ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3195, 20 September 1917, Page 9

ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL

Mr. A. E. Wells presided over last evening's meeting of the football Association's Management Committee, ihoro woro present: Messrs. W. Auld, C. Webster B. Hill, H. -Yeomap, P. O Driscoll, E. Evans, and A. Williams. . , Tho Boys' Institute wrote asking that a transfer from fourth grade to fifth grade be granted to A- H. Tarrant. As the player in question had already played three matches in fourth grade tho rerjuest wa6 refused. . The secretary Thirtieth Roinforcc- , menU wrote asking that a game be arranged for Saturday. It was decided to ' play Marist against tho ReinfOTcements. ■A letter was received, from Martmbor--1 ongh Sohool asking for a return match to%o played at Wellington this season- ' Owing to the lateness of tho season and ' several competitions having to be nmsn- ' cd it was decided to hold the match ' over till early next season. St Thomas's Boy Scouts wrote asking for permission to play a ,f aton <* Saturday next against their iathers. The proposal was agreed to and a ground in Duppa Street was allotted : A transfer was granted to Geo. Ward, of T.M.C.A., to Karon Third Grade DiT Tprotest from Marist against an .opposing team, on the ground that they nlaved a boy over age, was dismissed, it ; was proved that the boy was under age. A protest was received from I.M..UA. against Thorndon playing a man who had already played for Island Bay. As the rules had not been complied with in notifying the player of the Thorndon Club, the protest was dismissed. A letter from tho Lower Hutt Red Cross asked that a fancy costume match be arranged for Red Cross Day, October G It was decided to hold the matter over to see what arrangements could be m \ ground on Duppa Street was granted to No. 31 Company Senior Cadets to ' play Technical. School Cadets on SaturTho following third-class team was 1 picked to play Christchnrch on Dominion Day, at Christclvurehr-Goal. Coi (Institute); full-backs. Wanden (Wadestown), Ward (Y.M.C.A.); halves, right. Rarity (Wadestown), Russell (KaTon), left. Crane (Karori). captain; forwards, Centre, Murie (Institute), right wing. Sncncor (Marist), Houston (Institute), left wing, Halley (Karon), Owens (Institute). Emergency. MTMigott Mr. P. O'Connell will act tm -manager. Tho team will leave on Saturday night. The sixth-class team will leave on Friday nisrht in charge of Mr. P. Graham, and will nlav a Christehurch team on Monday (Dominion Day). FIXTURES POR SATURDAY. .• Third Grade. Final (replavl-Karori v. Institute, Association Pnrk, 3 p.m., Mr. J. Wilson; Marist v. Featherston. Duppa Street. 3 p.m., Mr. B. Hill. Fourth Grade. Charity Cup.—Semi-final: Thorndon v. Institute, Association Park, 3 pirn.; Mr. W. Gibson; Marist v. Karori, Association Park. 3 p.m.. Mr. C. Ballard. Fifth A Grade. Championship.—South Wellington v. Institute, Kilbirnie, 3 p.m., Mr. J. Ferguson. Charity Cun.-Porirua v. Y.M.C.A., Torima, Mt. E.'Windlov; Marist v. Thorndon, Kilbirnie, 3 p.m.. Mr. W, M'Ardlo. Fifth B Grade. Championship.—St. David's v. Island Bay. Petone, Mr. L. Gosney. Charity Cup—Wadestown v. Institute A. Association Park, 2 p.m., Mr. Astill: St. Thomas's, a bye. Sixth B Grade. Institute B v. Institute A, Association Park. 2 p.m., Mr. Hustings; Marist N„ a bye.