LEAGUE FOOTBALL.

Auckland Star, Volume LXVIII, Issue 57, 9 March 1937, Page 16

LEAGUE FOOTBALL.

MOUNT ALBERT CJ.UB. In its ninth annual report, to be pre--1 sented at the meeting to-morrow evening, » the Mount Albert League Football Club ; records a successful ; year, with over 140 plajers distributed in the senior, senior reserve, second, third and fourth grades, and in the senior, intermediate and seven-a-side competitions of the Auckland Rugby League. The senior reserves had the honour of winning the club's first championship. A progressive step, with the assistance of the Mount Albeit Borough Council, was the erection of an up-to-date dressing shed at the Fowlds Park ; training ground, the floodlighting of I which enabled all teams to train to ' adjutage. ( atering for the schoolboys i of the district, teams had been organised ' wit , h t*' 16 ' 1C ' P °* osf,rs - Jenkinson and J. Cornish, and further success was ; expected with this unit. The seniors at Napier defeated a combined Hawke's Bay , team and the reserve team lost the IXL Cup to Taradale. The second and fourth > grades played at Whangarei and the intermediate schoolboys at Ngaruawahia. 1 The annual cup given by the vice-patron. Mr. A. S. Richards, M.P., for the most conscientious player in any grade, went to L. Slattery, of the second team. Mr. H. Cottrell s medal for most improved senior was won by J. Sehultz, Mrs. Parvin s medal for most consistent reserve player went to E. Dunne, and Mrs. Han lon a medal for the best all-rounder in the seconds to J, Patterson. A Sum.ch won the cup given for the best schoolboy, .-\fter reviewing all teams and thanking various coaches and supporters, the report congratulated Seath, Langford and Morrison on gaining representative senior schoolboyhonours, and Lakey for a similar distinction amongst the midget seven-a-side players. The club is in a sound financial position with a credit balance of £102 5/.

R.V. CLUB.

At the annual meeting of the R.V Rugby ! League Football Club the following officers were elected for the coming season •— Chairman. Mr. E. Muller; patron. Mr. A. G. Harvey: vice-presidents. Messrs I> Harvey. W. Harvey, sen.. W. Harvey, jun A Harvey, jun., O. Hamilton, .T. McGeehnn. E. Griffiths, W. Rabbidge, Smith R Parr, A. Cloke: secretary, Mr. G Dinestreasurer. Mr. F. W. Day ; selector coaches' Mr. T. Shearer (second grade), and Mr. E. Knight (third grade): committee to represent each factory, Messrs. R. Parr and E. Knight (Victoria Street), Messrs T Shearer and .T. Salter (Albert Street)' Halverson and A. Brown s Drive); delegate, Mr. R Parr* deputy delegate, Mr. G. Dines: official lines- 1 men. Messrs. J. Salter (second grade), and ■ W. Halverson (third grade).