ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3080, 10 May 1917, Page 7

ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL

MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE ) ING. The weekly meeting of tho Alanagement Couimittee of the Wellington i'ootbsiil Association was held last overling. Jir. A. &'. Wells presided. ■ entries ior the chainiiionship coippotitione wore reoeived «s follows :— Joluisonvilie, one team, third l> grade; Y.M.C.A. one team, foui'th grade; and WVuist, one team, sixth grtwle. Altofiothor thero nre nftj--four entries. . Jlr.. Wells reported that he hud ficen City Councillor G. Frost with rei'cronte to getting more grounds and permission to play more than, ono game on Saturdays on each ground. Councillor IVost had. told him that the council had modified its previous decision, and would allow two gn.ir.os on altor.aa.to Saturdays on Wakefiold Park. Mr. Weils' ■ had pointed out that tho association required two games each Saturday on Wakefiold and Kilbimio Porks.

The . mooting decidod that a deputation from the association should wait on tho committee this afternoon. The City Council odvieed that another ground had oeon allotted tho association at Neivtown Park. This gives thft aseoclntion nine grounds in WellingtiC), two at Pobono, and one at Loiror Hutt. . It mis agreed that the Porirua cnti-y for the fifth grado he agreed to. Tho Mill class trams had been ci.rcma.necd, and each had agreed (o visit Porirua oncß in tho year. Tho secretary reported that he had fiont letters to all the schools who played laet year. Arrangements for _ erounda are being made, and the comniitteo aro. coinc to take charpo of the school games this itJMii, m they did last. These m;iU:hrc nio played on Friday atternoons. 'I'll! rj'iio3tion of-these grounds also is to bo brought up by the doputntion. this Ml'lornwn. It is des.'red l-o got tno i-choo!s compotitioDs under way, and as noon vie the grounds are arranged for tho games aro to bo 6tarted. It was dfculod that tho nesooialion should vrrito to tho principals of Jho Wcllirißtcn, St. Patrick's, and fcootlrs Coileges inquiring if they could enter teams in fho competitions. It was pointed out. I hat a Inrge numhci- of aßsociation -players wore attending the collets, , nr.'i thai, nonij of thfl colleges hnd outer- ] cil teame. I It iva£ • divided that tho Bixii grado | fixtures should bo made after the deputation 10-day.

1 SATURDAY'S FIXTURES. [ Saturday's fixtures aro:— ■ Ttnrd Qmlfl U.—Maria v. St. David e, 'at. Petoue, 3 p.m; referee, Mr. A. Kylo. Institute- v. Wadestown, at. Kelburn, 3 !p.ir..: reforco, Mr. F. R-alsfon. Mntt v. li&rort, at lIuM, 3 p.m.; rcieioe, Mr. | ,]. Lwdy. ! E'oyrlii Grade.—JLmpire v. 1.M.G.A., .if, Duppa btrent, 3 p.m..; leferoc, Mr. B. Uilj. tnslituto B v." Instilato A, at rtowlPim Park, S p.m.; wforoe. Air. Housi-Ji.. Kiibirttio v. South Wellington, j at i'iibirnio Iteorve. 3 p.m.; referee, iifr. 6'Siilli-raii. St. Tavid'a v. Y.M.C.A. B. at Potone, 2 p.m.: Teferee, Mr. A. Kyle. Marist v. Isisnd Bay, at Duppa. Btrtc-t, S p.m.; referee. Mr. ]?. BoboTte. Karori t. Thorndor., aI; A.udereoa Park, B , p.m.; Tofareo, jMr. .Press. Wth Gratis A—Porirua. v. Y.M.C.A., ?,'., Porirua; rrferee, Mr. E. Wiudloy. Institute v. Wsrtestnwn, al Newtown P*rlr •"> p.m.; referee, Mr. C. Webster. South' Wellington v. Karori. :it Duppa Strwit. 3 p.m.: referee, Mr, W. Gibson. Marisl v. Thorndon, at Kilbirnie KeEcrve, 2 p.m.; referoo, Mr. O'&ulUva.n. Fifth Grado 13.—Si- Peter's r. St. ) DjiTid'o, b.(; Pelone, 2 p.m.; referee, Mr. Bnnnntt. Mbnrn v. Institute, atDnppa Street. 2 p.m.; referee, Mr. B. Hill. Mariel; r. Si Thomas's, at Dnppa Street, 2 p.m.; Mr. Butter. Island Bay r. KM- ] biraip, at. liii.ppa, Street, 2 p.m.; reforne, j Mr. W. Aiild.