FOOTBALL OUT EAST

Stratford Evening Post, Issue 61, 23 May 1928, Page 5

FOOTBALL OUT EAST

PROPOSED STKATMORE VLVB. A NEST OF DIFFIODTD'S. At last night's meeting of the committee, of the Stratford Football Club a tetter .wats read from Mr A. H. Frank, secretary of the Strathmore Football Club, asking permission to enter a team in the Eastern competition- There were a number of playe'i's in the district who could] nob get a game otherwise. There) were 24 players to pick from. The secretary of the Celtic Club: (Mr L. Coley) wrotej at length on. the matter, pointing out the had effect the movement would have on his club. It was urged that in view of the refusal to- alter thg boundary of tho Eltham Club it would not be right to grant the alteration of boundary now asked for, unless tho Celtic players in the'district were allowed to continue to play for Celtic. The Celtic Club had no surplus players, and had reckoned on having the players in tho Strathmore district throughout the season. Tho Celtic Club hoped thei Stratford Club would not do anything which would be detrimental to an existing junior clubTHE CASE FOR STRATHMORE. Mr L. Bunn waited on the committee in support of tho Strathmoireapplication. Ho said tho jStrathmcirej Club desired to have its' boundary extended to Tututawa Road. Tho boundary for the Dean Cup competition extended nearly to that point. Not all the m'en whose nameis had been sent iu had signified, their intention to play for Strathmore, but they had enough to make a team. I

Mr Lamplough : Could you field a team without the Celtic players? Mr Bunn: No. Mr R. Masters: Have: the Celtic players agreed to go into the Eastern sub-union, Mr Bunn: Yes. The chairman said that Ford had seen jhim before! the- season commenced and suggested forming a Strathmore team to play in t'hq Stratford Club's junior competition. Ford wa s informed that in that case Strathmore would hayo to play its home matches at Stratford or Toko. Mr D. Young questioned if it would not be more convenient for the Strathmore team to come to Stratford than to go to WhangamomonaMr Bunn thought it wouldt be/ hard to get the players to ; come intoi the Stratford competition.—they would not be good enough. Mr R, Masters asked Mr Bunn if it wag fair to form a new team in the middle of the round. Mr Bunn said that not many Celtic players were affected. There.wer© a lot of young pi a vers in the district and they wanted to go into the; Eastern (nib-union. Mr Bunn then retired. TO PROTECT CELTICMi- R. Masters said the difficulty might bo got over by having a provision that some players agreed upon should he allowed to play in the Stratford Club's a.rea t Mr E. H. Yoiung said the application was a, little late, seeing that thei junior competition had commenced and that the proposed new club would take players from the Celtic.! Club. Although not affiliated to the Eastern sub-union, the Strathmoro Club could get some games with the eastern teams. To his mind the Strathmore Club should carry on as best they could this year without going into the sub-union and make itsi application again early next seasonMr R. Masters stated "the home-and-honie matches were to be played at Whangamomona, and, knowing the stat© of the roads in winter, ho doubted if 'the Strathmore team would get there very often. Mr W. J. Aitken said it seemed to bo another case like that of the Wharehu,ia Club.. If there were keesi players at Strathmoire they , could get a game in the Stratford Club's competition. "GIVE THEM A GAME".

Mr JJ._ J. Maioiie thought tiie Stratford Ciub snoiud not, uo auyimng to interfere with biruiunuoro men getting a game, nu tuougiit tiic) permission requested might be granted so long us, tlte Celtic Ciuu wud protected. Mr !>• Young was of opinion that friends oi tliy Celtic Cluo players would prevail on tneiu to play lor totratlnnore. The enairman (Mr It. i>\ Harkness;: \ve could refuse to transfer tnem. Mr R. Masters: If they are in the, sub-union ivy will nave no control over themI'lio chairman; It seems that lor the sake of a. lew players lor twenty .Strathmore men are to bo deprived or a game. Mv Aitken said that if the permission asked for was granted it would give the Celtic Club a decided set-back. Celtic had n© players to come and goi on. At ibis stage Mr Burnt wa& recalled to the room. Mr 11. Masters said the committee were troubled in ease they miglu do ai* injustice to the Celtic ClubWas it a fact that unless the men now playing for Celtic played for Strathmore, tho latter could not) lield a team. Mr Bunn: That is so. The two Fords and Yandle are the backbone of the team and it would bei impossible to carry on without them. Surelytlie Celtic Club can replace these three players. Mr. D. Young pointed out that most town players were alreajy ]i hied up witty other clubs. It'' Celtic had known about Strathmore Club

earlier in the season they might have got other players.. Mr W G. U'nurstcwl asked Mr. Buun if it was possible for Fords would j.'ay for Celtic on Thursday and for Strathmore on the Saturday. Mr Burnn thought Jbliey would, Ho s aid thore was not much materia! in the country to draw from. Mr. Thurston: The town is hard enough. Jlr Bunn said he would be content if permission was granted and the as to whether the Fords would play as to wether the Forde would play for both clubs. Alter further discussion it was decided to recommend to the Union that the Strathmore Club be allowed .to cntar a team in the Easter sub.Un. ion competition, that men now playing Celtic should continue to play for that team for this year, and that players living in Stratford County between Tututawa Road: and the boundary of tliQ Whangamomoua County ba allowed to play for Strathmore.