FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION.

Auckland Star, Volume XLIII, Issue 71, 22 March 1912, Page 7

FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION.

ANNUAL MEETING. The annual meeting of the Auckland Kool'ball Association was held in tbe Sporu; Clubs Rooms met night. There was n large attendance of players aud delegates (between forty and fifty or thereabouts). Including representatives of tbe following clubs: V.M.C.A.. Caledonian, Corinthian, Carlton, North Shore. St. Join's, Erv-ertou, Ponsonby. BrotUcrliood. Hotspur, and Referees' Club. Sir. Thos. Phllp, clairman of the Eieratlve Committee, presided until the annual report had been passed.

A SUCCESSFUL SEASON. The report stated that the past season had been the most successful In the annals "f Association football to Auckland. The season started wltb eeren first division teauiß, nine second division, four third division, eight' fourth division, and fourteen fifth divielou teams, a total of r>4o registered players. The form Hliown by players showed great Improvement, and was v canse of Increased attendance at matches. Ponsmihy Club won the first division champk>nehip, North Shore Vie Aecoad and fourth division. Mount Albert the third division, and V.M.C..A. the flfth division. A iic-w feaiiirc in the gamp In Auckland was tbe Ixjys , rcpresentfltive match with Wellinxlon. Messts. Adulr, MJaclTheraon, and Smitliymjiu eelentpd a splendid team, which defeated Wellington by three poals to one. Later In the season a boys' team travelled to Wellington, and ivae defeated t>y two eon Is to one.

A six-a-side tournament for fourth nnd fifth dlrlgon teams was held at the end of the season. Nqrth Shore teams foetus: \r!nrers in enfli olnss, Trith Gordon and NorthcotD ninnera-np. A representative match Trlrh New Plymouth was played on nth Scptemhcr, End was won by AimkianA l)y one >roel to nil. A touring representative team was defeated by the 'Wfclk*tn represenatlves by one Rfial to nil. It hnd been decided not to enter a team for th? flrpwn Shield tournament, owlnp to the financial risk inrolTed. The b«litnec-slii>et KlKnvcd th-it the soasojt started with n credit halance of £2 17/ D, but owinat to the inorensed expenditure during the year the balance now stood nt £2 ft/5.

The report nnd halanee-siheet "were «(kjpt«l. Mr. Fhitp said thnt if the members of the Management Committee pulled aloriß in the fnttire «x they bod done In tbe past, the success of the game *yas asnnrert. He referred with keen nnprncinMon to th« wrrloee rendered the Associntion I>r tbe Ambulance Itripa<le, «nd ssked for more renerone support for tlint organisation tn<llTj*nal flnbß. Thp -matter of RrenTids for tTi«> ensnlii* year was still unsa^ttleil. A vot-p of tlimiks w»s pnsso'd to the retiring rommlrtPe, nnd the opinion exprw«eil ihnt It Jind heen the best Manairem<>nt Committ»» thp Association had ever had wn« -cordially endorsed. Mr. Phlln then retired from the cliair. ii.-nd Mr. R. Bannister -was appointed to preside. THE NEW EXECUTIVE. Office-bearers for the ensuing year -wore elected as follows:—PreeMent. Mr. W. l>. M. Glaister; vice-president;!, the Hon. O. Fowlds. Her. A. North, Mes3rs. H. Schmidt. N. T. Willla-me. J. A. Myers. C. J. Parr. Jas. J. S. Dlekson. and .T. H. Bradney; secretar;, Mr. W. K. Smifhymen: treasurer, Mr. T. Phllp: mlnntr secretary, Mr. R, Gllmore; Management Committee, Messrs. H. S. Hose, K. Etarvey. ,T. Hllford, W. Macpherson, G. W. Adalr, C. MaynlT, and ,T. aniitters. Messrs. W. Bojne, sen., and R. H. Horsier: delegate t» Mr. A. W- Ncwnold.