SOCCER

Evening Star, Issue 19799, 24 February 1928, Page 4

SOCCER

MEETING OF H.Z. COUNCIL [Per United Press Association.] WELLINGTON, February 23. A meeting ot the council of the New Zealand Football Association was held to-night. The Auckland Football Association forwarded a copy of a letter from the Auckland Referees’ Association stating that that body had discussed the delay in issuing New Zealand badges to members who had them. It was stated that the Referees’ Association had no badges in its possession. The Finance Committee reported the receipt of a recommendation from the Auckland Football Association that no tours other than the Australian tour bo entertained this season, and that such tours be of short duration and confined to the main centres.

The committee had received a letter from the Bohemian Club, Czecho-Slo-vakia, which toured Australia, last year, asking for an invitation to tom- New Zealand, but the committee could not recommend the tour. A letter from the South African Association stated hat the idea of visiting Australia and New Zealand in 192 S had been entertained, but had been abandoned, for the reason that_ Australia, preferred not to receive a visiting team this year on account, of the number of visitors they had had in recent years. The Finance Committee had considered the matter of the proposed tour ot New- Zealand by an Australian team, and had no recommendation to make, but laid the information _ before the club in order that a decision could be made by the duh. It was moved that no 'Australian tour he made this year, but the question was held over pending receipt of further information from Australia.

The Secretary reported upon the Chatham Cup competition, and recommended that major associations desiring to enter teams should pay £6 6s as an entrance fee and minor associations £3 3s; that associations should select teams in an ymanner they think fit, but that the method of playing provincial matches should be adhered to; that tha council should forgo its share of gates except in the final, and that the recommendation of the Canterbury Association that the 1928 final be played in the South Island, and thereafter alternately in the North and South Island, bo adopted. Only one association had replied ou the subject of the English Football Association trophy, Canterbury stating that it could accept no financial responsibility. The secretary recommended that the trophy he withdrawn from competition for one year. Both reports are to he considered at the next meeting.