FOOTBALL

Hokitika Guardian, 25 May 1922, Page 1

FOOTBALL

(by TEI.EOIIAPn — PEB PnEBS ASSOCIATION]

SOCCER FOOTBALL. WELLINGTON, -day 25

Storey, Secretary of the visiting Australian Soccer team, states a companc is being formed to bring out an English team with a capital of Cl 1,000, of which New Zealand will be expected-to find C;i,000. The matter is now in the hands of the English governing body, but it had notified it could not promise to send a team next year. The New Zea-land-Association will use every exertum to raise its quota.

N.Z. RFGBY FNION

VICTORIA PARK LEASE

WELLINGTON., May ‘-’4. At a meeting of the New Zealand Rugby Fnion. a letter was received from the West Coast Fnion. stating that at present it had no definite control over the ground at Grcymouth. which the League was trying to obtain. It was suyosted that the New Zealand Fnion should invest C2<MI in the Greymouth Trotting Club’s debentures. If this were done, the West Coast Fnion would lie on the way to gaming sole I control of its playing grounds, and this ( | would he the death blow to League. | )t. mis resolved to ask the \\ est ! Coast Fnion to obtain a definite proposal for n lease of the ground and to send on the information. | NORTH V. SOFTH. The New Zealand Rugby Fnion decided last night, to play the North v. South Island match at Auckland on July Ist. | MAORI TEAM FOR AFSTRALIA. I ! AFCKLA.NI). M«.v ”4. j The Maori League team to visit Australia is as follows: . Macks: Looekwood (-)j atex, Moi-, rison. Faiilncr, Malum .It. Puk'. Harawera, pitman. C. Rogers. Dully, and A. Homirn. ... ■ Forwards: Gardner Gemiml, D;uhata. Lowry, Mamapoto, Lovett. Hairs. .1. Rogers, ii. Paki, Housham. I \ match between A. and lb Muon teams was played to-day. The game was more or less a scramble. '‘ ll 1 was little combination and .the homing ' was faulty. A. won by 44 points to | i The manner in which the game was contested was severely commented, upon at the Auckland League Management Committee. Members described the game as farcical, as there wore no ■ efforts of the players to lake the gam. • seriously. , , • „ 1 j Some spectators demanded their limn'ey back. , j ft was decided to recommend t a Xow Zealand League to donate the money to chanty. SOCCER FOOTBALL. WELLINGTON. May "24. The Australian Association footballers' representatives arrived to-day Iron! Svditev. Tbev were met by the local Association football enthusiasts, including Messrs Fordbam and B. 11. Salmon (chairman and sycretavy respectively of the New Zealand football Association Council), and Mr Skerrelt K.C. r . The, personnel of the team is as fallows: Coalk.-opyr. Cartwright: .■•« ht hacks, Fisher and Cttmherford; eft hack. Harris: halves. Doyle and Gibb; outside right. Dalle; inside right. Brat- . ten and Ward; centres. Maunder and (iron n : inside left. Cuiubertord ; cutside, Thompson. It. Henderson (.Sew South Wales) and .1 Peebles (Queensland) were picked for the half line. Hamilton (Queens land) was to have conn- over as g"-d- ---( keep-c (bill at the List minute dilliciillics'arose. Their places were taken by Sbunloii (Queensland), centre ball. Story (N.S.W.) tight half, be” being secretary of the New South Wales As-Mi-iati-in. Bryant (Queensland) comes as goalkeeper.' Mr 'A. Morgan tQifens|,Mid) is the manager ol the team. J Tic (cam was accorded a civic. M ‘- ception.' They leave for Wanganui tomorrow. | THE TEAMS ITINERARY. WELLINGTON. May 21. The following is the corrected itinerary of the Australian team: Saturday ’ Ma.V 27. play Wanganui, at Wanganui: May HI nlay Nelson at Nelson; June J. pinv Wellington at \\ oilm-ton ; June 7. plav Westland at Grcynumtli : June 10. play South Island at Christchurch; June 14, plav Otago at Dunedin: .lime 17- plav first t«'st at DuuoHi,, - June 21. play Canterbury at Ashburton: June 24, play second test at AYellimrton; June 28. pl«v laranak. at Yew Plymouth: July 1. plav Auckland „t Auckland; July 5. nlay South Auckland til Hamilton: Julv 8. play thud ■ test at Alicia lid ; July 11 plav Manawatu at Palmerston North. On duly u\ tlio team loaves Palmerston foi \\ o - ling 101 l and will sail for Sydney by the Atanuka Hint: afternoon. ■