THE SOCCER GAME

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2162, 30 May 1914, Page 6

THE SOCCER GAME

®«PROI®ESS, MEETING f QF DELEGATES , Tho annual meeting of the Kow syca« • lam! Football Association was held last, night ill tlio .Accountants' Chambers, Sir. b\ if. Courtnev presided, and tno fiil'lowinß delegates were pro sunt; Messrs., j. J. Roberts (vice-president), 1' M'Lare" (Ajekhnd),. J ) Atkins, n.d W Mo roLton ('l.uanalci\ AV J ll t lloMioldh, (Vo\ eitj i, I? Huti b< soil (Marlborough), C. J. AVard (Canterbury), CS. .IS. I'ordham (Ofcago)-, dl, J., Salmon and AV. AYeSis (Southland), J. ineo (Mmauatu), K Y AVsHs and J* M'C'rono Wellington), J Lewis (W.iliganui), fi. L. Salmon (secretary), atld A,. 0. Kerr (.tre.as.iw-c.ii).., Crowth of tlio CamO. Tho annual report oiiipka'sised jth'c continued growth cf the gamo in NVys Zealand. Tirero woro thirteen affiliated associations, and tho number of teams in the association was about 31G, as follow Auckland, 45-; Canterbury:,, 24; Hawko's Bay,, .6; Manawaitu, 10.} Marlborough, 10; Ohmeimiri, .3.; Poverty Bay. 6!; Southland, 16; Tarasiaki.. ] l 2; AVaiiganni, 4; AA'cllir.g--■toj.l, iiQ; West Land, 3 j and about i® un- . affiitateo... Tho. AVaikato Association was relormed during tho past year, but so fur had not affiliated The® was $ marked growth o'f the .game in Outlying parts, and before tho present voa'r was concluded-associations in tlio Xel - KOb and Bay of Plenty districts ehould bo an accomplished fact. Tliere v.ero somo parts of tho Dominion where, as yet, tho ganio- was not played, and it. would lw well for the council to devise, if possible. sb,rno scliemo whereby associations could V started in places whero tho round bail was not used.

No English Visit. Five Brown Shield matches were played,, and the revoiiuo accounts showed good Substantial increases in the "gate." Challenges from Havke's Bay, Wcstlnnd, and Wanganui Associations wcro held ov-er, to bo played this season in the order mentioned. Little advance, however, had been inado in the direction of obtaining ii visit of an English team, and at the present 'time it seemed as if little headway would bo made for sumo years. Possibly, if the finanical difficulty eould . be overcome, it would not be an altogether but with tho. present attitude- cf the Football Association, Ltd„ they could hold cut no hope for Some time. It seemed to '■ tI:R council that tho Football Assocja- ■ t.i.on was rather unreasonably conservative in tho matter, but. tho wholo question should not. be lost sight of, ' and : Sir. (Jibbs should be requested to give tho Football Association a reminder occasionally. Moving tho adoption of the report iiii.d balaneo-slioot, Mr. Courntney said that tho prospects for tho coming season soomod good. t The miblio worn ■ taking an interest In tho Brown- Shield matches, and tho representative fix- : hires. It looked as if tlioj wer« 1 liming tlso corner, as regarded public in- ; terest. ' ' Mr, C. E, Fordbam seconded the motion. Question of Disqualification. A motion was put- by Mr. Ward to delete a portion of tho report, namely, that during tho season it was decided ; that a. player, when ordered off the iield of play. for,, misconduct, should lie : was dealt with, . which had to !w dbno wi'thiu -six days or tho oecjirrence. On a yote being taken., tho report■was allowed to stand. . Tlio report and balanec-sheet were ■ adopted. Question of Reiirescntatlcm. ■On Mialf of Mr. A, Williams, Mr.. 1 Walls moved; in accordance with notice f of motion; "That, .owing to tho fact; 1 that there aro p'-Wellingtoh four bodies i dealing with Association football—na.mov. Iy-, tho Near Zealand Football Assocral lion. tho Now Zealand Referees' Asso--1; ciation, "tlio Wellington. Football Asso- !: ciation, tho Wellington Referees' Asso- •'. ciation —and, as it has been the custom : in tho .past to appoint -persons to act 1. 011 moro than one of tho management * or council committees of tho bodies - : nien.tioii.ed, 110 person nball b(s. qualified '. to act 011 moro than ane body." [.' Ho said 'ho thought that the motion might, be. put: "Tliat. 110 person shall -■ bo qualified Id act -an moro than one . body?' Fregjic'n.tly jiiatter's wero re--1! f.errcd from 0110 association to another, . and fresh ..minds should deal with the -matters. It would 110 to tlio good and Si las', benefit of the game it .that was so, .... 1' Mr, H. ,T. Salmon.r.eeouded tho motion ..■ Considet-ablo discussion ensued as .to > whether tho motion could be amended as i suggested, and the chairman ruled that 5 it woiild liavo; to stand as printed, , Mr. Wells thought that tim motion I was a di.rcc.t. liii at tlio. Wellington Rot "ffirpcfi' Association.

A •l.ejerjatc: Question! , Mr. "\\Viis said that if. the resolution wore carried they would deal a deatb-blow t<r tlio New Zealand .Referees'.Asstec-ia* tion. Tlicy would not get-men to replace those, put off by the motion. There were men attending the meeting whose interest. in v soccer football wais only for solf-advortisetr.ent. As soon a 3 that ceased, their interest in soccer football ceased. 1-Ie st.fftngfy opposed the moticiv _ ■ . T'iie chairman did not seo what barm, could ba done by a member of t-ho povr ormiu? body of the snort; belonging also to a R-r.foi ee:i' Association. . . Finally the motion, was lost, as there 'iyiis. not a t\vo-tfurds vot<?, fit its favour. Efwtlon of Officers. Tlie fcliowuin o(ii v v\rs wore elect ed Vatroii. Sis Kxcelleney the Governor (Lor.d Liverpool); president, Sir Joseph Ward: -victH) residents, Messrs.. A. M. Myers. E. W. Ifrrvey. If. limine, W. Rutherford, .f, Ellis. F. J. Courtney, J. .L Roberts. H. G. Mayor. 11. M'Keewen, W. T. Churchward. W D Ramsay, R, l&plish, C, K. St-ra«)>ain. H. Godber. J. A. Han an. J. D. 'T)!wv.so'-i, Tier., ■ ft, I'owicis. Eon, AY C, I l ' Carncross, Dr. K. Walter, Rev. \V.- P. Stent; hen.treasurer. Mi'. A. C. KArlron, secre- • P rv, Mr I!- 1.- Siitmoiu as-Ssta3rt 'l«(?n. secretary. Mr. A, C Ken-: h.os. repfe-sei-.(:!<in» to F.Wball. A'-:;eciai ici. Ltd . Mr A. Gibl-s, London- trustees, Messrs. T, M'Laren : J. >1. Oilier; hen. :• lien'or, Mr A. G, R.>niett.

THE CLUB SELECTIONS. Tho following teams will represent various issociatfoii '.dubs in. .ffiStcb.Sß ts- - : — Swifts Club. Senior Waiwlcrcis — Ponlmcton, Ta-ylci, AYh'to, Balks, Ross, Gaulner, IT ait, Guise (2), R^baids. Junior v. New to v u Concreg.H lonal.— Tho'iipson. Han, Giortlinll, VHiitnker, Huss. Cameron. White, Wilton, Porter, Mattiiisly, Abel; reforms: Samiern, Clifford, Xi'.pior. ' Thud \. Maiist Hi os —Uo'iowb, Slwiwrv' Rmhorbam. Flaws. Humphries, M'Caithy, M'Caulny, Macintyrc, Mncklih, M'PhaiU Median; les-cnes luitiier. luks'.or. . . . ■ Fourth v RrocklMi—Guise, Hollovav, Johnston. La\ 1, Mcth\cli f Suteiiffe. Spencer, Flaws. Floraneo, ' Brooklyn Club. •Senior v. -Corinthians-.—Siicklanriy'C. • llohinsou. AtlciijSon, Wilkinii, William 1 ., Baldwin, Davis L. Robinson, Kcliaway, Barriet!-; r.cscfvo: Cranston. .luniot A v .JI C A —Wilkes, Shavr, M'Clny, liean, Bate;, Dickson, t

Bon, Weir, Holland, J. Smith, A. Reid, A. Mortis.' Junior B v. Kaiwarra. —Walters, Downs (2), Pcttengell, Keeble. AVilkinson,' Cunningham, South, Vallance, R. Taylor, Trevothick. , Fourth Division v. Swifts.—Macfarlane, Short, M'Nally, Mather, Morris, Keeble, Griffiths, Russell, Manley, Adams, Owens. Corinthians Club. Senior v. Brooklyn.—Hodge, Rutter, Burke, Willis, Rickerby, Ives, Roberts, Andrew, Wells, O'Shca, Ballard, Gibson. Rovers Club. Senior v. Hospital.—Heap, Turner, Davey, W. Hart, JFriberg, Nicol, Borlin, H. Hart, Elford, Black, Roberts, Lowe. Island Bay Club. Fourth Division v. Potone.—Myers, Halley, Casey, Greene, Dixon, Lundon, Condor, Swincy, Roberts, Craighead, and Hislop. " , . Fifth Division B r. Y.M.C.A. —Feeley, Turner, Pegloy, Adams, Greig, Canute, Jones,- Williams, Conder, Wimsott, Greene, and Shaw.. . 1 Sixth Division B v. St. Thomas's.— Jeffries, Legg, Henessey, Adams, Joneß, Lundon, Morgan, Thomas, Turner, Conder. Fourth B v. Seatoun.—Young, Petrie, Galloway, Kayo, Todd, Salek, . Nash, Walkley, Phillips, Dawe, Porter. Third B v. St. David's. —Andrews, Mabin, Lear, Phillips, .Stokes, Scott, Bourke, Wakelin, Playne, Smith, Jeffrey, Worth, Wilson. (Train leaves 2.10 P.m.) . . Thistle Club. Second Division v. Diamonds.—Milford, Cumming, Sinclair, Johnson, Stewart, Palmer, Craigie, Hesketh, Pierroft, Coburn, Green, Emmett, Solley. Y.M.C.A. Club. Senior ■v. Thistle, at, Kilbirnio Threadgill, Coad, Coate, Roberts, Wilson, Carruthers, Phillips, Foote, Baker, Hoare, and Hollis.\ ' - Second Division v. Brooklyn A, at Duppa Street. —Evans, Hodge, Nimmo, Shorney, Adair, Cnartres, Stirritt, .Wyatt, Scliock, Hindmarsh, Lennox. Fourth Division. A Team playing' Stars—Sinclair, Crano, Halley, Scott, Thomas, Baker, Cook, Pound, Paton, Hague, MacdougBoys' 'Institute. Fourth Grado v. Marist B.—Whittington, Nesb'itt, Dent, M'Farlane, Bell, Walsh, Eastwood, Aamodt, Borthwick, Brownlee, Daly; reserves: Evans, Wainwright, Holverson. Fifth Grade v. Brooklyn.—Cunninghame, Drummond, Gillies, Maloney, M'Artliur, Lambert, Orr, Pitt, M'Cabe, Hunter, Hendry; reserves: Haigb, Harvey. Sixth Division v. Brooklyn.—Stanton, Brien, Smith, Rusterholz, ,M'Laughlin, Manspn, Hanson, Aamodt, Cookson, Hanley, Bingreserves: Cunningham, Duncan, Dempster.' South Wellington. Fifth Class.—Gell, Edmonds, Clark, Dewhurst, Mason, Los. Hastings, Bell; Croll,- Knapp, Buckmaster, Charles. Kelburne. . . . Leslie, Wilson, Irving,-M'Kenzie', Mack. Headland. Wiren, Wylic, Kelly, Dalrymple, Lewis. : Amokura. Amokura' v. Watlestown, Fifth B Class.—Faulkner, Moore, "-Robertson, Kimo, Bacon, Hancock, Jackson, Leedtr, Reeves, Haughton, Chapman.

BOXING

_ Interest is .already being displayed m the contest • between- Hagerty • and 0 Grady, which is duetto-take place at the Town Hall on 'MondSyj^TOife l ' 8. Since the arrival of the visitor, ' his training has boon watched by a large number- of enthusiasts each afternoon, who fieely state that ' for cleverness O'Grady is superior to' the popular '"Hock" Keys at his best. The visitor has a record of som'othing like 100' contests, of which ho has lost only about 8, and .during this time lie has been opposed to all the best' Australian and imported light-weights. The box plan will open at Armit's on Tuesday nest.

LAWN TENNIS

i DUNLOP' GIVES A DISPLAY OF VOLLEYING. . By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyrisrlvl . London, May 28~i At tho Middlesex lawn tehnis tournament, Gordon Lowe and Dunlop beat Neivbiirn and Pervin, 6—2., 6—2, and Scott and Murray. 7—5, 6—4. Dunlop's volleying was excellent.

BILLIARDS

NEWMAN AND GRAY. By Tefceraiili—Press Association—Copyright T ... ~ London. May 28. In tho billiard match between Gray and Newman tho scores 'aro: —Newman. 6689; Gray, 4360.

ENGLISH COUNTY CRICKET

SOME REMARKABLE PARTNERSHIPS. By Telegraph—Press Areociation-Oopyrlelit "Times'' and (Sydney "Sun" Services. London, May 28. Tarrant nnd J. TV. Hearne have been responsible for remarkable partnerships , during the last seveu days. Playinc for Maryleibone, they scored 237 runs at Loyton; for Middlesex, 228 at Lord's • and for Middlesex, 216 against Worcesterahire. ' *• . MIDDLESEX A$D WORCESTER- • SHIRE. ■ London, 1 May 28. In tho county cricket match, MiddleSex v. Worcestershire, Middlesex made 509 runs for six wickets (innings declared), and Worcestershire 180 and 143 for ono wicket. '

RIFLE SHOOTING.

EMPIRE DAY CHALLENGE CUP. By Telegraph—Press Afaociation—Copyright \ London, May 28: the best scores vet rceened for tlis Empire Day Challenge Cup are:—4th King's Rifles, Rawal Pindi, 2740: 38th Dragras, 2614.; Marino Artillery, Portsmouth, 2632. NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION. (Rec. May 29, 10.40 p.m.) London, May 29. Tho National Riflo Association has elected tho High Commissioners of Australia, New Zealand, Canada, and South Africa to tho list of honorary vice-presi-dents. Only 945 people have subscribed to tho tost of a team visiting Australia. Bowlers, be up-to-date, fit your hands with Busscy's Composite Bowl, sin. (31b. 507,1 Sin. 1.32 in. (31b. Goz.), 5 l-lßin. (,t!!>. 70z.). K. Houldsworth, Tobacconist, Solo Agent, Cuba Street.*