FOOTBALL.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 626, 1 October 1909, Page 9

FOOTBALL.

• THE ASSOCIATION GAME. . . NEW ZEALAND COUNCIL. ■i At the meeting- of the' Council of the New Zealand, Football Association, held : at the Yiir.C.A. 'room's-.last evening, there wero present:' Messrs. J. J. Koberts -(in the chair), B. L. Salmon (secretary), ;W.' AVood, L. White, J. If. Ollior, S. W. Thornton, C. E. Fordlam, and C. J. Ward.,,' ' ; . " . ;-The Soiitlilnnd Football Association forwarded a' list of .clubs affiliated to the associatioh... Thero were iivo senior clubs, seven school, clubs, and two junior clubs, representing, altogether, seventeen playing teams. ' ■: • A. letter was received from the secretary of the Otiigo Football Association, conveying the thanks of the southern-body for the hospitality extended to tho mombors of the Otago Boys' representative team' which visited Wellington Tecently, and carried off tho laurels of victory, "Prominence ia., freely ' • given," stilted ' the writer, "to the fact that the Otago Rugby Union,. with' its vast amount of wealth, has never faced the undertaking of sending 'a team further than Invercargill." The hppe was ex-that-.tbo'jvisit would .be returned'by a/team' of ,Wollington. boys _ next'. season. .'The tour of the Otago Boys, it was considered, -was ii; master-stroke' for, the advancement' of tho' game. ' ' . ■ . Permission was granted the Wellington Foot-batl-Association' to Carry .its cup competition! into tho month ..of - October; Messrs. H. Ni Holmes, and B.: L. Salmon .were constituted," a sub-committee to go into and report upon the whole question of-the further'encouragement of tho Association lootball game amongst the boys. -. ■ L-The- following -'remit . from the Wellington Football Association was referred to- the affiliated 'bodies 'for - report:—' ■ -7_.;''That a recommendation, bo sent to 'the. '- New Zealand Football, Association that no 1 - province,; being .' the holders of the Brown; Challenge -Shield, bo to play mdrp • than threo challenge' matches during tho : season,. unless. the : holders agree to play • extra matches." Some'; discussion arose over the lapsing of the ■Wotlington-AVanganiii Brown - Shield match, owing to tho failure of both : associations, to agreo as to the date of the match. before, September 30, after ,:'which no' Brqwn ''Shieldmatches can be played^.- according to the rules: ■It was agreed that Wanganui'a challenge fee be ;held-.as a challenge fee for next season's competition, provided that no' new rule is added :in tho meantime. ';; ..; .- • '■ ,v- ' :- ! On tho question of determining the dates for. receiving challenges for. the Brown.Shield competition next.Reason,'.it was agreed-to"defer &<£'.] -cision ' untu.-a- future meeting,",when;the fol-J lowing notice of motion by Mr. B. L. Salnion will be discusscd;— .... "That no ; challenges bo .received before- ; May 1 for .any .particular .season; that all , uncompleted ohallenges. at. the end .of the . | season must fall, and that' the. challengo fees • ,iri such : caSes.,be returned." ~i: . ';' :. ; : ■ The draft rules suggested ■: by' the. sub-com-. :mittco:appointcd to frame regulations; with, regard 'to. the'apportionment of losses incurred 'iii' connection with the Brown Shield matches ;wbre laid on the -table. It was decided to refor ;the suggested rules to the affiliated associations for roport. , t Messrs. ; F.;. J;, Courtney; B. L.. Salmon, and J. J.''Roberts 'wero appointed aysub-cdmmittce to'.-go'-thoroughly into the ! issues x involved .''in. :the prospective .tour, in- New''Zealand,!' of a 'team of, representative Association football. players-from-New South Wales. The estimated ; cost of: the tour is: set down at just' over i£7oo, 'providing for matches at Wellington (2). Auckland (2), Dunedin (2), Christchurch (1), Timaru '(I),'-: New : Plyniouth - (1), W'anganui (l); 1 Invercargill (1), and, if possible,'one match each at Napier and'Masterton. ■' V; ■ All ABSociation matches set. down for decision iat Duppa . Street :on .Saturday.: next will "be •played at Miraiuar. w NORTHERN UNION GAME ; At a ; meeting, held '■ at. Petono last evening ;the 'teamr was .chosen',- to . represent iWellington-;in. the match ; - under . Northern •:Union 'rules- which -is to bo■ played .-against jTaranaki-.-atVPetone :. to-morrow afternoon:— iFull-back, C. Murphy: three-quarters, Twohill, ilnstone, .Tyne, Proebstel.iHouse'j half, Barber; forwards,- Cross,. Sullivanj -: Wright, . Knight, 'King,- O'Sullivan. :. Emergencies,; G. Spencer and D. Gilchnst. - . ■ • ,

;. ' ' .-x :-r:..v,.:, ' ■ ■' ... . .CTVIL-SERVICE MATCHES, '.'■. ifor- the Civii: Service .championship .Tyill ~bo played',on Saturday' between..tlie combined' Advances, Land Taxes and .Valuation Departments and :the .Public. Trust, Office. ■: ;'AS Joth/teahis'; hays! beon' inVtraining : for ; w'hile', contest should : pro.duce'good football. ; The'followiiig;V'ill".represent the combined, De-' Apartments :-rE. Burke, ; A.' Hill; R.' G. Jl'Lehlian, M'Caw, S. 0. Clark, Ijovell, Fawcett, Clark,;' Jlqrtison, Murray, vPaul,';Peart; • Ciirtayr.o, Dowlaiul, and Glcdhill.* ' The,' match" will take.place at the polo ground, commencing.-'at ip.m,' Mr. T. H. Jones will officiate as rc- : feree.. ,• ;

•It was statid at. the • annual teeeting ~of Sproydon (Christchurch) ratepayers that tUn 'district has: not been .valued, for.-foiir years. :Tho chairman :• explained that' application■ had liHii 'imado. to a gentleman connected with tho, Valuation Department, but .tha'board, had hot rec'eivecl', aby - definite • response; . A ratepayer who' was jpreseht said that if'the board' were waiting 011. the gentleman named they would wait a long time,' as he- had been retrenched. The. meoting was rather amused at the hiatus which', had. occurred,' but' they looked forward to' another application being made, at, ah early date. -■ The opinion ;. was': expressed : (records "The Press") 'that .retrenchment, had severely "crippled ',tho:,. Valuation Department,'-and", its ability to capo with its work'.