HOCKEY.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 776, 28 March 1910, Page 4

HOCKEY.

The fourth annual general meeting of St. Patrick's College Old Boys' Club was held at St.. Patrick's College on Tuesday evening : last. Mr. W. E; Butler, the president.of the club, presided over about 30 members. The chairman dwelt en the extremely gratifying report which he ■had the pleasure of submitting. The club had ■ played with very : fair success during the season',' and marked enthusiasm prevailed amongst the ranks of the, players. The infection was .evidently spreading to old boys,in other branches of sport to take up hockey as a. winter game in preference to football.' The club had gained several recruits this year, some of them Ten matches were played by No. 1 team in the junior competition, of which six were won, three lost, and one drawn. Four representatives of the club had secured places in the ."Wellington junior representative team, namely, Rev. F. Bartley, ,F. Ryan, I. Quinn, and D. Campbell. No. 2 team, recruited with difficulty and composed of young players, forming barely . enough for a team, won general admiration on account of their grit and keenness in an uphill season. They played right throughout the season, and were fittest at the finish, being . valiantly led by Mr. Jack Gallagher. The office of president of the club by custom passes to some prominent officer of the association for the year.. This year the choice unanimously fell on Mr. A. H. Casey. The vice-presidents for the ensuing year are the Rev. Dr. Kennedy, Von. Archdeacon Devoy, Rev. FatherHickson, Dr. Mackin, and Messrs. J. E. Butler, F. J. Morah, C. Campbell, Martin Kennedy, Cyril Collins, and TV. E. Butter; club captain, Mr. F. Ryan; hon. sec., Mr. C. Miller; hon. treasurer, Mr. W. Ryan; committee, Rev. F. Bartley, Messrs. C. Gamble, B. Ryan; hon. auditor, Mr. Claude Hickson; delegate to the Hookey Association, Mr. F. Ryan. The meeting passed a motion electing Messrs. D. Campbell and'W. E. Butler lifo members in. appreciation of their past services to the club. A vote of. thanks was passed to Mr. F. E. Kelly, '±he retiring 6eoretary.