HOCKEY ASSOCIATION

Dominion, Volume 14, Issue 229, 22 June 1921, Page 2

HOCKEY ASSOCIATION

The Management Committee of the WeiMr 0 F. Falconer, vice-president, occupied the chair. Mr. B. A. Ginger chairman of the committee, explained that he thought it best for someone not Interested in club matters to preside. Mr. Ginger took the chair, when Mr. Falconer had to retire to keep an engagement elsewhere. The United Club protested against threferee’s award of a penalty-goal in the match United versus Petone The chairman gave his opinion that the question raised in ’he letter of protest was one of fact, and that th<* retorts decision was Anal. A member said that so tar as he could gather the letter did not state the position accurately. He understood that th* leicree »»»rued tuu pcu.oi.v uvul ueeaucu a player used objectionable A point of law seemed”to be involved there. The referee concerned told the meeting that he awarded the goal because of obstruction. e . n . •’ “That, surely, is a question of fact observed Mr. Falconer. The meeting adopted Mr. r alconcr • V A protest from the Wakatu Club against rulings given by the referee during tbmatch with Karori was discussed by thmeeting. The matters of most general interest wore an allegation that, the referee had ignored tho linesman at a particular point ill the came, and a contention that the referee was wrong in so doing. The question hero raised was referred to the Referees’ Association for report. Other questions were ruled by Mr. Falconer to be "of fact, and on each of them the referee’s decision was upheld. The meeting decided that a donation of one guinea, should be forwarded to the Hutt Ladies’ Club to assist in payment for the afternoon teas provided by the ladies for players. The committee resolved to call a meeting of club captains and captains of senior teams to confer with the referees on Tuesday night next concerninc matters of importance to the game. Victoria University Club requested permission to send a team to play Auckland University at Auckland and Felldmg at Fetlding. Permission was granted. The Wairarana Association inquired whether it would be possible for the Wellington Association to send a representative team to Masterton toms time in Julv The meeting decided to reply that a representative team could be sent In Mauawatu Association wrote statins that it would eend a representative team to Wellington later in the reason. The meet inc decided to evade the teams in the senior competition as follower—-A evade—the first six teams—Wokatu. United, Petono. Ramblers, Hutt. dud Vitr-’ Rttv B arrade—the four lower teawwVTeslcy. Huia. Well in Eton. Karori.