RECORD "SOCCER" SEASON PREDICTED

Chronicle (Levin), 12 April 1947, Page 6

RECORD "SOCCER" SEASON PREDICTED

WELLINGTON, April 11. A record season for the game in the Eoiuinion this year was predicted by delegates at the annual mceting of the New Zealand Football Association toniglit. Mr. L. Munro, chairnian of the couucil, said there would be eight representative matches during the coming season. The purpose of playing these games was to insure- that the New Zealand team would take the field physically fit. The inter-Islaud match would be piayed in Wellington, about

tlic oilg OI" 'juiio. xiitj 1ybw zjucijlciuu team would play Auckland at Auckland in July, and Canterbury at Christchurch during August. Mr. C. Ward (Auckland) said it would cost the Auckland Association EIOOO to send an Auckland team of boys under 15 years of age on a tour of Australia this year, but his association was 110 1 afraid of this hurdle. If any association had an outstanding boy the Auckland Association would be willing for its selectors to see him play, and if he was selected he would be included in the team if the boy's association would be willing to pay his travelling expenses to and from Australia as the Auckland Association would have to do for its team. The eleetion of officers resulted: Patron, the Governor-General; president, Sir Ernest Davis (Auckland); vice-presidents, 33 were re-elected with the.addition of Messrs. C. Ward (Auckland), E. L. Hope (Otago), A. L. God: ber (Wellington), H. Ward (Wanganui), II . Hall (Taranaki), W. Wallace (Otago) and A. Ball (Wellington); life vice-president, Mr. F. Sanders (Wellington); hon. treasurer, Mr. W. L. Wilson; council, Messrs. L. Munro, J. Houston, B. S. Connor, A. J. Costelloe, W. Chapman, T. W. Dick, C. Hall, W. J. Vaney and J. Shankie; representative on the Football Association in London. Mr. K. de Maus; representative in Canada and the United States, Mr. H. N. Holmes; hon.. auditor, Mr. N. H. G. McFarlane.