POST AND TELEGRAPH ATHLETIC CLUB.

Press, Volume LV, Issue 9992, 23 March 1898, Page 6

POST AND TELEGRAPH ATHLETIC CLUB.

The half-yearly general meeting of the aboee Clnb was held at the Clarendon Hotel on Saturday evening, the President, Mr R. Kirton, in the chair. The report stated that thero were eighty-two members on the roll, as compared with seventy-two for the preceding half-year. Although the club's cricket teams were generally successful, the first eleven occupied a lower position in tho Junior Cup competition than did last season. This was due to want of practice and inability to play their full strength. The athletic events were very popular, and the committee recommended that additional running races be held during the winter. It was* mentioned that although the proposed social room was not yet an accomplished fact, the committee intended to still persevere in the matter. Sympathy was expressed with Mr W. G. Garrard, who .met with a serious accident while starting the half mile running race ; and thanks were accorded to Messrs Garrard, Francis, and J. C. Cusack for their assistance at the Club races. The Committee also desired to thank Messrs R. Kirton and Jones and Sons for trophies presented for athletics, and Messrs George Keys (Sheffield), L. King and Treweek for cricket trophies. The following were elected a Committee— Messrs L. King, J. W. Hall, D. Miller, W. J. Larcombe, J. Haydon and W. Gerard. It was decided to leave the question of niaking arrangements for hockey and football in the hands of the Committee.