ASSOCIATION.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1586, 1 November 1912, Page 9

ASSOCIATION.

THE-NEW,ZEALAND COUNCIL. ..■ Mr. C. E. Fordhani : (Otago) presided over a meeting, of the- New .Zealand Foot-.. ball .Council- last evening;' The following delegates 'were,- also 'present:—Messrs. ■ Wi" Wells (Southland), H. Yeomnm (Marlbor-. ongh), W. .T. -H. Eeyuolds (Poverty Bay), H.;M'Keovreii';(Hewke J s---Bay) l :aftdvJ. : ''r.-: . Atkins/(Wellington). ; Mr.: B;'L; Salmon secretary,: 1 and Mr; A. C.-.'Keirg; assistant - secretary, were also in attendance. ,-■-. ; ; What has become to be known:as the: "Otago *.'appeal j, case" came up... for disousmoni and was finally disposed of. The;: fncts wre'briefly as follow:—Two. players named- Johnston and Scott,'" who were' .registered: with'..the Timam Club, journeyed to Dunedin oh a certain Saturday nnd played in'the, filial match for the championship for Knitangata, ; ! ugalnst Morningtqn, without having. been ( Branted . a transfer by the Otago,l ; 'botball tioii. ■ Kaitangata .won the match;; aiid Mornington appealed to thelocalasspciav tion.' They in turn awarded the championship to Morningtou. Against this latter '-decision the' Kaitangata. Club ap-' pealed to, the New Zealand Council, and corresponilonoe on the' question has b'een much in evidence, of late. At last night's, meeting, fhe New Zealand Executive decided to uphold the' O.F.A.'s decision,; nnd ordered the protest fco to be forfeited. It Vas further decided to recommend the Otago body to review the action of the Kaitangata.Club .in playing the men in question, and report to the council before November 30. The South CanterburyAssociation ere. to be asked to (ihdiy- cniiso why Johnston and Scott ehould not be suspended,,;.'■'. .'. '■''■" : . ' - The: secretary-reported that tho season would close with a credit balance'of about dE3B/as against JM3 for last year.- This year's balance excluded the sum of £\5 paid for shares in the Association Football Grounds Company, Ltd,, which; wero declared to be. an-asset. . ■'!■•■■'. A letter was received from the'secretnry. of the Commonwealth Football ~Associa-: tion,' which stated thatthere was pvery : prospect of that body sending n, team across to America next year. The secretai7' waa ■ instructed to write asking if it were possible for.tho teani to visit New Zealand to play matches.here en route.; Much correspondence was read regarding certain matters in connection with the Taranaki Association. It was decided that the matter'be held over pend-. ing a report being received by a delegate from the council, who is at present in the district. ' ■'■/ ■ •■:•• -.-■' •■ ■