HOCKEY.

Feilding Star, Volume VI, Issue 1760, 4 April 1912, Page 4

HOCKEY.

PARK'S ANNUAL

MEETING

Tho annual meeting of the Park Hockey Club was held last night in tho Library Room. Mr W. E. Carthew presided, and there was a fair attendance.

The annual report was as follows : —

The committee beg to report that the first season of tho club was a very successful one. The club commenced the year with thirteen active members and maintained that strength throughout. Hockey was ono of tho most popular games in this _district' Inst' winer, five teams playing in the competition controlled by tho Feilding and District tered in the competition, and, captained by Mr W. T. Crooke, was successful in winning tho Association's Romney Cup. Ten cup matches wero played, your representatives winning five, drawing three, and losing one, and scoring 46 goals against .21. The club entered two teams in the five-asido tournament, both teams showing good form. The A team evenutally gained fourth place. Four members of the club's team played iv the season's representative games. The trophy kindly donated by Mr AY. Carthew," jun., 'a vice-president of tho club, was awarded to Mr W. Groube. Your committeo beg to record its appreciation of the good work rendered by Mr Brennand as secretary of tho Association, and also to Messrs Carthew and Warden for their valuable services as referees. The receipts tor the year total £5 4s 6d, while the expenses reached £4 12s' 6d, leaving a satisfactory credit balance of 12s.

Iho Secretary reported that the President (Mr J. W. Bramwell) had .contnbuted £1 Is to the funds, and nn /. J, "■ GoI3DO (vice-president) 10s 6d. Mr" Bramwell had sent an apology for absence from this meeting, and had donated £1 Is for this season.

bpeaking to the report, the Chairman said the club had worked very well together, and wero a. very happy family. They had been most ably captained by Mr Crooke, to whom last year's success was chiefly due. Mr Crooke said ho would like to add Co the report that the best thanks of tho club be accorded the I* eilding Star for giving such valuable help to the game by its reports and comments during the past season. _ Judging by the reports and articles already published this season, they were to have even better support this year. That was bound to be of great help to.the game. The', report and balance-sheet were adopted.

New members were elected as follows: Messrs W. Hoffmeister, B Hobday, N. Bartholomew, H. McGregor, and L. Smith. Officers wero elected as follows: President, Mr J. W. Bramwell: vicepresidents, Messrs W. Carthew, J, U. Cobbe, and D. Entwislc; captain Mr W. T. Crooke; secretary, Mr H. Christmas ; selection committee, Messrs Crooke and Christmas; delegates to Association, Messrs Crooke and B. Hostick. .... '

Tho yearly subscription was fixed at ss.

A vote of thanks'to the chairman concluded tho meeting.

Mr Walter Crooke, the popular and capable captain of the Park Hockey Club, made some very sensible ami timely remarks "at last night's meeting. They should not play the game, ho said, for the sake of winning a cup, but for its own sake. • In somo branches of sport players tried to "beat the referee," ■and it was that spirit which brought ruination. It could be no real satisfaction to a- player to scoro a. goal by-trickery, but thero was a feeling or pride for the man who, having honestly played the game, had placed the ball between the posts. He, hoped all players would indulge the game for its own.sake, for recreation, and in good fellowship, win or lose. Mr W.. E. Carthew, at the same meeting, also touched upon a matcer which should receive attention by the Association. He had noticed last year, ho said, -that the season terminated: with no presentation of the cup or function of any kind. U would, have been a pleasant course he thought, for the town players to havo entertained the country players. Thoso who journeyed to 'Bo'noons/ii'kl and TTaloomiie last year re member how lavishly they had been entertained by their country friends ri A° me . re * uni ,vas due. He hoped the Association would give consider-ation-to the matter early in the season." . . ■ ..

Mr Crooke supported Mr C'artbew in his remarks, and said the suggestion should be acted upon before the season advanced, so that it would no? be affected by the destination of the cup. The handsome silver cup presented J.»y Mr E. Short to the Hockey Association for competition was upon the table at last night's meeting, having been won by the Park Club.