ASSOCIATION.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1435, 9 May 1912, Page 6

ASSOCIATION.

LOCAL GOVKRXIXG BODY. The Wellington Football Association met last night. Mr. 11. M'Keowen presided. If was resolved to commence the school matches on May IS. Ten teams have been entered for the competition. Mr. W. F. Clark reported that a )'etone. player had "used abusive epithets" towards him during a match. iThe Association decided to ask the player whom the referee said he thought was tho offender to appear and explain his conduct. Mr. 15. Windley ia referee) reported that he had hail to ?top play in tlm match Jolmsonville v. Institute (Fifth A Division) to caution some spectators about bad language. So far as he had been able to detect, the offenders were youths. He had not. heard any more • offensive ianguago after his caution. It was resolved to bring the matter under the notice of the .lohnsonville Club.

Severn! letters werb received complaining that referees hail failed to appear at playing grounds to tabs charge of matches which had been allotted to them. It was decided to call a meeting of the Referees' Association at once to discuss these matters. A report is io be made to tho controlling body by next Wednesday. It was decided that except on next .Saturday nil future sixth-class mntclira will be pluye.d on the city reserves. Auckland and Ottigo are to-be nslced if they , will send representative, fiftli-grndo teams to play n Wellington representative tenin of that grade. ; Also, they will be asked to suggct tlic dates of the matches. Swifts' fourth grade requested permission to play a watch against a boys' team at l'almerston North on June 3. The request was granted. The matter of a newspaper report that a certain clnb's supporters had misbehaved at a match at Porirua iras discussed, and it was rp*olved to ask the referee (MY. Hutchison) to report. Wanderers protested against Referee Wimlley's conduct of their second division match against Tons at J'oririia. on April 2*. "In the first place," runs the letter, "he gave an o'V-sWe goal, and when approached admitted that the man svho cVnfred the ball was off-side, but not tho man who scored. Again, when Tons were fnkin? a corner, the referee told the man to allow for the wind." The setter was referred to the Betcrces' Association. The town clerk wrote Mint Iho City Council had granted the military .forces the use of Xewinwn Park for Saturday, June 1, mid Monday, June .'t. for the purpose (if holding a review of Territorials and endefs. The chairman said that !he. matter was one which win to be discussed this (Thursday) morning by General Godley and representatives of three sports bodies, and" that nothing could be done until after that. Porirna Club expressed willingiie.-; to pay hn'if fares of viMting teams, providing all matches were played at Potirua. The matter was referred to a sub-committee.* W. Whittle was before the association for his having signed two registration forms (for Brooklyn and Corinthians') Club*). He received a caution for his breach of (lie rules.