ASSOCIATION, FOOTBALL

Otago Daily Times, Issue 19248, 12 August 1924, Page 4

ASSOCIATION, FOOTBALL

OTAOO FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION. Mr H. J. Duncan presided over last night's meeting of the Otago Football Association. A letter was received from the N.Z.F.A. notifying that the playing of the SeacliffSunnynide match had beeu referred to tho Chatham Cup Committee. The letter also stated that the association waa gratified that tho game had been such a fine one.- 1 - Tiie letter was received. The Maori Hill Club wrote that tho committee had met to consider the case in •which- a Second Grade player had participated iu a Third Grade game. The player had been playing in a lower grade unknown to the selectors, and he had been ordered to appear before the committee Much discussion followed the reading of a letter stating that the Mornington-Maori Hill match which was to be played last Saturday, had been postponed by mutual consent. Mr M'lnnes said that the occurrence opened up a very big question. Mr Deuchrass said the MorniDgton Club had expected that the games set down for Saturday would have been postponed, and the players were very anxious to see the League game. Mr Cocking pointed out that the clubs had not meant to defy the association. M Crown: What about fining them? „• I/eiichrass: You can fine us what .-> like, but we won't pay it. Mr Anderson said that the postponement, ot the match at this juncture did aos cause any inconvenienco. Mr Brown moved that a letter be written to the offending clubs that in the event of their wanting to postpone a match they must notify tho executive. Mr Deuohraes then pointed out that it was questionable if the Mornington Club could have obtained a team awing to i injuries to the players. Mr M Innes asked if the Match Committee would be competent to deal with such a question. The Chairman said it was a little too big. Mr Brown: Tho teams should ask the permission of the chairman. It was pointed out that some clubs might use it as a pr^edent. Mr Anderson said thai, the other First Grade teams had played the game. If Mornington and Maori Hill had Been anxious to play they could have held the match at Culling Park at 3.20 p.m. While the other teams had played, the offending teams had shown "Raiferty rales." Mr Cocking: We are makirig a big- fuss over nothing. Mr Deuchrass moved as an amendmentr"That the matter bo dropped"—and this was carried by six votes to four. It was decided to grant the use of the Clear to the Maori Hill Club next Saturday subject to ils being available. ■ _ A letter was received from the Taien Club that the referee appointed for the fourth Grade match Taiori v. Southern had failed to attend.—Mr M'lnnes reported that there had also been no referees for the Fourth Grade matches Hjgh School v. Y M.C.A. and Old Boys v. Fort Convent. —Referred to the Referees' Committee The llavensbourno Club wrote protesting against Maori Hill's playing a piayer who was over age in tho Fourth Grade match against that club.—The match was awarded lo Kavensbournc. Mr Harraway said he wa s sorry to have to report that the referee in tho match Soacliff v. Old Boys had used bad language to the captain of the Old Boys team. FYaser, the player in question, had asked for a ruling on a free kick from which Scacliff had scored, whereupon the referee had used objectionable language to him. Mr Harraway said he was not complaining about the result of the match, but only about the referee's words.—lt was decided that the referee, Fraser, and Mr Pe-nke (the linesman) should be asked to appealbefore the executive, Mr Brown asking that his name he recorded against the motion. It was decided to piny the match, Soacliff v. Northern, on Saturday. A motion was carried to the effect that the Second Grade competition be closed, and a knock-out competition played. Old Boys were declared the winners.