ASSOCIATION

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2474, 29 May 1915, Page 3

ASSOCIATION

N.Z. DELEGATES MEET

ALTERATIONS TO THE RULES. Mr. W. Munckton (Taranaki) presided at the annual meeting of delegates to the New Zealand Football Association last night. The annual report (published yesterday) and the bafance-aneet were adopted. In. moving tie adoption of tlio report, the cuairman congratulated the officials of the N.Z.F.A. on the satisfactory position of the sport. With the present unsettled stato of the world it was not likely that any great progress would be mado during tho currant year, but the good work that had been done in sowing the game among tho schools left no doubt as to tho future outlook. Ha referred with pleasure to tho fact that the association had assisted tho force going to the front by presenting an ammunition wagon to tlie Defence authorities. A movement was on foot to compile a roll of honour, which would bear the names of all players who had gone on active service. The rules governing the Brown Shield competition wore considered and scvatiil alterations were made. It wns cosolved that one of the four matches played on a clialleugo should or.ly be a mid-wesk match if the holders so deaire, Tlia proportion of gato money ivusj

altered so that 5 per cent, of the gross takings should go to the council, the net gate then to be divided in the proportion of three-fifths to the challenging team and' two-fifths to the holders. August 1 was fixed as the latest date every year on which challenges shall be received, and the accompanying deposit was increased from 10s. to ±'1. The carrying over of challenges from. one season to another was abolished.

Correspondence forwarded .by the Auckland Football Association was read in reference to an application by the Y.M.C.A. for affiliation to the A.F.A. as a separate league, numbering 300 boy players of the game. The A.F.A. had already refused affiliation on tile ground that dual control in the one district could not be tolerated. Mr. M'Laren, the Auckland delegate, moved that the action cf his association be approved. This was seconded by Mr. Fordham. The motion was discucced at great length and carried. The secretary, however, was directed to write to the Auckland Football Association to obtain fuller particulars as to.why the Y.M.C.A. desired to form a new league, and as to whether there was any trouble in boys' football last year. The secretary reported that the majority of the associations were agianst the flaying of Brown Shield matches, and it was decided that no Brown Shield match be played this season. ' Election of officers resulted as follows Patron, His Excellency the Governor; president. Sir Joseph Ward; vice-presidents, the Rev. W. F. Stent, the Hon. W. C. F. Carncross, Dr. E. A. Walker, and Messrs. A. M. Myers, W. Rutherford, H. M'Keowen, H. G. Mayer, R. English, C. E. Statham, J. J. Roberts, F. J. Courtney. H.. L. Godbcr, C. P. Skerrett. K.C., W. T. Churchward, R. M. Chadwick, S. Myers, W. D. Ramsay, G. Fowlds; hon. treasurer, Mr. A. C. Kerr; hon. secretary, Mr. B. L. Salmon; assistant hon. secretary, Mr. A. C. Kerrhon, representative to tie Football Association, Ltd., Mr. A. E. tiibbs (London); trustees, Messrs. J. M. Oilier and W. J. H. Reynolds; hon. auditor, Mr. A. . Barnett,