FOOTBALL

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXXXI, Issue 18784, 18 May 1923, Page 7

FOOTBALL

‘ASSOCIATION GAME. WEST HAM GO ON TOUR, Received May 17, 5.5 p.m. PRAGUE, May 16. In the presence of 16.000 spectators, 'lest Hani United Association football team defeated Salvia bv three goals to Oil. SOCCER PROPOSALS. (Per Press Association.) WELLINGTON, May 16. A meeting of the N.Z.F.A. to-night decided to authorise the manager and the assistant manager o}. the New Zealand team going to Australia (Messrs Mayer and Graves) to negotiate with the Commonwealth Football Association regarding the transfer of the Canadian team to Australia for a tour of about five weeks, and also for a transfer of an English amateur team from Australia to New Zealand in 1924. The New Zealand Council had offered to take over the English team at Sydney and Pay Australia £lOOO, but the Australian authorities had replied that they were not prepared to accept that. They preferred to adhere to the pooling system. The New Zealand team are to be given a civic send-off to-morrow by the Mayor of Wellington, and sail for Sydney by the Marama at 11 a.m. on Friday,

SOCCER IN SCHOOLS. COMPLAINTS AGAINST MASTERS. WELLINGTON, May 16. > conference of directors of technical schools decided, on the motion of Mr Howell (Wellington) to bring down a report on co-educa-tion. It was also resolved to join up with the Teachers’ Association. At a meeting of the New Zealand Football Association. Mr R. B. Bunt (Canterbury) wrote quoting remarks alleged by schoolboys to have been made by masters when asked to ai l the formation of school Soccer teams. Among the remarks alleged were : (1) Boys attending this school must play Rugby; (2) Boys wishing to play Soccer had better leave this school; (3) Boys attending this school who play Soccer are disloyal to the school; (4) Rugby is the na tional game in New Zealand, and this school recognises no other games; (5* Boys playing Soccer have been detained in school on days when their competition matches took place, and Rugby boys were let out early. It was decided to place the letter in the hands of the deputation which is to meet the Minister of Education to discuss with him the matter of Soccer in schools. KZ. TEAM FOR AUSTRALIA WELLINGTON. May 17 TTjere was a very convivial gathering at the Town Hal! to-day when tho Mayor of Wellington. Air R. A. Wright, M.P-, gave a civic send-off to the N.Z. team, which ieaves for Australia tomorrow on its tour of eight weeks. The Mayor remarked that this was the second visit of a New Zealand Soccer team to Australia, but great progress had been made in the game since the last visit in 1905. New Zealand won the L v tests against Australia last year, and yUnours were divided in 1905, so that Australia would make strenuous effoits to win on this occasion. The New Zea< land team was a fine body of men. and he was snre they would worthily uphold the credit of the Dominion, both on »nd off the field.