FOOTBALL.

Press, Volume LXVII, Issue 20180, 7 March 1931, Page 11

FOOTBALL.

RUGBY. ' MERIVALE CLUB. The Merivale Football Club'* forty'ninth annual report, to be presented at the annual mooting on March 16th, provides a very full account of the club's activities for the p&st year. The financial statement shows that the total revenue for the season reached the - sum of £377 2s Id, not including: the £4O Is 6d which was carried forward from last year, the payments being £B6O 2s 6d, leaving a credit balance in hand of £6O Id.. ISleven teams were entered in the Canterbury Rugby Union competitions, including two schoolboys' teams, one in each Senior A. Senior B, Junior 1,. Junior 8, President's 1, President's 8, under' 17 years, under 16 years, and under 15 years. After having played nine' games, the under 16 years team could not carry on and had to be withdrawn. The Junior 1 team were successful in winning their competition, losing only one game, out 'of fifteen played and scoring 256 point! against 64. F. G. Hutcheson was the proud coach. One hundred and forty-five matches were played, of which 85 were won, 62 were lost, and <8 were'drawn; 1896 points were scored against 1090. Seven teams won the majority of their games, while two had canal scores. The schoolboys under 6st 71b, lost only two games, the Senior A team:lost three, the Senior B team lost four.' the Junior 8, President's 1, and under 17 years teams lost five games each. The President's 8 and schoolboys under Bst teams lost six games. The Jumor l team-scored the highest number of points- and the schoolboys under 6st 71b bad the least number oj.points scored against them The Easter match with the Alhambra team played -at was won 16-18, whiip the team that visited the West Coast lost both Greymonth and Bokltika. ' Messrs 2. Ashton, R. Brosnan, F. G. Chick, N. Carnegie, J. Donaldson, R. G. Drake, X>- H. Duggan, R. Evans, F. L. Glasson, 8.. Hardle, J. Lattimore, 3. R. Lattimore, B. H. Mitchell, A. Mackintosh, H. E. McDonnell, and A. h. Tucker, having completed twenty years' service to the club, were appointed life members. The cricket club, under B. W. Blasey, had teams playing in the Canterbury Cricket Association's Third and Fourth Grades, ana these had reached the final games. The annual picnic and the dance had both been very successful. Thanks vera expressed to the coaches of the various teams, and to those who had assisted in other way*. CHRISTCHUftCH CLUB. The" past season was probably the most successful, from a playing point of view, in the history of the Christchurch Football Club, states the' sixty-fourth annual report of the club, which Is to bo presented at the annual meeting on March llth. The Senior A team yrein the championship forUsafcgrade, and also the Payne trophy, anir the Junior 111. team the championship lor Its .gndo. • The Senior B .and junior teams. bad bssn' runners-up in their _ . . The financial statement shows that »«• total : credit balance.: of the .dnb' to Is Bd. The membership was 118. Ma* - teams were entered for the RugbyunioncOTlpetitions, and the' club gained third in the Evans Shield competltionjwitk points. The report includes rrviev* of the teams and of the vsrlous social functions, -duel among which were the ball,-- the > smoke concert, and the sports at Now .'Brighton. .' The club's thanks were given to all «0 had assisted it either'with money or, with personal service. , 1 .... The ctnb had been presented by Miss Catherall with a cu.p to be awarded to the most improved player in the Senior ,A team. - RUGBY LEAGUE. SYDENHAM CLUB. The annual meeting of the Sydenham Rngby League, Football Club was 'held in the ElginStreet Hall on Thursday .evening. Mr P. Ring, who presided over an attendance of 80 members, outlined the position of the club! Mr W. Griffiths (patron) and Mr L. Amos, of the Centre, then spoke, dealing with the game and prospeets for .the coming season. „ t ' Opening day was fixed for .March 28th. ■ The balance-sheet, .which showed a credit balance of £4 OAlld, wis adopted. The election of officers resulted • as fol* lows:—Patron, Mr W. Griffiths; president, Mr P. Ring; vice-presidents, Messrs E. JHoward, MJP., H. T. Armstrong, M.P., Pearce, W. King, H. Bell, A. Humphries, M. Scollard, jr. Matthews, J. ft®", J. Olsen, . G. Ayling, J. Coffey, D. Gray, hon.. secretary, Mr . McSweeney; -assistant • secretary, Mr T. Gilroy; hon, treasurer, Mr ■ C. McGuire; club captain, Mr T. Gilroy, : deputy club captain, Mr 0. Goring; delegate t to Centre, Mr 0. Allen; delegate to Junior ■ Advisory Board, Mr A. Drury; auditors, I Means E. Jones and A. Drury igeneral com- . mlttee, Messrs W. Meadows, V. 01ancey. J. , Wakefield, W. Le Warne, E. Block, A. «. Ennis, and A. S. Campbell, sen. 1 ASSOCIATION, i - , » ST, ALBANS CLUB. a - . . f The eighteenth annual meeting of the St. » Albans Association Football Club was held [ this week. Mr ET. Hollind, M.P., the ■ patron of the club, was present. i Ihe annual, report stated that although the teams had not been successful-in wint ning any of the competitions, many new members had joined,the olnb. 11 ■ 1 The balance-sheet, ,whioh was adopted, i showed an excess of assets over liabilities > of £9 8s Bd. , The following officers were elected;— Patron, Mr H. HollaM, M.P.I president, Mr J. Undley; vice-presidents, Messrs O , W. Lilleyman, A. E. K»v«. C. H. Basoand, , W. H. Hnlme,, C. B. Cullen,' J. Tennant, • and W. H. Cook; club Mr C. is, , Keys; honorary secretary and - treasurer, Mr J. E. Simpson; assistant secretary, Mr C. Cook; management „committee, Messra- " J. Dryden, L. D. Mahan, S. Q-: Cnllen, 9 l Dorie, G. Bump, W. -Cooke, K. Evans; < Social' Committee,/ Messrs H- ,W. Ferryman, C.'E. Keys, and I«. D, Mahan; delegates to Canterbury Football ■ Association, » Messrs G, S. G. Cullen, J. Dryden, h. D. i Mahonj debates * to Canterbury Sports Protection Association, Mr J. K. Simpson;

honorary Mr N. ing president, Mr W. H. Peftsman,, elected a life member of the_ olub. _ March 28th was fiied as the opemng, day of the season. ! , MARIST CLUB. / ANNUAL MEETING HELD. : The annnal meetlng of'.tto Marist Assoclation Football Club was held Mr J. Greenlees presiding over an attendance of fifty membersv ln dealing'with the annnal report and xbatance-shesV- 4*' .-motion ' w passed -thanking the outgoing: Its work i»tW fS'X, th*- Club coach, ~|lr '• Mr J. O'Brien,' the club's 'the Cantarbury Football "Association, -aiw aU who gave*thwr services in'tha-iitoMtfirf the cfub. Special of the jmdor team, bad setired for the clnb fire, tropWes, three b«l»*, locally and two in ■ - v-• It was decided that tho oMning b* held at Hagley P»A « 2 o'clock. The following ham, T. Tobin, and B. Turner,