FOOTBALL.

Timaru Herald, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 12905, 17 February 1906, Page 6

FOOTBALL.

A mSW CBTJB—"I: ZINGAKI."

A Meeting was* held in Mf IzzardTs roomslast evening to/ consider the fornje&on.. of grade- Th»re were; about forty ysmths ahi y©tu% men prejslant,- and lifc Bailey, i«ae moved to the chair. - -

r> It was-proposed and carried .that an independent clal> be foriafid, to b& called \h\e"l Zingari". Glub. ' A good daol of diseussion took place on the method of carrying on the Club as a match playing organisation-, and it was agreed to adopt tfee "A and B" teams system. I jphree' members were proposed as secretary, "one declining, and Sir Hayes was elected by a majority, and the selection was received with applause. Mr Hayes was also appointed treasurer. A general committee of six was then selected. \_ The election. of a captain and appointment of a selection committee were held over ..for - the present. Mr Bailey (the-chairman) was unanimously elected president of the Club, and he shanked the members and promised to do whatever he. could to help. the Club." Mr J. Marsh was elected vice-president.

It was agreed to ask the Hon. W. HallJones to become patron of the Club. The subscription for members was fixed at 2s 6d, to be paid within one month. "Colours" were- adopted—Zingari—red. yellow and black for ; jerseys, 'and dark knickers.' v -

'.The '.president:suggested that honorary hieihriefs'should be accepted; at a. subscription of ss. ' ' , -

'The question of a club room, -was discussed and decision was deferred.

."..Many of those present showed a good deal of enthusiasm for the game and for the .Club; the new. organisation should therefore be successful.