ASSOCIATION

Evening Post, Volume CXXVII, Issue 61, 14 March 1939, Page 17

ASSOCIATION

INTER-HOUSE COMPETITION

At the second annual meeting of the Wellington Inter-house Football AssoX ciation last night a decision was reached to divide the Wellington in-ter-house competition into two sections if the entries exceeded twelve. Mr. A. E. Powers presided at the meeting. April 17 was fixed as the closing day for entries. It was announced that four teams, Canister, Levys, Bergers, and Colbeale, would not be playing this season, and that Pallo and Colbeale would probably combine. Two new teams, Cathies and Newtown Boxing Club, had entered, and entries were also expected from Ford Motors (two teams), "Evening Post," Wellington Patent Foodstuffs, and Radio Corporation. In reply to the association's request for a match in Wanganui, the secretary of the Wanganui Football Association. Mr. D. F. Elliott, wrote suggesting Easter Monday, the match to be played on Cook's Gardens. It was decided to find out from the clubs how many players would be prepared to make the trip at their own expense. The association wrote to the Manawatu Football Association suggesting a match between the two associations. In reply the hon. secretary, Mr. W. Logan, said his association would be pleased to arrange a game. Monday. June 5 (King's Birthday holiday), was suggested as the date of the match. It was decided to accept the invitation, the match to be played in Palmerston North on the date suggested. Mr. J. Houston was appointed sole selector for inter-house representative teams. The election of officers resulted: — Patron, Mr. W. A. Greathead: president, Mr. G. H. Bassant; vice-presi-dents, Messrs. W. Ritchie, C. H. Hibberd, K. McAulay, S. Callaghan, J. Houston; hon. secretary-treasurer, Mr. N. Best; trustees, the hon. secretary, Mr. A. Grounsel, and Mr. B. Jephson; hon auditor, Mr. W. Bolton; delegate to the Wellington Football Association, Mr. A. E. Powers; delegates to the Wellington Football Association annual meeting, Messrs. E. H. Martin and H. Brain. It was decided to request clubs to pay 10s to the funds of the inter-house association in addition to the £5 5s capitation fee payable to the Wellington Football Association. INSTITUTE OLD BOYS There was an excellent attendance of members at the annual meeting of the Institute Old Boys' Association Football Club recently. Mr. M. R. Bilby presided. The annual report stated that the club had enjoyed quite a successful year. The senior eleven had suffered relegation from first A to first B division, but fortunately practically the whole team remained intact, demonstrating the excellent team spirit. The team had been runners-up in the championship and had won the Victory Cup by a large margin over Swifts in the finaL The second A team, composed mainly of "veterans," also had a good season, winning the Knock Out Cup for this grade. The third grade team, although they played good football, did not succeed in winning any trophies. The election of officers resulted as follows:—Patron, Sir Geo. A. Troup, C.M.G.; president, Mr. L. J. Calvert; vice-presidents, Messrs. W. A. Parton, B. A. Mabiri, H. Cranmer, F. Rogers, sen., J, IX Howitt, and X Muir; club captain, Mr. V. Pagan; hon. secretary and treasurer, Mr. H. R. Hicks; assistant honl secretary and treasurer,, Mr. A. KirkHvood; hon, auditor, Mr. L. J. Calvert; chairman of committees, Mr. M. R. Bilby;- trustees, Messrs. Bilby and Hicks; delegates to Wellington Football Association, Messrs." Calvert, Bilby, and Hicks; trainer, Mr. J. GalJacher; management committee, Messrs. M. S. King, A. McLean, F. Rogers, jun., and W. Reid. Practices will commence tomorrow.