RUGBY FOOTBALL

Dominion, Volume 16, Issue 153, 16 March 1923, Page 9

RUGBY FOOTBALL

ATHLETIC CLUB. / There was a large attendance ait the forty-fifth annual meeting of the Athletic Football Club last evening. Colonel G. F. C. Campbell presided. The report was considered most Satisfactory, and the balance-sheet showed the club to bo in a strong financial position. Several new members were elected. Officers for the ensuing season were elected Jas follow:—President, Colonel G. F. C. Campbell; vice-presidents, Messrs. F. C. Atkinson, W. Bell, A. Bosrnuda. E. P. Carman. A. B. CFuw*. ters. C. Clarke. W. J. Corner. D. G. A. Cooper, E. Davy, C. H. Duff, A. C. Evenson. W. Elliott, W. Fraser, E. O. Hales. W. H. Hales, J. W. Heenan, W. Heenan, A. J. Hollis, J. Hyams, R. M. Isaacs. A. E. Hugh, H. W. Kelly, J. Lundon, G. Luom, W. G. Mills, H. Murphy, J. W. Murphy, J H. Pagni, J. T. M. Pike, A. Pritchard. R. J. Paton, W. S. Ridler, G. Robertson. J. A. Thomson, R. Roberts. J. S. Wilson, A. J. Duncan, AHutchinson. F. Bezzunt, T. Oates, T. Brough, and H. Hyland; club captain, Mr. W. S. Ridler; hon. secretary, Air. Frank Miles; hon. treasurer, Mr. B. Warwick; management committee, Messrs. W. T. Ryan, A. Wilson, J. Swain. F. Adams, J. Duncan, J. W. Madden, and F. Malmanche: hon. auditors. Messrs. D. W. Aladden and J. A. Thomson; delegates to tho W.R.F.U.. Messrs. J. W. Heenan, HMurphy, and A. Wilson. , The president said he did not think that the teams of to-day had ths mettle of those of former years. However. ths spirit was still there, and he ventured the opinion that the relapse was only temporary, and the game would regain its pristine duality. Air. Heenan deprecated any change in the constitution of the Alnnagenmnt Committee of tho W.R.F.U. Some clubs were urging that every club should bo represented on the committee. hut he did not favour that. It was decided that tho delegates to tho W.R.F.U. be instructed to oppose any move to affect the present, constitution of the Management Committee. Gymnasium practice for th“ coming season is to commence on Monday. PETONE CLUB. The annual meeting of tho Petone Rugby Football Club was held last night. The -following officers were elected: President, Air. IV. Donc.vnn; vice-pre-sidents, Alessrs. T. Al. Wilford, M.P., P. Cobbe, S. Nicholls. J. Burns, H. J- Palmer, H. Love, Q. D. McEwan, J. AV. McEwan, G. Davis, H. Ryder, A- Coles. E. Price, H. Needham, R. Corson, AV. Hay. A. Picard. J. H. Lynskey, E. A 7. Taylor, J. AV. Martin, R. Hancock, A. Cowie, J. H. Donovan. AV. G. Lodder, C. Collett, C. Rainsford, G. V. Haslam, J. T. 0. Stephens, D. Upton, E. Hebb, At. Sharps, A. Ramsden, E. C. Corner, M. Welch, F. Brough, G. Reynolds, W. Croft, F. Whitton. C. Manning, A. Greening, and A. May; club captain, Air. AV. Fraser; deputy-captain, Air. J. Price : secretary and treasurer, Mr.' A. ’Warden; assistant-secretary. Air. George Gardiner; auditor, Air. W. F. Sturman; management committee, Messrs. H. G. Nicholls, Arthur Parker, Al. Corner, C. Green, and E. Ryan; delegates to union, Alessrs. AV. G. Hardham, George Reynolds, and A. AVarden; coaches) (senior), Air. E. Price, junior, Air. L. Drummond, third grade. Mr. J. Pollock, intermediate, Mr. 0. Nankiville, fourth, Alessrs. G. Rathbone and A. George,, fifth, Air. G. Reynolds; trairiers, Alessrs. C. Fuller, H. McKay, and T. Dent; hon. masseur, Air. E. James. Air. Colo was elected a life-member of the club in appreciation of his interest in its affairs for so many years.