First Soccer Test Match at Christchurch

Sun (Auckland), Volume 1, Issue 74, 18 June 1927, Page 12

First Soccer Test Match at Christchurch

Request to Canterbury Rugby Union to Postpone Matches is Declined . IJUGBY matches will not be PM*" •* poned in Christchurch on 2, the day of the Canadian*"** Zealand Soccer Test, the ment committee of the union ciding this week that a requ*•* postpone matches was not fea*w* A. letter was received from terbury Football Association the international Soccer match , Canada and New Zet land to bep»j ir Christchurch on July 2. Toe cislon of the union to play y of minor importance only on that had been favourably commentea j A t the same time, as authorities trolling Rugby League, hockey basketball had agreed to postpone fixtures on July 2, it asked tna u lion should reconsider its the pay games. It therefore askea union would receive a deputation tl.e association on the subject Mr. S. C. AlcCully said the should adhere to its policy pr©v*«— decided on. _ The Chairman (Mr. A. E. ®Jc It: is becoming increasingly di® fulfil our obligations now, wiJw further postponements. Mr. W. Britten: Shouldn t vte receive the deputation out of coin Mr. Flower: Surely it is time» 1 n * realised that the organisation has become so big that each simply have to go on its own in dent of the other. rack# A Member: We will have rZgm&V people asking us for postpon®*** next. it *** On Mr. R. H. North’s motion, * decided to inform the associati tb* owing to its heavy onion could not consider the ment of matches. the b*®* The chairman said that M tbe matches should not be stagea day of the test. Co®' Mr. North: The Competitions 0 ml ttee is already seeing tnft* done.