M.B.O.B. FOOTBALL CLUB, CHRISTCHURCH.

New Zealand Tablet, 17 March 1921, Page 28

M. 8.0.8. FOOTBALL CLUB, CHRISTCHURCH.

The annual meeting of the above club was held last week. Rev. Brother Justin presided, and there was a large attendance. His Lordship Bishop Brodie and Rev. Father T. Hanrahan, Adm., were among those present. The 11th annual report stated that the last season had been a most successful one for the club. For the second year in succession the first fifteen had annexed the Canterbury Rugby Union Championship,, and had beaten the rest of Canterbury in a game at the end of the season. The team had made a successful tour of the West Coast, the success being due in a great measure to the enthusiasm and activity of the manager, Mr. G. P. Payne, a vice-president of the club. Seven members of the club had gained representative honors. The junior teams had all had a successful season, and the third and fourth grade teams had been runners-up in their respective competitions, while the sixth grade team had secured the championship. The school teams had won both the senior grade and lightweight championships. The report referred with gratitude to the interest taken in the club by his Lordship Bishop Brodie, who had generously offered to provide a training ground, lighted by electric light, for the club, which had proved a distinct boon. ' . The annual balance sheet showed a cash balance of £l2 15s. Mr. G. P. Payne said that the match against the rest of Canterbury had been projected by the club for patriotic purposes, and the sum of £122 had been realised for the war memorial. Office-bearers for the ensuing year were elected and general business transacted.