THE NORTH SHORE CLUB.

New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Volume XVI, Issue 943, 2 April 1908, Page 12

THE NORTH SHORE CLUB.

Mr. E. W. Alison, M.P., presided at the annual meeting of the North Shore Football Club on Friday, when there was a large attendance. The annual report and balancesheet, which was adopted, stated that although the seniors failed to keep up to their reputation of the previous season, owing to a chapter of accidents, the juniors succeeded in winning two championships, viz., second and third grades. The first grade played eight matches, won two and lost six; points, for 19, against 91. The second grade played 10 matches, winning nine and drawing the tenth; they secured 71 points against 16; this grade has now won the championship four times during the past five years. The third grade were also successful, after an interval of 10 years; their record was nine games played, seven won, and two drawn; points, for 36, against 6. The fourth grade played a number of matches, but did not meet with much success, owing principally to the want of a ground at headquarters, it being too much for these young players to constantly travel so far and keep a good team together. During the season a team visited Waiuku, where they were beaten, but the treatment by the Waiuku Club more than compensated them for the loss of the match. The Whitianga Football Club paid a return visit to North Shore, and beat the home team by six points to three. The club has joined the Sports Protection Society, the object being to prevent the various clubs from being imposed upon, and to look after the interests of sports generally. The delegates of the A.R.U. met a short time ago, and revised the rules, the principal alteration being in regard to junior clubs, and which would be laid before the meeting to-night. An offer has been made to lease the vacant allotment adjoining the training shed, and the committee and trustees ask the club’s approval to grant a lease for a term of years. The committee record, with deep regret, the death of one of its members, and at one time captain of the seniors, Mr. Neil C. Smith. The balance-sheet shows that the receipts for the past season totalled £63 18s 6d, and the expenditure £126 12s 3d, leaving a

debit ba'ance of £62 13s 9d; £6O of this amount was owing on the dressingrooms. which were erected at a cost of £73 10s. An attempt was made to reduce the debt, but it was unsuccessful. The assets over liabilities amounted to £262 10s sd. The chairman congratulated the club on the large attendance, arid hoped they would meet with success during ihe coming season. Objection was taken to rule 4 in regard to junior clubs, and it was decided to instruct the club’s delegates to the A.R.U. to vote against the rule being passed. In connection with the accident fund regulations all were agreed to with the exception of rule 2, where it was pointed out that unless any player was injured (while playing in a match) for a period not extending over a full week he was not entitled to the 20s per week. Another clause in this rule objected to was that in no case shall a claimant receive payment for a longer period than ten weeks. It was argued that it was not just that if a player was injured and did not recover within the ten weeks he should have to forfeit his right to the £1 per week. A motion was also carried against this rule being adopted. Dissatisfaction was expressed by the meeting at the action of the Auckland Rugby Union in not presenting three members of the club with their representative caps, which were duly earned by them. On the motion of Mr. J. C. Webster it was resolved, “That the question of the representative caps be inquired into by the club’s de.egate at the annual meeting of the delegates of the A.R.U.” The election of officers for the ensuing year resulted as follows:—President, Mr. E. W. Alison, M.P.; vicepresidents, same as last year, with the addition of Mr. H. R. Martinson; secretary and treasurer, Mr. W. A. Key; assistant-secretary, Mr. E. L. Eyre; auditor, Mr. J. C. Webster; delegates to A.R.U., Messrs. N. Todd, S. Mays, and R. H. Froude; club captain, Mr. N. Todd; general committee, Messrs. F. Woodward, Jackson, and Miller; selector, Mr. F. Woodward.