ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXV, Issue 98, 2 May 1913, Page 5

ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL.

SPECIAL MEETING OF DELEGATES. A special general meeting of delegates to the Taranaki Association Football Union was held in the Countj Hotel, Stratford, on Wednesday. The Rev. W. S. Stent presided, the following delegates being present:— Messrs Stapleton and Mitchell (Hawera) ; Foreman and Betts (Kaponga) : Barclay i Okaiawa); Rev. W. A. Butler and Butchart (Stratford); Smart and Crabtree (Eltham); and the secretary, Mr J. J. East.

The secretary was instructed to write to the Auroa Football Club explaining that the Junior Cup held by them would in future lie played for by school teams, and that they lie requested to forward tire cup to the secretary without delay.

It was resolved that two teams ho selected to play a match at Stratford on June 3 prior to the picking of the team to play the crew of H.M.S. New Zealand. The Rev Stent, Messrs S. Clark and Betts were appointed a selection committee.

For the future any delegate is to be allowed to appoint a proxy should he he unable to be pre<sent. It was moved that all clubs play in one division instead of two, as heretofore, and a lengthy discussion took place on the subject. Ihe Stratford and Eltham delegates stated that if it was intended to run a North and,South division they had been instructed to withdraw from the coinpetition.

The following executive was appointed to deal with matters in connection with the Association —Messrs Clark, Crabtree’ Roper, East, and tlie Rev. Mr Stent.

A list of rules was drawn up, and the secretary was instructed to procure quotations for printing same. Mr Clark was appointed to referee the A. and B. match at Stratford and the Taranaki-New Zealand fixture at Now Plymouth,