FOOTBALL.

Press, Volume LVI, Issue 16962, 11 October 1920, Page 10

FOOTBALL.

C.VNTEEBtTRY ASSOCIATION. J I'RESENTATIOX OF TROPHIES. A larg»> atter.dajico at !he ancual "sxnokr;'' and pre3entat:cni of prizcp of tbo Carterbur.* Football Association on Saturday ni?lit i-t the C % 3d<vna rooms w.is presided over bv Mr K. Eny.'ish. Mr 11. HoiUr.d. patror.. A. T)ey. C. W. Ailard, and H. E. -Veni: (Rn<rt>y Uniom), ar>d A. E. Hooper and VT. Movl-3 (Bujfbj' ijca-jiio) were anor.pt present. On Mr English entering- the rcnni he rocsived ;m o-.;»tior., ?I1 present, rising and clioerinrr ar.d "H»'s a Jolly Good IVUo-w." The to?--*vs n: "The- Kin?" ar.d n: "The l<ew Zealand Fsotball Association." havirg been honoured, Hr Holland presented the trophies ft? follows:— Enjlisli Cup and Hurley Shie'-d, winners, tho Xom-ade C3ub; Kamsay Cvp, West-cm Club: Watson Cup and Shield, Ei> ce'.aior Club. Mr A. Bissett proposed "The Wicnin? TeaniT," which trns re">xsr,ce'J :"> by Jlr W". 110-A-ic- (Komacii), ilr C. F. Spro«ten (Wtstem\ and Mr P. Mr Eartlctt proposed tho "Esccntivn of the Ca-ntt-rbun- Foatbo..! Association." Mr Er.c----j in the course of hi? resprvr.se, urged i player* to get their frieurls interested in ! the »Mn», nn-i said thai there were niar.y j vcun- feilows who wa-;ild bo prepared *o pluv I'm piffic if they vrorc only brought into it : >y tho?c who wvre ulayers. As evidence of I!k> o; tlic gan>» ho aian-tiont-d that j<,t" the tecnr.i^L , . College thcro I v/e:-o over a 3im:dred jiiu'.vrs. He ■α-rged n i «k»£».'r co-operation wionsst br>j;<* contrcllini; I ipora in order to gel the 'jest poss.v>!o con; i from puVtli'. - l:odJ<";S in ch;irpe of «rsorti3. jroujide. lU»>.-r.i li. B. Bunt, and W. Kurnsay al>;o responded. "Kindred Sports" v.-aj propose! by Mr C. 11. Ba-scand, aid was re-spoi'.df-d '-<•■ hy 3iCr A. I>ey (Rugby). A. E, Hoop'er (L.?ague)," t-:id C. W. AHnrd (Cricket). The sneakers concurred >vi!.h Itr English's remarks regarding closer co-opera Hoe. The chairman ealkd upon Mr Hcilaad for some reinaik^. Mr Holland, wiin was to haro proposed "Our City and its Administration," regretted that tho Deputy Mcyor (Cr. Bear-.land) was not present. fie thought that very often" there was a misunderstanding between sports bodies and the City Council. Of hie own Jinowledge he knew that the members of tho City Council took a Very keen intc-TCst in all hind* of sport. I>urfn?r tho T.-ar peric.l the Council v/an just as arsiens as the eTinrts or^aui^itioiis to retain tho grounds eo that they would bo available when plnyera returned from tho war, and had voluntarily reduced the rates one-hilf to enable the juniors to carry on. The Domains Board luyd epent £'X)6o in draining a portion of tlio Soutii Park to uiu-k--- it available for sports, and had aiio iinnroved the playinfc grounds on tlie Abrth Park. "The Kefercea and ArabiJance" was propos«t by Mr E. J; Normaru and responded to by Mr Ci: Elack, and Mr K. Astavorth proposed "The. Press.'" During tho ovenia,? vocal, instmmental, and other items were given by Messrs .fewclJ, Pariett, S. K. Ilobinson, Barr, A. Dey, C. Xathan, and H. Perryman.

Playing , in the. Watson Cup JinaL at English. Park on Saturday, Excelsior defeated Lin•wood by two goals to nil. Ditch Hold and Muir scored.