LOCAL “SOCCER” MATTERS

New Zealand Times, Volume XLIX, Issue 11249, 29 June 1922, Page 8

LOCAL “SOCCER” MATTERS

ASSOCIATION MEETS DISCUSSION" ON ROUGH PLAY. IMPROVING ASSOCIATION PARK. A meeting of the Wellington "Football Association waa held last evening. Present : Messrs A. E. Wells (chairman), W. Duncan. -C. Webster. W. Auld. C. K. Dick. P. Banks. C. H- Godber, B. A. Mabin, and A. Williams (hon. secretary). INVITATION FROM NELSON. Tbe Nelson Football Association invited the Wellington Football Association to arrange for tbe visit of two teams to Nelson before the end of tbe season. It was decided to forward a copy of tbe invitation to local clubs. MORNING GAMES. Tbe bon. secretary of tbe Seatoun Foot, ball Club wrote that bis committee considered that Saturday morning matches would have a detrimental effect on tbe teams concerned, as tbe coaches could not be present.—The letter was referred to tbe boys’ sub-committee. GOOD WORK DONE. As a result of Mr Blair’s report upon tbe work he had done on the ground at Association Park, and also of revenue derived from tbe letting of the ground, it was decided to continue his services as caretaker for another month. Attention is to be devoted to No. 1 pitch, in order to get it in as good a condition as possible. Mr Dick said that Mr Blair waa ttymg hard to get tbe ground fit for cricket when the season was over. CHATHAM’S TEAM. A communication from tbe Navy Office, Wellington, stated that tbe headquarters of H.M.S. Chatham were at Auckland. REVISING THE RULES. As a result of a controversy between two clubs regarding transfers, it waa resolved that a sub-committee, consist, ing of Messrs Wells, Auld, and Godber, consider the rule in question, with a view to revising it. THE BALL OR THE MAN f Mr C. Webster wrote that after seeing the Test match on Saturday, and afteT conversations with players just out from Home, he was convinced that the game in the Dominion could be greatly improv. ed by playing tbe ball and not the man He moved that a letter be sent to the N.Z.F.A., asking that with the next Test match at Auckland blocking play be cut out. Tbe game would never become popular if played l in the same style as last Saturday. Mr Godber said the play was obstructive. but it was straight-forward charging. If they were to do away with charging it would make the game deteriorate into a drawingroom game. Mt Dick said he did not wish to stop charging, but only to stop charging a player when he had not possession of the hall.

It was decided to send the lotter to the New Zealand Football Council. The chairman moved that a letter be sent to the local Referees’ Association, drawing attention to the undue amount of charging going on at the matches, and asking them to curtail it as much as possible. Mr \yehster seconded the motion, -which was carried, Mr Williams protesting against the resolution, as it. was against the rules. • Another speaker said that the Referees* Association would only reply that they had to administer the rules of the game.

SCHOOL FIXTURES

MATCHES FOR TO-MORROW. Following are the school fixtures foi Friday:— SENIOR GRADE, 2.45 p.m. Porirua v. Marist (T.), Porirua; referod, E. Windley. South Wellington v. Worsor Bay, Associa. tion Park; referee, J. McClew. Seatoun v. Marist (N.), Wakefield Parki referee, G. Hearn. JUNIOR GRADE, 2.45 p.m. Wadestown v. South Miramar, Kilbimioi referee, Mr Murphy. Marist (N.) v. Marist (T.), Newtown Park: referee, E. Upton. Northland v. Hataitai. Anderson Parki referee, Mr Bidgood. Newtown v. Ngaio, Kelburn; referee, B. Mabin. THIRD GRADE. 2.45 p.m. Hataitai A v. Seatoun, Wakefield Park, referee. C. K. Dick. Hat,ailni B v. Newtown, Association Park: referee, J. Blair. 1 South Wellington v. Marist (N.), Kit I birnie; referee. Mr Ricketts.