ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 21040, 31 May 1930, Page 23

ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL.

PRIMARY SCHOOLBOYS. TOUR OF AUSTRALIA ABANDONED. (Peb United Pi:ess Association.) WELLINGTON, Alay 80. The Council of the New Zealand Football Association to-day decided to abandon the projected visit of a New Zealand piimary schools “ Soccer ” team to Australia during the July-August holidays. It has been found impossible to get a team together at such short notice as now remains and to make the necessary arrangements. The boys who were to travel had to provide £2O each towards the expenses or the amount had to be provided for them. When the selector had picked the boys he desired it still remained to see if the £2O would be forthcoming in each case, in addition to which outfits had to bo provided and arrangements made for assembly in Wellington for a week’s training before sailing. In face of ah these difficulties the tour lias been definitely abandoned, but the committee intends to concentrate on efforts to arrange a North v. South primary schoolboys match in Wellington sometime during next holidays as some compensation for the loss of the trip to Australia.