FOOTBALL MEETINGS

Sun (Auckland), Volume IV, Issue 936, 1 April 1930, Page 13

FOOTBALL MEETINGS

KINGS LAND-ATHLETIC LEAGUE CLUB At the annual meeting of the Ivings-land-Athletic Rugby League Club the balance sheet showed a credit balance of over £l2. The following officers were elected: Patron, Mr. W. J. Webb; vice-patrons, Messrs. Pratt and Barnaby; president, Mr. J. McrQuillan; hon. secretary, Mr. L. Lucas; hon. treasurer, Mr. J. Ball; vice-presidents, same as last year; senior delegate to Auckland Rugby League, Mr. A. Huxford; junior delegate, Mr. W. Dryland; club captain. Mr. J. McGregor; committee, Messrs. H. Catterall (chairman), H. Neil, Newman, Scott, Allen, Tunnycliffe, Pitman, J. Carter, Simms; auditors, Messrs. T. Ratcliffe and H. Avery. PAPAKURA RUGBY CLUB From Our Own Correspondent PAPAKURA. Monday. The Papakura Rugby Football Club held its annual meeting on Friday evening. The president, Mr. E. C. Foote, occupied the chair. The balance sheet showed a credit balance of £2l 14s Id, including insurance fund £l6 14s 6d. an increase of £ 5 14s 6d on the previous year. The following officers were elected: Patron, Mr. J. N. Massey, M.P.; president, Mr. E. C. Foote; vice-presidents, Messrs. F. Knight, A. J. Williamson, J. Rea, H. Martin, N. Watson. T. .T. Widdowson, J. A. S. Slack, G. C. Hobson, C. Chamberlain, S. Goddin, J. Wishart. C. V. Pilkington, G. Aitcheson, P. J. Parker, A. Wallis. J. 3i,. Elliott, Jas. Walker, A. Walker, B. Lanigan, J. Meikle, W. K. Francis, senr., R. Hope, senr., McDonald. i\ Seaton. J. Milliken, J. Lewis, Lever Bros., Jas. McCall. John McCall. G. Leitch, J. Little, Civil and W. Croskery; secertary. Ivan R. Wilson: treasurer. W. L Elliott; club captain. Mr. Morrow, senr.; management committee, Messrs. F. Scott. S. Morrow. C. Ross. W. Smith, G. Kemp and secretary and treasurer; delegates to Manukau Rugby Union, Messrs. H. Morrow and W. L. Klliott; senior selector. Mr. K. C. Foote, to act in conjunction with team captain; junior selector. H. Morrow, senr., to act in conjunction with junior team captain.

MANUK.AU RUGBY UNION From Our Own Correspondent PAPAKURA, Monday. The annual meeting of the Manukau Rugby Union was held in the Premier Buildings on Saturday evening. The president, Mr. W. L. Elliott, presided over a moderate attendance. The past season was stated to have been fairly successful. The balance sheet showed a small profit. It was decided to enter a challenge for the Massey Cup, which is at present held by the Waiuku Club. Club competitions are to commence

on May 10. The season is to open on Saturday, April 26, with practice matches at Papakura. The following teams will draw on the ground: Clevedon, Valley Rovers, Drury, and Papakura. Whitford will play Clevedou and Papakura juniors combined. The following officers were appointed:—Patron, J. R. Wilson, reelected; president, W. L. Elliott, reelected; vice-presidents, Messrs. E. C. Foote, J. Meikle, W. J. Brooks, D. Ryburn, W. T. Duder, G. Dow, R. Grant, T. Dunckley, S. Godden, A. Walker and H. Baulf; secretary, M. C. Thorburn, re-elected; treasurer, S. Wilson, reelected; auditor, W. Mcllraith, reelected: delegates to South Auckland Union, Messrs. S. Wilson, R. Flanagan; sub-committee, president, treasurer and secretary; sole selector, senior reps, W. Dawe, re-elected: sole selector, junior reps, J. Morrow: delegate to Referees’ Association. 11. C. Thorburn. HAURAKI PLAINS RUGBY From Our Own Correspondent NGATE A, Today. On the present indications it seems that the Hauraki Plains Rugby Union may have to go out of existence owing to lack of interest in the game. A meeting of the members of last year’s union was called for last Thursday evening but only the president, secretary and the delegates from one club attended. For some years the game has been on the decline, mainly because the big construction gangs having gone, nonq*»of the clubs had sufficient members. None of the clubs were agreeable to go out of existence and the union, comprising as it did two representatives of each affiliated club, was not strong enough to take a definite stand in the matter. The result has been that clubs have fielded teams which were numerically weak and much below their nominated grade. So far this season only one club has had its annual. meeting, and in the other districts there appears to be sucii a shortage of players and persons sufficiently interested to take up the organisation of the clubs, that it may happen that the clubs will go out of existence without a fight. The annual general meeting of the Rugby Union is to be held next Thursday evening, and the president will bring forward a proposal to form two senior grade teams the members of which will be worthy of that grading. Under the proposal the clubs will continue as before to field as many teams as possible and the usual inter-club competitions will be held, the only difference being that the best club teams will not be termed seniors in grade. The two senior teams will have matches arranged for them against senior grade teams from other unions and will play each other three times during the season for the Dent Cup.