CHATHAM CUP DISPUTES

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 414, 24 July 1928, Page 14

CHATHAM CUP DISPUTES

TRAVELLING QUESTION

MATCH MUST BE PLAYED AT WHANGAREI Press Association WELLINGTON, Monday. A special meeting of the council of the New Zealand Football Association this afternoon dealt with objections from the Y.M.C.A. (Auckland), who wished its Chatham Cup match with North Auckland at Whangarei next Saturday to be transferred to Auckland, on account of the expense of travelling and because a better gate would be the result. It would not guarantee the expenses of the North Auckland team. It was determined that the original decision to play at WTiangarei must stand, unless the two clubs come to a mutual decision. Another objection came from Hawke’s Bay (Hastings United), which had been ordered to play its match with Petone at "Wellington next Saturday, the Wellington Association having guaranteed £25 toward the expenses of the Hastings team. Originally the council had decided that the match between the winners of the Hawke’s Bay v. Manawatu match and should be played at Palmerston North, but correspondence had stated that it would be played at Hawke’s Bay, in the event of Hawke’s Bay winning against the Manawatu team, as it did. The Wellington Association, in order to avoid too much

travelling for the Petone versus Wellington finalists, offered to guarair . Hastings United £25 to play in Weiington next Saturday. Hastings mea:.while wrote that it would be prepar d to subscribe £lO toward Petone’s c> penses of going to Hastings. The New Zealand Council took i passage in the letter describing the.' travelling arrangements, ’’should tfer come to Wellington,” as meaning th*.: Hawke’s Bay were willing to come :» Wellington, and decided that the ma: should be played in Wellington. TL was followed up by the protest frrHawke’s Bay. It was decided to te*~ graph to the Hastings Club ginrreasons for the decision. The cohik strongly urged the Hawke’s Bay Association to get the Hastings tmz Wellington for next Saturday.