FOOTBALL.

Taranaki Herald, Volume LXII, Issue 144359, 25 March 1914, Page 4

FOOTBALL.

TUKAPA CLUB. ANNUAL MEETING. The 20th annual meeting of the Tukapa Football Club was held in tho Borough Council Chambers on Tuesday night, when there was a splendid muster of members. In the absence of tho president (Dr. Walker), Mr. J. M'Leod was voted to the chair. REPORT AND BALANCE-SHEET. Tho balance-sheet showed a credit balance of £35 7s 2d. £25 os being carried’forward from last year. Main items in the receipts wore: Members’ subscriptions £l6, insurance moneys collected from members £4 10s. gate receipts £2B 13s Cd, travelling expenses collected £lO 2s sd, travelling expenses refunded by Taranaki Rugby Union (on account) £lO. Chief items in the expenditure wore: Insl’ranre £9 ].ss, travelling expenses £lO 2s sd. travelling expenses on account Taranaki Rugby Union £2l 12s 3d. The chairman, in tinning tho adoption of the report ami balance-sheet, said the financial position must be regarded as most satisfactory. As regarded the. playing aspects of the situation. there was no reason why Tnkana should not achieve what they failed to do last year —annex tho senior championship of Taranaki. The report (as already published') and the balance-sheet were adopted.

NEW AIKAIBERS. The following new members were elected: —R. Bowie. N. _ Loveridge, L. Simonson, S. Laing. N. Francis, J. Uld. J. Amaru, J. Walsh. P. ABCoy. J. Laing, N. Hale, F. Hawke. A. Jasper. F. Davies, 1). Gilchrist, and S. Tapp.

ELECTION OF OFFICERS. Officers for the ensniug year were elected as follows: Patron, Dr. Fookcs; president. Dr. Walker; vice-presidents. Alossrs. (1. 'labor. W. G. Enemy, E. Whittle, L. Keith. J. Johnston. J. Al'Keati, AY. T.ittle, J. Scanlon. A. R. Standisii, D. S. Wvlie tall re-elected). Alossrs. C. O. Hawke. C. Harrison. P. Flattnagan, J. Hawkins, A. Alexander, W. C. Pitillips. A. J. Stausell ; hon. secretary. R. Davidson (re-elected); bon. treasurer. W. D, Webster (re-elect-ed) ; lion, auditor, S. Paul; club captain. H. J. Mynott ; management committee, H. J. Alynoti, Al. Shields. J. Stohr, C. Brown. G. Loveridge. J. M'Leod. W. Drinkwater (re-elected), AV. Whitaker, S. Hodge; senior selection committee, H, J. Mynott, E. Ward and captain of team; junior selection committee, 11. J. Alynott. AV. Drinkwater and S. Hodge; delegates to the Union, H. J. Alynott and J. Al'Lood.

GENERAL. The opening day was fixed for Thursday, April 9. The matter of electin': a liebf captain was left to the senior fifteen to decide on the day of their first match. The junior captain will also be elected on the day of their first match, Tho delegates wore instructed to support the proposal to appoint a paid secretary to tho UnionIt. was decided to enter a senior and a junior team, the matter of ] laying a second junior team being left to the management committee. Tito following medals were then presented:— Best all-round junior player. R. fspence : most improved junior piayer, E. Loveridge; best all-round senior player. C. Brown ; most, improved senior player. 11. Alorshead. Mr. Al'Lood intimated that he would present similar prizes for this year. It was made a recommendation to tho committee to endeavour to arrange for a suitable building or other place for practice purposes. A hearty vote of thanks and appreciation to the secretary (Mr. Davidson) was carried with acclamation, and an honorarium of £3 3s voted him. A’otes of thanks to the ladies’ committee, tho press, the referees’ association and the outgoing officers concluded the meeting.

THE STRATFORD CLUB. The annua! meeting of the Stratford Club was held on Alonday evening, Mr. R. Atastors presiding over a good muster of members. ANNUAL REPORT.

The committee presented the following report:—ln presenting the report and balance-sheet for tho season 1913 your committee has to report having had a successful season. AA'hilo the club were not fortunate enough to win any of the championships, vet tho standard of play was very high, and at the close of the season your teams wore fairly high up in tho competitions. Finance ; The finances of the club continue in a very satisfactory condition, the year's working showing a credit balance of £3 17s 3d, which is eminently satisfactory. seeing that only two senior matches were played in Stratford. Wo regret that tho Taranaki Rugby Union die! not see its way clear to play any representative matches during tho season in Stratford, and we hope to have a fair share of such matches in the forthcoming season. The thanks of the committee are duo to Alossrs. R. Alastors and C. Jackson for donations of £1 Is each, and the club is deeply indebted to these gentlemen for their continued interest in the welfare of the club. Air. T. Mercer donated a football. and the president a gold medal for the player attending most practices. It is with regret wo have to report that our popular president. Air. Fookes. is unable to bo with ns to-night owing to a breakdown in health, necessitating his taking a trip to England for his health’s sake.

BALANCE-SHEET. The statement of receipts and expenditure showed that a balance of £62 was brought forward, which with current receipts totalled £B3 8s 9d, the chief item of revenue being gate receipts £l3 12s 6d. Tito expenditure totalled £lB 12s 3d, sundries (£4 16a 3d), footballs (£3 17s). and subscription to Rugby Union (£3 3s) being tHe chief items. Cash In bank and in hand totalled £64 16s Gd. ELECTION OF OFFICERS.

The following officers were elected ; Patron, Mr. J. B. Hine. M.P.; president, Mr. T. C. Fookes; vice-presidents, Messrs. R. H. Cameron, R. Masters, D, J. Malone, and S. H. James; club captain, Mr. C. Jackson; delegates to Rugby Union, Messrs. B. Masters and E. Jackson: secretary, Mr. T. Wilson;

committee. Messrs. Edgecombe, Harkness. H. Dewar. Don Cameron, W. B. Fearon, W. .Sullivan, and F. Collins; treasurer, All. W. B. Fearon, senior selector. Mr. R. F Harkncss; junior selectors, Messrs. Wood and Harkness and captain of the junior teams; auditor, Mr. C. Potts. NEW MEMBERS. The following new members were ejected: —B. Bergin, R. Mace, J. Petrie. W. H. Hawkins. J. Hunter, W. Higginson, C. M. Kivell, B. Fryday, W. Sharrock, Reid, C. Smith. G. F. Scott, C. Whittington, Rickleben, Mor/is. J. Lister, Young, R. Campbell, Hedgman. and W. H. Povmer. THE OPENING DAY. Mr. Harkncss moved that the season be opened on April 23. with a seven-a-side tournament, open to the whole of Taranaki. Ho thought the tournament would be the means of convincing players from other towns that Stratford had the l est ground in the province.—The motion was carried. GENERAL. The president's medal for the player attending most practices was presented to Mr. \V. Woods. The Chairman announced that Messrs. Mercer and Sharp had donated footballs to the club. Mr. J. H, Thompson made a presentation of a football to the team, declining nomination to the committee. On Mr. E. Jackson’s motion a hearty vote of thanks to the retiring officers and those who had donated trophies for the coming season was passed. He thought the club was particularly fortunate in baring gentlemen who donated trophies year alter year.—Post.

KAf’ONGA CLUB. The annual mooting of the Kaponga Rugby Football Club was hold lit the Town Hall. Kaponga, on Saturday. March 21, the president. Mr. A. H. Huy, presiding. There was an attendance of forty. The report and balancesheet for tlie season slated that the club had quite rccov-rcd from the financial misfortunes which had fallen upon it two years ago, and that after paying off the old debts due from previous seasons there was a credit balance of £ll 7s 2d to start a new season. The receipts were £25 Is Cd. and the expenditure £lO 17s, leaving a credit balance of £l4 7s 6d for the year, but as the committee sc-t up to wipe off the accounts bad not quite sufficient for that purpose, the sum of £3 0s -Id bad to go in finally arranging this business. The club desire to thank those gentlemen who gave donations to the funds last year, and hope, with the greatly unproved outlook," to close the coming season more strongly than ever betoro. The meeting throughout was marked by much greater enthusiasm than usual. The election of officers resulted as follows;—Patron. Air. C. A. AA’ilkinson. M.B. (re-elected); president. Mr. A. H. Guy (re-elected); vice-presidents (limited to five), Messrs. Carter. Crowley. Bertie. Moore, and Lyall. Six others were nominated and the above were elected. Secretary and treasurer, Air. E. Alills (rc-clcctcd); assistant secretary. Air. Al, F. Voullatrc; auditor, Air. J. B. Bennie; management committee, Alossrs. C. P. Crowley. James Ktsriek, Alex. Patterson. F. Burgess, and AI. F. Youllaire; selection committee (seniors). .Messrs. Crowley. A. Patterson, and James Kissick, juniors Alossrs. Clay and D. Alnlone; to tho union. Alcssrs. F. Alooro a.. 0 E. Aid's.

The subscription was fixed at ss. Some discussion took place as to a bother two or three teams should be entered for the competitions, and it was finally left in the ’bands of the committee to arrange alter it has boot seen how many turn up to practice. The first practice was fixed for the first Saturday in Apr:l. The sum of two guineas was voted towards the erection of the pavilion in Victoria Bark.

The following new members were elected: —Alcssrs. Lyall. Rnrgt-ss, S. Cameron, T. Cameron. Haynes. Andrews Batsons. C. Cameron. Brice, Richards, fiotric. Bolts, Rogers Loveritlkio. Connell, Johnson, Lc* Morning, Biggar, Brown, Cnrtnody, Thomas, Thurston. Williams. -Melville, and King, The meeting concluded with a vote of thanks to the chairman.

OKAIAAVA CLUB. The annual meeting of the Okaiawa Football Club was held on Saturday evening, when there was a very fair muster. Air. A. Lees, the club's president, was voted to the chair. The secretary. Air. H. Aiace. road the balance sheet, which showed a credit on the year’s working of between £o and £6. Added to the balance previously in band, the sum now standing to the credit of the club amounted to £l3 16s Gd. The Chairman, in moving the adoption of tho balance .shod, congratulate*! the club upon its position, which ho considered most satisfactory, the more so considering that there had been a loss of nearly £8 on tho last annual ball. AVilb regard to last season’s teams, they had not been altogether .satisfactory. ’ The senior and first junior teams fell awav towards the end of the season, and both had had difficulty in keeping their fixtures. The second juniors, however, bail stuck together, and had succeeded in carrying off the third grade championship. The club had now, at various times, succeeded in carrying off tho championships in all throe grades, and ho hoped to see them repeat the performance. Tho balance sheet was adopted.

A letter was received from Mr. J. D. Crowley, announcing his retirement as a playing member, as ho considered he had had his day, and that it was time he made room for a younger player. In any other way ho would bo only too pleased to assist the club. The Chairman gave a brief account of Mr. Crowley’s services to tho club. He had stuck to them through thick and thin, and had gone through seasons without winning a match. Mr. Crowley had never played for any other club. The Okaiawa Club had never had a patron, and he thought it would bo a graceful act to elect Mr. Crowley to that position. All present concurred, and Mr. Crowley was unanimously elected the club’s first patron. The election of the other officers was then proceeded with, and resulted as follows: —President, Mr. A. Lees; vice-presidents, Messrs. J. Groves, W. Betts, L. Walsdorf, E. J. Betts, T. M. Robertson, N. Crocker, J. H. Sellers, J. Bailey, W. Williams, IV. W. Forsyth, . J. E, Knudson, C. Barclay; secretary and treasurer, Mr. H. Mace; general committee, Messrs. Robertson, R. Penny, J. M‘Leod, Jno. Johnstone, J. Groves, B. Johns, L. Walsdorf; selectors, Messrs. J. Crowley, J. Kiley, R. Penny; delegates to union, Messrs. Lees and Robertson; auditor- Mr. Lees.

The subscription was fixed at tho same as last year, viz., playing members 3s, hon. members ss. It was decided to hold the opening practice on April 4. The following new members were elected; Messrs. J. ABLeod, Kidd, Peck, ABHarrv, Ongley, Waugh, Fraser, M‘Hardy, T. Kiely, G. Green, W. Johnston, Richardson, G. Phillips, J. Crompton. The secretary was voted £3 3s as a slight recognition of his services to the club.

A collection taken up in the room towards the medical expenses of the late Tamil realised £2 4s. A vote of thanks to the chair concluded the meeting.—Star.