ASSOCIATION.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1501, 25 July 1912, Page 7

ASSOCIATION.

The meeting of the Management Committee of the Wellington Football Association was held last evening, llr. M r J£eowen presiding. The New Zealand Football Association notified that the Wangiinui Association had arranged to play its Brown Shield match with Garterbiiry on August 24, and suggested that the , Wellington Football Association make arrangements to play the winners, as soon as possiblo after that date. It v/as decided to suggest to the 'New Zealand Football Association that the match be played on August 10 irste&d of August 2f, tnus allowing Wellington metro time for their match. ■ A. letter and a telegram from the Hawke's Bay football Association, asking if .a Wellington team could .play Hawse's Bay representatives on August 17/ were considered The secretary had sfeon two of -the committee, and had telegraphed a .reply , accepting the offer of 33 l-3rd per cent, of the gate on Saturday, August 17. The secretary's action was endorsed. It .was further dccided that if the first division selection committee are unable to'raise a team, Air. Thompson is •to bo consulted as to a selection from tho second, division. A letter from tho secretary of tho y.JI.C.A, B.qjs' Foo.tbojl Club .drew the.

attention of the committee to the action of tho Tcfcreo in the rooent fourth division game between Marisf. Brothers and the Y.M.C.A. According to the lotter, it appeared that, during tho courso of tho game, tho referee blow his wlustlo and pointed to tho centre of the field. J. he ball was then placed in position, nnd, after the whistlo was again blown, the ball was kicked off by tho Manst Jirothars' centre-forward, and \yas plnyeil by 0110 of the Y.M.C.A men. A f towards the line-umpire camo lip and stated that tlio ball 'had gono over the line ami the referee then awarded a. goal-kicK. After hearing tho referee a statement, anil that of tho Marist Brothers' captain, it was decided to take no action in the m in°regai'd to tho match against Blenlioim, i.t was decided that tho schools representative team should leave on iaday, July. 2G, and play at Blenheim on the following day.