of the Game are clipped from the “Athletic Nows”;—

In Rule 1. insert after words “more than 28 inches” the following: “Tho outer casing of tho ball must be of leather, and no material shall be used in the construction of tho ball which would constitute a danger to the player’s.”

In Rule 9, after “push in opponent” the following was added: "Charging is permissible but it must not be violent or dangerous,” and instead of “impeding an opponent” the word "obstructing” was substituted. Rule 10 will for future read: “When a free kick has been awarded the kicker’s opponents shall not approach within six yards of the ball, unless they arc standing in their own goal line. The ball must at least be rolled over before it shall be considered played. It must make a complete circuit or travel the distance of its circumference. The kicker shall net play the ball a second time until it has boon played by another player. The kick off. corner kick, ami goal kick .shall be free kicks within (he meaning of this law.

10a.: A goal may be scored from a free kick which is awarded because of any infringement of law 9, but not from any other free kick. In Law lb instead of "referee shall throw the ball up am!’’ rend "shall throw it down where it was when play was

"i!dedrind before the words “the ni.ivms on -dde shall not play .'inL" 1 lie ride "'ill read “again throw n

I»i Hale 10 deh-te tin? word-. “bo v/kli* in ike goal ;iir;i,’' and substitute "not adinn 1 beyond his iron! lino.’ 5 At the cn 1 of i)j-* arc Om following was added: "f f v.'hcti a Wek is taken ;;hi. )),;!! p,:sbm ween the goi.lpo^-'.s ■ njidor i he bar, a g-ed - na !1 mb be nnlli- ! la-.; !)V rciMm or any infringement by 1 •|m defending dde." i Definition of terms; — •A free kick is. etc.,” now mads: Ci A : free kick is a kick at tin.* ball in any :dir<e?io-n the player pleases when it is 1 lying on ike ground.” : ‘ “A plnce kick, a free kick, or a penal? v kick must not bo taken nnt,d t.be ndcrec hfi« giVou the signal for the same. 51 Tho proposal to add lo tun International Hoard’s decision re linesmen ‘ vduM-o noniral should call, etc.,” ib*,> umrd.-. "and shall also report the circumstances uf a- player being nil tim held" was ■withdrawn. It will bo roc;i I [♦•cl that the Wolali Association decided to oppose thi- rHM.onrmcmdaiion or the Football Association. The alterations are not revolutionary by any means, and are merely the result of ot>servatiuns for tho betterment of the game. i. j.; ;n

■J'fj-ji above alterations will not come into imcc in Xew Zealand until nest si asou.