LEAGUE FOOTBALL.

Auckland Star, Volume LIV, Issue 75, 28 March 1923, Page 7

LEAGUE FOOTBALL.

CITY KOVF.fIS CLL'R.

The annual meeting of the City Rovers Football Club was held at the League Rooms, riwanson Street, when there was a re-ord attendance. Twelve new players were elected The report referred to the season ended as one of the brightest aud most seccessful since the club's Inception, being second in success to the record season of lOlti. when the club secured five of the seven competitions. The finance showed that the club is in a healthy position. Kspenriiture "fill 11/11. receipts £120 8/7. and assets amounting to £15 MV. with a credit balance ot" aw 4/8. • Seven teams were nominated for tne various competitions, and ot these, three %V cre successful in winning championship honours: namely. Senior Grade. Second Grade, and Sixth Grade A. The Senior Grade were also successful in retaining the N.Z Club Championship .Shield against the three challengers. In Petone, Tongariro aud Untitle. Itop. honours were won by W. Davidson. 0. Davidson, B. Davidson, G Reed 11. Hawkes. M. Wetherlll, A. Townscnd. and G. I'aki. The hitter member was also a member of the Maori team that toured Australia. The club was also runner-up in the Davis Cup. a cup presented lor the club that gains the most championship points. A presentation of a handsome enlargement of the senior team (triple winners 19211 was made to b. \sher, hon secretary and treasurer, as a token of esteem for his past services to the club The report concluded with- reference to the soda', organisation, which was considered largely responsible for the success, of the club. ' . The following officials were appointed for the ensuing venr: President. Mr. K. Parkinson • club captain. Mr. \V. J. Davidson; hon. sec. anil tread.. Mr. K. Asnor; assistant-secretary. -Mr. F. Kennedy : hon. auditor. Mr. K. I'helan : delegate to A.L.1.. Mr Geo. Hunt: delegate to J.M.C.. Mr. F. Kennedy: committee. Messrs. G. Reed, R. Ilarlev." J. Harley. A. Bell. C. Brown, J. O'Suiiivan. S. Gregory. L. Green. S. Home. X. Ryan. A. Asher. T. Cberniside, M. Wetherlll ami T. Z.iegler. Mr. ('. Brown donated a set of jerseys to the Senior Grade and also three medals: one to the best back, one to the best forward, and one to the best all-round player. Mr. Ceo. Hunt donated six medals: Best hack and best forward in the been nil Grade; best all-round player in the Third Grade Fourth Grade. Fifth Grade, ami Sixth Grade B. Mr. V. Hayward donated three medals: Best back, best forward and best all-round player iv the Sixth Grade A.