HOCKEY.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1737, 30 April 1913, Page 10

HOCKEY.

REFEREES' ASSOCIATION. The ninth annual meeting of the Wellington Hockey Referees' Association was held last ovening, Dr. Morpeth presided, and a full muster of members were ureseat. The report staled that referees had been provided for 143 games during the past season. The attention of members was drawn !.o tho i'acL that, during lau season, a number of games were not svarted to >lime. and they were asked to be stricter in this respect during (lie coining year. The balance-sheet indicated that the financial position of the association had improved. The season had been bqgim with a credit balance of Is. 9d., and had iini.shed with a credit of over JE4. The chairman, in moving the adoption of the report and balance-sheet, congratulated members on the success achieved during the' past season, and also spoke of tho good feeling existing between the Management Committee of tho Hockey Association and the Referees' Association. The report and balance-sheet were adopted. Two new members were elected. The election of officers resulted as follows:—Chairman, Dr. Morpeth (re-elect-ed); lion, secretary and treasurer, Mr. C. M'Kenzie (re-elected); appointment committee, Dr. Morpeth, Messrs. J. Oicndail, and A. A. Bennett; examination board, Dr. Morpeth, Messrs. Falconer, and Southwick. A discussion (took place on that portion of Rules 19 and -ft of hockey, referring to a ball being stopped (not necessarily motionless) on tho ground. It was decided to rule that before a goal can br scored from a corner-hit. the ball must be stopped on-the ground by tho player or his stick, and must not (in tho opinion of the vel'erce) rebound at an angle greater than a right angle. Tt was decided t<> call a special meeting to deal with Ihe rules. T ' CUT' FIXTURKS AT I1AJCI). The hockey championship matches will commence on May 10. Entries of teams for I lie toiiipEl.it ions will close al. Mr. A. A. HenneHV oliiee, Feutherston Street, at 5 p.m. next Friday (May -).