ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 142, 11 March 1920, Page 8

ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL

BUSINESS AT ANNUAL MEETING. The twenty-ninth annual meeting- of the Wellington Footlwll Association was hold lust craning. Mr. W. Anld jiiesided. ' Tho chairman moved that the annual report and balanee-slieet be adopted. He Enid do'emites had good reason to be proud of the position of the association. Sir. H. L. Godber seconded the motion, lie said that there was .CIOCO owing on the association's ground at Lyall Bay, and that if every player ton!; up oven one share the mortgage, could be worked off, and the money now paid as interest could be put to better us<vs. The motion was carried. The Kilbirnie Clu'b was granted the ripht to affiliate with the Association. Tho election of officers resulted as follows:—Patron. Hon. C. 11. Tzard; president, Mr. C. P. Skerrcl't: vice-presidents, Messrs.'H.N. M'Leod. -W. M. MathcKon, C. J. AVard. F. Doss, A. ,T. Abbott..J. F. Atkins, .1. R. Pye-Smith, C. K. Dick, H. Br'ce, F. Williams, A. I'liillpo's. A. Varney. W. Skinner, If. Bolton, J. M'Crorie, 11. Ivory, A. Bamett. "Major 0. D. Macintosh, mid Dr. G. Hassell; life vice-nresidents. Messrs. A. E: Gibbes, V. ,T. Courtney, IT. G. Mayer. R. M'Fcowen, .T. B. Pafon, W- Anld, D. Pre-Smith. ,T. .1. Roberts, Ti. 11. Davenport. H. L. Godber. B. L. Salmon, T. Shields, and A. R. Wel!n; hod. >eer?!arv. Mr. A. Williams; bon. treasurer, Mr. W, Duncan; monn<rcment committee. Messrs. W. Anld, T,. White, 11. L. Godber. A. R. Wells, 0. Webster, F. Sutherland. F. .T. O'Driscoll, "R. Hendry, ami F. Graham; lion, 'auditor. Mr. H. G. Burnett; doleirates to N.Z.F.A.. Messrs. ,T. M'Crorie. and C. F. AVard; trustees, Messrs. F. .T. Coitrtnev and IT. G. Mayer; vice-presidents to N.Z.F.A.. Messrs. F. .T. Courtney ami .T. .T. Roberts.

The. ajje limits were fix"d (is under l' : n each rase the hep on April I):—"First on<l second divisions no limit; third division 21 wirs: fourth division 18 years; Will division 10 years; «ixth and seventh division 14 years: eighth division 12 years. It was decided to Alter sub-elans" '_'f "Rule 8 by-law -5 to rend as follows:—"No member of the M'\ no cement Cnminitf"o of snv other .Aefwinfimi football controlline bodv shall be eligible to sit on the W"llin<!ton Foothill Awocinrinii Management CoinnVttw, oxcnl lie he the president or a vice-]>resident "f the latter body." .An accident insurance fund wliMiii' drawn up by a sub-committee was improved without nltewit'or.