FOOTBALL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 77, 20 March 1908, Page 3

FOOTBALL.

■TUKAPA FOOTBALL CLUB. ANNUAL MEETING. The annual meeting of the Tnkap.i Club was held la<t evening, when there were sixty members in attendance, Di\ l'ooke-, president, presiding. ANNUAL REPORT. The annual report stated that the el 11> ) commenced the year with a credit bi,I anie ui ,Cll 18s 9d. Mention was made j of the fact thai over seventy members paid their lees. The senior team ha 1 given a. good account of itself, being | runners-up to Stratford in the northern division, and having won the O'Jlrien Challenge Shield. The second iifteen were not so successful as in the previous year, and were beaten by the Star Clnb in the play-off for the O'Brien Junior Shield. The third lifteen, the report stated, wanted more encouragement, it Iwing recognised that the members found it very hard to have to pay their full travelling expenses. The club's annual "social' was one of the most

-ueeessftil of the club's iuinual guihe ings. The committee recorded th lhanks of the club to the ladies wli< had worked so iudefatigably, with Mr? li. Cock, to make a success of tin "social.'' During the season the clul had lost its worthy patron, Mr. I) O'lirien, a king of sports, and one who-' place would be hard to till. 11l view oi the British team's early arrival ill tin season, the club fixtures would eou

' meuee earlier than in previous years, and an appeal was made to players in train early and attend practices consistently. In conclusion, the committee expressed their appreciation of tlhi Referees' Association and the able way in which their duties had been carried out, and also returned thanks to the retiring officers of the club and tlie Press.

Mr. S. Mynott proposed the adopti ri of the report and balance-sheet, which was carried unanimously. ELECTION OF OFFICERS.

Officers were elected as follows: l'atron, Mr. G. Tisch; president, Dr. Fookes (re-elected); vice-presidents (reelected), Messrs. A. A. Aiubridge, \V" |!.

1 Francis, W. (J. Malone, D. Wcbsle- • Joe Smith, T. W. Browne, C. ClaiV' J. Johnson, Drs. Walker, Leatlinm, an.l i Wylie; secretary, Mr. F. Moverlev 1 (unanimously re-elected); treasurer, AI. . H. Edgecombe (re-elected); auditor, , Mr. Clem Webster (re-elected). Selec- . tion committees—Seniors: J. Scanlou, H. Mynott, and B. Frewin (re-elected); first juniors: Messrs. Douglas, Finn, . Hooker, and W. Storey; second juniors: I'. Gilbert, 1. Bullot, and B. Bruce. Tlie executive committee was re-elected. Club captain, Mr. H. Mynott (re-elected liv ucclauiation; delegates to Rugoy I nion, Dr. Fookes and Mr. .f. McLeod. vol i-;s OF SYMPATHY. A vole of sympathy with Air. Fred. Stoiir in his illness was passed by t li ■ meeting, on the motion of the president. it was resolved also to send letters of sympathy to Mrs. Howeii. whose husband, once a valued and acti e member of the club, was recently killed while competing in a wrestling competition; ami to Mr-. A. Bayly, deploring the death of Mr. Alt'. Bayly, the tiuest football enthusiast in the colonv. .SI'BSCRIPTKLv 'The subscription was fixed at 2s (id for playing members and 5s for honorary members. OPENLSG OF SEASON. It was decided to officially open tile season on Thursday, 2nd April, on the ground at Staudish Hill. DISQUALIFICATIONS. j A lettc r was received from the Op'inake Football Club asking the club to -npport the removal of disqualifications from H. Young and S. Forsyth, who were disqualified last year for play. Pihama Club also made a simil ir request with regard to S. l'orsytli. The president said the l'aranaki liug''V I'nion was to be commended for the action it had taken last year in suppressing rough play, and lie was strongly opposed to lifting the disqualifications.—iTiie matter was left in the hands of the delegates. PLAYERS' INSURANCE. The question of insurance of players was discussed, and the matter was left to the executive committee. Mr. Jacobs suggested the New Zetland I'nion should be able to devise a scheme of insurance, the union to ho:d the risks. He pointed out that there were over four hundred teams in the. colony, and he suggested that it ea'-'i team paid, say, £2 a year for iiisirame. it would be a matter of at least tstKl—far more than accidents on football fields in New Zealand would ro«t. HONORARIUM. T'iie secretary and the treasurer were voted an honorarium of two guineas each, as a tangible expression of the club's appreciation of their services. Both, however, deeliued to accept the vote, which, they stated, they would donate to the juniors' trip fund. DONATIONS. The president offered to donate a trophy to the player in the club making the greatest improvement in the year, the club to decide the winner. Mr. S. Percy tt lyrics gave a donation of two footballs. BAYLY MEMORIAL. In reply to a circular letter from the chairman of the Rugby Union with regard to the proposal to erect a suitable memorial to the Lite Mr. A. Bayly, the president suggested that a memorial trophy to be competed for by all the teams in Taranaki, would be suitable. If, further, a memorial in New Plymouth could be arranged, he could not think of anything more suitable than a memorial pavilion in the Reercatioii Sports Ground. LIFE MEMBERS. Mr. and Mrs. Dan O'Brien were ele:ted life members of the club. Votes of thanks were accorded to the retiring officers, the ladies, the Referees' Association, and the Press. Twenty-six new members were elected. CLIFTON CLUB. The annual general meeting of the Clifton Football Club was held at Wai-t-ara on Wednesday evening. Mr. L. C. Jennings occupied the chair. The annual statement of accounts, showing a credit balance of £l7 7s id, was adopted. twenty - six new members w.'r-' elected. The following officers were elected: - Patron, Mr. W. T. Jennings, M.P.; [president, Mr. \Y. Birdliug; viee-presi-ilents, Messrs. \V. U. N'osworthv aud W. F. .Jenkins; committee, Messrs. i!. Tate, \Y. Jury, 11. Uinginan, L. C. Jennings, T. Buchanan, A. Tattoo, S. Loveridge, A. McAlpine, M. Cain, and \Y. Proctor; delegates to union—senior, I". Buchanan; junior, W. Proctor; secretary and treasurer, Mr. H. Spurdle; dub captain, Mr. 11. Tate; selection committee, Messrs. R. Tate and J. Cain, with the captain of each team; assistant! secretary and custodian, Mr. 'J. Tate; auditor, Mr. T. Buchanan. It was resolved that three teams should be entered for the cup compeI tition. | Mr. Dank- was thanked ior Introphy. The delegates were instructed to vote against the, removal of the disqualification of Young aud Forsyth. The insurance of players for this season was left with the committee to deal with. The secretary was voted a bonus o: Co os for past services, i- Thursday, 2nd April, was selected as the opening day.