FOOTBALL.

Hokitika Guardian, 1 April 1926, Page 1

FOOTBALL.

EXCELSIOR football ct.ub. ANNUAL MEETING. The iimuinl meeting of the above Cluh took place at Keller's .Sample Booms last evening. Mr 11. Ai. Conlsoii (President) presided over a large and enthusiastic attendant!.' of old and new tneinltere.

The minutes of the' previous annual meeting wore read and confirmed. The report and balance sheet showing a small credit balance was read and received its highly satisfactory. Votes of thanks were passed to outgoing officers and all those who had assisted the Cluh during the year. Officers for the ensuing term were elected as follows: Patron. 0. A. Perry. Esq. : President H. M Coulson Esq. ; Secretary. Air hi. McDonald ; executive Committee; 1). Hoenan, A. Thompson, L. Doss. AY. Thompson, ADAlinn, P. Ross, M. Davidson; Club('apt. Air T/. Hughes; Delegates to Union. H. Af. Coulson and ,T. .1. Breeze. Additional Vice Presidents wore nominated and elected as follows: AA r . Txeesing. A. AA'oolhouse. T. Gillooly, A. C. Armstrong. A. Cowie and A\’. Berry. Kubscriptione were fixed as follows: .Seniors and juniors ss, third-grade 2s (1.1. Ti was resolved that training he commenced immediately and that the Secretary arrange a game with Uniteds at an early date. New members were elected as follows: Shannon A.. Eager 1... King J., Gillooly T.. Smith H. and Gnocli AA r . The meeting then terminated with the usual vote of thanks to the chair. [‘Australian & X.Z. Cable Association.] SYDNEY. April 1. ‘‘Smith’s Weekly” comments regarding the New South A\ r ales Rugby Union’s annual meeting that the New Zealand delegation dominated the proceedings. ft ’ states “no leaf lire of rugby polities since the war stands out so much as the 1 nion’s subservience to New Zealand. ft has almost invariable happened in financial transactions' involved in the inter-change of touring teams tlmt New South Wales has held the losing end of the stick. This is so despite of the fact that such teams have usually been ehieflv in the interests of the Dominion.’'' H points out that prior to the war New South Wales controlled overseas visits. Since the war New Zea-J land has taken the lead. The newspaper quotes figures to show that .New South, Wales tours of New Zealand have almost- always been profitable, whereas under the present financial arrangements New Zealand visits to New South Wales have been otherwise for the home side and adds, “so probahlv it will go on. New Zealand will encourage the game in Sydney by an interchange of tours but from the geographical nature of the situation she cannot help profiting at New South Wales expense. No wonder the Do-

minion committee men are such staunch New South AA’ales admirers as they proved themselves at the last meeting.”