HOCKEY.

Otaki Mail, Volume XXVIII, 17 September 1920, Page 4

HOCKEY.

' Thus the Levin “ Chronicle “The ‘Otaki Mail’ writer criticises the management oi ! the Hockey Asso-. ciation during the past season, and says: — 'l-'resh blood on the executive would do no harm —in fact, would do unicli good for a sport that is rapidly increasing in popularity.’ The answer to that is that no Otaki representative attended a single meeting of the Asso f ciation throughout the season, though | notices of meetings were invariably $ scut to the otlicers of the Otaki Glue. | Fox ton treated, headquarters similarly.3 The Association is a district body on y which all clubs have representation ? which they are expected to cxercis . 1 There is only one way in which tin--3 j affairs of any sport can be manage.t y ; satisfactorily, and .that is by ove.i t! ihembcr’of tlie governing body taking " - ;t proper interest in its administia ,j i tiou, and it is to be hoped this point I ‘ of view will not be lost 'sight of next . j season.” in answer to this we may state th.it Otaki successfully managed the. affair.of tlic Association without, the aid oi Levin representatives when the head quarters were here. It does not new .> -a uly need every club 10 be rep ■ seated to make an Association a success. What is needed is energy, and this the Association has not had. An - example of the lackadaisical mannei in which the Association conducted ns affaiis was oil Wednesday week when t i the Jinal for the championship was played. The Association not only failed to make arrangements for | referees, but allowed a fence, goal- : posts, and sundry white-washed lines to remain on the iield of play. '1 lie match was tuned to start at 2, but j despite this arrangement did not start | till p.m. Oa top of this several j T.evin plovers informed the write." | |i. n i th"-.- 1 :il o-.v nothin'; of the fixture | HU a dav or two before the match. j