ASSOCIATION.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1830, 16 August 1913, Page 12

ASSOCIATION.

(By Centre-Ham.) CORINTHIANS OUT FOR EVER. No Tears Shed. Corinthians will play no more. They have never been shining lights as far as good sportsmanship goes, and now their light—dim as it was—is out for ever. Corinthians are gone, lock, stock, and barrel, and no ono feels inclined to weep much. On the contrary, tho decision of the committeo of the W.F.A. to disqualify the whole club—officials and management committee—for _ life is favourably viewed. Since its inception the rowdy combinatioin has pushed plenty of trouble on to the game, but no morel Corinthians are out! The insulting letter addressed to the Management Committee could hardly have been looked over by any body having the slightest pretence to control its members and clubs, and the Management Committee. feeling that, its own cannon was fully loaded, naturally decided to fire. The result was very bad for Corinthians. Not a single Corinthian is now visible on the landscape.

The sentence imposed is believed to be one of the heaviest ever imposed in the annals of New Zealand sport. It must have been an unpleasant position for the committee, but they faced, it, and (as I believo I stated up above) Corinthians are gone. The troublesomenees of months and ycarp is over for ever. Important Ruling. A very important point was raised in a lettor from the Auckland Football Association at Monday night's meeting of tho New Zealand Football' Association, and a far-reacting decision was given by the committee. Auckland asked for a . ruling on the following question:— A player was ordered off the field by tho referee for rough play. Tho case could not be dealt with by the A.F.A. until tlio following week. Tho player was allowed _to stand down until his case was dealt with. The A.F.A. considered that when a player wa9 ordered off the field by the refereo ho was under suspension until his case had been dealt with. Axe we right in doing so? Subsequently the N.Z.F.A. ruled that "a player who was ordered off tho field by a refereo should not be suspended until a resolution to that effect had been passed by the Management Committee of tho association concerned." There was considerable discussion over this question and the verdict was not unanimous. Some members wero inclined to think that when a player had been ordered off the field he was under suspension and. remained so, until his case had bean dealt with. And in the writer's opinion these members were right. Mr. H'Kcowen spoke in tho right strain when ho remarked that .a player was under suspension: that, if a man in the employment of a firm does anything to warrant his dismissal and subsequent Court proceedings, ho is suspended from tho time that he is "found out" until the case is hoard. The same thing applies in this case. However, the ruling has been given, but here is a sign of weakness. After tho chairman had declared • the motion carriod (the voting was four votes to three), a further motion to tho effect that the opinion of the Football Association (London) be obtained on tho question was carried. Evidently the New Zealand Football Association still have two minds on tho question. It is reasonable to suppose that tlie London Board of Control will reverse tho N.Z.F.A.'s decision.' Championship Positions. The following are tho positions occupied to date by the various clubs engaged in the senior Association grade :— i i lis ■5 tS « JU o9to o P i-5 fi Oft o«j ft Thistle 10 9 1 0 31 7 19 Hospital 10 8 1 1 3G 10 17 Corinthians 9 5 3 1 31 9 '15 Diamonds 10 5 3 2 33 22 13 Y.M.C.A ..... 9 -1 3 2 28 12 12 Wanderers ... 10 5 3 3 17 29 10 Swifts 10 3 3 4 20 25 8 St. John's 10 1 i 5 ie 21 7 Brooklyn, U 10 2 2 6 10 27 6 Rovers 10 1 1 8 5 31 3 Brooklyn 10 0 2 8 13 42 1 Notes on the Chief Match. The Y.M.C.A. St. John's clash provided good fare for "soccer" enthusiasts. Both teams were in tho best of condition, and from the tossing of the coin till the final call of the whistle, the battle went with a swing. Combination, however, was a negligible quality. Tho temptation to endeavour to soore unnided was evidently too strong to resist. This was noticeable time and time again. A man on the wing would secure the ball, dribble up the field, and, when the time came to centre, in nine cases out of ten,.he would shoot— and invariably miss the posts. Dual combining took place now and again, however, Carruthers and Phillips (both on the left Wing) being particularly noticeable in this respect. It was, indeed, a treat to see little CarrutheTs trick the ball past Shaw and then pass to Phillips. In referring to Carruthers ono cannot; resist comparing; him with some of our past and present representative players. On the form which he displayed in last Saturday's game, he would bo worthy of a place in any representative team. He was ono of thp fastest men on the field; ho is not possessed of a desire to play tho giimo all by" himself," and his centring and oorner kicks were capital. This is his first year as a senior man, but already he has been picked as an emergency representative. Sliaw was not altogether "up to the mark," and, though at times lie made some brilliant dashes, yet in nearly all cases they were wanting in finish. Parsons, also, was not playing up to form. Early in the first spell ho failed to block rather badly. Ho improved, however, in tho second half, which was, ncrhap3, just as well for his side. Fnvell's lacking was as powerful as ever, but he lacked judgment. It is regrettable that ho does not make more use of the forwards. If lie fed them a more combined game would naturally follow. Hollis had a day off, and played a game in complete contrast to the game which he played in the previous Saturday's representative match. Reliability is not his strong point and such criticisms would certainly not apply to Belhamie. Ono only hopes that if Hollis is chosen for the Manawatu and Auckland matches tho day will not be afi "off" day with him. When "his star is in the ascendant he plays a rattling fine game, but . Diok was well into tho "van of the battle throughout. Ho reminds one of a bull-do? which fights—why, he knows not, but still ho fights. And so it is with Pick; plenty of dash and "go," but very little sciencc. Junior Championship. Diamonds were successful in securing this honour, their record for tho year being: Nino matches, won seven, goals for 27, goals again G. Kmwarra and Petono wero runners-up, their respective points being equal. • ,