ATHLETIC NOTES.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLIV, Issue 13484, 10 May 1907, Page 7

ATHLETIC NOTES.

FOOTBALL. " ' * ' "PUKEKOHE CLUB. THE annual meeting of the Pukekohe Football Club was held on April 23, in the Pukekohe Hotel. Mr. J. Kennelly occupied the chair. The reports of the past year showed that the season had been a very successful one, the club having won both the senior and junior championships. There was a credit balance of £21 17s 7d, and an additional £7 18s on the accident insurance fund. The following officers were elected for the ensuing year:—President, Mr. J. Eoulston, jun. (re-elected); secretary, Mr.. A. Waller; treasurer, Mr. J. A. Blake; captain, Mr. L. 'Bayly (re-elected); vice-captain, Mr. W. Findlaj ; delegates to the Franklin Union, Messrs. J. Kennelly, J. Eoulston. jun., and 11. Penman (re-elected). A large number of vicepresidents were elected. A.vote of thanks to Mr. W. Koulston, for the free use .of his paddock during the past season, was carried unanimously; also a vote of thanks to the outgoing committee for their useful services. . *■:. : _______ : C,'v .. - ■ \ ~ . :--: .-.'- '.....■ , '-.'■"• 7 SECONDARY SCHOOLS' OLD BOYS' EUGBY UNION. The third annual general meeting of the Secondary Schools' Old Boys' Union was held in Endean's Buildings on Saturday. There was a good attendance, and the bal- ! ance-sheet showed the union to be in a satisfactory state as regards finance. The secretary reported that, after very great difficulty, suitable grounds had been secured for the carrying on. of the union's matches during the coming season. The banner presented to the union by Mr. A. C. Caughey, of Smith and Caughey, was on view, and greatly admired. A letter was received from- Messrs. Hemingway, Robertson, and Palethorpe, offering to present capß for competition in the junior grade.- The matches under the union will commence on Saturday week, May 18, and the draw for the matches will take place early next week. SUNDAY-SCHOOLS' EUGBY LEAGUE. The Sunday-schools' Rugby League competitions will be commenced to-morrow. The matches and teams are as follows: — • Surrey B v. St. Matthew's (No. 1 ground, referee Mr. Murray).—Surrey: Smith, Taylor, Saunders, Sanders, Ornstien, Coulson, Askew, Ryan, Cordes, Condy, Eae, Kelly, Florey, Thomson, Sloan, Heaps, Freestone, Williams, Veale. St. Matthew's: Mills, Morgan (captain), Lovett, Piper, Montague, Wait-, taker, Parker," Heaps, Cammell, Elvidge,, James, Leonard, Smith, Devenport, Jagger, P. Morgan, Morrison, Barclay, McGregor, j Goldsmith. - I Hobson v. Selwyn (No. 2 ground, referee Mr. G. Doran).—Hobson: Slade, Donelly, Lippett, Bickerton, Wheaton, Hogan, Hammond, Neil. Llewellyn, Kelsall, Marks (2), Williams (captain), McLiver (2), Clarke, Au- .| dain, Jones, Eoseman, McLelen, Bennett (2)., Selwyn: Mudford, Gedye, Barnes, Stewart, ; Gilmour (2), C. Thomas, Fox, Sharret, Monds, Purdy, Daley, Hamilton, H. Hodson (captain), Mundy, Aubrey, Main, and H. Thomas. Surrey, a bye. . v AUSTRALIAN GAME. , The Imperial team (v. Eden) will be chosen from the following:— Black, Lawson, Spence, Park, Philson, Wilson, Glenister, Gibbons, Collins, Hemus, Roget, Breese, Maine,: Butler, Coates, Jones, Perry, Bridges, Stevenson (2), Goldsmith, Crabtree, MeKeon. The match is to be played on the Domain Cricket Ground. ..... Grafton juniors will be picked from the following players, play ■to start to-morrow at two p.m. on . the Inner Domain:— Forster, Carpenter, Finlay, Mond, Needham, Gisby, Birnie, Sloman, Gallagher, Crawshaw, Lepine, Cook, Coates, Nicholls, Nyberg, Halliwell, Marks, Horspool (2), Smut, Martin. - The Austral juniors will be picked from the following, play starting at two o'clock on the Domain Cricket Rutherford (3), A. Bettis, Clarke (2), Metge, Collard, Letherbridge, J. Finlay, A. Buttler, F. Fraider, A. Davis, Seagar, C. Winter, D. Miller, J. Boss,. R. McLeod, A.. Perry. M. McMahon. . ;•;... The Eden juniors will be picked from the following/ play to start at three p.m. on the .Outer Domain:—M. Fogart'hy (captain), C. Harrison (vice-captain), S. Ivil, W. Cossey, F. McCammon, W. Harvey, B. Herd, H. Strong, B. Wheaton, J. Longville, E. Hunter, G. Searle, W. Saunders, H. Rhodes, G. McDevitt, B. Staunton, T. Edwards, W. Crouch, B. Mayall, T. Trewhela, J. Trewhela, F. Kronfeld, K. Wilkinson. The following players will play for Imperial juniors, starting at three o'clock, on i the Outer Domain :-rJacka, Forder, Gordon, Cole, Morley, Needham, Kell, Alexander, i Prothero, Cotton (2), McKay, Parrett, Cox, { Reed, Hamilton, Kell, Shepherd, Wright, Dry- j land. ■■.■■.- "" ■■■ i THE ASSOCIATION GAME. j > The Auckland-Football Association will! open their season for 1907 to-morrow (Saturday) afternoon. The following is the draw for to-morrow's' matches: — FIRST GRADE. ' Ponsonby v. Everton (at Point Chevalier), Corinthians v. North Shore (at North Shore). SECOND GRADE. " Y.M.C.A. v. Guild (at North Shore), Corinthians v. W.Y.M.I. A (at Domain), Ponsonby v. Carlton (at Point Chevalier), Tabernacle v. Olympia (at Point Chevalier), W.Y.M.I. B v. North Shore (at Point Chevalier). Ivanhoe v. St.. David's (at Point Chevalier). St. John's v. St. Peter's (at Point. Chevalier). All teams playing at Point Chevalier are requested to provide their own conveyances. Ponsonby:' Messrs. Whaley. W. Ritchie, J. Ritchie, Dawson Howie, Purdie, Meldrum, H. Webster, Batuson, Gould, Evans, Henderson, and Balmer. ',■■"■•■"'■ The following players will represent. North Shore in their matches on Saturdayßayly, Bullock, Henderson, Bennett, Knight. C. Prime, Galbraith (2), Dacre, Harvey, Andrews, L. Smith, and Klnghorn. First Juniors: Wilson, F. Kent, L. Kent, Bailey, H. Smith, Sid. Burgess, Stewart,* Townsend, Oakden. Carson, Buddie, Crosher, Burgess. Third A: Houghton, Fleming, Spinley, Harty, Wooley, Wallace, Allen, Clegrhorn, Anderson, Howie, Brabant. Alison. Third B: A. Osborne. S. Coleman, E. Osborne, E. McGlashan, C. Fisher, L. McGlashan, G. Rogerson, E. Granger, C. Wild, W. Edkin, h\ Sprague W.Y.M.I. A (v. Corinthians), at Domain: Barber, Booth. Brett, Campbell, C. 0. Eyre, Galloway, Greenwood, Gribble (2), J. Halstead, Whitehead. W.Y.M.I. B (v. North Shore), at Point Chevalier: Clarke, Eyre (2), Gladding, H. Halstead, Hunter, Hosking, Maily. Mears, Muldoon, Stewart. A brake will leave the wharf at two p.m. sharp, and the reservoir at a-quarter past two. W.Y.M.I. (v. North Shore B), at North Shore: Gribble (2), Booth, Pomerov. Bond, Wilson. Hunter, Wadclingham, Lawrence, Littlejohn, Fnruess. Emergencies—Garland, Lamb. Players are requested to catch the one o'clock boat. Ivanhoe (v. St. David's). Ivanhoo will be selected from the following .-—Bennett, Philp, Nicholls, Good, Fisher, Westwater, Caradus, King, Penman, Staples, Kerr, and Aldridge. Everton (v. Ponsonby), at Point Chevalier: Edmonds, , McNair. Dinneen, Bradahaw, Erney, Baker, H. Smith, Skipper, Wallett, Harding, and Maxwell. EmergenciesGamble, and Keane. A brake to convev Everton players to the ground will leave the Reservoir at a-quarter-past two sharp. Ponsonby lI.—P. Brennan, Banks, Wright, Dearsley. Coppins. Punch, Orrell, Mitchell, Chad wick. S. Howarth, S. Turk, Coyle. Hancock. Players to catch brake at Reservoir at fifteen minutes past two p.m. The following will represent the Y.M.C.A. in their match against The Guild, at North Shore (players must catch the two p.m. boat):—W. J. Edmunds, E. Cronin, M. C. Wylie, A. Curry. J. Marr. B. Webb. S Langdale, G. Emmins, F. Feilder, T. Lovie, and J. Murray. • Carlton v. Ponsonby (at Avondale): Carlton —Walker. Gilraore ~ (2), Pollard, Lawrie, Verry, Burton, Creamer, Haresnape, Schofield, Williams. A brake will leave Khyber Pass corner at two p.m., ' and Ponsonby Reservoir at a quarter-past two p.m., for Avondale. ■' ..f '.;".\.i-- >/-■■:' -';■;. All third-grade matches have been postponed. _ •'; ..-■'■■ -..-.-- -:' ■■■'..