FOOTBALL.

Press, Volume LXVII, Issue 20176, 3 March 1931, Page 7

FOOTBALL.

RUGBY UNION. CHANGES IN REPRESENTATION SUGGESTED. Members of the Linwood Football Club pripiaiy and Bacondaiy school*'; representatives on she executive of the tCan'ierb»uy v Rujjby Football Union should „act| (flly in an, advisory capacity without voting. 'ipoWeps' except* ill' mati&s'j concerning- their own section." At the annual' meeting Of the club heldlait evening it was decided 1o senda remit to that effect for discussion at: the annual' meetinaf of delegates ■ to tbe Union, tobe held on-Marohlßth. ' ■ • - ' Mr' H.' Davis Said the position waa at pre-, -sent* unsatisfactory, -though the re*, preventatives were sound legislators. _ evar. oluhp had no say in the conduct of school fdotball, 'but the schools*,'representatives TQted on matters concerning senior ■ football* -'■'MrtWi. Cotrles said he thought .the we» . of v»ohool representatives vetting on'matters ocneeming club football *h wrong. * 'TBat no club have more than one "representative on the Canterbury Rugby Football Union executive > with "the exception of the immediate past' president »of the Union, was - another, .remit the club decided to • fend to the annual, meeting of, delegates. Mr W. Cowles said that at present it waa possible for three clubs, if their four delegates were ejected -to the exceptive, almost 'to initiate Sgtbr, In Chrlstchurch. . Sfud thai; if anything of unj • wtew ;Itp i the Rugby Upioa it fop. club to'have only \'f!" Isv help. . Cowles. Mr Club lift Tltlftf O*toh Irt Ttoww on uu, ' ' "f" "?' Meeting oi the Burb? Chilli Club (W»«-l»eld, is it evening V* si SliM tha «ucces«fpl in wtoaflfjino.trnnpetiyioM, the membci* i during «• lightS' Jiad .been. installed scaw4\is-to WateM w Bid*'placed the club s#g(wste^aJtt?i M? ;'3, v Eickeyby ' J"*™! : r&#|^p.STK'k , sl?X'^ e 'mitte#,,;Messrs Ji, 'Meriin,. J... Panthanu_il. ren. . W.' WTllcineon,, 8. W. Watson, ■ Wte«.l« the, C.8.F.U., Mesna B.,Kaye* and , dfseftssloft-'on Htlje* jwpowfl' to erect a .payilion te St-James Park. Tho r • matter w*» to the incomes ./njSfeff s*r '*», s»fe«d»y, *' ; 5W dele2»tes we>ie; instructed to support ~ -the 1 retard to the' international rule* govi raining •" 1 f *" \'Vh fc ! ;-«Rjpa^^vASSoeuTiON- . .SvSH?<-l? rt t 380888™ • <Sttsv3#sra, «f«ot lisssySj m&szss&s

beri of this committee to be not necessarily members of tho bodies concerned. 2. That all active members be classed into three grades: (i) 4 'A" grade to consist of members competent to control Senior A games; (ii) "B" grade to consist' of members-com-petent to control Junior and Senior B games', (iii) "C"'grade to consist'of members competent to control any game up to and including President's. . ■ ■ I 3. That all proposed new members be placed on a special list until they have been examined by the Reviewing Committee; elocted, and graded. 4.That any referee may make not more thim'two applications to the secretary during any one .season, to be regraded, all such apr plications to be in writing. . . ■ ■ . It (was f also decided that tho executive of the Association should confer with represent tatlVes of the Canterbury Bugby Union re< ■carding any ■ changes which will bo necessitated by the adoption of the grading system. Annual Conference. >A letter i was received v from tho New Zca'land Eugby 1 Referees*' Association notifying that the annual conference of. delegates is to be held at Hamilton \at Easter, of this year, and asking 'the Canterbury Associotion to forward any remits that they had for discussion. It was decided to forward a remit that it be a recommendation from tho New Zealand Rugby» Referfces' Association that frout r».nlc players must ( not lift - their foet -until the ball is fairly !n the scrummage. Mr 8. Hollander V#B appointed as the As-, sooiation's representative at the Other Matters. In moving the acceptance of three resignations, the president said that it would be advisable for all members to attempt to increase the membership of the Association, as it appeared likely that there would be ao increase In the number of playing under the Rugby Union. , .■ ! 4 . . It was decided ,to play a cricket matoh in the hands «jf-Mosfcr# C; O. Crawford and meeting both were lost. - ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL. ■ NEW , BRIGHTON CLUB* Tho fifth annual meeting -of, tho IJow Brighton r Association. Football Club wfcs' held list evening, Mr A* Jackson, president, being in' tho chair. , ' The /annual', report ,and balance-sheet, which' shows *a excess of assets over tie# of 1818# 6<J, ( wwo. adopted./ > Tha Allowing officers _were elected;— My J. J[» Sh&W* * Ciipfi s A* W. wort^ K T.Goodohildr L. \SSS r , SSf^Si^T%%&3i CrojoKsfianks, ,J. C«npbell, Jl O.fGn)ge; committee, Messrs J. Cmicksßanla, C. , Gudge, »Atdern; honorary membeM, Messrs • HamUton, P., Doust, _J. SMgster, J. Cionmings, H. Ardern. R, Cook. G-. Dupoan, J- Cnukshanks, J. Fpcook. &■ Gudge, A - ~* nd D "£" combo; delegates to O.F-A.,' Messrs 'VT. Waddell; M. B. Mitchell, H. Jackson. ,Mr H. Jackson, ex-president,- wae elected come 'president of tho club. , March' 31st .was fixed aa the opening day of the season, " \ % f