WRESTLING

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXXI, 29 March 1938, Page 2

WRESTLING

NELSON AMATEUR CLUB ANNUAL MEETING HELD SUCCESSFUL YEAR REVIEWED . r t I The annual general meeting of the ' Nelson Amateur Wrestling Club was ( held in the club rooms last evening. * before a good attendance of the public. 1 Mr J. Walter, who has recently been appointed a vice-president of the Do- ( minion Wrestling Union, gave an J outline of what had taken place at the Dominion Wrestling Union conference , at Wellington in regard to amateurism. , The annual report for the 1937-38 . season was read and adopted. It stated: "Membership: We commenced the 1 year with a good membership roll i which continued practically throughout the whole season. "Half-way through the season we lost 1 one of our keenest members in the 1 person of Mr W. Lake; who received an appointment with the Royal Air Force at Wellington. Towards the end of the season we also lost another keen mem- ( bcr. Mr W. Powrie, who received an appointment with the artillery division of the Defence Department at Fort ( Dorset. Wellington. To these two we j offer our congratulations and best wishes. "Vice-presidents: To the vice-presi-dents of the club we offer our warmest j thanks, not only for the donations ol j money and cups, but also for their great interest in the welfare of the 1 club. To Mr Alf Jenkins., of Wellington. we wish to express our appreciation for the willingness he displayed iii coaching our boys at every opportunity he had. Each time he was over here to referee the professional bouts he came down for an hour to the gymnasium to help the amateurs. Due to this a great improvement was noticed in the amateurs last season. To Mr N. Fowler we also wish to express thanks for refereeing the amateur bouts in an efficient manner. To the ladies who helped at the socials, we also desire to express thanks: also to the entire social committee which was appointed to run < the dance at the Lansdowne Hall. To 1 Mr R. Thomas and Mr J. Walter we i wish to extend our appreciation for the great help they gave us at all times and for the interest they took in our gymnasium, both being frequent visitors to watch the boys training. "We also wish to thank the Nelson Wrestling Association as a body for the help and co-operation it gave. To the following members of our club we offer congratulations for win- 1 ning the following cups: Kitchingman ! Cup. V. Smith: Johnson Cup. J. Me- j Conchie: Wcbley Cup, V. Smith; Me- J Kenzie Cup. B. Pahl. To the members of the City Wrestling Club we extend congratulations upon their winning the cup given by an anonymous donor at the commencement of the season, for competition between the two clubs, which was to be won outright. To Mr McKenzie, our president and coach, we extend our warmest appreciation of the work he put into the “gym.” throughout the entire season. His energy never waned and right from the commencement of the season to the finish he worked enthusiastically for the furtherance of the club in every way. Towards the end of the season he kept the members together by arranging picnic parties to Haulashore Island. These were very enjoyable functions. To the Harbour Board we extend thanks for their cooperation.. “We have now a very fine gymnasium and it is very pleasing to be able lo start the season with everything in order. This was not acquired w ithout I hard work, and working bees were ' formed to perform the necessary work. We hope to be able to run socials in i our own rooms this year and to derive some funds from such. For this pur- , pose we bought a piano which we think will more than pay for itself. "Finance: We started the season 5s 1 n debt, the cost of the advertisement, •rnd are very pleased to announce that we now have a credit balance of £5 6s | Id. which we think is very creditable, i "In conclusion wc wish to thank the ; Press for the publication of reports, i and to everyone who in any way assist- j ed us during the season, and trust that 'he coming season will be even more i successful.” ELECTION OF OFFICERS The election of officers resulted as | follows. President: Mr M. McKenzie. Secretary and treasurer: Mr B Pahl. Committee: President, secretary, and ! Messrs N. Fowler. K. Vallance. V. j Smith .J. Smith. M. Walker. Club instructor: Mr M. McKenzie. Official referee: Mr N. Fowler. Vice-presidents: Mr R. Thomas. Mr J. Walter, Dr. Low'. Messrs G. John- 1 son. E. J. Johnson. F. Du Feu. T. Carpenter. Rush. P. H. Kitchingman. N. L. Kerr. Smith. J. Ruff. J. Harris. T. Taylor. W. McLean. Lake, W. Horrocks. W. Sham. A. Lambert. J. Stringer. J. Baxter. A. Baxter. M. An- j riresen. J. Kyle. H. New. C. Higgitt, M. Winter. i