ASSOCIATION.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1467, 15 June 1912, Page 12

ASSOCIATION.

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REFEREES-A SCREW LOOSE

The Humour of Being pn the Line

lake any senior Lpaguo A-Bsociafipa fooN ball match on n M.urday afte.riiQon , ; and you will bo etniSlt by...t.!io, pirciimsWiico, common to all the, •'■Soce'er" caSiwd's in \yeilington at all events, that iflHrewntatives of tho Lan.d o- , -Cnkcs pie.domiiiate on the line. •

A Scotchman -iroiild sctiner watch a "Soccer" match riny clay ffliih'a'itmrb'T contest, not because .he despises fltrbv as a game, but because in his hativp land ?}"? I 8!,,?, 1 ' 11 ? 1 ,! o ''- 1 - 17 ■sfle»>ift&.- onl> 'one kind ot fitba —\fe- itf New Zealand call it Soccer — and , , because ho: je cons'ervotive by nature, clinging ten.aeibiish' "fib- his. hrst affections in- .all , , things'.. A good football , ; matc.h; is, one, of the -few , things that may.be c.al'qula.tea with certainty to rouso hiii .from his' Qiin.'raoieTistic calm, and /evert ,th£n his , feiiipei* ment restrains tiio' , :ajdp\ii of his demon , -- strations, and his^cEiments,. -.tho'iigh: scathing, aro rarely bcotchman can cp;iiv.ey .fit a for cbnVeiisational words what; jn. th« opiriiok of: the colonial, would recjuire; a half-brick U adequately express..-. ' . .' For instance, take iua -'Mi ,, .!''' . Ih'e Scotchman's "Ach)! ; ".ji9; oa'-.gcipU' ia.s-Ghiiieie- , to him, for its meaning,paries-, afcoriiing , to the tone in which- it-fls .uftpyed.. 'Geii.erally it means prpfbufrd im'pa-, i tionce, disappointment.ve'xtfeme'iirritatioiv: , . that the subject ef : : .:the : "Aoh" ;iS;£h6p|less ; , incompetent; \vpnldV| have been a wiser-,.mai : 7 if:'he- , -had.. , stay^<l , . at home and avoided! "suph .a- jspeofacle if: football degeneracy:;.' , ■.■../■ "Hey!" is a m'Gfe;.eficerfui expresslpri, marking eome oveiitfu.l.'.cT.isis-'-in fhe- niatcly, a brilliant coup, : :the;:. discomfiture: .of, -tlfe.unpopular eido, It miy . Be:' paraphrased in colonial; iiaVlaiice by' β-acll': terms as "b05caT!.".... , .-"J!m , iny , ll)oscirl" -(the oamparatire degree:i6>--.-:bpsc , a.r")j , er- ,yi bps-. carino!" (the superlative:-.decree)-. ; If, after the match;; you--ask: i , . Sce.tcli- ■ man what he thought)of:.;i-t;i'::hb;,mißh,tVeay-"it raicht ha' onial would say, ;witlri-a;;Wur:cxpr<»s'ip:h,.' "Rotten!" Of tie would say "it 'and , - the eolenial "Fair toifiriediiun.!' , ■ ' ' ' ,:

Of a first rate willing; "gb^ ,, th<S .Scotchman would remark;.,'-l;'ineV : nian. ~ f ine i , !'\aii<]| : tho colonial would sum iipmtn:otio.wx>r'd; "Decent!" ■ ; What of the Referees? "What is wrong--with , lh> 'Wgllingtori; Referees' ..Iyast, ■y'ehi; this'■ institution was a antlit held frequent ereci for instructional-.'purposeSf.inJdv gen? erally speaking, atteiuled- j»;/:b l usinessv This year, ;to have come over the}flnce);live.iy. ■scerie-.!pf : operations. lington. Football .Asso.ciatira'siv.jiahager ment Committee thisJLJreek'Jfrora.ali'i'dires-:.' tions. One—and this.:'!Tras:i!corisidoredK ; bad one—was that/a^ertaiii^irefer.eeJdid 5 : not receive notice match until Saturday on which tho .■ played. There •why these notices LtoVreferees' bo received by membersviofifthelEeferees'': Association on Thursday,vmbr,niig:.;at;.!a):-. est. It niigjit be i eeo the appointments-in';. : '.the'newspapftrs; on Wednesdays. But ■that': : ,i3?n6t: ,: busi-i;= ness. Cards have;; been:il-pnntedjv'andii they were could receive a notfficition'i'of:. : nis/■ ap-'. pointraent. But ;58o'rii.e6rie..'i blunderiug. As a;mattet:of>fact > ?:itwa3. : : mentioned that therekhas ;, Wtt\-n/f ? ' : uic.et-r1 ing of the Keforees' Association fqfij'jjeet'sland weeks, and weeksi:: L: -7F,uTtherv. cpin-'" munications addressed "to been unanswered, and falso i.some.lrefc'rees ■ have had to rely on'tho. ,? newspApers*en-. ,: tirely to see whore tlieyi.Jad'-ibi^-gb'.'.-irom , . Saturday to '■'.':'. ':'i;,J'.There is hope ahead. ; TOtisnpweyer,::jCinV : of the members of .tho ,: .Management,iC6m ;, ; mittee stated that ■.■lthefsecretary ::: !pf^:the : Eeferees' Association/ha r d¥avgreat ;3eal; : of s work to do, or somejtKinjtiof';-thtf VortiThis member also '/sta'ted'-.^liat-.'iift'-'Tilouldi , eee that the referee'sVraef."iieisfc 'lUies.dayi ■ and also that he would^^'shako^tliin'gs";.\ip!' a bit." "If the secretary/"cannot , Manage'- , to do the work, why.;npt' appoint/anVassisfe. : ant-secretarj-, or give ; him;:a .holiday?: for ■■ a couple of months, and : appoiiit-'another ■ .secretary pro ■tam,". ) was'a" , i , en , iark'pa'sse3!: by a prominent memberJ6f' ,; the''ifariage-.'! ment Committee onViW.e'diiesday, !,: '.ey.emng. '

Referees and Uniform^;.-;/':. ', . Last weok a paragraph:,, "appeared: l n these notes ■appeaTirig , in many varieKe3 of ;: ;-<!.res3l -A :6prre3-' pondent writes as fol!o.ws:r-i. /.', V. ■ ■ ':'

Just a note in referSriceXtp,-yo)ir,.nr.b , - : posal of all referccsydrcMing?aljke;'":si'!)ji'; : idea is good, but obtain it, and what is yoiir>B<!e;al'uniform ? : In tho Old Countryiisqnitilipfrthcj' , referees: dress jn Norfolk cally in football unh'orni , 'witli} ; .a^ , tiiin':'.ja«r; ket of dark cloth, prefer sweaters instead;;bf v ;shirt:?and:;jac,-. ket, but, of course, of being as neat apiVßmart-^JKpossible;, , Another reason for a. pompleto'.cliangeil'of: clothing is that referpcS',.in"ith«Spld CquiiK dry have long distonce3';::toOtrav.oVp.:vand : might bo away from^.tlioirhom'ie'forfdays; , ' In Wellington one for changing. Putiit.vthisvway'J'Mpsttpf tho referees officiatetin :,twbUgames';l'Thb , . first ono starts ab6ut'Sl;4s;:;Jp , .ni;, , .: , tlie" , reBtilt is, most of the rc_feT.ees; ;, haye :, .to'.hffrry from business to got ■■tlierp , :iiv.time;. ■ ?iii the Old Country, Referees? ■are' iprofessionals, the result ground in good tims ;pr.«:they;■are'\!iiib>to be fined. Again;:?r%'rera ; -;tlisre:"irius.t bo prepared to go :aiy^licTevthat ,r i_Key.' are asked, so that they.'lsiiSily. areiiin-'lth^ , position of getting aWay.;at :: a.ii.v;"'time;, -I could give many reasphsvHotuV .aria,l- - your idea here,-but I: iam.'sure.: you will agree witK-me; tliat Iris who ofn'ciato here j!.p piir: best : (6v, the! ■■ "King of Sports."

Some Stray Notes. Tho English League ■.records', -ibni: May t were as follow:—Division '.lrrßl'ackb'urn;Kovers, 49 points; Evertpn',.46 ; ; 'Newcilstlb" United, 41; Bolton Wanilerersi; Sheffield Wednesday and:A.lton. "s ilia,..'ii'j;ilidl (llesborough, 40; an'd:i.the";.rest;.'under , . 40. Derby .County and Ghelsehi with ,'sii:each,. headed Division 52, and Clapton Co.ij.rt, .545::." In.'.ithe' Soii'i , thern Ivcague, Queen's; : pofk; 'jtaiigors , 53', Plymouth 52, and ■Korthamptbifc'.ali. In , the Scottish League'"filas'g6'\ir ;, ;Rangor3' si : and Celtic 45. • ,' ' ■ ■' ''

Some players do Rbt..:;khcwijiat , .. , shpuid a. team be short o.f 'the.' irefciuifecl.. '■■number they can put thfi. necjßskij- men oh; after half-time. ■ ',■.

The executive hopes , , 'shortly to'. , p.ii>Gomcthing very filiiiis , in regard to a permanent'jplayinp-l'iir.eii! Matters are assuming' &•■■ I'mpre.' .defi'iiite. shape. Tlio ejecuti\ i p.y ; iew.«d' thh. ■■groiin'd during the week, an'd- wp'Sv.fa.vourably iin-pi-essed with the sitiiiition'^'-'KoAJr: , . , Zealand Herald." .. "

Teams always turning, put ehprt. is; .* subject of conversation , ,, iri: ' football , , .circles in -Wellington, .'..pissatisfaptioh "ii rifo among the members ~at/tKo atli.hide' taken up by defaulters;! 'aiid Sno ''"sroii'itf not be surprised toijiiar of loyal; pries, retiring owing to this;. . = The executive of thp.-assppiaji.pii has .docided not to tolerate ..this ''thjngand has given the ttefefeis full,' instruptions to see that all, matches , :; are; B.fa;rtcd to time.

Alan Wallace, Trho : 'has- igainod a .place , among the Rhodes scholars;.arid 1 wha" 'has attained distinctive 'unireriity.. hpho'iii's is n senior division player.. : for .tho;-Nnrfli Shoro Club, Auckland:. :-His-/un'assrittWn'ir and gentlßiiianly contliict .pn ..thelfield of play has won him many.:.a'(l.mire.rsV At a meeting of th.q E.xeciitivfr of the Canterbury Footlinll;.iVsEi).ciiiitiph held, recently, it was ngrec-d. to;. -Supifepjb >li\]j* i,i us a suitable date for .Hia. .ppver.fyßatContorbury Brown fjhiehl! iiiatch. Good neivs is to hanslJilioiit! thoVciaiiiani Association Football 'Club , . .On; 'the. Jfiiiii's Birtlulay tivo teams from ijimexlin visit, fid the township and .wellenjj giiiiies resultcd. ■-.■■:■ Blii.H, who playedintiderleft. for Cot' cuti-y against Scotland, lias si'gne'e.l o.n for Laniiam. Lord Kinnflird prds.iiWt. at tlio confer, once of the. English Fo6tj)a;ll' atlcl Awnteiii- Associations. Tlio confci'erfoo Was adjourned and was,to. liavp mat aKain during April. Wednesday player? v!l).. be .plc'nscil (v, hear Ihnt their cninpMj-r'jpn ii; te'fniiil menc* next AVcdnesdn.t, J-'o-t.i.i- leans.? li.'tvh ontered—Union. Prnnfelvh. v ir-i Hwrt, P. TT.O ?«mrt'*iH b?pTivicdt Duppa Street.