FOOTBALL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 302, 14 May 1913, Page 8

FOOTBALL.

PLAY ON SUNDAYS. By Cable—Press Association—Copyright. B Sydney, May 13. The Health Committee of the City Goutcil, by jive to four, negatived a ; a football ciub's application to play matches on Moore 1 Park on Sundays. [ The supporters of the application, who were all Laborites, pointed out that thousands went golfing and surfing on Sundays, and they could see no objection to a young fellow playing a healthy game. It was better than loafing in the streets. THE ASSOCIATION GAME. 11 By Telegraph —Press Association. Wellington, Last night. At a meeting of the Council of the New Zealand Football Association, a request from Auckland for the removal of the suspension of J. Bentley for insulting a referee Was refused. Bentley . was disqualified in 1911 till the end of the 1913 season. The Otago Association was granted permission to play a match with representatives of H.M.S. New Zealand, the proceeds going to the Scott Memorial. Fund. I A letter was received* from the Com-1 monwealth Association, stating that ( New Zealand's inquiry as to the possibility of holding another Australasian conference was not'favourably, received, l'lje annual conferences of the Common; \ wraith football Association ' wer& cc|n- . isiSred* sufficient.' Challenges for the Brown Shield ' 'matches were from Otago, Taranaki, Canterbury, and Manawatu. It was decided that Wellington be asked to play Otago on June 23, and that all other challenge matches be played within three weeks of one another. The annual meeting was fixed for May 30. JUNIOR COMPETITION. The team to represent Tukapa first I Juniors against Eltliam juniors at Western Park to-morrow will be selected from the following, play starting at 3 o'clock:—Nelson, McKoy, Morey, Okey, Lovcli, Robertson, Patterson, West, Loveridge, Masters, Carlson, Spence, Lister, Roebuck, Jones, Wai Opal, and Grady. The Tukapa Football Club desires to acknowledge with thanks receipt of donations from fir. Walker £1 Is, W.' B. Francis 10s, J. Scanlan 105,.M. Callaghan ss, R. Cock ss, J. Avery ss, Miss Allen ss, D. Teed ss, W. Lonergan ss, R. Paul ss, L. E. Hoffmann ss, L. Aut. ridge ss, S. Lovell ss, G. H. Saunders ss.