FOOTBALL.

Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XXXI, Issue 8783, 10 April 1907, Page 3

FOOTBALL.

f Marton Football Club. ." Tho annual meeting held last night ' „ ftS largely attended, Mx S. J. Qib'WrlSorflnd balance sheet were Ji and adopted. The statement of fSwmntß showed a deficit. The fiSeipal item of expenditure was ■hi balance dtie on coach fares. ■ B The offer of the chairman to Jirantee the amount in arrears was a-annly received. __ , - The election of officers resulted :- fatron, Mr John Stevens, M.H.R., tesldent, Dr. Skerman; Vice--£es dents, Rev.'Father Molloy, A. Sterson, S.J.-Gibbons, H. WestSi Cameron, J. A. Pawson, J. Kan W. L. Little, O. B. GibS W Signal, O. P. Mather, M. K&S Dr. Crawford, F. G. Hilton, Tpurnell, Robt. Wilson, Dr. BenLrl Newman S. Cox, H. F. Ark Wright, E. W., Broad and H. H. Three 8 nominations were received tm the position of captain and on a, Slot being taken Mr D. Henderson was elected. 1 -The contest for the vice-captamcy I wis keen and the ballot declared in I of Mr Turner by a majority ftf two votes. aMr B. Signal was elected secreTlio Management Committee are : Messrs W. £_JLittle, E. Jolly S. Hunt, A. Way, T. Ross M. Wal- , t-rs, C. E. Gibbons, and H. Hunt. Delegates to the Union: Messrs S. J. Gibbons, D. Henderson and A.

T H. Ross was appointed . na T H. Ross were appointed a cpipction Committee. . the appointment of a captain for Jjnnfor team wan deferred till the proponing day was fixed for of Messrs VgSous, J- Morgan and D. /w«ki was appointed to wait on Council to make jgJnSX&m* fiffiouto the Union doleC t °l " urge that shorter spells be arei at Huuterville, as players mXl to make all trips to Huntertip by train in future. %,<> suggestion to hold a match •J nst Old Identities was adopted H date will bo fixed by the anagemeut Committee.

! Press Association—Copyright. Sydney, April 9. An effort is being made to secure one {the matches during the Now Zealand jotball tour of Australia being played in lelbourne.