ATHLETIC SPORTS.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1099, 11 April 1911, Page 8

ATHLETIC SPORTS.

RUGBY FOOTBALL.

REFEREES* WEEKLY MEETING. The weekly meeting of the Wellington Referees' Avociafion was held at tho lioonis la?c evening, Mr. J). M'Kenzio presiding over an attendance fit about thirty-live members.

A Jotter was received from the secro.|ary of the New Zealand Association.slating that the annual conference and meeting of New Zealand referees will commence at the 'I'own Hall, Wellington, at 10 a.m. on Friday, April If. The following sugge.-stioiis, made by tlw New Zealand Association, with reference to 'lie entertainment of visiting delegate* w>y» adopted;—(l) Conference, to sit on Friday, and endeavour to finish all business that day; (2) official luncheon at the Windsor Hotel on Friday; (3) attend the two football matches at Athletic i'ark on Saturday afternoon; (-1) dinner at Hotel Windsor or some other place to be decided by the association. It was decided to write to the Wellington Rugby Union, asking for a donation of i's towards the ccst of entertaining the delegates. Applications were received from Ihp Solwyn Football Club for a referee for the match Sehvyn v. Palmcrston North; also from the Wellington College Old Boys' Clnb'for a referee for the match Old Boys v. Christcliurch High School Old Boys. Both matches are being played on Saturday, March 15;— It was resolved to refer •be applications to .the Appointment Board.

The secretary of the New Zealand Referees' Association forwarded a number of rulings by the executive of that body, in answer to questions by various other referees' associations throughout NewZealand. The various rulings were discussed with interest by members.

Mr. A. Boff. ivns elccted a member of the association. QUESTION OF GROUNDS. FETONE COUNCIL AND THE UNION. Tiie secretary of the Wellington Rugby Union, writing to (ho Petone Borough Council with reference lo the union's lease of playing grounds in Pelone, stated that tiie'borough solicitor (Mr. E. C. Kirk), when interviewed on the subject of tho draft agreement between the borough and the union, appeared (o bo under (he impression that the latter had already received and approved the document. As a matter of fact, said the writer, the agreement was only dealt with by the union, and certain, alterations minuted at a meeting of the union held on April 0 last. As soon as tho union's solicitor had looked through.the agreement the council would be advised.

The council "received" the letter at ils last meeting, indicating that the alterations referred to would be closely scrutiniscd when tho amended draft camp to hand.

ASSOCIATION,

THE SEW ZEALAND REFEREES. A meeting of tho New Zealand Referees' Association ("soccer" game) was held last evening, Jlr. \V. Munckton presiding. There were also present Messrs. W. 15. Wells, C. E. Fordhnm, C. J. Ward, 11. G. Mayer, B. L. Salmon, and 11. l'eohian.

The secretary of the Xeiv Zealand Football Association wrote stating his council had approved of several decisions of fhe Referc-os' Association, but one (charging the ball during the game) it had decided to send on to the Football Association for a ruling.—Received.

Mr. Mayer reported that he had received the badges which had been adopted for use by referees throughout tho Dominion. 111 connection with referees, Mr. Salmon pointed, out that although tho new constitution, as proposed at the last meeting,' provided for a standard of examination being set up, nothing had been done :o far.' II was necessary that something should be arranged before the badges could be issued. Considerable discussion took place 011 this matter, the opinion being that it would bo one thing to institute uniform examination but quite another matter to see it carried out properly. One delegate produced a copy of a set of questions (recently used by one of the local associations!, and it was promptly characterised as being quite inadequate. Eventually the question was loft to Jlessrs. Yeoman and Fordham to draft a schcme and submit it to the next meeting. The secretary was instructed to write to the Manawatu Football Association suggesting the formation nf a referees' association in Talmerston North.