ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 2919, 3 November 1916, Page 11

ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL

CURTAIN RUNG DOWN FOlt 1916., ' 'J'lio Wellington Football Association has ever taken" a. keen interest in the hoys playing its code: of football. Despite monetary handicaps, the manage l ment always seems to negotiate its financial hurdles:- Tlie encouragement and assistance given is characteristic of the men who prombto tho'welfare of the game, season, after, season.. •nising that tho future and the raising of the standard'of play lies entirely al the feet of-.tho young, it is no small wonder that the coinmittec exerts a largo proportion of its energy and enthusiasm in teaching tho boys "how to shoot." X : large meed of praise is due to tho energetio secretary, Mr. A. Wil-. flams, who is now in his twelfth year in that honorary capacity, and Mr. Albert Wells, who has made an'oxcellent'and indefatigable-chairman of committees. In' ringing down tho curtain for the 1916 season, presentations of medals were made to boys of the winning teams of tho various schools. Messrs. A. Williams,\W. Auld, and H. M-'Keowen "visited tho Marist 'Brothers' School at Hawkostone Street aud presented. 12 medals to tho winners of the Northern Schools District Championship. At Island Bay, Messrs. A. Wells and 'IV; Thompson presented that school's representatives witli medals, they being winners of tho South District Schools Uhampionsliip. There was a sceno of much enthusi-asm-last Saturday evening, when a party of five, representing the Management Committee of the Football Association, visited J'orirua , and presented medals to eleven players, who did battle for Porirua and won- the schools championship of the province for 1916. As tho country eleven is_ composed of a large percentage of native, borii Maoris, their rendering of several musical items was very much appreciated. Mr. B. L. Salmon was entrusted with the presentation, aiid did full justice to the victors for their, win. He mentioned -the fact that they, wore, an. undefeated team, and considering the opportunities alforded City schools for practice and cohesion their: (Porirua.'s) want- of this added still further merit to their success. Soveral toasts wore honoured during the evening. '