ITEMS OF SPORT

New Zealand Tablet, 26 March 1914, Page 43

ITEMS OF SPORT

*' CRICKET. V --t Playing their first match,in the Canterbury schools’ cricket competition (writes our Christchurch correspondent), Manst Brothers’ School against St. Albans, the fdllowing were the scores:—Marist Brothers, 163 (Matthews 103, J. Gibson 25, F. Main 20). St. Albans, 49 (Matthews, eight for 14; Main, one, and D. McLaren, one, did the bowling). Marist won by 114 runs. ; - NETBALL. .. A match at netball (writes our Christchurch correspondent) was played on the convent grounds. Lower High street, on last Friday afternoon, between the Sacred Heart High School juniors and the Normal School seniors. After some enjoyable and very sociable play, the High School < defeated the Normal School players by 11 points to 3. Miss Doris Miller (Normal) and Miss Annie Ryan (High School) captained the respective teams. - A return match is to be played on the Normal School grounds after Easter. A short time previous to the above match, the seniors of both schools met on the convent grounds in a practice match, at the conclusion of which the visitors were entertained to afternoon tea, ✓ LAWN TENNIS. On last Saturday (writes our Christchurch correspondent) the Cathedral- Tennis Club met .with two of the few defeats experienced this season in the interclub contests: —Sumner beat Catholic Cathedral A, at the Cathedral courts, by 40 games to 39. Following are details: —'SinglesP. Harvie (S). beat T. O’Connell (C.C.), 9 —3; Ackroyd (S.) beat B. O’Connor (C.G.), 9—-5; C. ,F. Williams (C.C.), beat Tait (S.), 9— l; J. Lagan (C.C.) beat IT. J. Williams (S.), 9—*-3. —Harvie and Tait (S.) beat O’Connell and Williams (G.C.), 9—B: Ackroyd and Williams (S.) beat O'Connor and Lagan, 9—5. Totals Sumner 40, Catholic Cathedral, 39. V r Opawa A beat Catholic Cathedral B, at Opawa, by 50 games to 29. Following are details —Singles— Burnett (O.), beat J. McNamara (C.C.), 9—7: H. Cahill (C.C.,) beat Longton (O.), 9—5 : Paterson (O.) beat P. Amodeo (C.C.), 9 ; Bowron (O.) beat J. Cronin (C.C.), 9—5. Doubles— Longton and Paterson (O.) beat Cahill and Amodeo (C.C.), 9— 5 : Burnett and Bowron (O.) beat McNamara and Cronin (C.C.), 1 9 — 1. Totals—Opawa, 50 ;. Catholic Cathedral, 29. FOOTBALL. The first annual general meeting of the Marist Old Boys’ Football Club, Greymouth, was held in the St: Columba rooms last week. Mr. M. Keating occupied the chair, 40 playing members being present. The chairman reported that the club had been almost unanimously admitted by the West Coast Rugby Union, and-the principal business before the meeting was the election of officers.for the ensuing year. The following officers - were then elected: — Patron, Very Rev. Dean Carew ; president,. Mr. J: O’Donnell; secretary, Mr. T. Hogan; treasurer, Mr. T. J. O’Callaghan; captain, Mr. F. Harnett; vice-captain, Mr. C. O’Neill selection, committee—captain, vice-captain, and Mr. O’Donnell. It was decided to add the names of the.-respective captains of the second and third teams to the general committee. ' The subscription was fixed at seniors ss, juniors 2s 6d, fourth grade" Is. The colors selected are green and white hoops with white knickers. The opening day was fixed, Saturday, 28th inst.j, at 3 p.fh-. Mr. T. O’Donnell was appointed coach for rthd\seasbn:. */ .• HIBERNIAN CLUB, GORE. r ' The annual meeting of the Hibernian ' Football Club, . Gore,- was held on Thursday, March 19. ; Mr. Owen Kelly.;. (vice-president) - took ' the chair, in the , temporary absence of Mr. D. L. Poppelwell (president), /who- had - just arrived by the ' express from Wellington. -.There twas a large - gathering > of members and i intending

members/' The secretary (Mr. M. T.. Francis) read the following report and balance sheet:— Your executive, in reviewing the past season s progress of - both teams, cannot but express pleasure at the stand put up, but it is of opinion that if the second grade team had received the unstinted support of the players in the first half of the season, it would have possibly pulled off the banner. Many of the previous season’s players stood out at the start of the season. A very great improvement took place in the second half of the season, when some vexy hard matches were fought and won, and some very good football shown. In referring to the third grade team, it is to be congratulated on its showing against great odds, and especially on the pluck exhibited by its players in taking the field at times several players short, though it was sometimes compelled to forfeit its matches. It is to be hoped that this season the team will not under any consideration, forfeit a match, and that it will strive to take the field with a full complement of players. It is to be hoped that during. the incoming season all playing members of the club will’ pay proper attention to training : as without it they cannot hope for- success on the football field. The year just past, the club- had an excellent room in which’ to train, and there was no excuse fox not training, and we trust that with the same facilities for this season, that each and all will do his utmost to fit himself for the contests. The club s finances are in a very satisfactory position, being as follows: Brought forward from season 1912, £5 3 Id: receipts, 1913, £9 11s 9d ; total £l4 14s lOd. Expenditure, £6 12s. Credit balance, £8 2s 10d. ■ Mr. Owen Kelly, in moving the adoption of the report and balance'sheet, referred to the progress made, and congratulated the teams upon their improved play during the latter half of .last season, and urged the players to pay special attention to their training, as the main success of a team depended upon its being fit to last out the time of the match. In respect to the finances, we were in a very satisfactory position, but in reviewing the secretary’s book there was still a fair amount of unpaid subscriptions, and he asked each member to make an effort to better the finances of the club. The foregoing motion was seconded by Mr. 11. F. Sullivan, and carried amidst applause.. Mr. Poppelwell at this juncture took the chair and received a round of applause. He said he was pleased to meet the members of the Hibernian , Football Club again, and he appealed to the players to ‘go in for systematic training, as that was the only way to attain success. . , - The following - office-bearers were elected;Patron, Very Rev. Father O’Donnell ; vice-patron. Rev. Father Foley: president, Mr. D. L. Poppelwell; vice-presi-dents Dr. Mcllroy, Messrs. Owen Kelly, Jas. Holland, John Hanley, Matthew Hanley, Thomas Ambrose, Ed. Kelleher, P. Lvnch, Paul O’Connor, and R. Ferris. Committee-Messrs. D. L. Po.pxxelwell and M. T. Francis {ex officio), and Messrs. H. Windle, F. W. Bayley, T. J. Holland, P. Daly, W. Laloli, and J. E. Quirk: secretary and treasurer, Mr. M. T. Francis ; delegate to E.D.S.U., Mr. Owen Kelly. Annual subscription—Second fifteen, 2s fid : third fifteen, Is. A vote of thanks to the chair arid the press for their attendance terminated one of the most enthusiastic meetings ever held by the .Hibernian Football Club.