ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 488, 22 April 1909, Page 3

ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL.

SOUTH AFRICAN TEAM'S VISIT. THE CONDITIONS ASKED FOE. • Intimation Has been received by the New Zealand Football Association that the South African Association'has accepted its invitation to visit tile Dominion and part of Australia during the .6eason. 1910. Folowiijg are the conditions which the South African Association, wish; tho New Zealand authorities to,agree to:— '~-, The visiting team shall consist .of fifteen or sixteen players, .without a! manager. It is considered .that the work of manager could be carried out by the captain until arrival in New Zealand, where the duties'would devolve on the New Zealand Football Association. {The South African Association felt that it would be in the interests of both associations if the team consisted, of .sixteen players,'but the point was not ■■" The programme shall bo draSyn up t>y, the New Zealand Association, and embrace two.or three' matches weekly. It was desired that" ; the -New.'•' Zealand Association should;book;(at the. New Zealand end) firstclass return; fares for the team from- Cape Town to port of disembarkation, and defray all travelling and -hotel expenses throughout their 6tay a 6 a team in New : Zealand and Australia. The team would be prepared to spend eieht weeks, or thereabouts'in the Dominion. The New. Zealand Association should defray the cost of hringißg players to the port of. embarkation: in South. Africa,. and the return journey to their homes,*" involving approximately an outlay of . It desired that there should be no : misunderstanding on. that, point, as all profits accruing from the. tour, would go to the New Zealand Association. .The sum in question,, which would be advised after the : team had been, chosen, should be, paid prior to day of sailing from' Cape Town. Tlie JJew Zealand Association was to be entitled to nil gate receipts and profits, of any.other, description,'.and.to be under no further liability than those before mentioned. The South African Association were prepared, to carry.out a short programme in Australia on the.return journey, if the time occupiedVwould not unduly, prolong the tour. The arrangements in this con-i section .were left,with' the, New Zealand Association. ;'..- ' :• • " .■■■•;' / In' conclusion,' the hon. secretary to : the South African' Association- says: "I shall be glad if you will have all theso matters .discussed/by your '.body and 'clinch matters,; as early as possible, submitting, at the same time, the itineraryiOf-of-the tour as proposed by :you. The annual, meeting of this association takes place 'in .August next,-, when it is^trusted that,all arrangements will have been; finally completed between us." '-.; WELLINGTON •. FOOTBALL' ASSOCIATION. 1 The Management "Committee of'the Wellington Football Association.met last .night; Mr. ,B. L. Salmon "presiding.. i .'• , The Newtown Congregational Football"'Club ; was permitted to play in black and white in all matches other- than ■ those against teams which have already, been granted those colours. It was agreed to allow the Khandallah Football.Club to.use maroon and blue jerseys in club matches. ..'■■'•/. ■.■■,''','■. - v A request from' the' Swifts Football Club that its fixture in the senior second division on April 24 be postponed was acceded to. ' Upon.the application of the Brooklyn Football Club, it was resolved to' play :'all ! fixtures in the third division junior-matches, in/which its team was engaged, on the, Nairn Street Reserve. '. ; , ' - It was pointed out by the Wanderers Football Club, that, at its annual meeting, the of delegates;to the Wellington Football Association was "overlooked. . Objection had been taken to the' committee appointing them at a subsequent meeting. The association resolved. that, provided there.was nothing in the rules to the contrary, the committee had acted in; order.-. ■ ; The Town Clerk notified the association, that the City Council.had granted/the use of the southern portion' of Newtown ; Park, Nairn' Street Reserve, and the north-eastern portion of-the Basin' Reserve (the'same grounds as last season). .. .;. ~.-....-....'.. The Boys' Sub-committee-'notified that.it had decided as under:—"That it be a. recommendation to the Management Committee of the Wellington Football ' Association that the junior league, third division should be divided into' two divisions, A and !B; that the A division should, consist of, as far ,as possible, the best eight teams; that the B' division should consist of the remainder of the teams; and that the age limitfor both should remain the 15. years." The recommendation was adopted. _It_was agreed to ask.the Diamonds Football Club for an explanation as to why they had classified two players—Hathaway and Roberts— inthe senior second division. : . _It was decided to play two rounds'in the Senior League, first .division; one round in senior: second division; three rounds in junior first division; one round in junior, second division; and tho number of rounds in the junior third division was left to tho sub-committee. It. was decided to recommend the Boys' Subcommittee that,; if there are two rounds in the junior third division, Petone shall, come into town to play the matches in the second round. The'oup: presented by Mr. Adair was allocated to the junior third division, B grade, as a championship cup not to be won outright. . SATURDAY'S MATCHES. ". | : The following referees have been appointed for Saturday's matches:—; ' Senior First Division (3 o'clock).—Wanderers v. Thistle, Basin Reserve, H. Waters; Swifts v. St. John's, Seatoun Park, H. Godber; Ramblersv. Rovers, Newtown Park, H. Smith; Petone v. Diamond,.at Petone Recreation Ground. J.'Paton; Y.M.C.A., a bye. ■ . * Senior Second /"Division, (3 o'clock).—Mental Hospital v. Letter Carriers, Porirua Hospital, W. Press; Porirua United A v.'B, at Porirua,' E. Windley; Swifts v. Marist Old Boys, No. 1 Miraraar, A. Lewson; Thistle v. Wanderers, No. G: Miramar, A. Wood; Ramblers v. Diamond, No. 8 Miramar, F. O'Connell; Y.M.C.A v. Rovers, No. 2 Miramar, J. Davidson; St. John's-v. Petone, at Petone, A. P. Levin.Junior First Division.—Y.M.C.A. v. Diamond.'No. 5 Miramar,- A. Newbold; Brooklyn v. St. David's, *at Cuba Street, Petone, Rev. J. D. Russell; Wadcstown, a bye.MARIST BROTHERS'. CLUB> - '•' A meting of the Marist Brothers' Foottall Club was held last night, there being about 20 members present. It was decided to enter a team for the senior second division'competition this season. The following officers were' elected :— Hon. secretary, Mr. G. V. Hill; hon. treasurer, Mr. A. P. levin; club captain, Mr. M. Fitzgerald; vice-captain, Mr. J. Clements; Management Committee, Messrs. Clements, Bowie, Rosingrave, Murphy; Selection Committee, Messrs. Fitzgerald, Clements, and Bowie. Green and whito were decided on as the.cidours of the club. On Saturday the. Marist Brothers' will play the Y.M.C.A. senior team a practice match.