HOCKEY

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 793, 16 April 1910, Page 7

HOCKEY

This.afternoon will bo ocoupied by most; of;the clubs' in preliininaiy practice'games. Air. endeavour is; :.boing made to start championship niatchcs ou "April;-23.1-: As the'list of;representative iixturts promises t0. , b0.-very large,this year,.-an early start is;, essential if tho 'ordinary'championship games.are to bo finished-, in reasonable tiine. : The following grounds have been alloted ' for to-day : : isay: .Jletrop6!itan, ; United,.Wesley, and Wellington; Duppa Street: 1' .M.C.A.; Kelburne l'ark: V ic-. toria College; ICarorii , K.arori. I'hej remaining clubs will practise at Mirainar. ! It;iaunderstood that'there"|b an.cxtra ground available at Karori. . ;;.

.' The annual meeting of thovTVollingtoii Hockey, lleferees' -Association was held; last evening at Dr., Morpeth's ■ rooms,; Willis Street, when 'about•-•half .a. dozen members attended. Mr. .- Falconer: occupied the chairi The/following officers were- elected for tho ensuing-year :-Chairman, Mr. W. J.,organ ; a secretary was not appoint>ed,.the acting-secretary, Dr. Morpeth, bcing T asked to find someone willing to fill, the post; selection committee, Messrs, I Morpeth, Southwick, - and sectetary.. ' . •-....- .' Mr;: Falconer suggested tho advisability, of referees' wearing a suitable cap or badge, and on the motion of Mr. Jones .it was decided that the chr/r----•man, Dr.; Morpeth, and tho secretary should attend to this matter.

Mr.' Biirley, Cbristchurch, 'was : reelected Wellington delegate to the New Zealand Hockey Referees' Association. !Mr:'- Eiinter. mentioned that nothing had-been done.last sensonin respect to the clubs providing "corner flags," and the Wellington Hockey Association will bo asked to insist upon this being carried out. '■. -.'""■'. ■.■■■-.. ■'/..

; The question of allowing a delegate to represent the referees at meetings eonducted by the- Hockey Association was again mentioned, and a letter will be forwarded to the latter body accordingly., ",:',.■ . . . .'...".- One new momber was elected.:' It was mentioned that there will be sufficient senior referees but inrospect to other grades nothing definite is yet. known. -. ; Motions'of thanks', were passed , for tho services of last year's officers, also to Dr. Morpeth for use of room, and tn AFr. Falconer for takine'tho chair.