FOOTBALL.

Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, Volume XXIV, Issue 2066, 30 June 1896, Page 2

FOOTBALL.

'A meeting of delegeb-s of thePeni.n- ?- pulft Clubs was held at DuvauchelleVßay Hoiel on Thursdny evening. PresentMessrs; J. 'Thecker. (Chairman), Shackle, Leonardo, D xon, Tripe ond Vangioni.

A letter was read from the : RuK.i>y'Union re arranging Pepresentfttiva match aud otter busings.

Reeolved •That . the Secrtetiry • Write to Union eaying that tbaPenineub 'Represent tetive team will 'arrange to melt the Canterbury Rspresentative' team at Christchurch on '■ July - l 25:b : ; and nleo Secrefflry writ , - and ank the-Union to pfiy the Peninsula team's Iran veiling expenses' in connection with the matieli.

Resolved Messrs-Tnpe/Dixon atld J. Tbacker be Selection Committee to* piiek the t3am.to represent ihePeninsu'a. Resolved That a Peninsula Bugby Football Association be formed to arrange for cup tnatchep, etc.. and that the Secretary writ-) to the Union'to that efiE&ct.

Tbe following gentlemen were then elected officers of the Peninsula "Rugby Football Association:—Patron, W. H. Montgomery Esq.; - Pietident—H. D. Buchanan, E s q ; Vice-Presidente—Messrs J. R. Thicker, E. E. Lelievre, Dr. Laing, J. T. 'Knight, <A. -F. Roberta and \V. ' MeDZ'ee ; Commiltae to consist-of -delegales from various clubs; *Hon. Seoretary Mr Louie Vangioni. Reeolved That tha Peninßula ■ cup be won twice in succession or three times, before it becomes the property of any club* and that a win be two points, and a draw one point to each team, and in tho event of. any taatn defaulting to count o win to the other side, and if at t-he -end of tbe contest two or moreisams be even , they -must j>lay ofi, and that two rounds of cup matches be played in each

season

Resolved That the motion re geiting TefeTea from Union for every ma'ch be Teseiricled. as the expense is too haavy, ano that bye teams lad reftraet for matel cc. Reeoued ; Tiat Mr J,R. Thackerbe made permanent Chairman of. the Association..

■Resolved' That the Secretary write to

the Wairewa'Football Glub stating tliat the Aseociation have no power to alter

fi&turea already arranged. and that the match Wairewa v Lβ Bon's on-July ; 4ih

■nuet be played on Akaroa ground; also that Peninsula Representative colours be black with white sash (Okuin's colours).|-J

Keeolved That a trial match be played at Okaih's on Thursday? 9 h July, between the probable find possible teams, and'the Secretary wae -instrcctad 'to write to all the Clubs to send it) ibe namei of their eight best men at their earliest possible cotiveniencr,. and the taacn be picked after 'the Okdin's trialmatch lo play a team of 17 or 18 all-comers at "Akaroa on Tuesday. 2l»t Juy; arid also-that the Selec>, tion Committee meet on Friday nest, 3r"d July, at Duvauchelle's Bay. Hotel to pick the probab'e -team. All postponed matches are (o be played off before 18;h July if poesib'e. A vote of lh iiiks to the ohair terminated the meeting.

The cup match Wairewa "v. Gk«t.'ra Boy wen played »t Little Biver on S»t rd .y Intt, and resu't VJ in an win forA\-»i.----r wa Clubby 6 poime to five. The game wae played in c good and friendly i-tyle. Mr H. Tuiarpft att d ac referee.

The Akaroa y LHt'e Aka'oa match was pohtponed on account of 'the bad weather, both captains Wiling to that effect, and will'tike-place on Thuieday. The following will represent Akaroo :—'■ Helbeit, "Vangioni, Tripe, J. .Glynan, Wight, Bnnford,"Newbtgan» Biclifiald, P. Gynan, Kearney, T. Mora, H. Curry, Mitchell, Hemingway arid Goodwin. Emergencies—L'-lievre, Wright and F. Staples. will leave Akaroa at 10 o'clock, as play commences at 2.30.

The match Benks Penineula Represent t ; ves v Ciiftt'rbury will (gke place on Augntt 22nd, and net Juty 25t'i as'firtt arranged. On Saturday evening'the AkaroaFoot" ball Clubtandered a farewell social t-) Mr C. W. Andereon-who has resigned his seat as Secretary as he ie lenvingthe.Peninsula. There wfle a fair attendance diE friends and tneraberp, and songe, games and rafreshmenta were indulged in. The eveningtgrminatjd with singing of* Auld Lang Syne. ,