FOOTBALL.
ANNUAL MEF/UXC. EU'UAM CLL'B. The annual meeting oi the Ellin'n Football Club » a , hel.l on Fridav nigh», there being a large uumber of fuotba'd enthusiasts present. Mr. 1). t»iv e presided.
The committee reported that the operations of the ijub during the past year were a, follows:—change of districts: The club ; vas transferred into the Northern Division by the I'nion at the commencement of the season. The change effected a considerable convenience ia the travelling arrangements L -f players, but also probably | u ,| a ,tetrimental effect upon !tb,- giitc receipts ;.l cup matches. Thr(e learns were entcr-le-A 'ilme ™ «.'..'n g,.!..,-, m cup matches. the -econd junior, proved victoiioii, in the provincial championship. Tin, l.ani
was deserving of praise for its consistent training. "We are sorry," the re port goes on to ~iy. • that we are unable to say the same of the senior,, and would recommend them to more attention to thi, in future it they hope to win in their division. In order that the selectors should have an opportunity of studying the merit, of the players before the commencement of the cup contents we lecoiuiiieinl that a series of eoufc-t, -liouhl be bed amongst the club member,, and for thpnr|>ose recommend that the district sho«ld be divided into four ward,. We regret to report a decrea»e in membership fees, and consider it very unsportsmanlike for some im-mlter, to apparently make a practice of neglecting to
contribute their dues to the club's finances. Had it not lieen for contributions generously made by the vice-pre-sidents and Messrs Urgan and Campbell the balance-sheet would have shown a deficit."
The balance-sheet, showing a credit balance of Ct 'ts lid, wa, adopted. Officers were elected as follows: President, Mr. li Dive; vice-presidents, Messrs. J. h. Rogers, H. ti. Sergei, and Hon. W. C. F. Carneross; secretary, Mr D. Moir; treasurer, Mr. C. A. Fori: management committee. Messrs fi. Dive, H. G. Sergei, .1. L. Rogers. C. H. l)e Launay, and 11. A. Xuttall. Delegates to the Rugby I'nion. Messrs I. R. Rogers and H. G. Sergei; auditor, Mr. \V. P. Finch; selection committee (senior teams), Messrs. H. U. Sergei, J. L. Rogers, and captain ex officio; first juniors, Mr. H. A. Nuttal. sole selector; thirds, Mr. C. H. De launay; ground committee, Messrs H. W. Oliver, F. Brown, T. C. Stanliers, and A. Hansen.
A hearty vote of thanks was accorded the retiring secretary (M. F. 10. Hardy I, and also to the president.
' THE BRITISH TEAM. With reference to the proposed British team for New Zealand which, a cablegram received states, will leave by the Athenie, the London Morning Post observes:—"The Welsh Union is giving the English Union wholehearted support in the carrying out of the arrangements for the "tour primarily ia Xew Zealand at the end of this season: but Scotland stands aloof, insisting that the trip is not conducive to the preservation of rigorous amateurism in the Dominion. After tlie proofs of sincer-. itv from the New Zealand Union on the amateur question, the English Rugby Union could not honorably have baek?l out of its virtual promise to send out a team merely because there is a possibi-1 lity in the distant future that the colonial authorities might have to modify the present rigorous regime of its amateurism. Scotland was always convinced than any incentive to the accumulation of huge profits from Rugby football 'gates' was indirectly increasing the difficulties in the way of preserving the amateur principles of the game; and it has been so far consistent that it refused to take any sliare of the profits from its matches with either the Xew Zealanders or the South Africans, though the funds would have heljied to rid the Union of its outstanding liabilities incurred by the purchase of Vie splendid ground al Inverleitli. Now the English Union not only owed Xew Zealand a visit, but the trip may strengthen the hands of the New Z,mhnl Union, which has made a- splendid tight in the preservation of the amateurism of Rugby. After the financial success of the Northern Union's guests from the Dominion, the New Zealand Union will be in some need of help Uj restrain the professional pioneers from renewing the attempt to capture the Rugby game in much the same way is tho professional syndicates have rapture! the public interest in the games of the Football Association. It is fe't that the very best help that can be given to Xew Zealand will l>e by practically showing the splendor of the Mother Country's Rugby. This is the view of England and Wales, so that though Scotland will not countenance the tour—and Scotland is lucked by Ireland—the English and Welsh Unions will lie able to muster a representative side for the visit. Much could be sai 1 for both the English and Scottish vi-.v of the situation; but everyone is regretting that the four Home unions could not mutually agree on some general attitude in regard to these tours. Scotland feels that the colonies are much nearer professionalism than is generally known, and this is its main reason for refusing to help England in the organisation of the team."
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