OTAGO FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 15553, 7 September 1912, Page 6

OTAGO FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION.

THE MORNINC.TON-KAITANGATA MATCH.

INEFFECTIVE PROCEEDINGS.

A'special meeting of fho Otogo lootball Association was hold last night to decide «s to whether tli'o Kaitangnta or tho Mornington Club is to ho awarded tho banner for the season. Tho question had been JCfcrred to,the New Zealand Football Association, and the offect of itsdecision wm that the Otago Association must make a. decision. against which cither of the teams concerned eould appeal. ' JlrM'Hutchon presided, and ("tplaincd that the Kaitangala Club on tho previous Saturday had played Johnston ami Soolt contrary to tho express wjfih of the association, and tho association had now to givo its decision. It was not for them to go into tho pros a-nd cons of tho whole

mailer. . , ili Mr'Sindair Raid that tho correct and only | thing to do wis to award tho match to Morningfcon. Thoy made a decision that Ihcso mou could riot got transfers,, olid ooascquontly Kaitangata by playmg_ them lost ( he match. Ho moved—" That owing to kai- ' langata having played two men whoso ransfors wcro refused the match bo awarded ; o Momington." Mr Crawley seconded llio motion, saying it ( i-ns tho onlv tiling they coukl do. Kaiangata plaved tho men knowing that tho rnnsfcrs had been declined. Kvidontly not icing registered tho men woro ogam at Mr Cameron said tho men had boon told hey coukl play " under protest." It was mfair to sav lliev woro not registered. Tho Sccro'tai? stated that llio association lad refused to register-thorn. Mr Duncan said ho did not think tho ideation of registration should bo raised. Ipart from his own personal sentiments ie did not know o[ any rule to prevent tho ncn from acting as thoy had done. Mr Salmond said the men in question had ilayed in defianco of tho rules, and it was lie association's duty to. award tho cup to ilornington. Tho motion wad put and declared lost by voles lo 4, llio clmtrmau and ono of tho itcinbow refraining from.voting. Mr Cocking moved that tho mailer bo doerred till Monday evening, when they rould havo a letter from tho'Now Zealand Association; but. tho motion found no ccondcr. , , Tlie Chairman said it was certain Uioy ould not award Hie match to Kaitangata, .ml members pointed out it was equally prtain thoy could not now award it to ilornington. The Chairman pointed out that tho decision if tho meeting had brought about a doadoek and created a ridiculous situation. ■Mr Sinclair interpreted tho result of tho notion'to bo that the match hiul been won >y Kaitangata. . One day thoy refused r'arisfers and the next they awarded a matcli o the team that, had played these men. Mr Crawley Paid that tho executivo was lot fit to run schoolboys' malohes.HVcTcos: ' Hoar, hear.") It was a matter for greAl egret that tho executivo could not run tho Hairs of tho association in a proper spirit. Ilicy had refused to give transfers to these {jiitangnU players and then went aiul said hat Kaitangata could havo tho match. If ny otlicr clnb had done the same as Kaiaiigala had dono in any other branch of port the wholo team would havo been disliialificd. After farther desultory discussion the necting unanimously agreed, on the motion if Mr Salmond—" That tho motion passed o-nighl lie rescinded." Apparently it. did lot occur to anyone at the time that, tho mly motion so far put to tho meeting had lot been passed, but declared lost. Mr Cameron then snve notice to move, at . future meeting—" Thai tho motion of last Saturday, refusing thrfo transfers, lie recinded,' and the wholo matter reopened for Mission."