FOOTBALL CLUBS.

Press, Volume LXVII, Issue 20171, 25 February 1931, Page 7

FOOTBALL CLUBS.

■J , ' >S„* t 1 t , t( 1 WEST CHRISTCHURCH OLD BOYS tkb annual nesting of the Wett Christy Old Boys' Busby FootbaU Olub wai -Mi on Monday, Mr Jf. D, Vfaller presiding; The annnaX report said that the senior team fmd dthjnya at the end of the .flrat round ,el tKa' uenlor grade eo©p®titioi» .lot year. It -was hoped to be able to reorganise the teams tbl* year. Thp lower grades Had distitt" snished thenwelrea, the President's IH. team %oi the under seventeen team having dons* Wo the' ohairnian. In moving the adoption of ; the report, spoke of th6_good work that hid bees done by Messrs Riordatl and McKay; Th» -worst <eatiw».o# the report was the with' drawal of the senior team, which had been dose, not because ,ft had often been beatofi.' but because the club had been unable to fill the vacancies caused by injuries. The junior team* had been- very 'successful, and so long as the Juniors, did w?U the club promise*! | to be- te snccess". , . . . _ , 7 Mr A. Thompson* a member of the Canter, bttry Wigby Union, said < that the Union, i»i, 'fended this year* to reclassify the grades, and;; the. matter ,Would be discussed at a meeting °' <rae**ttnancial statement showed a credit I balance of £2 11* 14 and both the,*eport and the statement were adopted. - , • The following officers were eleoted;—-Presi-dent, Mr P. P. Waller: Vice-presidents, Messrs X, if. Ide 'Berry, A.- Thompsoni H. A,-Barrett, H J 'Mackie, G.'G. P. Menzies, 0., Allard, A. Stacey, E. Beattie, BV Barrellr retary and treasurer. Mr A. McKay; dub cap tain, Mr 0. Dawsoncommittee, Messrs 0. Skirteh. B. Pearce, T., Taylor, 3. and P. -H. Barrell; delegates to the Canter*, bury Busby Union, Messrs A. Thompson andA McKay; honorary auditor, Mr H. A. Barrett. - i' t 1 • ' • SYDENHAM CLUBI - The "final meeting of the committee of the 'Sydenham Bugby FootbaU Olub for the past, flfia'ncttl year was held' on Monday evening, i Mr Hi 0. Harrison presiding, i 7lt was unanimously decided to «übscrlbe the 'sum -of £5 towards the Mayor* a Bp-th*, quaka Fund. The annual report and balance-sheet were Ifft in the hands of the seoretary and trea*, ' .surer to prepare ,for - presentation to the annual meeting, which was fixed for March 12th. ' ■ Matters concerning the ctuh'i .welfare for < the comintr Beason were-discussed at some .lpngtb. The ilnancial position was reported .<in as tha ■ best for some ■ years but it was decided to .take final action against tha few defaulting members- that were still in arrears. ' The-, chairman was authorised to arrange ior a presentation to the -'secretary, Mr .Pattlkner, on his approaching departure for a frip to the .Old Ooni>try« ' f * V