LEAGUE FOOTBALL.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 20353, 9 March 1928, Page 7

LEAGUE FOOTBALL.

CHRISTIAN BROTHERS’ CLUB. The third annual meeting of the Christian Brothers’ Old Boys’ League Football Club was held in Mr H. Divers’s board room last night. The president (Mr W. Lindsay) occupied the chair. The adoption of the annual report and balance sheet was moved by the Chairman, who congratulated the playing members of both teams on their nerformances last season. Though they were not successful in carrying off premiership honours both teams occupied the position of run-ners-up. The season started well, but owing to the lack of playing areas some of the juniors lost enthusiasm before the finish. The senior team' had put up a good display .during the season, but had bad luck in the latter stages, owing to injuries and illness amongst the players. The speaker expressed regret at the fact that the president (Bro. Higgins) had found it necessary to retire owing to illhealth. The gold medal presented by Mr Lindsay for the most consistent player in training and on the field had been won by Mr J. O’Connor, and Mr Clancy’s medal for the similar player in the junior ranks was won .by Mr A. Collins, Mr E. M'Kewen’s medal for the most improved back had been won by Mr Marriott, and Mr Familton’s trophies for the most improved players in the senior and junior teams respectively had been secured by Messrs D. Bennetts and W. Woodhouse. The expenditure on jerseys had been un expectedly heavy, but still there wag a satisfactory credit balance. The report and balance sheet were adopted. The following office-bearers were elected for the ensuing year; —Patron, Bishop Whyte ; president, Mr W. Lindsay ; vicepresidents—the Rev. Father Collins, Messrs J. Kilmartin, P. Nash, W. Casev, J. Clark, W. M’Kewen, J. White, W Holloway, V. Holloway, W. T. Henaghan, J. J. Marlow, E. Turnbull, N. M'Namara, P. Collins, and Mrs J. Plank; secretary and treasurer, Mr R. Cusack; auditor, Mr P. Nash; committee—Messrs T. O’Connor, W. Clancy, F. Turnbull, J. O’Connor, M. Quinn, W. Whitty, C. AValsh, A. Culling, D. Bennetts, J. Brennan, and F. Woodhouse ; delegatee to i,he Otago Rugby Football League—Messrs W. Whitty and F. Turnbull. It was decided to open the season on the 24th instant. It was announced that a gold medal would again be presented by Mr Lindsay and trophies by Mr Familton on the same terms a s last year. A hearty vote of thanks was accorded Mr W. S. Clancy, who had filled the position of secretary since th e formation of the club, and a similar compliment to the press concluded the proceedings.