FOOTBALL

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2507, 7 July 1915, Page 10

FOOTBALL

WELLINGTON ASSOCIATION . meets. The weekly meeting of the'. Manage-' ment; Committee of the Wellington Foot-.: ball Association was., held last night, llr. A. E. "Wells presiding. Prior to the commencement of the business ol : tho meeting, Mr..Wells, who had tendered .his: resignation from tlio committee at last meeting, was unani-' tnously, Te-elected. .to; the chair. ~ It was resolved, on tho motion of Mr. Thompson, that all clubs with subscriptions outstanding; from, last year be inr formed that; unless all subscriptions are: paid by July 31 they mil be prohibited from _ taking any. further part; in.' the. Association's, competitions. An ~applipation;.;was received from R. A. Simpson for, the withdrawal,'of' the' suspension passed on him over two years ago. ;'After -a; short disoussion' tlie -application was refused. - An - application .--was received from a Fourth/Division player;,-,who' sufferal:injuries during a -recent game played l '-on the Basin Reserve, asking for compensation,, in view of tho fact that the aceidont had necessitated his 'absence' from _work. It' was ' decided to reply that in view <?f the financial position of ■ tlie Association the : request .could hot be granted. . : Intimation, was received from' the ; Sfe David's. Club that owing to', members .enlisting and other, things ■they: regnt>' fully liad to .withdraw tEeir third-class team from championship; games. The letter was receivwl. ' . On the . motion of Mr. Varney, it was decided to place on' record the appreciation of the Association for - all those wro had assisted to make the -.recent camivaljon tlie'Basin Reserve a 'success. It was decided, on' the motion of the chairman, to jnakei'Wednesday , the night for; the committee's weekly meeting in future.;. .-- ■