SOCCER PLAYERS.

Shannon News, 4 May 1923, Page 4

SOCCER PLAYERS.

TEAM. TO TOUR SELECTED,

WELLINGTON .Last Night.

A i a meeting of the New Zealand Kojl Mi A?. cGation Council, the- sole selector iB L. Salmon) announc. ed that he had selected the followingteam, to leave by the Marama, on Friday, May 18: —Goal, R. Craxton (Auckland); full-backs, R. Braith. waite (Auckland), J. P. Flood (Can. terbury), R. McAulcy (Otago); half-backs, N. McArthur (Wellington), W. Brownlee (Wellington), Kissic<t (Wellington), J. Dryden (Otago); forwards, R. Innes (Auckland), C. Dacre (Auckland), Balk (Otago), Donaldson (Otago), G. Campbell (Wellington), C. Bollard (Wellington), A. Jones (Taranaki), W. Thomas (Wellington), N. Kissick is not available, and his place will be taken by G. Davis (South Can. terbury). The manager will be Mr H. G. Mayer, and the assistant manager, Mr H. J. Graves.

It was recommended that the selection committee, when in Australia, should be the manager, assistant, manager, and captain. The New Zealand Olympic Council wrote inviting the Council to nominate delegates to attend a meeting to be held in the middle of May. The Olympic Council was working in con. junction with the Dominion Advisory Council in London, with a view to sending representatives to compete at. the Empire and Olympic games, and to launch a scheme whereby sufficient funds could be raised to finance the despatch of at. least 50 athletes to represent the Dominion. Therefore it would be essential, that/ the. whole amateur sports bodies of the Dominion should co.operate and assist in furthering the project. Delegates were appointed.