ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL.
BOYS’ COMPETITION TO BE FORMED. Seventeen boys attended the meeting at the Y.M.C.A. yesterday afternoon, called for the purpose of forming schoolboys’ soccer football teams under the existing clubs. Soccer enthusiasts piesest to discuts tho matter were: Alvssrs J. Dick, H. Crouch, J. Davidson, R. Kempson, 11, Simmonds, P. Childs and A. J. Newrcan. Nothing definite was arrived at, though 22 boys wore enrolled as intruding players, a full team being forthcoming from College Street School, ft was stated that the idea was to got from each prinmiy school a team and attach all of them to lha men’s teams, playing under tno colours of the clubs they are joined with. Besides tho Chinese Cup the boys wo.jid live » competition of their own. Each hoy was optimistic in that he could bring two or more comrades along to a meeting to he held on Tuesday afternoon next, at which it was decided that the allocation to the various teams bo made. It was the intention of tho organisers, weather permitting, to give tho boys a practice match at North street this afternoon.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume XLV, Issue 139, 16 May 1925, Page 2
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184ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL. Manawatu Standard, Volume XLV, Issue 139, 16 May 1925, Page 2
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