HOCKEY.

Press, Volume LVI, Issue 16856, 9 June 1920, Page 8

HOCKEY.

CANTERBURY ASSOCIATION. The Management Committee of the Canterbury Hockey Association met last night. :,Ic f, sr3 T^ V - Simpson, C. Bellamy, A\. Chappell, F. Crawford, W. E. Cook A\. J. Frimklin, li. Joe, 0. B. Lc Hotte'. S. Morris A. Gunn, H. Throp, H. Kcv, ani fc. U. Holland. * A protect was received from the Cranford HocKSy-Club with referonco to the match played on the sth inst. between C--*nford and Oxfora terrace, third graie. it was Cranford was awarded a penalty bully. Alter the bully, an Oxford terrace player obstructed his opponent in front of I S 7 '<^ ut plto tho Cranford player goaled. Simultaneously with the shootiu- of tne goal tho reiorco blew his whistle, awarding anotaer penalty to Cranford. Instead however, of playing the second bully t& rc.oree. announced that time was up "Cranford thus bern* neither awarded the goal nor the replay of the penalty bully. The m-LtW W T>,rX r n r l f ? ter The Cranford Hockey Club wrote with reference to a complaint from the R-forte-' sysisu?" <oSs™,a should have re5? m ',' unneceS3ar y talk" ins&eoa ol ungentlemanly conduct" Tho dwiv o,ove ". tie' letter elated desired to know why Mr Ballinger threatens! wiih ra ? l 0 oil the fieM for igTim„ a Sydenham ©layer, and no mjt ■ cur team requests," ran the etter 'is n, square deal, and as there L no likelihood of obtaining it through Mr Bal linger we have no alternative than UrlnL to participate in any game over wh ; ch he m i Jurisdiction. It .is with extreme re-ret tha„ our club hps taken -up this attitude th» 13 fl° ""-T-™ of 311 members to see the fjame flourishing". With the exception of tho last two senW£ V efcrr «? the Judiciary Committee the sentences in question b-nn"-held over for a leport to bo received from Referees Association, , C , : - Bellamy, a referee in tho match Saturday between Cranford and Selwyn complained that having spoken to Franklin a Cranford player, over an obstruction, F. I-aulltner the c.ub captain, camo up ttn d said "obstruction be ." Faulkner appeared and denied haxiDE used the words complained of. He had been called up, lie. eaid, and used a milder expression, » statement in which hs was corroborated by 3? ranklin. „ „ on , F . a^» er retiring from tho room, it was decided to tnter hxs name on the caution having cnticia-ed the referee's deciA, further complaint, against the same was then investigated, Mr Ballinger, the other refer** in the match, stated that during, aif argument with him a tL? P^) n " p!a^r .,^ Faulkner said to /T. 1, u Jle repeated his tactics brv (iaulkr.er) would "krock his head off." ner fcM. 111 " naediat ® 1 J r orderert Taulk- . I'aulkuer denied using the words 111 question. What ho said was "Out this Ks.-it'if M 1" pal! ? d J into tho room Bell stated Jiat 1-aulkner had threatened to knock liia head off. He believed that if the refers had not interfered he might havo been struck by Faulknor« It was eventually resolved that Faulkner bo suspended until the end of the 19-20 6€d6oo> It waa docidcd to fine the Selwyn, Technical, and Aadmgton Clubs 5« each for SlLn'ptaS^ 111 " 1416 DCtS aftCl matchf * It was decided to write to tho Otefjo Association, stating that a representative team woula probably bo sent south later on m tlie season. A complaint regarding the rough play of ?l v," . ni j un - or grado was referred to th? Judiciary Committee. FIXTtJRKS POIt SATTTBDAY. The following are the fixtures for Saturday :— First Grade—Se-lwyn t. Addington, Hagley Park; Technical v. Sydenham, Lancaster Park; Cliristehurch v. Y.M.C.A., EjtW Park; Cranford a bye. Sccond Grade—Oxford Terrace v. Teohnical B, Hagley Park; Technical A v. Y.M.C.A. A, Elisor's road; Sydenham v. Sehvvn A Sydenham Park; Chrratclrurch v. Y.M.C.a'. B. Hagley Park; Sehvyn B v. Cranford, St! Albans Park. Third Grade—Senior Cadets v. Cranford, St. Albans Park; Sydenham v. Oxford Terrace, Sydenham Park; Y.M.C.A. v. Technical, Ensor's mad; Selwyn a bye. Soooudary Schols—Technical College A v Technical College B; iVormal v. Weat Chrutchnrch. Primary Schools—Eedcliffs r. Wliarenni; Lmwocd v. Sydenham; Woolston a bye.