VICTORIAN FOOTBALL LEAGUE. - PERMIT BUSINESS. - The Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 - 1954) - 29 Apr 1909 (original) (raw)

VICTORIAN FOOTBALL LEAGUE

A meeting of the permit and umpire committco

of the Yictorian Football League was held last

night; Mr. C. IJiekey presiding.

In reference to F. A. Wood, a South Melbourne

player, who had applied to the South Australian

League to play with Sturt, nnd afterwards with-

drew the application, the matter was at the last

meeting referred to the South Australian League.

A reply was received last night stating that the

question of grunting Wood a clearance hud been

referred to the Sturt club.

Mr. Skinner (South Melbourne) urged that Wood

was eligible. to play wiUi South Melbourne next

Saturday, seeing that practically he hud never left

the club. Several members were inclined to agree

with that view; but us the committee was to meet

again on Friday night, it was resolved to tele

graph to the South Australian League asking it to

expedite a reply from the Sturt club.

A permit was granted to J. Smith to play

as a "coach" with St. Kilda. It was stated

by the club that they would- pay Smith .C2 2/

a week for his services. G. W. Angas applied

for permission to act as "coach" to the Col-

lingwood club. He stated that his remunera

tion would be £1 a week. The application was

Jl. Atkins (South Melbourne) applied for per

mission to play with Esscmlon (AiJoejation). A

clearance was refused by the Souiti Melbourne

club. Thn player was informed that the applica

tion amounted to an appeal, and that tho South

Melbourne Club would have to be notified, Tiie

matter wis postponed until Friday night.

P. G. Trotter, formerly of Fharoy F.CL, wrote

asking to be allowed to transfer from iSssendon

(Association) to East Fremantle. His reason was

that he was a renident of Fremantle. It was

explained that Trotter had been refused a clear

ance from Fitzroy, and had played with Ksboj).

don without appearing before tlie League. Tiie

Chairman said that Trotter last season had been

found a situation by tho Essendon (V.F.A.) club,

nnd had stated in a letter to liliu that if ho was

refused n permit by Fitzroy he would loic his

position. Mr. Worrall (Carlton) snid he regretted

to have to move that the clearance he not granted.

Hie motion refusing a clearance was carried.

R. Condon's application for permission to play

as coach for Richmond was granted.

The case of ,7. II. Prout, who hod applied for

a transference from Essendon to Sturt (S.A,),

and who had withdrawn tlie application, was

considered. Prout staled that he went to Ade

laide at the end of February last on a holidaj',

and while there went after a business in tho

Sturt district. lie did not obtain the business,

nnd after working for a firm in Adelaide for n

few weeks he came back to Melbourne. He noti

fied the Sturt club, and also the South Austra

lian League, which said it had no objection to

his withdrawing his application.

After some deliberation the committee notified

Prout that his statement would be referred to

the South Australian League for confirmation

Permits were granted as follow:— R. Dees, from

South llallarat to South Melbourne; C. Dolicrtv

South llallarat to Melbourne; B. Richardson Ba'fl

la rat to St. Kilda; D. Sl'Kcllar, Melbourne to Uni

versity; J. Caldwell, WUlhunstown to South Mel

bourne; C. Pannam, Richmond to Preston: J

Gardiner, Melbourne to Connonorc (Hobart);

II. M. Hodges, Brighton to Melbourne; 15. W.

Fowler, Melbourne to University; \Y. Campbell

Fitzroy to Brunswick; 8. Billings, Fitzroy to Pres

ton; H. Brereton, Port Melbourne to Melbourne;

and W, E. Tottcy, Melbourne to Richmond.-"