THE PROPOSED SPORTS CLUB

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 263, 30 July 1908, Page 8

THE PROPOSED SPORTS CLUB

: A FORWARD MOVEMENT. , The movement towards 'forming a sports club reached a further stage yesterday evening, when tho sub-committee appointed at last week's public.Cmeeting brought down a report to a committee. There wore present: Messrs.' IT. W. M'Villy (in the, chair), J. Doyle, S. Ilobinson, 0. H. Izard, M.P;, Cohen, A. E. Wilson, C. O'Sullivan, J. D. M'lntyre,; and Mr. W. Coffey (acting hon. secretary). ' ; /The sub-cbmmittco brought down a suggested memorandum of association for the club. ■ 1 '... _ Mr. Coffey remarked, that the Boxing Association hid no ' particular. interest in the club; : The club was to bo open to followers of all sports,'but'no .member wtiuld bo admitted unjcss'he was a desirable person.. At least';'this was the way''lie took it, the committee would'deal with: this cjuestidn. ; Mr. M'Villy ; remarked that the Boxing 'Association had taken the matter up '■ because' they saw ai general - sports club was wanted and nobody else 'came forward to take it up. If. the Wellington; Rugby Union had taken tho matter up they would have recoivcd tho siipport. .of .''tho Boxing Association, .which body , would. then not ' have ' had occasion to take the lead. The scheme was a good ono, and was' for sport as a whole. What ho 'wanted : to 1 see was the'sbhcriie properly supported: by all' ' sports; bbdies as a general sporting" club'."'' Mr! Izard "'considered the constitution' as proposed was broad enough and'clear enough to show the public that each and every sport was to be considered.' The club would not control it's' members, 'but would provide rooms and entertainment'for the snorts of tho city.' ,• ■ - ■ ■ . Mr.- Coffey moved "that the : regulations placed before the comrnittcc bo adopted and placed before'the general committee for their consideration/ This was agreed to, and.it was'decid6d"to call a meeting of the General Committee .for Thursday next.