MEETING OF HOOKEY ASSOCIATION.

Thames Star, Volume XLVII, Issue 14791, 24 April 1914, Page 4

MEETING OF HOOKEY ASSOCIATION.

OPENING OF SEASON. ! :.. . " 1 j The annual meeting of the T. HI.A. < i -was held last evening in St. James' j Hall, a fair number attending. I'he 1 Plresddent, Dr. Lap>raik, presided. The i annual report and balance sneet was i receivedi and adopted. I Tlhe report showed* last season <o < !t>e> a successful one, from a player's ] point of view, the ©up maoene® be- 1 \ ing! very keenly contested. The' < ! Cricketers' Club proved the winners n of the senior championship and the [ | Crease Cup. T!his club has won the cup throe times in succession. High ] School aigtain proved the winners m the junior grade and thus nold the 1 ' Liapraik Shield for another season. Tiwo rep. matches were piayed during • tihe season against Auckland elevens, •' one being played at Thames, ending ■' in a. clraw, and "one "at: Auckland, ■ which was won. by the city team by. [' i sto T. The junior representatives i-.'.niet the Auckland sth grade repre* ■isentatives.,, winning by 5 goal? to 2. ; 3 | The balance sheet showed a small -debit, which will shortly be cleared off. The.' Association .has challenged for the Nbrfren Cup, which is com- ■ petecf for by the small associations 1 (attached to .the N.Z.H.A. This cup 1 -is now held by tHe Wiailcato AssoekL j t-ion, and it Is hoped the local association will be granted the first " I mutch. It is anticipated a good-fight; r ! -will be put up and iiti ia hoped the - Norden Cup .may fine? Its /way to 1 Thames. • V; '*"■■"■''■ 3 | It was decide 3to support a mo--1 jtion being brought forward by the ' Auckland Association at the annual meeting of the NVZ.H.A. to be held next week, to have tihe headquarters of ttie N.Z.A. removed from Ghr.istI church-to Wellington, as Wellington is a. more central position. | I It was decided to open thejseaeon s ' .for practice on Satundiay 2Sith, if ' ■ the sroiind is available. I A, "vote of thanks was passed to ! the manager, of St. Jameis' Church 1 for the use of hall, and a small dona- " tioii. was to be forwarded towards gas : expenses. . | The following officers were elected: ' Patron. T. W. Rhodes, Esq., M.P.. r (re-elected); - Tice-Patron, Mr, A. s >fers (re-ekcted); Resident, Dr. L- Liapraik (re-elected); Vice-Presidents, '- Messrs' Waterhouse, Gage-Brown (all '"' reflected), W. H.'.Newton, N. C. IVeale and C. Ua.no.© j-- hdn. sec. and 'treasurer, Mr X. W.BeWnore was c to be asked to take this offace; lion, a ' auditor, Mr C. S. Donovan, r ! A hearfcv vote of thankg was given ■r to the Presidenfy Dir^Lapraik,. and t also to tihe outgoing officers and committee. ■