ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 19240, 2 August 1924, Page 17

ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL.

SUNNYSIDE v. SEAOLIFF. The folldwing is the Sunnyside team which- will meet Soacliff in the Chatham Cup match at Culling Park this afternoon: Goal, Callagan; right back, Johnston; left back, Gould; right half, Batten; centro half, Thompson; left half. Bond; outside right, M’Lauchlan; inside right, Hartley; centre forward, Purdy; inside left, Browning; outside loft, Mizcn. PROPOSED VISIT OF ENGLISH TEAM. THE COST TO NEW ZEALAND. (Per United Press Association.) WELLINGTON, Ammst 1. The following communication has been received by the New Zealand Football Association from Mr A. L. Gibbs, representing Australia in London in Association football matters, with regard to the proposed visit of an English team to Australia and the dominion next year. “The proposed tour will start about the end of March and will terminate at the end of September. The estimated cost, not including steamer and rail fares and hotel bills, is £6500. This amount is to bo paid by you, and any surplus will be refunded. It is suggested that the party consist of 23. Tho above figure includes the estimated wages of the professional players, outfits, personal expenses, and insurance. A-stralia and Now Zealand to make tho necessary arrangements and purchase the tickets for the voyage to and from Australia and Now Zealand.” Commenting upon tliis communication, tho secretary of tho New Zealand Association (Mr B. L. Salmon) said that the total estimated expenditure was £15,000. There would bo 15 playing weeks, of which Australia would get nine and Now Zealand five, and worked out in the proportion of six-fifteenths (on the basis of the playing weeks) New Zealand's share of the cost should bo about £6OOO, which was approximately the cost of bringing out the Chinese University students’ team which was at present in tho dominion- It was admitted that there would not be so largo a number of matches, but ho did not consider there would bo any difficulty in Now Zealand s coming’ out on the right side at tho end of tho tour. ____