FOOTBALL STIRRING

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 927, 21 March 1930, Page 8

FOOTBALL STIRRING

MORE CLUBS HOLD MEETINGS PUKEKOHE RUGBY From Our Own Correspondent PUKEKOHE, Thursday. The annual meeting of the United Rugby Football Club, Pukekohe, was held last evening, Mr. H. Curd presiding. The balance sheet showed a credit of £ 3 13s 9d. Officers elected were: Patron, Mr. W. Wyatt; president, Mr. 11. Curd; vice-presidents, Messrs. E. J. Morrison, T. E. Kevcn, C. J. Ratjen. A. C. Gill, CL T. Parvin, S. Clews, junr J. McDonald, and Dr. A. T. Begg; secretary and treasurer, Mr. C. Stoupe; auditor, Mr. W. Porter; club captain, Mr. D. Law; Management Committee, Messrs. D. Law, E. Steven, R. Butter, J. Salt, A. White, S. Ilinton and A. Mayes; delegates to Pukekohe SubUnion, Messrs. Butter, Curd and Low; Social Committee, Messrs. H. Wyatt, k A. McKinnon, Porter, Stoupe, White and Butler; selectors, Messrs. Law" Butter and the captain of the senior team; coach, Air. Law. The club decided to enter one senior and one junior team for the club competitions. Subscriptions were fixed at 5s for senior players and 2s 6d for juniors. WAIUKU RUGBY UNION From Our Own Correspondent WAIUKU, Today. llie annual meeting of the Waiuku Rugby Union was held at Waiuku on Tuesday, the president, Mr. A. Duthie, presiding over an attendance of about oO members. The report disclosed that the union had come through the past season very successfully and that the representative teams had put up a good record, the juniors winning the Franklin junior championship. The following officers were electedJoint patrons, Mr. J. N. Massey, M.Y.. and Mr. Geo. Arkle, senr.; , president, Mr. A. Duthie (re-elected); vicepresidents, Dr. R. S. Whiteside, Messrs. J. J. A. James, T. Aylward, senr., G. Bright, W. Teape, T. P. McNamara, D. Neil, R. Naylor, J. Crawford, G. McArthur and L. T. Peterson: secretary and treasurer, Mr. G. Swain (re-elected); hon. surgeon, Dr. Whiteside; management committee, Messrs. E. S. Barri-ball, C. J. Elmsly, A. Honey T. Shuker, L. M. Barriball, C. R. Barri-’ ball, W. H. McNaughton, A. Kerebs, H. Barrett (three Aka Aka delegates to be appointed). The appointment of selectors and delegates to the South Auckland Union was referred to the Management Committee.

Messrs. L. J. Smith, G. Bright and W. Shuker were requested to again control the third grade competitions. The question of securing additional plaiyng areas was reported on by the chairman, and the Management Committee was instructed to endeavour to arrange for one senior and one junior match to be played on the racecourse reserve each Saturday.

It was- resolved to open the season on April 26.

MORRINSVILLE RUGBY From Our Own Correspondent MORRINSVILLE, Today. The annual meeting of the United (Morrinsville) Club was held on Wednesday evening. There was a large attendance and keen interest was taken in the election of officers which resulted as follow':—Patron, Air. J H Ford; president, Air. B. E. Arnold; selector, ALi\ W. Dench; organiser and selector third grade, Air. W Alarwood; delegates to Alorrinsville Rugby Union, Alessrs. C. AT. AlcDavitt, J. 11. Ford and W. Dench; secretary and treasurer, Air. R. IT.. Haycock; committee, Messrs. G. Ararshhll, F. Jack, A. Cameron, C. Peebles, W. Dench, G. Lmgard; auditor, Air. C. AlcDavitt; senior selector and coach, Air. A Cameron. PUKEKOHE LEAGUE From, Our Own Correspondent PUKEKOHE, Today. A meeting convened to consider the l .a-mat ion of a Rugby League football club at Pukekohe \vas held this week. Air. J. IJintz presided over an attendance of about 20. The meeting was addressed by Air. W. J. Hammill, of the New Zealand League Council, and Mr. G. Rhodes, president of the Auckland League. No definite decision was arrived* at it being left to enthusiasts to consider the position. MORRINSVILLE TERRIERS From Our Own Correspondent MORRINSVILLE, Today. The annual meeting of the Alorrinsville Terriers Rugby Club was held on Tuesday evening. The balance sheet showed a credit of £5 12s 6d. The report congratulated one club Mr. Anderson, on having secured North Island honours. The election of officers resulted: Patron, Jf r * T*- F- Campbell; president, Mrs! P. Marshall; vice-presidents, Airs. J. Anderson, Alessrs. G. Howie, E. H. Donaldson, Dr. S. Alorrow, Canon Karaka; secretary, Air. C. Alalletttreasurer, Air. A. Gillespie; delegates to the Morrinsville Union, Alessrs. H. A. Pirrit, J. R. McCoomb and L. E. Pole; coach, Air. N. F. Barker; assist-ant-coach, Air. L. E. Pole; selectors Alessrs. Pole, Barker and club captain; junior manager, Air. A. Gillespie: committee, Alessrs. Pirrit, McCoomb, Alallett, Gillespie and captain. It was decided to recommend the setting up of a junior advisory board by the Alorrinsville Union.

TE AWAMUTU RUGBY From Our Own Correspondent TE AWAMUTU, Today. The following officers were elected at the annual meeting of the Te Awamutu Football Club: Patron, Air. Frank Quin; president, Air. G. W. ALairs; vice-presidents, Alessrs. J. T. Johnson, J. S. Noble, A. S. Wallace. R. Hodges, J. McGovern, G. S. Clarke, G. Alelrose; secretary, Air. F. Brewer; treasurer, Air. R. Cairns; club captain, Air. G. Alelrose; coach, Air. E. Jeffries; executive, Messrs. Wilks, Jeffries. hitton. the secretary, treasurer and club captain; Social Committee, Messrs. Wallace, Wilcox, Brewer, Cairns, Quin and Smith; hon. surgeons, Dr. Robertson, Tliskins and Blundell; senior selector, Air. E. Jeffries; juniorselector, Air. J. T. Phillips: third grade selector. Air. Dalziell: delegates to A\ aipa Rugby Union, Alessrs. W. Alairs and G. Reynolds; the latter was also appointed to the Management Committee of the union. Air. W. Bayne was appointed senior line umpire. The subscription was fixed at seniors 5s r juniors ss, third grade 2s 6d. CADETS 0.8., TAURANGA From Our Own Correspondent TAURANGA, Today. ' T he annual meeting of the Cadets Old Boys’ Rugby Football Club was held on Wednesday evening, Air. W Turner presiding. The report stated that last season the senior team won the Jordan Cup competition and the junior team were runners-up in their competition. The balance-sheet showed a credit balance of £ls. Officers

were elected as follow:—Patron. Air. F. A. Wilson; president, Alr.'E. J. Browning; club captain, Air. A. Hardy; treasurer. Air. C. Davison; auditor, Air. C. T. Clinkard; secretary. Air. E. E. Geary; committee, Messrs. W. Tu tier, C. Haua, H. Kelly, G. Farmer, F. Olsen! F. Bickers, R. J. Phelan: delegates to Tauranga Rugby Union. Messrs. C. Davison and R. J. Phelan. CITY ROVERS (LEAGUE) The annual general meeting of the City Rovers’ League Football Club will be held at Carlaw Park on Sunday, March 23, at 10.30 a.m. DEVONPORT LEAGUE CLUB Air.; Arch. Ferguson, who helped to organise the League game at the Shore 21 years ago, presided at the annual meeting of the Devonport United Club last evening, in the absence of the president. Air. W. Swinnerton. lie made reference to the recent death of Air. E. V. Fox, another Shore veteran, who had been up to his death coacli and selector for the senior team and at one time selector for the New Zealand Council. The Devonport United Club has been 12 years in existence and finished last season with 100 members and a cash credit of £lO3, of which £9o had been raised by the women’s social committee. The annual report emphasised that all Shore teams had given good exhibitions of the game. Though the seniors had just missed annexing the championship, five of the players, Alessrs. A. Scott, L. Scott, L. Simons, L. Seagar and E. Ruby had attained representative status. The first juniors had won their grade honours for the fourth year in succession and some of the players will be given senior rank this year. The third intermediate and fourth grade were congratulated on their success in competitions. For the latter team it was claimed that they had given the best demonstration of football, for juniors, “that had been seen for many a day,” having played in the curtain-raiser for Alarist v. South Sydney match at Carlaw Park. The grade also won the Kieley Cup for the best average for the season for juniors. The schoolboys had finished the season in a good position and will do better this season.

Aledals had been won as under: A Laing, second grade, donated by Air. Brown; S. Chester, third grade intermediate, donated by Air. Gee; J. Kirk, fourth grade, donated by Air. Coldicutt; L. Knott, sixth grade, donated by Air. "Howard; V. Scott, schoolboys, donated by Air. Brown.

| The election of officers resulted: Patron, Mr. E. Aldridge; vice-patrons, Messrs. H. M. Rider and W. C. Coldicutt; president, Mr. W. Swinnerton; vice-presidents, re-elected; secretary and treasurer, Mr. A. Saxon; *club captain, Mr. P. Bolger; delegate to , Auckland Rugby League, Mr. J. Gerrard; delegate to Junior Management Committee, Mr. G. Emerali; auditor, , Mr. J. Lord; general committee, Messrs. F. Sadgrove, L. Morgan, L. o’J_»eary, , H. Martin, C. Pennell, C. Rhodes, G. . Meiklejohn and G. Pennell. Mr. G. l Gerrard was elected chairman of the committee. DEVONPORT FOOTBALL The Xorth Shore Rugby Football Club has obtained the permission of the Devonport Domain Board to commence play on March 29.< The Devonport Football Domain is in fine order just now, the drainage operations last i season having materially helped in drying out the field. This season an ? effort is to be made to hold a “charge i day,” in which the three codes will . supply half-hour matches, to raise funds for further improving the football grounds, mostly in the direction of l levelling up small depressions. NORTHCOTE LEAGUE i The annual meeting of the North- ► cote and Birkenhead Ramblers’ • League Club was held at Birkenhead last evening, Mr. A. E. Greenslade presiding. The report stated that the club was represented by four teams in the Auckland League competitions, and although unable to bring home championship honours were worthy rivals in the field. The thanks of the club were expressed to the Northcote Borough Council lor the use of the Municipal Reserve. It was stated that the club practices would be started shortly. The following officers were elected: Patron, Mr. W. Darlow; president, Mr. A. E. Greenslade; vice-presidents, 21 in number were elected; lion, sec., Mr. W. J. Dean; lion, treas., Mr. P. Mav; club captain, Mr. J. M. Batty; delegate to Auckland Rugby League, Mr. R. Slieppherd; delegate Junior Management Committee, Mr. D. Wilkie; committee, R. Moore, P. Stewart. J) Wilkie, R. Sheppherd. E. Campbell, J. Clark, J. Canty, H. Reid, H. Ambler, J. Dakers. ATHLETICS RUGBY. TAURANGA From Our Own Correspondent TAURANGA, Today. Tlio Athletics Club held its annual meeting on Wednesday evening, Mr A. N. lies presiding. The report 1 IC^'\. ed seven the club’s members had been included in the Tauranga representative team. The balance-sheet showed a small credit balance. Officers were elected as follow;—Patron, Dr. Randell; president, Mr. C. F. Washer; cffib captain, Mr. A. N. lies; secretary, Mi’. H. Huthnance; committee, Messrs C Cameron, F. Baker, A. Tassell, D. Mountfort, E. lies, R. Packman, 1.). Macpherson; delegates to the Tauranga Rugby Union, Messrs. R. Packman and G. Denniston. McWilliams in Hamilton Ft om Our Own Correspondent HAMILTON, Today. Hamilton lias gained a welcome adclitmn to Rugby circles in the person of R. G McWilliams, the Auckland and i W , Zealand representative forward who has been appointed coach to :he 1' rankton Football Club for the ensuing season. McWilliams, who is due to arrive at Hamilton early next week toured South Africa with the All Blacks m 1928 and last year represented New Zealand in the Australian tour. ~ IC ,. Y?AYL ile Playing in South Africa that McW llliams, Hadley and Stewart were considered by a leading Rugby critic to be the New Zealand forwards worthy of a pldce in a “world” team. This stamped McWilliams in the estiniation of this reliable judge as one of the world’s foremost exponents of the code. It is considered that his appearance on the field at Hamilton should do much to stimulate local Rugby. SUBURBS RUGBY CLUB The Suburbs Rugby Football Club I held a meeting in the Town Hall. ; Avondale, on Thursday night, about 50 ' present and intending members attend- \ ing. The club has a good financial j standing of £9OO Is. Liabilities amount to £242 16s lid. Tile following officers were elected: i Patron, Mr. W. J. Tuit: president, Mr. tV. V. Kelsall; secretary. Mr. S. Hardman: treasurer. Mr. X. Robertson: 1 auditor, Mr. D. R. Garrard; manage- ! ment committee, Messrs. G. Orrell, H. I Thom. A. Greensmith. R. c. McLeod, i R. Billingham, A. A. Baker. H. Bellini; | delegate to the junior advisor;/ board. [ Mr. X. Robertson. : The following team managers were I proposed: Mr. Turner, Mr. R. Billingi ham, Mr. C. Grey, Mr. Goodall, Mr. J. i Hollier. Mr. G. IV. Stokes, Mr. 11. j Thom, Mr PI Morrisli. _