FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3177, 30 August 1917, Page 9

FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION

MEETING 03? THE COMMITTEE, A meeting of. tho Management Commitleo of the J?ootball Association was held last ovciiing in tho Y.JI.C.A. Mr. A. K. Wells presided. Tho Worser Bay foam wroto stating that, in connection with tho match ii!i-!<l for Friday last against Kilbirnio, tho referee, failed to attend, aud with tho consent of both tenuis a. spectator filled tho position, and it was desired to know whether tho fixturo would liavo to be played again or whotlior it would stand. Tho committee decided that tho fixturo nhould etaiid. Tho gnmo lvns won by tho Worser Bay team by threo goals to nil., Tho captain of Hie Wadestown team attended by request to give an explanation df the conduct of his team in tho gunio against the Boys' Institute. The referee had reported that the team hud behaved in an exceedingly unsportsmanlike mannor, and this was corroborated by some members of tho committee who ivere present on tho occasion. Tho captain stated that tho trouble arose through tho emergency player of tho Institute team being replaced by another after play had commenced. He remarked tii.it tl» team had no trouble with any other reiGWo, and it appeared to him that tho referee had a "set" against Wadestown. He contended that the conduct of tho reforeo exasperated tho team. Ho further stnted that tho referee was guilty of using bad language, and called two.members of tho team, who stated that.bad language was used by tho referee. An Institnto plnyer Attended, and eaid there was a lot of bad language used, but he could not fiay that he heard the referee swear. A letter was received from Martinborough asking that the school game be played on Saturday, September B,.nt Mnrtinborough, aud it was stnted that very satisfactory arrangements would bo made for billeting tho "players and for their entertainment. In viev; of a mntn.li with Canterbury being played at Wellington during tho week, it is probable that a junior team will bo sent to Martinboroiieh. ' ■ With respect to the Thormlon Club's protest against tho Empire Club playing a man above the ago. it was decided to uphold thp protest, nnd that the match be Tonlaved if necessary. The" fixtures committee recommended that the fourth-grade championship be closed, and that the championship be swarded Marist Brothers' School. Thnrndon, and the six A grade to Marist Brothers. Newtown. Sixth B grado championship was awarded to Boys' Institute A team. The recommendations were approved. School fixtures for Friday are as i:uder:— North District.—Karori v. WiuTestown, .Anderson Park; Northland v. Marist T, Kelbnrn. ..South District.—Worser Bay v. Mnriat N, KilWrnie; Clvde Qiinv v. Kilbirnie, Newtown Park; South Wellington v. Island Bay, Duppa Street. •