ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL

Waikato Times, Volume 104, Issue 17462, 24 July 1928, Page 11

ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL

CHATHAM CUP TIE. FRICTION Wlfli) ASSOCIATION. STRONG HAWKE'S BAY PROTEST. AGAINST CHANGE IN VENUE. (By Telegraph—Press Association.) HASTINGS, Monday. The draw for the Chatham Cup competition showed that the winners of the Manawatu-Hawke's Bay match, played last Saturday week between St. Andrew's and Hastings United, were to meet Wellington, the former to play at home. Hastings won their game and Petone were the winners in the WeUington Province, so that the latter were due to meet Hastings in Hastings next Saturday. The New Zealand Association informed the Hawke's Bay Football Association last week that the match was definitely arranged for Hastings, but on Friday they wired that the Hastings team must travel to Wellington to play or forfeit the match. The matter was discussed at a meeting of the Hawke's Bay Association on Saturday evening, when it was decided to wire the following protest to the New Zealand Association: "That this meeting of delegates of the Hawke's Bay Football Association enters an emphatic protest against the action of the New Zealand Football Council in demanding that unless the Hastings United team travel to Wellington to meet Petone on the 28th inst., in the Chatham cup tic, in spite of having drawn the matcli to be played in Hastings, they will forfeit the game; and, further, that it is considered that this example of parochialism has deprived the Hawke's Bay Association of a splendid chance of furthering the game in the province. We respectfully ask for an explanation as to why the draw has been altered, in our opinion most wrongfully, to suit Wellington." It was also decided to write to all associations enclosing a copy of Hie protest and asking for support. CHATHAM CUP OBJECTIONS BY CLUBS. (By Telegraph.—Press .Assn.) WELLINGTON, Monday. A special meeting of the council of the New Zealand Football Association took place this afternoon to deal with objections from the Y.M.C.A. (Auckland), who wished its Chatham Cup matcli with North Auckland at Whangarei next Saturday to be transferred To ."ueklund, on account of the expense of travelling, and because a better gate would be the result. It would not guarantee the expenses of the North Auckland team. Another objection was from Hawke's Bav (Hastings United;, which had been ordered to play its match with Petone at Wellington next Saturday ; -the Wellington Association having guaranteed £25 towards tiie expenses of the Hastings team. The council strongly urged the Hawke's Bay Association to get' the Hastings team to Wellington for next Saturday. Regarding the Auckland v. North Auckland game, it was decided to telegraph to Auckland that the original decision to play at Whangarei must stand, unless the two come to a mutual decision.