RUGBY FOOTBALL.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIX, Issue 21133, 16 March 1932, Page 9

RUGBY FOOTBALL.

GRAMMAR SCHOOLS' CLUB. t «. »• CHANGE EFFECTED IN NAME, A [embers of the Grammar Old Boys' Rugby Football Club decided last evening to alter the name to Grammar Schools' Old Bo:;s' Football Club, this enabling delegates from the Mount Albert and Taka- » puna Grammar Schools to take part in the management affairs. Thera was an attendance of 90 members ri and 53 new members were elected. Mr. H. , J. D. Mahon presided. - , The annual repoz!, stated that the senior tea 11 had won the .Auckland Rugby Union's premiership and with it the Gallaher _ Menojial Shield last season. This was the third occasion upon which the club had - won lhe championship. The club also regained the Monteith Shield for having the teaai with the> best record in grade, ma;ch<s. W. Batty and if. Corner represented New Zealand, W. Batty played for*?,, the North Island against the South, while both players, together with A. Knight, J. v r Hutchison and W. Macindoe, represented'"the province. The thanks of the club was duo to various team coaches and to ; ,v the headmasters of the schools for- allow-,-7 ins ths use of grounds for practices. The following officers were elected for the ensuing season:—Patron, Messrs. H. J. D. -t Mahon, F. \V. Gamble, and H. Littlejohn: .. president, Mr. 0. Nicholson: hon. secretary, Mr. R. L. Farrell; hon. treasurer. Mr. A. -f, L. Sir mionds; r-ssistant-lton. secretary and , treasurer, Mr. S. Whitley: club captain. -5 Mr. S. A. Clenl: delegates to the Auckland"™ I?ujrby Union, Messrs. A. S. C. Belcher, C. E. O. Badeley, S. A. Cleal; delegate the j mior management board. Mr. S. Conyncham: management committee, Messrs, C. E. 0. Badeley. M. ' Corner. \W" Batty, G. L. Weir, L. Currey: senior . selection committee, Messrs. W. Batty. A, '% R. n. Francis, S, A. Cieal: junior selec- y lion committee, Messrs. C. E. O. Badelcv. S. Coryngham, A. L. Simmondss; coach to senior team, Mr. A. R. H. Francis; hon. 3. auditor, Mr. T. S. Miller. y

OTAHUHU CLUB'S MEETING. - r - Thers was an attendance of about 100 at the arnual meeting of tho Otahuhu Rugby Football Club, Mr. J. H. Muir presiding. ~ Satisfactory reports were submitted., together with the balance-sheet. Mr. H. Frost, ~ chairrran of the Auckland Union managemeat committee; attended and extended congratulations on tho advancement of the'"'' cluj to senior A grade. The warm teresfc shown in fha attendance and tha id keenness of the officials and the members augured well for a successful sea?on ' ) The following officers were elected:— Pafron. Dr. A. M. Ross: president, Mr. J. \s£ H. Muir; club captain, Mr. G. White; tary, 3ilr. F. P. Arnold; treasurer, Mr. R...,™ George son; management, committee, Messrs. I'i K. o'Hara, H. Pearson, S. Clarke, L. C. Day, B. Palmer; delegates to the Auckland - Ru »by Union, Messrs. A. Murdoch, J. H. ;4 Muir. F. P. Arnold; junior delegate, M»' 5 - R. Nelson; auditor. Mr. A. J. White; selection committee. Messrs. F. P. Arnold, A. o''* 0 ''* J. White, B. Palmer. . -*3 An appeal for strong support to enable the-y A grade team to retain its position, and tho need for coaches, was warmly recci fed.