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8.—The best Unit teams in each Command or District will play
off as follows :-
1 ST
R
OUND—
(a) Northern v.• Scottish, on Northern ground.
(b) N.I. District v. Western, on N.I. District ground.
To be completed by 13th February, 1932.
2ND
R
OUND—
Winners of 1st Round on ground of.
(b).
To be completed by 27th February, 1932.
S
MM-
F
INAL—
(a) Winner of 2nd Round
v.
Aldershot at Aldershot.
(b)
Eastern v. Southern
... ...
(a) will be played on 7th March, and
(b)
on 8th March.
F
INAL—
Semi-Final Winners.
Will be played at Aldershot on 11th March.
Inter-Command matches in (a) will be played in each Command
alternatively (unless by mutual consent of the Commands
concerned). The winning unit will be notified to the Hon. Sec.,
A.H.A., by telegram.
The ground for 2nd Round will be selected by the Hon. Sec.,
A.H.A.; the Hon. Sec. of the winning Command will be responsible
for notifying the Hon. Sec., A.H.A., of the name of the winning
unit of this round.
Arrangements for Semi-Finals and for the Final will be made by
the Hon. Sec., A.H.A., and notified to Commands concerned.
9.—Dates by which each round is to be completed will be notified
by the Hon. Sec., A.H.A., annually.
10.—Each match in the tournament to last 70 minutes. In case
of a draw, an extra 20 minutes must be played, 10 minutes each
way. In event of still no decision, a replay must take place under
arrangements similar to those in para. S.
11.—All questions as to qualifications of competitors or interpre-
tation of the Rules or dispute during the matches should be
referred, in writing, to the Executive Committee, whose decision
will be final.
12.—Any team playing a player ineligible under these Rules
shall be disqualified.
13.—The Rules of the Hockey Association shall be observed
throughout.
Length of Ground 100 yards.
Breadth of Ground 60 yards (maximum).
55 yards (minimum).
Surrounded by boarding.
Goal Nets must be used in all matches.
14.—All Umpires in Army Hockey Tournament matches will be
neutral.
15.—The Army Hockey Association will pay a proportion of the
expenses of teams competing in the last three rounds of the Army
Hockey Tournament,