FOOTBALL

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXV, Issue 72, 25 March 1903, Page 2

FOOTBALL

TUK4PA ULUB. Tbe annual general melting of the Tukapa Footoill Giub was held in the Guards Club rooms on Monday night. Ths.ro was a large attendance of members and Mr R. Standisb. presided. < The annud report stated that the past season had been very succassful. The s-nior team had woa the cham-

pionship of Taranaki, beating the Waimate Plains in the play off at Manaia. In club match's the seniors hid played 11 matches, wincing 8, losing 2, and drawirg 1; points for 78, against 47. The firafc juniors played 8 matches, won 5, lost 3; points for 65, against 35. Second juniors played 5 matohep, won 2, bs; 2, drawn 1, 2 being won by forfeit; points f0r.27, against 21, The commitee hopn tint this te'im would nuke a het'er stand during next season. In September the first juniors played a combined team at Palmerston North and were bsattrt aftf-r a w..1l contested A s.'cond junior team frim Wanganui paid a visit to New Plymouth and wns beaten by the T ukapi team. was made ti losses among the la>li„s committee and to the success of th) annu'l socia'. Hearty tha'.ks were exp-essed to Mr and Mrs D, O'Brien for handsome trophies presented for compaction between the two town clu'B, bjth of which were won by the Tukipi Olub. Duduj; the yetr it large sum of money, the record in !h> Club's history, pissed through the Oiu-j's bauds. The benffit match to L. Duffin redissd £SO. The report concluded by thinking the Olub lady supporters, officers, and the Press. The bahnceshfet showed the total recepts as £179 9s 4d, which was just balancedjby the expenditure. The receipts from the annual social were £2B 5s 6d, the expenses £22 2s. The report and balance-sheet were adopted. A. vote of thanks was passed to the It ferees' Association. The election of officers resulted : Patron, Mr A. Statidish; president, Mr 0. Samuel; vice-president o , M-ssrs N. King, W. B. Frmeis, R. Cock, A. H. Holmes, J. W. West, G. W. Broome, W, D. Webster, Rev, Evais, Dre. Leatham, Fo'ikes, Walker, McOleland, Home, Bennett, Whitton, Messrs Helkins (2). Hadfield, Stohr, o'L»ary, Buckthough% Clark",O'Brien, Whittle, P#rcySmi hj, Montetrh, Lind, Be*ley, Knowles, Fitzherbert, O'Driscul', Blanch ird, MUone, H. B mnett, E, T. Petty, JenkinFcn, J. Guy, L, Bullet, Spsncor; s'crjtary and treasurer, Mr F„ Moverl-y (re-electel); auditor, Mr 0. Webster (re-elected); aslection committee for seniors, Messrs Mynott, JenkinsoD, and Ssandish (re-elected); delegates, Messrs Proctor (seni rs) and A. Gray (juniors);club capbun, Mr H. Mynott, vice-captaio, Mr C. Jeikioson; general committee, Messrs H. Mynott, K. Webber, A. Gray, T. Petty, J, Jsnkinsjn, T. Smith, and H. Edgecombe. Eighty now mambers were e'ected, and Messrs F. Stohr and J. S'-ipleton wore elected life m-imbars. It whs decided to vote two guineas to the Referees' Association, and to koep 'he subscription the same as last ypar. The opening day was fixsd for Thursday week.