FOOTBALL

Evening Post, Volume LXXXIX, Issue 70, 24 March 1915, Page 10

FOOTBALL

CLUB ACTIVITIES ANNUAL REPORTS CIRCULATED. Football clubs continue to show some activity in preparing for the season now close at band. In' addition to those published in The Post already several other reports have been circulated. MELROSE CLUB. The twenty-eighth annual report of the Melrose Club states that during last season only two teams (senior and fifthclass) were entered for the union championships. The season's results from a club point of vi»w were not altogether satisfactory. Marty of the junior'members were called upon to play in senior grade for the first time, and acquitted themselves very well indeed. The attendance of both teams at the gymnasium was satisfactory, and under very trying circumstances, played fairly well. The seniors played twelve matches, winning four and losing eight, scoring 84 points against their opponents, while 148 points were scored against them. The fifth-class players won three games out of eight played, scoring 56 points, while 49 were registered against them. ' The club was represented in the A representative team by Messrs. A. Gilchrist, W. Sullivan, J. Toomey, and H. Capper; in the B representatives by Messrs. A. Church and V. Allan, while Mr. P. Grey secured a place in the fifth-class representatives. The following active members are serving their country at the front: — Messrs. J. Barber, C. Spearman, B. Moore, C. Lenihan, F. Barber, and W. Spencer, while a number of other members are engaged in Defence duties. Old players were well represented in the patriotic football match played on the Easin Reserve on the 19th September, 1914, when the following took part : Messrs. "Col." Campbell, A. Claridge, R. iCarswell, J. Burns, R. Fordyce, K. Osborne, J. O'Leary, and H. Wrigley. (The balance-sheet shows the club with a small credit balance of £4 19s. The hearty thanks of the club are given to the Rugby Union officials and supporters of the club for assistance willingly given during the year. PETONE CLUB. The annual report of the Petone Club states that after a successful season last year the positions of "the various teams on the championship ladders were satisfactory. The fifth and sixth grade teams won their respective championships, whilst the senior, junior, and third-class teams had been runners-up. The senior team played twelve matches, won 8, lost 4, scored 203 points for and 74 against; the juniors played eight, won 6, lost 2, scoring 84 points for and 42 against; the thirds played seven, won 6, and lost 1, scoring 83 points for and 16 against; the fourths played six, won 3, lost 3, scoring 69 points for and 51 against; the fifths and sixths each played and won 8, the former scoring 335 points for and 6 against, whilst the latter scored 214 for and 19 against. The total was: Matches' played 49, won • 39, lost 10, points for 988, against 208. The club congratulates those of its members who gained places in representative teams, and commends Mr. J. Ryan on his inclusion in the New Zealand team that toured Australia. The committee places on record the names of several members who volunteered for active service at the front, amongst them being Captain Hardham, V.C., Messrs. G. Miller, S. M'Farlane, F. Mothes, and about twelve others. The finances of the club are considered satisfactory, the', receipts being £121 Bs, and the expenditure £102 18s 6d 4 leaving a credit balance of £18 9s 6d.