HOCKEY NOTES

Thames Star, Volume LII, Issue 13930, 8 July 1919, Page 1

HOCKEY NOTES

About twenty geaitlemen hockey players attended tiho special general meeting oaiHed last evening. Mr Houlf. j was m the chair. | MATCH SELECTORS. | M.r G. Buobain .skiited that one of the imiportasnlb matters the nieetiinighad beiem called forwas a diapitf© over the sielectiioin committee- '■ Theseorataa-y, Mr L. Griffin, read <tihe miimuite of the annual general : meeting that, the captain of the two senior teams select the rep-, team, ; the secretary's niaimie being added in . th© ©venlt of a. dispute. . Mr A. Dtannby: 1 <■. I cons'ide.!"' it is nuoisib utfisiaifefneibary that the ; ciaip- ' tain® shoaild select the team.. It is nob' a good working < scheme. We should have outsiders who are ..thoroughly conversanti with tihe -gaiine and .the mieiratgi of the play era. -I mOTenthait! tihe previous micition. be rescinded. Mr 1 B. Olend'omi:, The trouble; la.st j yeaa' when the refefees Avere s.eleotcr»; i .was tihaib.tihe .selectors wew said to be psfejuid'ioed. « . ' Mr A. Brokeflasbiu-ie: In tihe irttieir- , est <>f the ginme we should, have outsidieirs- Th.c Wo referees wouild,b9 the best.- 1 ■ ' ■ , . ■ Mr S. .Tudd': The relareesi weretl^ selectors, btut tihere was; a lot; ■ :;<>f trouble amd tihey cam© to tihe 'Oooiiclusioin. noitl to asieileofc further. We tihen tried the caipteiins. Thetfe is always soon© difference. Siomeome! is v bdund noitl to be pleased. ;■: ■ Mr A Brokenshire: We can't ipdease'- ail the players. There cam. only be 11 mm in a "team The players should have eaiough oooafideinoe in the selectors. ' Mr Hoult: So miiiicih had been fiaad that w© decided noit, to touch' it a.oiaiin. I was veiry huirt. ait tihei tdmeAll my Siaittuirdlays boitih while . in Thiaanes amd Wcodville have been devoted to '.poipxilarisin^" the game, either a,s~ a referee, or player. They vr&t-e no: siporta at. all, amd 1 decided to w&sih. my hiamdis of the whole ttunlg 1. They aippiainitied "the sfcleofcana ■. and if tth'ey were no*, satiisfied they should be. quiet. Mir '■■ Grtiffin sp/oke .sim/ilarly to tMr 1 Hornlti, poiinttiinig; ottt; that, thei ■; Rouble had. beeVi' oaiutaeid by ai few. ,pMyei?S!. of oroe tea/mi. .. . /1 ,, ;; . . ■'.. ....,/. Mr A. Darniby: It is quite evident thiait the feelinig 1 of the meeting is for youi to consider your decii&kvnsi to baive TiiatQiinig:mio«''e to do with selection,.- ■ , ' ■■'■.-■.'. Mr W. Wiggins: The older memberg were aiway wheni the 'trouble ocr coirred. Mr G. DucihJain,: Yes, It will be , quiitle different this yeatfV j Mr R. Judd: The.Mder members will Jmive '-a fatherly-effect.. Moreover, they'll have to work hardier to cairn, \ tihieiir places in the tieiaimi. Mr A. Brokeiiishiire: These! trmiible.j maik«rs sih^ouild be broiughit beforfe the^ Association. . ' Mr C. Wiggimis secomded tihe iraatiion' that the. mabulttei be resciinded.—Oairried. Mr A. Damiby proposed amd Mr S. Judd seconded, thiat Messrs Griffin and Hoult be asked to take the-duitdes" of selecitor's again.. _ j Mr Griffm: I am quite satisfied 1; with, the pireseint. .players- . _ | The two -ireinitlemen';giaive theiir. c«oßieenifc and were uwanimiousily eJ'eofced the. selec^iomi ooannt'titee fott' all clubs, semiioir, iuniors, and the ladies. ' SENIOR GRADE MATCHES. Mr A. Brpkemshire: In the ..gem-ioir . gm'd'e matches at p-r©seai* notice that! the.teaimisi ha>ve an off Saturday. In the inteiresto ,■ of the gaime . the,re I •should .be -ao o>ff .Sattßrdtey. I'll rniove. we play - en?efry week. Mr Gunn, eeoomded. ,-..'. . : On. the motion! .of Messrs Brakeinshih'e amd T. Moa-gam the formeir: reeolution that. the senioir- tennis;-, pluy •.for tiwo Saturdays and the third be a bye was rescinded. . The foirmier .motion . wagi then po.it toi the meeitinigi and oamed. VISITING TEAMS. '■ Tho Areta '(Auckland) Club wrote that the.olubwais eager to renew the annual iniaitch with 'Thainefii- The date fcr the miatich was referred back •to tho club. ,The Auckland Association;, .in.- Ac- " ccirdanca wiith tJie ' p-roowiise' of lausib seasom, wiU send a team: later in the ■season 1. . ■ The Waiihd teami S will pay the a,ri•nuiail visit, on Saturday. A oommattiee •of Messrs G. Buohnin;, W. Gunn, B.! Olendon, A. Danby, T. .Morgan, C. Wiggling, A. Semiioir and A.- Broiken,shiiire was set tup to arrange*the en-tert-aniiinemti of the visitors.