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ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL
XIII.—Officers, Soldiers, Sailors and Airmen may be charged
admission to all matches which are under jurisdiction of the Army
F.A.
XIV.—All determinations and decisions arrived at, resolutions
passed, penalties imposed or arbitraments made by the Army F.A.,
or Army F.A. Committees, shall be final
and conclusive,
but it
is at the discretion of the General Committee to re-open any case
in the event of further evidence being forthcoming.
XV.—All Army F.A. correspondence shall be conducted by
Officers. Letters from the Hon. Secretary, Army F.A., will be
addressed : " The Officer i/c Football Club, Regt. "
or in special circumstances to " The Officer Commanding
Regt. or Corps," and
Telegrams—" Football Officer."
RULES, OF THE CHALLENGE CUP COMPETITION
i.—The Cup shall be called " The Army Football Association
Challenge Cup," and can never be won outright. The Cup shall
be held by the winning team and returned to Messrs. Carrington
& Co., 13o Regent Street, London, W., by 1st March following the
season of winning. The Cup will be insured annually by the
General Committee.
The Cup will not be taken out of the British Isles, but must be
returned when the unit leaves for abroad.
2.
—The laws of the game under which it is to be played for shall
be the laws for the time being of the International Board (Football
Rules only are here referred to).
The entire control and management
of the Competition shall
be vested in the
Army Football
Association General Com-
mittee, who shall have power, subject to confirmation at
the next Annual General Meeting, to amend the rules as
may be necessary.
3.—The Competition shall be limited to representative teams of
the Regular Forces
(vide
Rules
19,
20 and 21 and the Definition
of a Unit as laid down in pages 43-4
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4.—The Cup shall be competed for annually during the period
between September 1st and April 3oth. Presentation medals will
be given to the winning and losing teams in the final tie. A silver
miniature of the Cup will also be presented to the winning team.
5.
—(a)
Entries to be made in writing to the Hon. Secretary by
1st October in each year, or by such date as the General Committee
may direct. Each entry to be accompanied by the entrance fee of
£2
Ios. The General Committee reserves the right to refuse or
accept entries.
(b)
Officers entering teams are responsible that Cup Rule 3 is
observed, and that all changes of station are notified to the Hon.
Secretary as soon as they are ordered.
6.
—There shall be an Officer in charge of every Club
entering for the
Army Cup, and arrangements between Clubs
for the playing of ties shall be conducted through Officers. (See
Rule XV re correspondence.)
7.
—(a)
The General Committee, after receiving the entries, will
sub-divide the competing teams into such geographical districts as
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