HOCKEY.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 12777, 22 October 1919, Page 2

HOCKEY.

NEW ZEALAND ASSOCIATION. The executive of tka New Zealand Hockey Association met l&tt evening; presGit— Messrs H, J. S. Goodman (chairman), A. TV Dimltley, D. SrWll, G. S. CowtWr. R R Quartermaia, G. W. Ford, R. B, Grainger and A. E. Seckar (secretary). Thfi New South Walds Hockey Association *roqt© EtaUng that there was no Australian Hookey Association in existence, feaoh State —New Smith wales, Victoria and South. Australia-rhavitig its own ■ controlling body; therefore it was diiSeult to arrange for the visit to New Zealand of an AustriSian team. A? for Now South Waßs, hockey had not been playtd since 1914, until la?tI a? t season, when the ganae was revived, and naturally tho association was pot a* strong, both financially arid as..regards players, as i n prewar dajs, attd th© othOr St«6s were in the same posltldti..As to n team touring New Zealartl ifi 1920,, theia was no dq u bt that a 1 g ? od i. Rlrfo opu,d He got together, bfit the whom thing was % matter of finance Inter state would be realtmed in Sydney fiext August, and it was not fikjly that tfi« meelation could send a team across to New Zealand without some definite guarantee from the New Zealand association. If a Eyg , tem of billeting waU. possible, something might be done; and the-association would he pleased, to hear further on the kuhieot The matter was. referred to a special coir mittee, .conaistmg of Messrs Snell, Quartermain and Cowpcr, to report at a later meeting- ' Several letters were received from the Otaki siiFaSiociation suggiiiting that the headquarters of ,th 6 Horowhciiua association sHomd he shifted from Lem to Otaki If fir to Tfpty rtstrag' that, u the New Zealand Etockey Association had afipointod .« Boundhries Gdmmission to d-sr with bou2dari<!s fit the North Island, ji f‘i - S inidmiasible to tike ahy .adibh' in the miVter until tho report of the conjmiaaion wg» obtained. • 1 . .. It was resolrcd to suggest to the North Island suTPassqciafions that they hold tHeir annual conference at Palmerston North on January 9, and that each sub-association should he entitled- to one delegate and one rote.