A SUCCESSFUL YEAR

New Zealand Times, Volume LI, Issue 12009, 11 December 1924, Page 10

A SUCCESSFUL YEAR

MARIST BROTHERS’ 0.4. TIONANNUAL GENERAL MEETING. Thera was a large attendance of aiemJjers at the annual general meeting of the Marist Bros*. Old Boys' Association, which was held last night, Mr F. Sievcrs presiding. The annual in reviewing the ac-J tivities of the expressed regret that* more use had not been made of the club I rooms by members of the association. | The report further stated : { . Tho Literary end Debating Society re-1 tained the Societies' shield! in the competition held at Easter, and | have also entered into competition for' the Parliamentary Debating Societies'* Union' shield. In connection with these competitions several good debates nave t>een held, and they have proved that we have in our ranks several speakers of great promise who could worthily represent ns in any company. We have to thank otir representatives in these competitions, which, in the case of the interCatholio Societies' shield, included bil-„ liards and tennis in addition to oratory and debating. Mr M. O’Kane haf itnerested himself in' the debatin society and deserves great -praise for his work in this connection.

OBITUARY. With deep regret we* record the deaths of W. P. Lenoii, a member of the executive for a number of years and prominent in sports branches; "Babs" Mpffit, ord J. Garrett; and extend to'their families; our sympathy with thein in their loss. , ; GYMNASIUM. 'As authorised at the last annual general meeting and also at a special general meeting, the property on which the club rooms stand, together with two sections at the rear of it fronting on Binham street have heen purchased, and the -ommittee appointed'to deal with : the matter has had prepared and approved of plans for a two-storied building to he erected on the Binham street properties, The plans provide on the ground finer for a gymnasium 70 feet. by. 83 ( feet (which is as long as, and abont 10 feet, widei „than, that of St. Patrick’s College) with a dressing room, showers, eto.,_ and in the Tipper story-for, a large social room about 40 feet square, 'a small room suitable for meetings which will also bb fitted for a supper room, a kitchenette and two cloak rooms. The whole structure will be carried out in brick. CRICKET, 1923-24; 1924-25. Four teams represented tho association during the 1923-24 season, viz., third A, fourth, and two boys* teams. * This season, a fairly lean one on the whole as far as we are concerned, was the first for many yoars during which the association'll first eleven was not competing in the junior grade. The following players gained representative caps:—J. Taylor, P- O’Hallbran. O. Kershaw. J. de Souza; J.- Mifrphy. RUGBY. The RuGby branch had a successful season and although no championships were won, seven full teams were maintained in the field'throughout the season, and several finished close up in the competitions. Tho club were unfortunate in losing quite a number of previous season's prominent players through members leaving the district or deciding to .retire to the.bank, i > ' The lower grades acquitted themselves well in their respective competitions and good material is promising in every team. A large number of players were playinG the first season’s Rugby, and with experience will make good. The following players gained representative honours:—C. McCrae, F. Dossett, Mat Griffen, F. Holz, V. Ward. ASSOCIATION. The 1924 season must bo given pride of place as tho most successful in. the history 'of tho association, especially in regard to the senior team. In last year's report the hope was expressed that with the experience of past seasons the senior team would prove formidable opponents for all the teams met. That this hope has been more than realised is well known. The team wore successful in representing Wellington in the New Zealand Chatham Cup competition after some of the finest games seen in Wellington since before tho war. They travelled to Foxton to play the Manawatu representatives and defeated them by . 5 goals to 1, thus getting into the North Island final, which was played at Auckland. A, strenuous journey and hard games were beginning to tell on the members, and they were defeated by an older and much more experienced team, Harbour Board, who eventually won the competition. The next success was attained in having the honour to win the Charity Cup, the first senior cup for the association.* * Tho following players gained representative honours during the season:—Senior —New Zealand: M. McElligott ’ and W. R. M. McElligott, W. R. Thomas, J, Burke and E. D. Barton. fourth-class: W. Condon. Fifthclass: R. Saunders apd F. Guinea