LEAGUE FOOTBALL.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20211, 22 March 1929, Page 18

LEAGUE FOOTBALL.

POSITION IN AUCKLAND. LARGE SUM TO INJURED MEN. A highly-successful season both from playing and linaritial standpoints, as discjo&ed by the Auckland Eugby League's J9! la annual re.Xirt. The Etaiidard of play last season was very much improved and many fine ciub matches were witnessed. Special mention ic made of the form oi young players. «'bu eventually won tbeii way info representative football. By 'winning five provincial matches the Auckland representatives proved to be the strongest thirteen in New Zealand. Against England Auckland put HI) a great performance. being narrowly <ief e a ted. The report points out that club football was interfered with by the visit of the English team and the fact that seven representative matches were played in A sick land, thereby affecting the Auckland League's return from gutc JBCBe.v. Nevertheless, the sum of £327:2 was taken at (ariaw Paik in club matches alone. While this amount is a little below that of the year the season's returns are highly creditable under the circumstances. The total amount from a! 3 quarters was i'457-t. The sum of i' 537 was paid to injured players, this amount being ibe largest since the free insurance scheme ws = adopted. A sum "f i'COS Is 3d was sj.rnt on the maintenance and improvement of Carls tv Park, which 10-dny is in first-class condition. During the season clubs were granted the sum of i"3?0 l=s ;>d and ihe causes of charity benefited to the extent of £l4O 10s -11. The balance-sheet. therefore, discloses o very he-ilthy position The value of thp league's assets, which include Curltw lark is £10.">69 If* lOd and the consolidated fund? are in credit £9i?3o ll c 9d. The annual meeting will he held in the Chamber of Commerce on Thursday. April