HOCKEY.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1464, 12 June 1912, Page 6

HOCKEY.

'iji CONFLICT EE SHILID MATCHES. A meeting of the Wellington Hocl ey .' -Association wa's hold last evening, C. N. Cathio presiding. ■_ _■ • A communication was received from th«':ii£i Marlborough Association," ■ asking for -. a. visit from a representative' B team to Blenheim this season.—Decided that every endeavour would 1« made to get a team away. The New Zealand Hockey Association r wrote stating that it was • intended to: forward teveral suggestions for improve- ff!% luents in. ■ the rules of the game to' Hoc-Rev Association (England).—Decided that a- -sub-committee, consisting y. ofSp Messrs. Organ, Gendall, and Cusack, b#*ol? 'appointed-to go through the rules with view to suggesting alterations that, would be : of benefit' to the came. ■_ ■ ,-j N.The town clerk of the Karori .'Council wrote notifying tho association 1 ;:^;;. that- their tender, for liconso to use tho playing grounds at Karori had t Icon iu--. ecpted.' Tho association' will navo^.tlw'f^ ■ use of seven grounds, one of which be specially prepared for Shield matches..^-';v. ■ : .I.n l'pplv to a letter from tho associa-'tfX; •;Vio», asking for moro dressing -accom--modation, the Karori Borough. Council 'advised that this matter was receiving ! attention.- Also that the. question of train services between 5 mid 5.30 p.ni oil Saturdays would be, attended to.. _ Oft. . the motion of Mr.'Ousack, it was decided ' to thank the council lor tiio action taken on the' association's. behalf. - VS.S V ' •Mr.'. Bennett, malinger of tho- recent-.-. touring team/ submitted, his .report* was accorded a vote of thanks for his ■ '-vice's:'-:' A' letter was authorised . to I*.sent to-''Hawke's?Bay,-and. Auckland,, vhankim A ' -those 1 bodies'.fcr'thcir- tieatmont.of-piaj-v;-.. ers'-while on tour. .'. .■■■.■'■ . . ... ' It w.i> ilccided that a .senior- trial match, ■be.-played ton: Saturday,'. Tune Zl. - .- !?'..»ln ''connection'wiih tlio visit of enalle»|>-,^ tl < >. ing teams.-.t0.-. Wellington, it- was- _ that a Reception Committee, consisting .Messi-v Organ, Davios, Cusaek, .1 hoiv^p- ; . /:;> ■son, chairman, secretary, and club ;taries,3bo formed to make , • for- entertainment. ■" • Correspondence rela tivo to ■received for shield matches was consider-.; .; oil. and a lively discussion eilMsed. It dis-si£:-: closed the fact that the attitude adopted --. • :'bv!t.he»New Zealand Hockey Assocm,ion,.-. ;^K . •resarding the, order in which tho *inK : -associations- are to be 'placing'- tho■ local association in; .an,-, .. awkward-position." ■ ' iOn Mav 15 tlie New Zealand A-v-ocinlion . -intimated, that- challenges' had ly» >;.-= ■ frnnv Canterbury, Auckland,Suiid Otogo, awlittot Hons must.be plnyeit m.thntoi -<Ilc'1 lc ' . Tln> communication also. Mar.id -.that y. ; Tai'anal-d desired to play V.ellinirle-n on - . ' Tnlv 20 "''v''' > •,»••• i"...'.V ■ ' On-Mar 25 the local association a.rr^iged-';-g;'-its lioino fixtures, so as to matches to be played on .Tune -< ••» » \uR!ist 10; and Peptern >ier.. 7. ■ *■ S In. vie-v of Tarannk'. s request fm l ||n ;. .., second-'date (although they W(;re.l..nd 1 1.-. . the Ist), thcWelliugten Asweia ion »: . - governing bodv to all.he da e. . Riiico that-, time,' Wvovo , iMnnoK,.. n. . a'rlviwd Wollinglon ' lntl< IvU association: who ' "have thus* brought themselves into "flict with the parent lwd.v. iho >•«« ; hm\ 'Association Man original order of tho challenges must f» ° C On the'"motion of tlio chairmim it was decided to t.deßi-aph the governing bi «x. a«kiiiir ' for -definite information os to .. 'whether a shield match had been arranged for Juno 29, and with whom. It was also ' J : decided to stato that that date must be /...■: cancelled, for any shield matchi tmless an nrrangemont is coriciuded wy >T\inc IG.