ATHLETIC SPORTS.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1382, 7 March 1912, Page 2

ATHLETIC SPORTS.

FOOTBALL. ANNUAL REPORTS OF CLUBS. MELROSE CIO. The twenty-fifth annual report of the Melrosc dull has been prepared for presentation to the annual general meeting of the club oil Monday next. Following is the text of (he report, slightly abridged: "As members are awore, several old members of the club fame to the last annual meeting mid helped to put the club on a sound financial basis. This is very gratifying to all concerned, and my committee wish to congratulate tho voung members on Urn way they rallied together and trained to try and keen the record of the club to the' forefront." Tha team that represented the club in the senior competition was no doubt the youngest on record, and with the experience gained by the players, the prospects for the coming season are very bright indeed. A great deal of the success of the club was due In the (food fellowship anion? the members. .Special mention should be made pf tho play of our fifthclass team. The record of last year is a* follows:— Seniors.—Mntches 'played. 18; won. Si lost; 12; drawn, 1; points for, 85; ngninst, 154; championship points, 11. Junior and third-class teams were withdrawn! Fourth-class.—Played, a; won, 2; lost, 3; points for, 31; against, 53. Fifth-class.— Mntchps played, 12; won, C; lost, l>; points for. 71; against, CO. Messrs. D. iind VT. Sullivan represented the cluli in representative matches-, and [r. Han Sullivan was also a member of the North Island team. The finances of the club are in a very satisfactory position, showing a balance to credit in club funds of £8 Os. ii., am] in gymnasium fund of .£lB 7s. 7d., a total of J'24 7s. lid. Tho report concludes with the usual thanks to officers, special mention being made of the club patron (llr. Fullford) and of the president (Mr. Hums). SOUTHERN CTXirS MEETING. The annual meeting of the Southern Club was held in Uodher's rooms, Cuba Street, last night. The president of the club (Mr. E. J. Fitzgibbon) was in the chair, and there were some seventy members pri'.sant. The chairman, moving the adoption oi the report and balance-sheet, remarked upon the large attendance at the meeting. It had been the object of the club last year, and the same policy would be foliowed this year, to encourage the younger members rather than seek adventitious ai( from outside. 'J'ln; club had achieved such a measure of success as to makefile office-bearers of the club very proud indeed, and this year, if the enthusiasm was (justaine'l, the result would probably bet better. lie congratulated the club on having ,a credit balance of and he also congratulated the club on having an energetic, hard-working lot of oflicers and comiuitteemen. The ?notion to adopt the report was seconded Ijv Mr. A. Fullford, and carried unanimously. No resignations were received, and seventeen new members were elected. The following officers were elected for season 10121 —Patron, Mr. J. P. Luke; president, Mr. E. J. Fitzgibbon; vicepresident,-, Hon. C. M. r.tike. M.L.C., Dr. Kemp, Messrs. W. H. P. Uiirlier, C. .1. Mace, T. Bourke, J. B. Dwini, L. Dwan, A. H. Fullford, I'. Peters, and 11. M'Guire; delegates to W.U.F.I*., Messrs. A. E. Neilson, K. R. Hardic, and 11. Mortenson; selection committee, E. Houlihan, G. Bradley, and L. Campbell. It was decided to reduce the annual subscriptions to the following scale:Senior, 12s. Cd.; junior, 10s.; third-class, 7s. Gd.; fourth-class, 55.; fifth-class, 2s. Cd. ; sixth-class, free. It was arranged that the season should be opened on Saturday week. OMENTAL, CLUB. : The. ■• annual sJi>ectijtigr;,»o£ 3f the ? r Oriental Club was held last night. The president (Mr. W. H. Nimnio) was in the chair, mid there were about fifty members present. ■ The annual report (already published) was adopted aftev brief discussion. Fourteen new members were elected. The following officers were elected for Iho ensuing year:—President, Mr. W. H. Nimmo (re-elected); vice-presidents, Messrs. C. Parata, M.P., T. Bush, G. Goldstein, Andrew Wylie, Edgar Wyhe, Albert Wylic. G. A. Hill, L. B. Jordan, J. Browu, R. C .lvinvig, D. M'Leod, Herb Price,' W. Siinin, W, Woon, 1). T. Patrick, G. M'Kuy, and J. 1-ewis; club captain, J. Brown; secretory, B. Galvin; treasurer, W.F. Hornig (re-elected); management committee,- I!. M'llwraifh, A. Cameron, Fred. Roberts, E. A. Little, and L. Ritchie; selection committee, A. Cameron, T. J. Collortou, ami J. Brown; delegales to W.R.F.U., Messrs. W. F. Hornig, F. Roberts, W. H. Nimmo, nnd Tl. A. Little; auditors, G. A. Wilkcs and F. Allen. The following motion was carried: "That this nieothiK of the Oriental Foot- , ball Club enters its most emphatic protest against what it believes to be. a most discreditable and contemptible action of a member or the Wellington R.U. in respect to ii member of this club, in that by innuendo he discredited the member's ability as a footballer, and reflected on his personal character, and that the delcafes of this club bring the matter before the meeting of delegates of the W.R.U." The motion liad reference to n question raised at a , meeting » ftlio WU.U., by , which Iho judgment of the manager, Mr. Little, of the Oriental Club, in playing a member of the Oriental Club, who was with the team, was called in question. Votes of thanks were accorded to the Indie= for assisting at Hie club's dance, and.io Mr. E. Wylic. for donation of debentures.

' POXEICE CLl'B'S' MEETING. The. twenty-ninth annual meeting of the Pouekc Football Club was held in Scott s Rooms last evening. Br. A. J\. Xewmau presided. The report and balance-sheet were read and adopted. The president remarked on the. very satisfactory condition of the balance-sheet, nnd of the club in general, and stated that this was largely due to the strenuous efforts of Mr. jlacgec (secretary) and Mr. Mitchell (treasurer). fourteen new' members were elected.. The election of officers for the ensuing season resulted .as follows:—President, Dr. A. K. Newman? M.P. (re-elected); vice-presidents, .Messrs. W. 11. Robinson, YV. Johnston (Waiiganui), H. Somcrville, A. F. Wiren, A. H. Turnbull, JO. Ji. Dawson, J. M. Muir, W. Brown, \t. J. White, G. Deslandes, .1. K. IC. Burges, W. Conner, and Drs. W. K. ITerbeft, P. Mackin, and James; club captain, T. A. Griffiths; treasurer, W. C. Mitchell (reelected); secretary, Mr. R. B. Ulagee (reelected); auditors, Messrs. A. V. Wiren and W. Hood (re-elected); delegates to W.R.V., Messrs. K. H. Dawson, G. Lusk, and U. B. Magee; crinnasiuni committee, Messrs. A. F. Wiren, C. Mitchell, and- X. Wilkinson (re-elected).; selection committee, Messrs. A. Griffiths, J. l'udney, and Captain of first fifteen (to be elected by the numbers of the team); management committee, Messrs. A. Morrish, H. Klliot, C. Slater, J. Puduey, aaid B. Calcinai. It was moved by Mr. Alexander and seconded by Mr. Liisk, that the delegates bo instructed to move in the. direction of having the fixtures as drawn, adhered to. Dr. Newman announced that he would give four medals, and Mr. W. JI. Robinson would give two medals in connection with the junior competition.