FOOTBALL.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXXV, Issue 11371, 2 September 1908, Page 7

FOOTBALL.

(Per Presg Association.) WELLINGTON, last night. A sub-committee reported to a meeting to-night of the Council of the. NeAV Zealand Football Association thaf they had gone into the proposal to invite a South African team to New Zealand m 1909, and recommended that such invitation be sent. The cost of the tour, £1000 to £1100." should be covered by guarantees by the various Associations m the folloAving amounts : Auckland, Wellington* and Otago, £250 each ; Taranaki £100; Wanganui, HaAvke's Bay, Canterbury and Southland £50 each; Wairarapa and South Canterbury £125 each. The committee further recommended that four . guarantors be obtained for bank purposes to guarantee £250 ■ each ; that each centre provide boarding accommodation; that the secretary Avrite to the South African team tentatively inviting a team on the lines of the invitation of the New South Wales Association m 1903 ; that an endeavor be made- to arrange matches on the return of the team m Australia ; and that Australia be invited to contribute toAvards the expenses of the New Zealand Council. The report was referred to the conference of delegates, to be held at Dunedin at the time of the Brown Shield competition. (Received September 2, 9.35 a.m.) ADELAIDE, Sept. 2. ' Tlie Ncav Zealand footballers visiting the State Avere defeated by South Australia by 5 goals 8 behinds ,to "3 goals 10 belli ads. The game was played m the mud.