RUGBY FOOTBALL

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2414, 20 March 1915, Page 9

RUGBY FOOTBALL

ANNUAL MEETINGS f. . — . SELWYN ENTERS SENIOR LISTS, I e Several of the city Rugby clubs held r their annual meetings last evening. The t Selivyn. Club, which won tho Junior 0 Championship last season, .and has been a leading, club in that, grade for some years, decided to . enter for the Senior competition, , . . , , . v ,- , ..SELWYN CLUB.Mr. F. Galvin presided at the annual meeting of the Selwyir Club. There were s about -45 present, and 28 now members 1 were, elected. .. - The meoting decided almost unani--1 mous)y to enter a'team for the city £>ei ior competition. Officers were electod as follow:—Presi- ' ¥ r - N._ Austin, jun.'; viccrpresiclents, all last-years rt-eleded, and Mr. J.'Sullivan elected; club-captain, Mr. Frank 1 Cooper; ' secretary, Mr. A. De Clifton; ' Mr. H. Buck; delegates to , Wellington ltiigby Union, Messrs. H. • -Buck, A; De Clifton, and F. G-alvin; audi. . tors, Messrs. N. Austin, jun., and L. - xlo)jveri:; senior . selection committee' Messrs. W: Eoberts, J.'Flack; F. Cooper,•' executive, Messrs, N,. M'Phee, F. G-ilvin, A.'Beck, W. Lomas, and W. Roberts. , .ATHLETIC CLUB. " t The annual meeting of, the Athletic ; lootball Club ivas . held last nighty Mr. L I. Hyams presided, and there was an at- . tendance of about fifty. The.'chairman; >in moving the adoption i of .the annual report' and balanoe-pheet, I congratulated'lhe olub. on its satisfactory . state.,-;.Ho would have liked to have.seen a .larger attendance, 'but" many ; of. those who 'were absent'were doing, their duty to their ' country.'';' He wished them "a safe, return,; with, honours tliiok upon, them. (Applauso,). . " . ' The .-.'jeporfc >, and.; balahce-sheet-.' wero 1 adopted, .n.-' .— * Tne/elw-tion-qf officers resultedPresident,;Mr. : G:';.F.'. C.- Campbell, (re-elected); vice-prgsidenji,. a. list of twenty-two members re-elected;"club captain, .Mr." W. S. Ridler (re-elected); hon.: secretary, 'Mr. D. W. Madden; hon. treasurer, Mr. W. G; Mills; management'committee, Messrs. J. W. Mnrphy,- G; :.Luoni, •A. B. W T aiwdck,..A. Evenseni' J. Cunninghime,. B.' .Paton; .Hon. . auditors, Messrs. J. A. Thomson, V. G, -Lubni ; ■ delegates - to W.Rj.'U., Messrs. D. W. Maddenj ;Ei. 0. Hales, G. Luoni. ' .WELLINGTON 'CLUB, ■ . Mr>-T. S.-' Ronaldson: presided, at'the annua! meeting-of "the. Wellington..Club, when .-about / forty members, wore present;. - The"'ahnual .report " (already 'published), was adopted. ' • 'In moving-the- adoption--of the-report, the. chairman said that; .as an? old mem-, be.r,' : ,he' was 'ptbud of. the • He-congratulated the senior team on. having. .-„ •:gained, •. championship [' honours. Although many members bad left Wellington .t"t>T6erv.'a; the' Empire: there,'were etifl,some-good;players.. left, ' and. ..he appealed -to . the new.- members to - help ' these: the club's" position ana ■ clean-play. The club baptain (Mr. D. D. Weir) snp- ; ported ,the..chairmaTl*s,"remark,. Electibn;of officers resulted as follows . President,''' Mr. .'T.'::S."!Eonaldson'; .yicepr^idep:ts,;''Dr..; H. 'JV'Mlean,'Messrs!' A/'Ahearnj. A. D. Thoßisori; A. .T.' .Bate, : G.'. : ;C(;'Fache;. 'Ji I P.'"-Fir,th,'.'N.' 'Galljraith, ; A. "0. Gibbe.s;. ?. -S. K. Ma/sagsey, X K. S. Mackenzie, V. R. Meredith, J. Murray,' J- EmaniSinithi'-.0, G.rKembar; tain-,. Mr. D--D- t?eir;.hon. .secretary, .Mr-' G.'F. Jackson; hori; treasurer, Mr. F. R.. .Webster';' hon. auditor,.-Mr. .-G.- Shandj delegates .to Wellington' .Hucby Union,' Mes'srs/'H. R. Carey,: o.' G.;-Kember,: and : p v ;:D..;; Wpir.;.:- managoriietit committee,- . Carey, , W. Francis,":'.'W» ; Higgins, ,ff: G. -Miller,' :H. Toiler, F..T,ur- • ! ner; and W:'-R...Kihg.' ■ : '

ASSOCIATION.

• : - BEOOKI/XN CLUB'S MEETING. , . ■: ; Mr.''T. ■•Thompson^presided: l at thb an- : the Brooklyn Club. " , ' The'-ainua! repbrt, which was adopted, • stated that , the .1914'seasoh.'wasrnot the .- ■best.-the- 'club 'had had. - '.Towards ; ..latter :.end: - o£ the-season there.'had ibeen ' a distinct falllng-ofi of 'members, caused' ■through..the'-outbreak .of;war.- The play ■of ;the seflior.team]Showed.a. decided..i'm-'. .pro.yerneiit" to the previous year. /.The'.junior teams had jplayed. up ,fo. staid- ' ■ ; ardj .and the Fourth • Division represehta- ■ tives won their competition.' 'Reference ■ !was made to .the, I w"<)f "coaches for the Junior teams/ and"' it- was "stated that • offers; : in'-this direction: would .be' thanfc' .-fullv. accepted, ;. . ' .The .election of officers resulted'-jas.-fol- ; ..-lows-—PatrohV 'Mr."'A.' "H".'" Hih'ffmarsh, ' ;M.P/,; president, rMr. T.-.Thompson. vice-- " •presidents, : Messrs.- B. C.-. O'Connor,. A: .- -.Turner,,. G. Frost. ,C. Escott, W. Donovan, . ..Coventry,' A.-' Holland-^ M/'Barhett,"J. "FrWi piioni. A./fflehhr, I V,."Farrell; . secretary;'; Mr. jAV.. ; : KelKway; : '- Mr. J. Kean; management committee,;{Me3srs.' : ;A." : Tii'riier,. -Rv-.-Tajlor, J; -Stick-' .■land,-"-®;' ShaYr.vana E::' BAHoij;-'delegates ' "Mtesrs. rWJ". Diincati, r T ; ■Tiwmpsoh;':.ana.. A; -EeUaway." ' -. v ... v, Oat aw>uni;oi:'ah_oversight'tha':hames' •of members.of the club who had- gone. : .on'ya'ctive'ser'vice .' h'ad . been omitted-from- : jthe. W.P.Ai's; annual "repbrt.."- -The :meni- 11 befs were'"a 6" tollowj—J.-.Attinsori,-' P,' Baldwin, C. Dix6n;;B_;_'Kiilters; A'.'Morri- ' -;son„ W,. ; M'Millan, J. Stiokland, E.-Weir, -J. ; , The delegates were instructed - to-. vote • in favour of the motion to be: moved- a t . 'She-'amiusl' meeting the "W.F„4;" on' ! -Wednesday : :n'e.Ttr-''Thal;.tlie Third Divi- 'i sioh ase-lirait be abolished.'.'. V.-'V"